'All he wants for his birthday is to move past her. But his heart doesn't want that at all. His heart wants Kate Beckett to show up at his door and prove him wrong. Or, better yet, prove all of his previous misgivings about her, about them, right. But there aren't enough birthday wishes in the world to make that one come true.' Post 4x19 AU for Castle's birthday.

"She didn't do this sort of thing, just show up unannounced on a holiday, no less. And yet here she was, trying to make a gesture, show Castle what she couldn't quite say, that she wanted to break down her wall." A fluffy one-shot for the New Year, set in S4.

"You don't even care about me any more, and I still feel like I cheated on you." ONESHOT Post Limey, angsty but with a happy ending

Detective Kate Beckett was shot. She succumbed to her injuries after eight hours on the operating table. She died. At least, that's what her family and friends were told. In truth, she survived and was placed in witness protection. Now, after three years, she returns home. Castle Ficathon 2017 entry.

'He wants her. He wants her so much, it's naked and gleaming in his gaze, but he thinks he can't have her and she has to fix it.' Set post 4x21, 'Headhunters'. For the #CastlePornado.

"She can't get the image out of her head: the way Castle had looked at her when she walked across the bullpen earlier tonight wearing that strapless black gown." Set during "The Limey."

A response to RedGrayBall's story Proud. If you haven't read that, go right now! Continued with his express permission and request, although I could never do his brilliance justice. Thanks to Her Pegship for being my first outside beta, she made the experience survivable lol.

AU post-3x15 "The Final Nail." Takes place after Kate goes for a drink with Castle before her dinner with Josh on Valentine's Day.

"So no, Castle isn't just a friend. And that means this weekend is going to be something. Whether it's something insane and the start of something new, or a terrible, terrible idea, she hasn't quite figured out just yet." A 2x24 AU - What if Beckett had said yes to Castle's invitation.

This can't be the end; this just cannot be it. AU for episode 3x17, 'Countdown.'

Sweat beads across her forehead as Kate jerks awake for the fourth time, too vibrant images of his mangled body lingering in her wine soaked brain. Awake or asleep, she can't escape it. *Cops & Robbers post ep. One shot, complete. Posted for Fanfic Monday*

'He's silent beside her, quiet fury and disbelief radiating from the tense set of his frame. And if she's going to be trapped here with him, if he's forced to remain inside this car until the storm blows over, she may as well speak her truths while she has the chance. Even if it is too late.' Castle and Beckett are stuck in a blizzard together. Post 4x22, Undead Again.

"Do you know how twisted that feels? We have nothing. We are nothing," she hisses, "and I still felt like I had cheated." After going to bed with Colin Hunt, Kate comes to terms with what she wants and what Castle deserves. Season 4, AU post The Limey.

"There comes a point when you just have to... stop waiting for the phone to ring." Beckett doesn't call when she gets back to the city. S4 AU, for #CastleFanficMonday!

"She's Kate Beckett and it's midnight and she's falling apart on his doorstep." An AU set two months after Season 3. COMPLETE.

Three-shot set after "Cop & Robbers" but before "47 Seconds". "Hey. Did we get a body?" he asks the second she answers. "And good morning to you." He can hear her smile as she speaks, rightly chiding him for his lack of manners and any proper greeting. "Sorry. You're right. Let me start over." He takes a deep breath, pauses and then smiles. "Good morning, detective." COMPLETE

A twist on Beckett's interrupted confession at the end of season two.

"Maybe this is what he deserves. To find someone that can actually give him everything I thought I could give him, and everything I can't." - A little bit of an AU, set sometime between The Limey & Headhunters.

"She couldn't sleep, still wired after the day's events, the cold from the freezer lodged deep in her bones and not wanting to leave." A post-ep for Countdown (3x17). A fic for CastleFanficMonday

'Kate surges forward, not taking but offering her mouth to him, offering him everything. But he denies her.' AU to 4x23, Always.

After Castle and Beckett survive their encounter with the tiger, Castle comes up with a series of highly scientific experiments to find out exactly how Kate feels about him. Then he hatches a plan that just might get her to finally embrace those feelings. A Season 4 story that takes place after 'Cuffed.' Entry for the 2014 Winter Ficathon.

Season four fic, set shortly after Once Upon a Crime. A misunderstanding makes the green-eyed monster rear its ugly head.

kairos (ancient Greek) - (n) the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportune atmosphere for action, words, or movement; the time of possibility. COMPLETE

Post-47 Seconds. 'Kate stands several feet away from Castle's spot at the far end of the bar, hands jammed into her pants pockets, fists curled up tight with her short nails digging half-moons into her palms while the writer studiously tries to ignore her. "You're angry." "You think?" His voice is harsh, dripping sarcasm.

"It had been a mistake. All of it really. The drinks, the company, the dress. How she had thought any of it would ease the ache in her chest was beyond her. Because it hadn't. Not at all." Four-shot - based off of The Limey/To Love and Die in LA. Now Complete.

For months she's been gone. Months in which Castle's been forced to believe that Kate Beckett was dead. Eight full months in which he's missed her, craved her, mourned her. Now she's standing on his doorstep, two coffees in slightly shaking hands and Castle's world collapses. Direct spoilers for 4x23 Always, but most probably AU from there.

I know 'Always' is immortalised in our minds as perhaps the greatest thing ever. But, what if it had gone differently? What if the case was just your run of the mill murder – with no tie to Johanna Beckett's web of conspiracy? Where would this have left things for our favourite couple? I, for one, think they may have gotten around to that double feature… Two shot. Mid-Always...

When Castle starts seriously dating a non-bimbo, non-blond, highly intelligent woman, things come to a head for Kate, who must decide if she is going to tell Castle how she really feels ... or risk losing him forever. COMPLETE.

The people surrounding Castle and Beckett's life, one by one, slowly learn of the change in their relationship status. Castle/Beckett, one-shot, spoilers for "Always"

Sometimes, the only way to become whole is to break first. Post-Limey/Headhunters.

Kate figures out why Castle has been pulling away from her and knows what she needs to do before he leaves for good. There was never going to be a perfect time to tell him how she feels. Set during the events of "Undead Again". Not canon if you've seen it

SPOILERS for Headhunters. "She's a little girl, she's a tigress, and she's a warrior. She's insecure and she's indomitable. She's everything." -Stana Katic on Kate Beckett, Parade Magazine March 16, 2012

He's putting words in her mouth. She has to set the record straight. - How I think things might go, briefly, during 'Always'. Minor spoilers perhaps from the last several episodes and from the official synopsis of 'Always'.

The first thing he becomes aware of is her scent, the subtle, familiar notes of cherry and cinnamon sugar that tease his nose. ONE-SHOT.

Himitsu-Bako is a Japanese Personal Secret Box. Set after Headhunters, although I've seen no spoilers for anything upcoming. COMPLETE

She tries to smile, tries to lighten up the mood, and reaches into her coat pocket. Her fingers wrap around a scrap of paper. The post-it is crumpled, from hours of folding and squeezing in the depths of her pocket. Caskett. One-shot.

"Oh, I'm not letting you take it back," Castle stated. "You asked me out, and I accepted. You owe me a date, Kate Beckett." Oneshot. Post Headhunters.

Episode reaction to 4x21, "Headhunters."

Kate kidnaps Castle in the middle of the night for a beach getaway, desperate to prove to him how much she loves him. Complete oneshot.

It's always the darkest right before dawn. A 'Limey' Post-Ep.

A confrontation, confessions and a promise.

Post-ep for 47 Seconds. I totally wasn't going to do this...But then I had to.

I hate to do it, but more angst after 47 Secs and The Limey. I can't help myself. It ends well.

It's nice to see a familiar face again. Except when it's not. Beckett confronts Castle on why he gave up. Spoilers for 47 Seconds and the Limey.

There hadn't been an all-out battle like he'd expected. She hadn't screamed at him, she hadn't cried. My take on how Kate could find out about Rick's secret. SPOILERS through "47 Seconds" Rated T for mild language. one-shot.

SPOILERS for The Limey and 47 Seconds. Because that last phone call made me hate them both a little.

It was like Demming all over again. Or was it? Inspired by rumors regarding 4x20 'Limey,' but not an AU for that episode. Set between 4x17 and 4x19, so all the stuff in '47 Seconds' hasn't happened yet.

Spoiler Alert for 4x20 'The Limey'. I watched Sneak Peak 5 today...and so, this... Cue the red Ferrari. COMPLETE

Speculations for the 4x19: 47 seconds promo. Castle's thoughts on the whole Beckett season 4 secrets mess, with a pinch of his mother's input on the matter and a text message that might offer a solution. CHAPTER 3 with the conclussion has been added.

She's prepared to wait. As long as it takes. He waited three months and still took her back. She owes him at least that much. Post 47 Seconds.

Fracture: the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. Post-ep for 47 Seconds.

Spoiler Alert. This is a quirky one-shot, which follows the ending scene of 47 Seconds. It's an imagining of what might have happened once Kate followed Castle out of the precinct. Complete.

If you love someone – you'd better let it out. Post Ep. 47 Seconds. One shot.

Preemptively fixing tonight's episode 4x19, "47 Seconds" for our poor tortured shipper hearts. Spoilerwarning: Contains spoilers for US promo for the episode only not the sneak peeks . Written before the episode aired.

Cat's out of the bag for both of them, and Castle is crushed in the wake of the truth. Because if she cares for him at all - then how could she do this? ***Finalist for 'Best Drama' in the 2012 Castle Fanfiction Awards.***

Walls don't necessarily need to be torn down. Some walls can be scaled instead. For the first time she felt like that was possible. She was ready to make that leap. Post-OUAC ONE-SHOT

He's hurt; she thinks she can help. Takes place some time during S4, after Cuffed. Happy unbirthday, Laura! I love you.

Richard Castle writes Kate Beckett bestselling novels. He also writes her notes. This is their story.

Walls fall down; that's the nature of the beast. And no matter how Kate looks at it, she's staring at piles of rubble. And from rubble, where do they go next? Slight spoilers for 4x11 and beyond.

Post-Linchpin. After the fade to black. What should, but in all likelihood won't, happen.

CASKETT. When Beckett flirts with someone else, Castle cracks under the pressure.

Post-ep for "Linchpin." Kate is tired of lies. She wants to give.

This is a Pandora/Linchpin spin-off. Conjecture on what might become of Kate and Castle's relationship now that Sofia has appeared on the scene and certain truths have been revealed.

During an ordinary wind down from a case. Castle finds himself in a predicament:his partner has fallen asleep on him. He soon finds out that Kate Beckett is indeed a cuddler...a frisky one at that. Co Authored with Kimmiesjoy

A writer, a detective, and her cat ring in the new year. A sequel to "Fluff." Yes, you should probably read that first. COMPLETE.

Post-ep for the Wedding. SPOILERS. co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Multi-chapter.

Kate stumbles across a secret - no wonder he'd been so angry at her after she'd avoided him all summer - and reason comes from an unlikely source. Complete.

Since being his usual charming self isn't working, Castle tries to come up with a Plan B. SPOILERS for the book, Heat Rises.

The last of the wall crumbles when the final arrest is made. Short, sappy one-shot. Brief spoilers for Rise and Cops & Robbers.

"Kate?" His confusion is laced with relief, because lord only knows what he was afraid of finding here. His hand is on her shoulder, heavy and warm. As soon as he sees her face his own crumples a little. "Oh, Kate." post ep. Cops & Robbers

He made a wish as the New York City lights shone brightly a hundred floors below. Then he realised it had just been granted.

Sequel to 'Wrong'. Beckett finally makes a decision regarding her relationship with Castle.

Post-ep for 3x24 and beyond.

Post 3x17. No matter how much they deny it, their connection only grows stronger with each passing day.