When she comes home for summer, the one man who makes her feel safe is the one she can never have-her father's best friend, Frank Castle. Older, scarred, and fiercely protective, Frank tries to keep his distance. But in the hazy heat of long summers and stolen moments, forbidden desire begins to unravel them both. A slow-burn age-gap romance thick with tension, tenderness, and dangerous temptation. TW: heavy smutt, swearing, alcohol, cheating mentioned, age gaps, sex, slight violence.

(This is not a fanfic) There are secrets that burn more than fire. For me the secret has a first and last name, not to mention he shares drinks with my father in the living room. And obsessive attraction consumed in secret, where every touch is a betrayal and every confession is made in whispers.

Allie has lived next door to Jon for as long as she can remember. He's always been just... there, the quiet house beyond the fence line, the man who keeps to himself, the one who never quite joins the rest of the world. Now she's freshly twenty-one, and everything feels different. He's thirty-five, a retired actor who left Hollywood behind for a quieter life, and he still doesn't belong to anyone, or at least that's what he seems to want people to believe. But distance has a way of changing shape when you've spent years growing up just out of reach of someone.

dirty little secret. the rules were simple, don't get attached, don't get caught, and never let your dad find out. you break the first rule almost immediately. the second doesn't stay intact for long. the third? that's the one that'll destroy everything.

You move into a new town after the death of your father and are greeted by new faces, new challenges but most importantly your worst enemy that wants to be more than just an enemy. 🔞 𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓼𝓶𝓾𝓽 🔞 ✰𝖿𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋✰ ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗒 𝖺𝖿 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 1/8