Castle & Beckett try to make their way through a very different world. AU.

Caskett soulmate AU one shot

Partners Kate Beckett and Richard Castle bond over their unhappiness with their respective marriages. Non-Soulmate-Soulmate-AU. For Castle Ficathon 2022

If he wasn't going to be around, what did anything matter? Justice. Justice for the victim, justice for their families, justice and closure. Justice mattered: being the best cop she could be to deliver that justice. Whatever toll that took. Whatever price she paid. Post Castle leaving, s2. Summer Ficathon 2021

Set during After the storm 5x1. When Castle listens to Beckett and gets in the closet

The last thing Richard Castle wants it to spend time isolated with Kate Beckett after she threw him out of her life after taking a bullet to the chest, but thanks to unprecedented circumstances, that seems to be the only way to keep her safe. AU Post S3. #castleficathonwinter2020 entry

Beckett and her team are investigating a homicide involving a bank robbery, resulting in Kate working with her former flame, Tom Demming. With Castle stuck in the loft with a broken leg, will Kate be able to remain professional with the guy she once left for him, or will tensions get in the way of work? (Set after the events of 5x19, 'The Lives of Others')

Summary: Humpty Dumpty is about a wall and a fall. A bullet rips apart more than flesh and blood, and the fall out changes lives. Old trauma and new battles push people apart and bring some together. Story is set just after KB is shot and goes AU from there. Romantic drama with a happy ever after...

"I shouldn't have kissed you," his words barely a whisper. Just as he started to explain, and just as he saw the mask come down over her face, a heart-wrenching mix of sad and beautiful, with watery eyes and a blush on her cheeks; they heard someone yelling her name.

A retell of the Kate, Rick, Josh story line from S3. Backstory provided and explores the relationship of Kate with these two men. Fills in the gaps where the series left it to the fan to imagine. This is one fan's telling of the story thru imagination.

Although she might not have had time to plan a party for Castle's birthday, Beckett is able to make the occasion big anyway. Caskett, Post-Series.

This story is told from the viewpoint of Jim Beckett. He is writing it in his journal to Johanna. It begins right after Kate and Rick have been shot in Crossfire. This is a future history, but not the same universe as in Life Goes On. Jim will tell us about the fallout from the shooting and where things go from there.

Captain Beckett returns to work after Lily is born, only to find there are more changes –and choices – than she anticipated. Written by madcrafter72 for the Castle Season 9 "Moments of Always" project.

It's been hours and the piercing wails haven't stopped. She's tried calling Castle but her phone calls aren't going through. She never should have pushed him to leave on the book tour. He would know what to do. She doesn't know how to help their daughter. Written by EllaNight for the Castle Season 9 "Moments of Always" project.

I'll never know, and neither will you, of the life you don't choose. Semi-AU, maybe.

I don't know what happened. I don't even know how. One minute, I'm in the best relationship of my life and the next... I feel as if I'm on the verge of losing him altogether. All over this Erica Vaughn. (Role reversal of 5x22 and AU)

Just a little story about how I imagine the Castle family celebrates Kate's birthday

"I bet you don't even know there are different levels to your jealousy. Sometimes it's sexy, but tonight it's just downright adorable." A little fluffy Caskett one shot with the whole package. A what should have been their future. Banter, jealousy, family and more!

(S3 AU) "Brattleboro, Vermont?" Beckett asks. "Yes, ma'am. I'm calling because you're listed as the emergency contact for a Richard Castle. I'm afraid we have some bad news." *COMPLETE*

Some days, "it was a long day" doesn't even begin to cover it. Set immediately after the end of episode 4x19 "47 Seconds." Very belated birthday fic for Lou.

The number nine plays a role in Katherine Beckett's life, even if she doesn't realize it. Castleversary fic.

Kate truly believes a phone call from your child's school never ends well. Especially when the call is informing you that your daughter got into a fight with another student.

Castle's a wreck after the shooting, struggling with his feelings for Kate while navigating her months-long lack of communication. He reluctantly enters therapy at his daughter's request and starts to put the pieces together - until he bumps into Kate at a coffee shop. Reeling with betrayal, he puts their partnership on hold. Canon until Post-Knockout. COMPLETE.

An undercover op causes Castle and Beckett some unexpected frustration. AU, set early season 5

Post 47 seconds AU. He really can't bear seeing her right now. Or ever again. So he joins her for one final case. When it takes an unexpected turn, Castle realizes there might be something left to fight for after all.

Castle's adventurous and creative courtship of Katherine Beckett. Just like Castle, Andrew Marlowe and his band of cronies have wooed us into playing in his adventure park. Thanks for your inspirational characters and for letting me hang around the sand box. Set during season five.

She's falling down the rabbit hole of her mother's murder again, has taken a hold of their single lead and dug her claws in, and if she isn't careful, it will consume her, likely kill her. He won't let that happen. A Knockout AU. COMPLETE.

They're both muddling through life. Her days are full of politics and paperwork. His are spent surfing the web in his underwear and buying gadgets to drive his mother crazy. Could a charity auction be what Captain Kate Beckett and novelist Richard Castle need to find their way together? Or will fumbles and stubbornness keep them apart? AU. A Castle 2015 Hiatus Ficathon story.

"What do you mean you didn't get me a present?" Set near Christmastime in Season 5, but Beckett has already moved in with Castle. Complete.

"I'm pregnant." It's a phrase that replayed in his head constantly since he first heard it. He felt his excitement rise again and could not suppress the giddiness that came along with it. They were going to have a baby. There was going to be a mini Castle or a mini Beckett running around. They were going to have a baby. A baby.

'The blood has consumed the white of her shirt, drenched the fabric of her jacket, left her skin dull and papery, but he fell in love with a fighter, a warrior of a woman, and she can't give up now. He won't let her.' Takes an AU turn immediately after the shootout in the kitchen in 8x22, 'Crossfire'.

After 6x23, Beckett goes to sleep regretting all the time she lost with Castle. The next day Beckett wakes up and she's in the body of her 1x01 self. Not a Death!Fic. Rated T for Language and Violence. Prompt from CastleFanFicPrompts on Tumblr. Now Complete!

It happens every day. Nothing special. But today, the moon and stars lined up to give Kate Beckett a longer day than she expected. Light and fluffy. 99%

This is an AU story. Kate Beckett-Sorenson is a detective, Richard Caste a famous writer. A chance encounter brings them together for one night, but is there more for them? Can love transcend space and time? Is life the search for the one and is there really just one for each person?

"Am… am I dead?" / "No… no. You're quite alive, Mr. Castle. A complete idiot, but an alive idiot." / Once famous author Richard Castle's luck was about to change when he woke up in the hospital to discover the beautiful Captain Kate Beckett by his bedside, almost eager to get to know him. a "The Time Of Our Lives" story; set in the AUverse.

She was doing it again, falling back into old, bad habits, as if nothing had really changed, as if her wall was still there. A "fix it" post-ep for 8x2 "XX."

A post ep for 8x02, because Kate Beckett really hasn't considered all of the ramifications before walking out on Castle and setting off on this crusade.

Alexis and Martha hear noises coming from the master bedroom, only discover it's not what they thought. ONESHOT. Set during Season 7.

AU of 6x06 Get a Clue. What if Castle really did get his hand stuck in the wall? Castle!Whump

Richard Castle attended public school for one semester in fourth grade, where he sat across from Kate Beckett. When the two meet again years later, have things changed that much between them? And how will they react to each other as adults? AU

Eight years later Richard Castle is found, and it's no longer his ring on her finger. AU from 6x23 "For Better Or Worse".

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

What happened after Rick left Kate at the end of season 3's 'One Life To Lose'. This is the Epilogue, because everyone wanted to know what happened at the end of chapter 3.

As Christmas approaches, Beckett gets a little help in realising that by keeping Castle waiting for her, she's also been putting off her own life. A tribute to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

A ThankYouTerri prompt fill. Please see the A/N at the end of the story for the prompt. And, Thank you to all who have participated in this amazing endeavor, especially Kate Christie and Dia. Disclaimer: They're not mine, I'm just playing with them. Spoilers: Up to 7X10.

I'm the apple that didn't fall far from the tree. I barely rolled further than the roots. AU-ish Future Fic

Set the morning after the end of 7x07. Fluff and fun that deals with an issue a few had with the ending of the episode.

"You outgrew that Santa costume around our third year of being married, Rick." He comes into the kitchen and plops down on a seat at the island, and accepts the mug she hands him. "I did not. It was like… A year ago." She deadpans, "We got married four years ago." / An AU fic based on the prompt on castlefanficprompts: "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus" Caskett style.

"Castle, Castle wake up." Their joined hands wiggle against her belly in her efforts to rouse him. "Castle, we got married last night," she hisses. - A Season 4 AU that starts mid-4x08 (Heartbreak Hotel) based on a tumblr prompt. Caskett.

A series of somewhat related ficlets that follow the adventures of Kate and Castle as they work their way through the book, "100 Sex Positions of the Kama Sutra." Expect the unexpected! Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they are the property of Andrew W. Marlowe and company, with whom I am, unfortunately, not affiliated.

It's quiet. Just the rustle of fabric, quiet steps on the carpet and the soothing whisper of his voice. It's the small moments.

When Kate gets into a car accident, the outcome of her injury is retrograde amnesia – she doesn't remember her life after 2008. Rick, as a result, is left to deal with the consequences of his wife's memory loss while she comes to terms with their life together. Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr. 2014 Ficathon Entry.

What if Rick had had a different reaction to Kate's secret being revealed in the interrogation room? VERY AU after 47 Seconds. Based on a prompt from Louise McDoogle. Her words used with permission. Now with new Cover art by Detective Angie

Six months after giving birth to Kate, Johanna takes a walk in Central Park and encounter a ten year old Richard Rodgers.

Kate stared at the murder board, her eyes bloodshot and her vision blurry but she couldn't rest. Not with the smiling picture of her own husband staring back at her. AU, Future fic.

She just wants to get home, take a hot shower, curl up in jammies with her daughter and husband. That's it. Castle family fluff.

My post ep for Get a clue. Includes spoilers for the episode. Yes, I think that Alexis is going about this whole Pi situation the wrong way and has been from the beginning. That she is asking too much of her dad to simply accept him. Not trying to make either character look bad as I love them both.

Fourteen years ago, she had done the most despicable thing a wife could do to her husband. Now, finally, she could tell him the truth. But the truth was, she had made him walk through the fiery pits of hell, and now he was about to find out it was all based on a lie.

She has spent her whole life running. What if instead of running away from life, she chases after it. Post Watershed, because we all need a way of dealing with it :)

We base our relationships on first impressions. But then life gets involved and makes us realize that everything we think we know could be wrong. An A/U take on things. As of 'Flowers for your Grave,' yet Johanna Beckett is alive.

Kate finds out she's pregnant with triplets. how will she react? how will Castle react? MOSTLY humor and romance but it gets a bit angsty for a few chapters.

What happens when Castle asks Kate "Have you ever kissed another woman?" Caskett story with Slashy elements. Set during season five. The story is mine, but the characters and settings are not. They belong to Andrew Marlowe and company, with whom I am unaffiliated.

After a tragic, soul crushing case, Kate peels another layer off the Castle onion.

When Castle's scared, in his loft. Who's he gonna call. Beckett, Duh. Companion piece to Beckett's Unnatural Fear.

Still reeling following his daughters kidnapping, Castle can't cope, and it could mean the end of his relationship with Kate. Disclaimer: The characters belong to Andrew W. Marlowe, not to me, though I wish they did because I would definitely have them kissing with the lights on!

A Pre-5x08 Story Idea - Handshakes and stolen moments together, are never enough to satisfy the insatiable hunger. Will careless actions cause more exposure than they realise?

It's finally Sunday, after a long, trying week. Kate and Rick spend the day at his loft. She's hoping for a lazy day on the couch, but he has other plans. Their relationship is still new but they are getting pretty comfortable together and are having fun figuring it all out. Set in Season 5, sometime after Always. A little fluffy, then a little steamy.

"You'd better hurry up, Castle. I'm almost laced up, and you're on the clock with the Zamboni." A coda to "Wishes." My story from the 12th Precinct Christmas fanfic competition, which tied for third in the popular vote.

My entry for the first annual Castle 12th Precinct Christmas Fanfic competition. Castle's keeping a Christmas secret, and Beckett wants to know what it is! Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, they belong to AWM. Blah, blah, blah.

Reaction to 5x06, Final Frontier. This could be the deleted scene from the end of Final Frontier. A quick, short, playfully sexy one-shot. Feedback both welcome and desired. My goal was to keep it under 1,000 words. I think it comes in around 850. Hope you like it. Disclaimer: The characters and settings do not belong to me, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe and company.

When the Dragon is slain, there's just a life to be lived. And sometimes there's more to learn in peace than in war. Complete. Separate epilogue pending.

When life throws the Castles a curve ball, Rick and Kate are left standing amid the splinters of their shattered lives. Will their love story continue to beat the odds when they have to pick up the pieces and start over? Caskett AU

"Are you guys staring at me because of my costume?" 1st place in the public and judges' vote in the First Annual 12th Precinct Halloween FanFic Contest. Awesome, awesome cover art by Angie from 12th Precinct (blogspot . com)

A one shot, Rick paints a portrait of Kate on their last night in the Hampton's. Takes place right after 5x04. I thought we could all use a little swooning before the events of 5x05 take place. Feedback is both desired and appreciated. Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe.

Since we won't get a new episode on October 22, I decided to write this short fic. It takes place during season 5. I challenged myself to write a story without using any dialogue. You'll see I almost accomplished that. I am grateful for your feedback. I do not own these characters, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe.

A stolen, secret romantic moment between Kate and Rick. This short story takes place during 5x03, "Secrets Safe With Me". Rated M. Disclaimer: These characters are not mine, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe. My second attempt at Castle fiction. Hope you like it!

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.

"He was finally, finally hers." Because everyone enjoys a little jealous Beckett. Based off spoilers for 5x02 found in the TV Guide article. Oneshot.

"This is the story of Kate Beckett". That's what the first sentence read. It made her breath hitch and her heart skip a beat. She read it over, trying to figure if she was seeing things. It didn't change. "This is the story of Kate Beckett. This is the story of the woman who found me."

What if Castle had taken the bullet meant for Kate at the end of Knockout?

Early season 4- Castle's having trouble with the women in his life, who does he tell his troubles to? Kate Beckett of course. Just a light fun story. (Now Edited)

Of all the possible scenarios that her mind, and even Castle's more twisted mind, had come up with, this was far, far worse. COMPLETE.

With no quest and no job there is still a summer to fill, for Kate Beckett that means everything right now is just . . . Castle. Expect snippets of a summer, of a relationship evolving and a love growing confident.

If this was what really being in love felt like Kate wasn't sure she was going to survive it. Not like this was news, but obviously something was seriously wrong with her. Winner of FanFic: Best Humor in the 2012 Castle Fan Awards

Beckett is waiting for Castle at the precinct when she gets a call from Alexis and finds herself rushing over to the hospital, after Castle has been involved in a car accident.

Certain things are inevitable. Castle pushes, Beckett twists an ankle, and walls crumble. Complete.

Castle decided to write James Bond instead of Nikki Heat and so our Detective and Writer went their separate ways. Three years latter they run into each other again. Where do they go from there?

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beckett and Castle are assigned to work a case undercover.

The one big connection between the recent murders is a symbol - a circle and a cross. COMPLETE.

Someday in the future, this is what will happen between them. COMPLETE

What happens when one can tell the truth and only the truth, and the other has no self-control? Hilarity, one would imagine. Oh yeah. And fluff. LOADS of it! So much that imma give you all cavities! pls r&r.

Alexis asks her father if they can have a frank talk about sex. They both survive. I don't own them. Characters need to be free. First fic I have ever published, part of the first I have written in years and years. I hope you like it.