Just a little drabble for @devilbunnyking who has been an awesome beta and friend and who informed me it’s her birthday today!!
It’s late when Karen gets home. Really late and she’s so tired.
All she can think about is her warm bed, maybe heating something up to eat and then just falling into bed.
It takes her a minute of fumbling for her keys, but she gets the door open with no issues and takes a minute to be thankful that she was able to move to a slightly better apartment.
Closing and locking the door behind herself Karen freezes.
Slowly, she sets her tote bag down and slips her hand into her purse to grip the .380 before she turns around and scans her apartment.
The bedroom door is slightly open, just as she’d left it this morning.
The light on over the stove. That’s new.
She makes her way over when her eyes land suddenly on the object sitting next to the stove.
For a second, she ignores the treat and checks to make sure her bedroom and bathroom are clear before she sets the gun down and picks up the note propped up next to the cupcake.
It takes Karen a minute to place the handwriting and then it clicks.
Frank broke into her new apartment to leave her a cupcake for the birthday even she had forgotten about.
She can’t help but laugh.
It’s such a Frank Castle thing to do, wish her a happy birthday and let her know he’s alive all in one move.
Karen unwraps the cupcake, eats it as she’s moving around her bedroom getting undressed, and as the adrenaline bleeds away she collapses into bed.
Frank Fucking Castle is the last thing she thinks before sleep pulls her under.