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.

** Jon Bernthal fanfic ** **Older man trope** Naomi thought graduation night would be the beginning of her new life. Instead, she catches her longtime boyfriend cheating, gets blackout drunk, and ends the night with a bruised cheek and a broken heart. When her father's stern, older best friend, Jon, comes to her rescue, Naomi's life takes an unexpected turn. Forced to stay under his roof while her fathers on a work trip, she quickly learns that Lawson has rules-and she's determined to break every one of them. He's supposed to be the man protecting her. She's not supposed to start wanting him. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when the lines between them begin to blur.

You wake up in a hospital bed with plenty of injuries and no memories, and the only person that seem more upset about it than you are is a short, angry man named Levi. Levi Ackerman x F!Reader ~ Rated mature for violence (duh), strong language, and eventual smut. Cover photo is from sadlovernovels. #1 in erwinsmith (Dec 2022) #2 in enemiestolovers (Dec 2022) #1 in attackontitan (June 2022, March 2023) #1 in aotfanfic (June 2022, Feb 2023) #1 in shingekinokyojin (May 2022, Jan 2023, April 2023) #1 in mikezacharius (May 2022) #1 in reader (Feb 2022) out of 78k!! holy shit y'all this is insane #1 in aot (Dec 2021, Jan 2022, Jan 2023, Dec 2024, Aug 2025) #1 in snkfanfiction (Nov 2021) #2 in leviackerman (Sept 2021, Feb 2023) #1 in leviackerman (March 2023) #1 in amnesia (Nov 2023) #1 in snk (May 2024, June 2024, April 2025) #1 in aotxreader (March 2025) #1 in fanfiction (June 2025)

"this that hood love that good love"

in·se·cure ˌinsəˈkyo͝or/ adjective 
(of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious. Yazmine Carter wasn't always the person she is today. But her last relationship destroyed any self-confidence she ever had. Determined to leave her ex behind, she goes off to college, dragging along her best friend Amari. Ironically, it is Amari who brings out all Yazmine's insecurities, one by one, forcing her to rediscover who she really is. Devonte Taylor isn't looking for anything. In fact, he's still trying to let go of a past relationship, in more ways than one. Then he finds Yazmine, a girl with no idea of just how special she could be. Fate keeps bringing them together, but will Yazmine's insecurities push him away? [Completed]