If You Weren't Watching Daredevil And The Punisher When They Were Coming Out It May Not Be Obvious To

THE ACCOUNTANT 2 ‧ 2025

And for Frank and Karen, even though it ends with them going their separate ways and having made their choices, he did say that he loves Karen, and she was able to say that back. It felt great to do that. — Deborah Ann Woll[x]

Not to be a High School English teacher on main but:

His heart beat faster as Daisy’s white face came up to his own. He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star. Then he kissed her. At his lips’ touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.

And I think it describes at least one of the reasons that Frank keeps pulling back right where Karen is ready to kiss him. We know that he feels like he’s dangerous to be around and he wants her to be safe and believes that means being not anywhere near him. We know that he feels like he is supposed to be dead, shouldn’t move on from his family’s murder and specifically from still seeing himself as married to his dead wife. But I also think that he’s terrified to kiss Karen because he knows that it will change him if he lets her in.

Right now his grief is effectively a super power: he’s driven, reckless, accepts no rules but those of his own heart/internal compass. No one can stop him because he’s a dead man walking. But if he lets Karen in, lets her breath new life into him, he will be a living breathing man again with something to lose. He is terrified to be human like that again.

(Not that he’s not already being impacted by this: he does care what she thinks, he does experience the panic of impending loss when she’s threatened. But he’s trying, so hard, not to let that transform him.)

As a bonus, we know that Frank and Karen both read that book (every high school student in the United States was assigned it in 11th grade at the time they were teenagers and there is evidence that both of them actually did their English class readings).

So it’s entirely possible that Frank might even make that connection for himself. They could even argue about it (I don’t think Karen would appreciate being compared to Daisy, even if that’s not actually the point Frank was trying to make).

fratt is actually sooooo important for the culture like. what if you were grieving your best friend in the entire world, your platonic soulmate, and after he dies you have to deal with your grief and guilt and trauma but also your all-consuming romantic and sexual attraction to this fuckass ex-marine whose love for violence matches only your own. happened to my good friend Matt Murdock

only kastle can motivate me to revive a tumblr account i hadn’t touched in almost 10 years just for the gif sets and fics

oh no a sassy character with a sad backstory that acts tough but is actually in a lot of emotional pain and is just as soft as a teddy bear oh no haha.........kiss mw

still giggling abt how while frank was looking at the love of his life, distracted, matt took the chance to call shotgun

Frank and Karen

Daredevil Season 2 + The Punisher + DDBA

Daredevil: Born Again Straight to Hell | 1.09

rewatching the punisher and the kastle elevator scene is my pride and prejudice rain confession scene actually