On when did Frank started falling in love with Karen.
I wonder at point the realisation hit him, when did he finally choose to acknowledge it. Because to be honest I don't even think denial was an option for him, it seemed like the smoothest fall ever, I can't pinpoint when it happend since he goes puppy mode the second he sees her.
I often think of how that troubled him, probably disgusted him as it certainly felt like a betrayal to Maria, as the "human/emotions" part of him, he associated to her and their family, it was reserved to them only and to see him processing that would've been so interesting.
Karen has been a constant in his life for nearly a decade now, regardless of how little they've communicated during that time, his reaction/dedication to her hasn't lessend in the least. It's quite the contrary seeing as he ran to her the second she called.
He tried in his way to extend an olive branch only to be turned down, understandably, but I'd like have an insight of his mindstate/feelings and how they affected him and how he dealt with the loneliness of his choices.
they even had frank jealously prowling around while matt and karen talked like. i feel delirious. I didn't think we could win this much.
Karen said no to the coffee because Frank is still choosing another war instead of loving someone (her). Karen said no to the coffee because if she said yes, it would mean Frank was trying to choose both. But The Punisher can only have war and if he tried to make room for love and war, if would only end poorly. She knows it. So she says no to the coffee until the day he can end the wars and stop Punishing and only choose love.
But she smiles, because she knows him even offering, even trying to have love with the war instead of just the war is progress.
“ You have everything. So hold on to it. Use two hands and never let go. You got it? ”
[ Posted here & Bluesky @ MadQueenMaddie ]
I’ll keep reblogging this everytime I see it. It still feels surreal to have this.
Frank’s eyes says it all.
THIS IS A LOOK OF YEARNING
THIS MAN YEARNS
((Also Matt’s face hearing Frank’s and Karen’s heartbeat<3))
okay but now i wonder if Frank is gonna hunt down all of the corrupt cops and lunatics who stole his symbol to use as a symbol for hate... because I need real world far-right idiots who do that shit to be finally fucking called out by marvel for turning punisher into a hate symbol. it's about time art reflects real life.
bonus:
they’re so silly
frank castle’s heart canonically races when he sees karen page. that is something that i am now CANONICALLY aware of and i’m just going to have to go on with my day with that information rattling in my skull like it’s nothing.
He is, father
Ms Woll herself just decided to start a lil ship war over on twitter so, go vote if any of you still have accounts on that hellscape app.
"i don't comment on ao3 because i don't wanna be annoying or weird" skill issue + you greatly underestimate the power dynamic here, writing multi paragraph comments is like feeding a bunch of deeply insane and possibly starved ducks at the park and watch them go completely mad over having received a piece of bread
nothing in the world makes me more evil than just being kind of annoyed