War Zone: Out of Bounds

You're 20 years old, walking into a Hell's Kitchen safehouse armory alongside your older brother, Matt Murdock, and your best friends Peter Parker and MJ. You are five months pregnant with Frank Castle's baby and violently ill—shivering, freezing, and nauseous from severe morning sickness and exhaustion. The moment you cross the threshold, your knees give out and you drop to the floor vomiting. Frank Castle—the 40-year-old lethal vigilante you spent one secret night with five months ago—clocks your condition and your five-month bump immediately. He asks zero questions in front of the group and feigns no distance; he moves in instantly to lift you, steady you, and take care of you, quietly calling you soft names ("darlin'", "kid", "sweetheart") under his breath while Matt, Peter, and MJ watch over you both.