Y/n has spent her life surrounded by machines, engines, and impossible problems. A gifted mechanical engineer who left home young to build a life of her own, she’s finally established herself as an independent adult with a career she’s proud of. Then she comes home. And suddenly, the familiar faces of her childhood look very different. Especially Frank Castle—her father’s oldest friend, a former soldier, and the intimidating man who’s been around since Y/n was a grease-covered kid hiding in the garage. Frank remembers the girl she used to be. Y/n is determined to make him see the woman she’s become. As old friendships, family connections, unexpected favors, and y/n’s demanding career bring them into each other’s orbit, the two discover that growing up has changed more than just appearances. Frank is determined to keep his distance. y/n isn’t interested in making things easy for him. Between sharp banter, guarded conversations, complicated family ties, and a man who would rather walk away than admit he cares, y/n finds herself facing the one problem she can’t solve with a wrench or a blueprint: Frank Castle. And for once, the most dangerous thing in the room might not be the person everyone thinks it is.
After the Battle of Earth, the world remembers Iron Man as a hero. Y/N Stark remembers him as Dad. Trying to rebuild her life in a tiny Brooklyn apartment while balancing college, grief, and the weight of his legacy, Y/N’s carefully constructed routine begins to unravel when Peter Parker keeps showing up on her fire escape—bruised from patrol, carrying his own guilt, and looking for the only person who understands what losing Tony really feels like. Late-night conversations turn into quiet confessions, stolen glances become impossible to ignore, and the line between friendship and something more grows thinner with every visit. They’re both haunted by the past. They’re both terrified of losing someone else. But sometimes healing begins with opening the window.
Peter Parker has already lost enough for a lifetime. After the death of his parents, his older sister, Y/N, became his entire world. She raised him, protected him, and stood beside him when he became Spider-Man. Then came the Avengers, Tony Stark, the Blip, and five years without the little brother she had spent her entire life protecting. They got Peter back. But getting him back cost them Tony. Now Peter and Y/N are trying to build a life together in New York. Peter is still Spider-Man, still saving people, and still finding trouble wherever he goes. The only difference? This time, he’s not working alone. Peter has started working alongside Frank Castle—the Punisher. Y/N absolutely hates the idea. Frank is dangerous. Peter is reckless. And putting the two of them together is a disaster waiting to happen. But as Y/N gets pulled deeper into Peter and Frank’s dangerous world, she discovers that Frank Castle isn’t quite the monster she thought he was. And Frank discovers that the woman constantly standing between him and Peter isn’t just an overprotective sister. She’s someone who understands him. Someone who challenges him. Someone he can’t seem to stay away from. Peter wants to save the city. Y/N wants to save her brother. Frank wants revenge. But when their worlds collide, saving each other might become the hardest fight of all.
He remembers the kid you used to be. You’re determined to make him see the person you’ve become. Jon Berthel has been part of your life for as long as you can remember—your father’s closest friend, a familiar face at family gatherings, and the quiet man who always seemed to be watching from the sidelines. Years later, you’re no longer the grease-covered teenager disappearing into the garage. You’re an accomplished engineer with a life of your own—and when Jon suddenly steps back into it, neither of you quite knows how to navigate the unfamiliar distance between the past and the present. Jon keeps his guard up. He insists on boundaries. He tells himself you’re still the stubborn kid he remembers. But you know better. As old connections, unexpected favors, and chance encounters keep bringing you together, the man you once knew begins to reveal sides of himself you never noticed before. And the closer you get, the harder it becomes for Jon to keep pretending that nothing has changed.
You survived losing your parents. You survived building a life on your own. You thought you’d finally found something close to normal. Then you brought home the wrong thing. Now an international trafficking ring wants you dead, and the only person standing between you and the people hunting you is Frank Castle. The Punisher doesn’t do rescues. He doesn’t babysit civilians. And he certainly doesn’t get attached. But when he finds you fighting to survive in the middle of an ambush, injured and refusing to give up, something changes. Frank becomes your protector. Safehouses. Motel rooms. Midnight gunfire. Endless arguments. Close calls that leave you bruised, bleeding, and wondering how either of you is still alive. And eventually, the roles reverse. Frank takes a hit meant for you, leaving you to keep him alive. For the first time, Frank realizes you’re not someone he has to carry. You’re someone who would carry him too. Peter Parker—your best friend and practically your little brother—isn’t thrilled about the terrifying vigilante suddenly watching over you. Especially when he starts noticing the way Frank looks at you. Because this isn’t just protection anymore. It’s attachment. It’s trust. It’s something neither of you is brave enough to name. Frank tells himself he’ll disappear once the threat is over. But the longer he stays beside you, the harder it becomes to imagine walking away. And when the people hunting you finally come for everything you have, Frank has one choice left: Finish the job and leave you behind… or admit that somewhere along the way, protecting you became the one thing he couldn’t walk away from.
