#kp: threads

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cont. x - @shefatales ; f. castle

HER BROW ARCHES A BIT AT that, blatantly ignoring the way her heart was flipping in her chest. There was a very clear reason here that wasn't being voiced out loud, but she could read between the lines. It seemed that Frank had a bit of a savior complex when it came to her. Or perhaps it was merely the one thing between them that neither one of them wanted to put into real words for each other.

She tucks a stray strand of blond hair behind her ear, " hope that delayed start to your getaway isn't because of yours truly or the recent news drop that has the city buzzing. " If there was one thing that the people of Hell's Kitchen didn't want, it was the Punisher running around once more. All he was doing here was putting his freedom at risk.

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@bokketo : “I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight.” // foggy for karen

" I DON'T BLAME YOU. THE LIMELIGHT CAN be a hefty thing to have on you. sometimes it's better to just be in the background. " a heavy impact could still be made in the background, anyways. it wasn't such a bad place to be contrary to popular belief.

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@heroicpaths : “ you’re bleeding— how long have you been hiding this?! ” ( matt to karen )

SHE COULD GIVE HIM NO ANSWER THAT wouldn't ignite his irritation even further. if there was one thing that karen never wanted to be, it was a burden. they were already walking a precarious line as they navigated shadows of the streets attempting to avoid those that were hunting them. he didn't need the added stress of her injury. when bullets had begun to spray, she'd done her best to stay out of the way while he bought them some time, but a stray one had hit her side.

it had been near immediately that she'd felt the trickle of blood moving down her side. she'd been quite capable of keeping it hidden until clumsy feet had caused her steps to stutter, and when his fingers had touched her side to catch her.. well, now she was in a spot of lying and saying it was water from getting dripped on. or giving the truth and stressing the situation even further.

a shame, for her, that matt was practically a lie detector at times. which meant it was better to come out with the truth rather than ignite an argument that would only waste their time. blue hues look around the quiet nook that they'd managed to took themselves into. that provided at least a bit of protection for the moment, " since the bullets started spraying. it's not that bad, you just happened to feel the wet spot where it soaked into my shirt. it's a graze, matt. " she offers, if only to make sure he wouldn't worry about it too much.

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@talesfromthevoiid ❛ what aren’t you telling me ? ❜ //Garfield!Peter @ Karen

BLUE HUES RAISE TO MEET HIS GAZE, HER BROWS arching from his question before she puts her pen down then leans back in her chair. lips press together before she sighs and pushes blond locks behind her ear, " it's not that i'm purposely keeping something from you. to be honest ... i haven't entirely pieced everything together yet. i'm just .. trying to be helpful but i need to figure out the missing piece of the puzzle. "

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“I have been looking for you.” - Madani for Karen ( @ascendgravity )

THE BLONDE WAS QUITE AWARE THAT SHE'D been on the prowl for her ever since that article hit the stands. which was why she'd been actively avoiding the agent that was about as persistent as she was. a breath is drawn in before her head lifts to finally meet the gaze of the other, " Agent Madani ... what can i do for you? " she asks with feigned ignorance painted on her features.

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LETTING HIM GO HAD BEEN THE HARDEST thing she'd ever done in this lifetime. Given the amount of things that Karen had been through since she was a young teen, that was certainly saying something, but damn letting him go those few months ago had been like a knife to her gut ... a bullet to her chest and the pain was still never ending. like a permanent wound that was never going to heal. while she still didn't know all the details, even in her endless searches things were being locked up tight, somehow those who were dead were now brought back to life in a mystery that was still yet to be solved.

frank had his family back.

maria, lisa, frankie .. they'd all come back to him in a dreamlike fog only to be revealed as a reality. one that had been met with overjoyed happiness on one end and a gut wrenching heartache on the other. karen had seen the indecision on his features. the new war that he'd been fighting over a choice that needed to be made. the family he'd lost had returned, so what did that mean for the family that he had created when the wounds were healed and his heart settled? karen couldn't let him suffer .. couldn't make him make that decision and live with the guilt. if this was permanent.. well, it didn't seem as though they were going anywhere any time soon.

she'd made the call. took the kids, and left the home that he could keep as his own with maria and the two others. they had nothing coming back and she was more than okay with allowing them to have the home that kept frank off the grid and protected. of course, that wasn't to say she didn't let frank see the kids. she hadn't strayed too far. while addy, david and nell could hardly understand the why of it, why they were only seeing their dad part time -- she knew that it was for the best. no matter how badly it hurt her.

karen draws in a breath and slowly exhales a shaky breath, ignoring the constant ache in her chest as hands push over her head and she finally gets out of the car to head up to the home's door. a soft knock echoes on the wooden door as she looks around the place. why did it have to hurt so bad? she knew it was the right thing and had no regrets but .. it still felt as though she could no longer breathe properly.

@shefatales : m. castle