isabellerecs | Entries tagged with pairing: kastle

Title: At the Death of Every Darkness There's a Morning

Author: queenwithoutacrown

Canon: The Punisher | MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 3,524

Summary: The card isn't signed, but it doesn't have to be. The scrawl of black ink on the back is too familiar, she'd recognize it in every lifetime. 'Did you know that bees can get buzzed from caffeine, ma'am?'

Recommendation: I love all the postcard messages, so cute!

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Title: Lay Down Your Guns

Author: buckyjerkbarnes

Canon: The Punisher | MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 6,125

Summary: Never let it be said that Frank half-assed anything, especially when it came to Karen. He found the largest batch of white roses that the nearest flower shop carried without having to do a special order, a grand affair that, to his count, contained over two and a half dozen blooms. He didn’t spare a look at the price tag, just carried them up to the cashier. “Wow,” the woman behind the counter deadpanned, giving him a hard look over. Despite himself, Frank was abruptly reminded of Maria and her uncanny ability to see though every single layer of his bullshit without the bat of an eye. “How bad did you fuck up?” “You think you could gift wrap those, ma’am?” Frank prompted, thumbing through his wallet for the appropriate bills. The woman snapped her gum, snorting, sliding off her stool and heading for the line of vases a few feet away. “That bad, huh.” Frank didn’t dignify that with a response. [Or: Frank comes to his senses, Karen saves a dog, and we all get the Kastle reunion we deserve.]

Recommendation: Puppy! Karen finally gets to be the one to rescue the puppy, but Frank falls in love with him anyway. And David is a good bro.

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Recommendation #1,908

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Title: Yarrow

Author: ikijai

Canon: The Punisher | MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 4,221

Summary: Thanksgiving with them would've been too difficult last year. This year, things are different.

Recommendation: I love the thought of Frank introducing Karen to the Liebermans almost like he's bringing someone home to "meet the family". Too cute!

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Recommendation #1,907

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Title: Now We're Young Enough to Try to Build a Better Life

Author: tuntekorpp

Canon: The Punisher | MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 52,825

Summary: Karen said she wanted an after for Frank. Maybe she needs an after for herself too.

Recommendation: This was so great! I love the sweet, slow domestication between Karen and Frank. I love the far more sensible backstory for Karen. I love that she gets to spend quality time with other women (Jess, Trish, Marci) and that she and Frank get to have a stable and supportive friend circle. And all of this happens with some plot and an adorable dog, and all the good things. *sigh* So good.

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Title: All We Do Is Hide Away

Author: SecondFromTheRight

Canon: The Punisher | MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 14,322

Summary: But when she opened the door to him that night with a “Frank”, her lip trembling as she stared at him – her eyes were already red from crying and she looked tired – he wondered how much that mattered. He knew what Karen Page looked like crying and breathing – or yelling – his name, he knew what she looked like with blood on her, but he didn’t know who Ben Urich was to her. He kind of hated himself for that. And for a man used to self-contempt, this dose noticeably burned.

Recommendation: I love that this story emphasizes the importance of Ben, Doris, and Ellison in Karen's life. I feel like sometimes that is lost in the shuffle when the story is about Matt or Frank, but they are so hugely important to her development and story. Frank taking the flowers he gets her so seriously is just precious. Oh, and in the next story, Frank gets to meet Doris! So cute.

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Title: Walk Together with Our Hands Up in the Sky

Author: alchemystique

Canon: The Punisher | MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 5,351

Summary: Frank and Karen in the aftermath.

Recommendation: Dude, just the thought of the Punisher using the Victorian language of flowers . . . I love it so much.

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Title: Better Natures

Author: etirabys

Canon: The Punisher | MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 37,582

Summary: “Work with me here, Frank,” Karen snapped. “Make some sense here. Talk to me. We can’t figure out what our next move is until you explain why you’re so disgusted at the thought of my being attracted to you — an attraction which, by the way, I’ve never let interfere with our work or our friendship —“ “I’m not disgusted,” Frank said in a strained, calm voice. “You have ghastly taste, but I’m not disgusted. No. It’s just the feeling of having carried a torch for miles and miles in the dark and... having the sun come up.”

Recommendation: I'm not really sure how I ended up reading this gem, but it is so very good. Kastle vs. the Zombie apocalypse is a very interesting premise, but the truly beautiful thing about this story is that it is not exclusively about Karen and Frank's relationship, I mean it is, but it's also about society reacting to and recovering from such a traumatic event. All the beautiful OCs, seriously you really end up liking so many.

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Title: Pax

Author: Magical_Destiny

Canon: The Punisher/MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 2,915

Summary: When a tape showing the illegal detention and torture of the Punisher hits WikiLeaks, every reporter worth their salt has a field day. Karen Page, however, calls in sick and goes looking for a different story altogether. Namely, whether Frank Castle is okay.

Recommendation: While I love Frank and Karen and all their feels, but I'm equally in love with Micro giving Frank so much shit "need any help getting ready for your date" indeed.

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Current Mood: okay
Current Location: Someday I'll go back to being on time.

Title: This Is All I Ever Was

Author: idekman

Canon: The Punisher/MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: General [G]

Word Count: 1,802

Summary: 'I always thought you liked tulips.' Karen takes the pot of roses from him, places it gingerly back on the windowsill. He listens to her fiddle with it, twist it this way and that – finding the best spot for it in the sun, he realises. 'Maybe. Before.'

Recommendation: I enjoyed seeing Karen and Frank from the point of view of a Matt that isn't jealous, not really, he just tends to think things are about him that aren't.

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Current Mood: awake
Current Location: Even if I don't want to be.

Title: Better

Author: freedomatsea

Canon: The Punisher/MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 3,679

Summary: Curt suggests that Frank see Karen again.

Recommendation: Curt will not put up with your BS Frank. GO TALK TO KAREN! And Karen, get it.

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Recommendation #1,762

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Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: Catching up after some time out of town.

Title: Finding the After

Author: grootmorning

Canon: The Punisher/MCU

Pairing: Karen Page/Frank Castle

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 2,452

Summary: Karen's flowers have been in the windowsill for a week before he turns up.

Recommendation: When Daredevil Season 2 came out I really liked the interactions between Frank and Karen but they didn't read as romantic and Frank was so effed up that it didn't matter. But now [Nov. 2017] after seeing The Punisher I have acquired a new het ship which is a rare and strange thing for me. Their scenes are so fraught with tension and the only time Frank is scared and ready to lose his shit is when Karen's in danger, but more then all that they "get" each other and that is such a beautiful thing. I was okay with the season ending with Frank in group, but it is satisfying to see him reconnect with Karen.

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Recommendation #1,748

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