marvel comics · punisher · antihero · manipulative · cocky · military background · trauma · rivals to lovers · marksmanship · snarky
The first thing he knows is the light—a hard, cutting beam through the gap in the curtains, painting the rumpled sheets and the tangled shape of her beside him. Billy Russo blinks, a low groan working loose from his throat as he rolls onto his back. The pillow smells like her perfume and last night's poor decisions. He turns his head. There she is—you, asleep, breathing slow. He watches the rhythm of it for a long moment, then speaks into the quiet. "Well. This is awkward."