Chapters: 5/24
Fandom: The Punisher (TV 2017), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Frank Castle/Original Female Character(s)
Characters: Frank Castle, Dinah Madani, Curtis Hoyle, Billy Russo
Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Hurt No Comfort, Slow Burn, Canon-Typical Violence, Snipers, Military Backstory, Post-War, Trust Issues, Eventual Smut, Canon Rewrite, Frank Castle Needs a Hug, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Emotional Manipulation, Government Agencies, Survival, Frank Castle Has PTSD, Dissociation, Psychological Torture, Heavy Angst, Past Sexual Abuse, Rage, Touch-Starved
Summary:
After the ambush in Kandahar, Cerberus was shut down. Officially. Unofficially, there were loose ends. Rawlins kept Smith behind to clean them up while Frank Castle and his squad were sent home. That’s where Jazmyn Smith stopped existing. That’s where the Silencer was created.
Her mission was simple: no questions, no confirmation. Wherever Agent Orange pointed, she shot. Even if that meant clearing entire rooms.
Now she’s home, but the echoes of her bullets follow. She doesn’t try to rebuild a normal life. She knows she can’t. So, she hunts. Gangs. Traffickers. Violence before it starts. She calls it atonement. The truth is simpler. It fills the silence.
But when a survivor of her past confronts her, she’s thrust back into a life of conspiracy. But this time it's different. She’s not a puppet anymore.
Frank doesn’t believe in ghosts. Only consequences. So when the blood on his hands from Cerberus followed him home, he embraced it. Any indication of peace died with the massacre of his family.
When their paths collide, they move with the same purpose. The same violence.
But something darker, more dangerous simmers beneath.