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Karen and Frank in San Francisco. Hiding from Fisk. Pretending to be married.

This new life is about to get complicated…Welcome to Chapter 5 of Karen Goes West!

Read it on AO3 ☕️💀💛

Hi Kastle fam! I am sooo late in updating this fic! There’s been some tough personal stuff going on, and I had to put it in the back burner…but I’ve finally returned to Karen and Frank’s trip west. Hope you enjoy it!

[zushigirl]

“Funny…that’s where the nerve is.”

Because Frank was very much a part of Karen’s narrative in DDBA Season 2…so what happens after?

Read my short little fic of longing on AO3 ☕️💀🌲

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Bloom and Bone - Chapter 9

Karen’s inner alarm bells are ringing, and her body begins to tense in readiness. She scans the car again, and the blood runs suddenly cold in her veins. Every single person in the car, from the toddler on his mother’s lap to the old man with his shopping cart, have all turned their heads and are staring, unblinking, directly at her.

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Bloom and Bone - Chapter 8

Misery

“I think it might be time for you to fill me in on some things,” Claire says pointedly.  “Because I don’t understand how you’re so calm about having a murderous vigilante in your personal space. And,” she says quickly, when it looks like Karen is going to interrupt her, “why you get so defensive whenever anyone says something mildly uncomplimentary about the man.  Didn’t he kidnap you once?”

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A preview of Winter Hymnal to my forever ship (aka chapter 4 of Karen’s Carol). Read the full chapter on AO3 💀☕️❄️

“Damnit, Karen.” Frank’s voice is quiet. “You didn’t have to go through this alone. Why didn’t you reach out to me?”

“Leaving flowers on the windowsill once every three months is NOT the way to show someone you support them! You know what IS!?! A fucking phone call. But we don’t have each other’s numbers!!! We didn’t bother to exchange them!!!!

At that moment the diner seems to still. The cheerful Christmas tunes blaring from the nearby jukebox soften. The few other patrons turn to look at the tucked away corner.

“Inside voice,” mumbles Foggy.

[zushigirl]

Kastle fam! Life has been incredibly hectic the last few weeks, and I am so sorry I’m late in posting the #Kastle-Christmas25 wrap up 💀❄️☕️

(Also, I felt like we need a little pick-me-up. Let other fans have their DDBA previews. We will always have our fanfic community and the Netflix Universe 💛)

Big thanks to all the wonderful people who gave Frank and Karen some holiday cheer. Check them out…

@kanerallels ❄️She Wasn’t Drinking Coffee here on Tumblr

@elen-tari2 for amazing fics… ❄️Robbery, Rose, & Resolutions on AO3 ❄️Christmas & Crime on AO3 ❄️Snow Angels on AO3 ❄️Not a Creature Was Stirring on AO3

(Also check out her You’ve Got Mail mashup video! Soooo good!)

@zushigirl ❄️Karen’s Carol on AO3

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Bloom and Bone - Chapter 7

Longlegs

Karen calls the office for their morning check in.  With both sides of the conversation on speakerphone, she gives Matt and Foggy an update on the investigation into the police file – specifically, the missing necklace. “So, what, you’re thinking… this medallion is somehow related to what’s happening to you both? And that someone got a cop to steal it from Fisk’s body?” Foggy asks, once Karen has finished. “It’s the only lead we’ve got so far,” Karen says. “Why would someone risk stealing it unless there was a good reason?”

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Dec 31 - Midnight Magic: Too much champagne, stopping late night crime, a kiss at midnight, New Year’s resolutions for the Punisher and Page

Happy New Years Eve Kastle fam 🥳 Today may be the final prompt for #Kastle_Christmas25 but feel free to share your creations throughout the weekend. I’ll do a wrap up come Monday. Wishing everyone a safe and joyful start to 2026!