A collection of standalone holiday-themed one-shots, each about a different holiday. Ratings will vary and be stated at the beginning of each installment.

An undercover case leads to a lot more.

Entry for the 2022 Summer Ficathon. AU for Season 4. Castle and Beckett begin dating following the conclusion of the Lee Travis case. Sequel to the story 'Breathe Again.'

Three years since he vanished from Olivia's world Elliot re-enters her life in the most extreme and dangerous circumstances. "Defensive wounds Olivia," he rasps through the darkness. "Make 'em deep." [One Case, Two Covers, Zero Chance]. *Triggering content. Dark Undercover Elliot to start.* Timeline: Set pre Tucker. Post Lewis. Undercover. E/O WIP.

He knows how it might look - a lone man, staring at a woman as if waiting for her to break off from her friends - but it's not like that. He's not a creep, he's just mesmerized by her beauty. An M-rated meeting AU. COMPLETE

A glimpse into Olivia's night when Elliot was playing dead. A mid-ep OC season-finale one-shot.

"He can hear Bridget's voice, the light tone she'd used the afternoon of the picnic because she hadn't known. She hadn't known he wasn't there. He wasn't there when his son was born. He wasn't there when it counted." References Law and Order: Organized Crime Season 2: Ep 18. Change the Game and Paternity

Even across the crowded room, even through the atmospheric fog and the low light and with her face mostly covered, she catches his eye. A one-shot meeting AU. COMPLETE

Olivia intervenes when Elliot's undercover assignment with the Brotherhood worries the people around him.

Throughout their games she'd watched his hands, his strong fingers as he'd shuffled and dealt, the dextrous way he'd handled his cards. And the thought hits her like a freight train. She wants to feel those hands on her skin. An M-rated AU, beginning post-1x08.

Cragen orders Elliot to pull Olivia from an undercover op at an elite gentlemen's club. While under the guise of a wealthy stockbroker Elliot finds himself in a very compromising position with his partner. E/O COMPLETE.

"I want to be able to trust, not live in perpetual self-defense." - Anaïs Nin. In the midst of the trial, Kathleen goes searching for answers. Elliot finds the answers and Dr. Stutz comes to understand them. References SVU Season 23 Ep 9, People vs. Richard Wheatley and O.C. Season 2, Ep 9. The Christmas Episode. Disclaimer: They are not mine. I simply adore them.

"She's better off with me and I'm better off with her." In every universe, they're better off together. Caskett. A Collection of Alternate Universe Oneshots. Meeting AUs, Job AUs, Canon Divergent AUs, All the AUs - All Caskett. Castle Ficathon Winter 2021. Complete

Six months after he leaves her, Elliot finds his way back to Olivia. Just in time for Christmas. Season 13 era. EO. Complete.

I’m just fantasizing about Elliot and Olivia meeting again. This will be a series of one-shots as their story unfolds in this new chapter of SVU/OC. I hope you enjoy!

A Christmas story, in which Castle and Becket from Silver and Gold (canon compliant) are experiencing the Christmas season of 2021. (It might be helpful to have read Silver and Gold, but it's not necessary.)

Castle family holiday hijinks. A story of Christmas love and joy. Caskett, post-series fic. Castle Ficathon Winter 2021. Now Complete!

Richard Castle hasn't seen or heard from his wife in five years. That is, until an unexpected encounter at a Christmas market suddenly brings her back into his life and makes him wonder whether they still stand a chance. An AU holiday fic, set five years after the start of S8.

The weight of the world is very heavy for the woman who carries it on her shoulders.  Rated for language and adult situations

Elliot treads a little too close to the edge. (or my take on the handholding scene) Rated for language

A chance meeting at a party sets Kate Beckett down an unexpected path. A Castle Ficathon Winter 2021 entry. Rated M.

Elliot's undercover assignment takes an unexpected turn when Olivia crosses paths with Eddie. Rated for language and themes. Trigger warning: References to SVU's WL arc/violence/kidnapping. Please don't read if this will upset you, I don't intend for my fics to be anything besides a fun distraction from life.

"It's okay. Everyone's survival looks a little bit like death sometimes." - Andrea Gibson. References Return of the Prodigal Son and Organized Crime S2, Ep 2. New World Order.

His therapist warned him about going under so soon after Kathy's death, worried that he was using it to escape his grief and the way it was bungled all together with his feelings for Olivia. EO.

Her photoshoot pictures had arrived just a couple days before Rick left for a two-week book tour, so she'd snuck a few of them into his suitcase. Judging by the texts she'd been greeted with after her meeting, he had enjoyed the results of her boudoir photoshoot very much. A post-series one shot. Rated M. COMPLETE

s8-9 rewrite. After they discover the murdered Royce family, Elliot makes a different choice. When Elliot and Liv go tumbling into bed together everything falls apart, and one night of madness will have far-reaching consequences neither of them could have predicted.

A Fluffy ficlet collection for the Castle Halloween Bash 2021. Caskett. Some AU, some canon, some a little spooky, all Caskett. Complete

When she wakes on Saturday morning to find Rick's side of the bed empty, she decides that they both need a day off from responsibilities. And she's going to do it by spoiling him. Post-series. COMPLETE

"Do not bottle up anger inside. Instead, explore it. The anger is just another indication of the intensity of your love." - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Trigger warning: references to suicide, Lewis storyline/sexual assault. Disclaimer: They are not mine, I simply adore them.

She finally pushed him too far. Not over the edge, but close to it. Realizing just how close that is, she does the only thing she can think of to save them. (Post 5x21 AU)

After the events of the series finale, Crossfire, 8x22, Kate Beckett is damned determined not to lose her husband. (She has been damned, in fact, for the whole of her NYPD career.) So she does the only thing left to her: she eats his heart out. Here's hoping it works. "(For the dead travel fast.)" -Bram Stoker, Dracula Entry for the Summer Castle Ficathon 2021.

Without warning, he turns her around. Hauls her up against him with a hand at her hip and his fingers splayed wide over her throat, lips grazing her skin, and now… now she considers begging. Co-written with @13starbuck42. Explicit.

In the two years he's known her, Rick Castle has seen many sides of one Kate Beckett...but he's never seen her drunk. He doesn't think he's even seen her tipsy. In fact, until tonight, he thought it was very possible that alcohol just didn't affect her. A 3x10 post-ep. Rated M. COMPLETE

"Kate, I think you have pneumonia," Lanie says calmly. "And it's time to go to the hospital." Set post 4x05, Eye of the Beholder.

"I've made mistakes; I'm just a man." - Elliot through the years.

Upheaval in the Castle household has the potential to bring everyone together - or break them apart. Caskett, Future!Fic, Oneshot.

She's enjoying it, the chivalry, the care taking. She can't remember the last time it felt so nice. Set post episode 22x16

Before Olivia can get the words out, Elliot's lips crash against hers. Crash is the only way to describe the kiss, if you can even call it that. It isn't romantic. It's raw, insistent, and desperate. Any affection is masked by anger. It's aggressive—even for him—but she allows it. AKA the direct aftermath and fallout of Elliot discovering the truth about Angela Wheatley.

"The call comes at nine in the evening. They've had nothing, literally nothing, not a single, solitary lead, and then suddenly, everything moves so fast, it makes her head spin." Spoilers for the - gasp - 6x23 finale. Enjoy. Chapter 35.

"So, Captain Beckett, have you successfully completed your agenda for your lunch meeting?" "Indeed I did. Three times." An insert for 8x09, 'Tone Death'.

How Castle and Beckett went from working together to waking up together. A What Happens in AC prequel.

Just as Katherine Beckett was finally ready to make a move on Richard Castle, he pulled away. What the hell happened? Why is he with that flight attendant? Not for nothing was Beckett the youngest woman in the history of the NYPD to make detective. She's going to figure this out if it kills her. Unless she kills him first. Set during 4x20, "The Limey." Complete.

In the middle of 4x21, "Headhunters," an angry Beckett confronts Castle at home. First two chapters are rated Rated T, but the final one is M. Three-shot. Complete.

Beckett appears unexpectedly at the loft one evening, after spending the day with Josh. She has some news.

Elliot & Olivia are married, but not to each other. Years after leaving the SVU, Liv is a partner at a NYC law firm & married to a doctor who is never home. Both sitting in stale relationships, the friends ultimately cross the line giving into the temptation they have ignored all of these years. Once they do, they can't stop. Their intensions are clear. Sex, HOT sex & lots of it.

Post-Ep for '47 Seconds'. "I need a word with you." Castle's voice cuts through the hubbub of the bullpen even though he has it purposefully toned low. Low and rough, scraping at his vocal cords with a touch of something dark and smoky that tugs at Kate's gut, exciting and scaring her in equal measure.

She can't help but let out a laugh, a surprised and breathless sound, at seeing him like this. No idea what he's doing, but still cute. When his head whips around to look at her, his shocked blues meet her green ones and she can feel a soft smile settle over her face as the tension of the day finally starts to slowly seep out of her bones. Oh yeah, she's home. Definitely home.

AU 47 Seconds. He swallows down the thickness in his throat, turning to leave, only to find her standing in the doorway, her shoulders sagging, a hand covering her mouth.

/"Holiday cards. Motherfucking holiday cards. She feels like a fool in the store even as she picks them up; she feels guilty with them in her hands, like someone is going to look over her shoulder and see the glittery font and cheery paper and know, just know that she's an imposter."/ Olivia Benson is a professional bullshitter. S15, multi-chapter, EO friendship (yeah right).

The effects of the Valkyrie and Dreamworld toxin are returning. This story starts the morning after The Failure of Success with the same universe. There was a tiny foreshadow in Growth II. Featuring Jackson Hunt, Greg McClintock, The rating is M for safety. We are between Thanksgiving and Christmas. As usual I own nothing and wish I did. Follow me on twitter @CheerfulChemist

Castle and Beckett get a lot more then they bargained for when they decide at the last moment to go undercover. Takes place during Season 6, after Beckett is back with the NYPD. Just a little fluff to help pass the time during this hiatus. Reviews welcome! Disclaimer: Castle and Beckett don't belong to me - just borrowing them for a little fun.

Three weeks. Three weeks since she'd seen him. Richard Castle had been missing for three weeks. Spoilers through 6X04

It's an answer that hangs in the air between them, only they might be asking the wrong question.

This story starts almost immediately after Get A Clue. It is AU for reasons that will become obvious, but for now I'll just say, bye bye Pi. As usual, I own nothing. Follow me on twitter @CheerfulChemist.

They had originally been so in love, yet their happy existence is slowly being ripped to shreds and all that Alexis is left with are broken fragments of an illusion. While she hides behind the happiest of smiles, Kate sees through the façade, and the detective is soon caught between her fiancé and his daughter, as she attempts to find a place inside her future family. AU after 6x05

The door has closed, and everything has changed.

Castle thought he knew how much he had to lose after Alexis was abducted, but the nightmare is just beginning. Back in New York, their lives have turned upside down in an instant and instead of being by Kate's side, her partner is in Paris. Becomes AU during Hunt. This is rated M because of a graphic description (not sexual content).

"Castle, where the hell are we?" "Vegas baby." He mumbles, a sleepy grin stretching across his face.

For ninety-nine hours, she had been held against her will. For the ninety-nine days that follow, her will is what he up against.

[DISCONTINUED] Pregnancy is a miraculous thing. It's a time filled with wonder and mystery. Temperance Brennan has read the books, she's done the research. But is she really ready for what the next forty weeks will bring? Note: This story is being discontinued as incomplete and unlikely ever to be finished.

One-shots of married and family life between Rick and Kate. Something sweet and fluffy for those who like "aww"-moments. *Chapter 62 up* "Look, I messed up by not telling you and I'm sorry for that." He stepped closer, his face taut. "But I'm not going to apologize for trying to keep my family safe."

"It's never been fiction, Castle, not really. Even if I denied it for all those years - it's always been us. In every line of every book, I've always seen us." Season 5. AU. Oneshot.

He finds her curled up in the armchair in his office, book sprawled across her chest. Her mouth is a little open, a little drooling on the fabric, and she's not a pretty sleeper. But he loves that about her. Loves that his beautiful girlfriend sleeps with her mouth wide open and snores like a freight train. COMPLETE.

Post-Cuffed fluff. Follow-up to 'The Little Blue Engine...' 'You slept soundly that first night, rocked to a peaceful slumber by the motion of the train. You woke early, the sun streaming in through the picture window of the sleeper car, the warm body of your partner molded around you, naked and so wonderful that you lay for ten whole minutes just smiling and staring...' COMPLETE

"Castle." She whispers, fingers reaching up to trace his lips. "Tell me you love me." Trigger warning: Self Harm. COMPLETE.

The reality of spending an entire week in the Hamptons with Kate already has him completely on edge, but when she casually drops her hand to his leg, fingers tracing tantalizing patterns on the inside of his thigh, he's not sure they're going to make it to the beach house without him crashing his car into a ditch. Complete.

"Heads snap up, people spin in their direction, drinks slosh in glasses like a Carnival cruise liner pitching in a storm, and suddenly there is Kate Beckett, grabbing him by his silk necktie and parading him like some Roman sex slave across one end of his own living room." COMPLETE

"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures"- Ralph Waldo Emerson. A series of unrelated one-shots by prompt. Each (hopefully) written within an hour. More to come! Prompt 7: The couples make a bet on who can go without you-know-what the longest.

They're in this whether they like it or not. But they're in it together. He takes comfort in that. The knowledge that she's ready for him, willing to let him stand by her side and accept his love and support. Post ep for 5x13. One shot. Complete.

and so the detective fell in love with the writer

In which an accidental confession reveals much more than Castle intended. Spoilers for 5x10. Complete.

"So…" whispered Kate, a slight smile curving her lips and threatening to break wide open like the sun bursting free of a cloud, "you wanna talk about it?" she asked tentatively, looking up at him from beneath dark lashes. How the story might continue post-Always. The morning after...well, in my little world... If you find Ch1 a little OTT it does get better. 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'm sure somewhere in this great big city of ours, some poor unfortunate soul has lost their life but today you're going to let the justice seeking be someone else's job. Today, you're going to take a little trip with me." - Scavenger hunt, Castle style. ***co-authored with sparklemouse***

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance

Always SPOILERS. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. How Kate Beckett and Rick Castle spend their summer.

Castle is high. A sexy little one shot.

"I haven't been able to resist you since the day we first met. Even if you were hostile and rude." - The only post-"Always" fic you're likely to see where they don't immediately sleep together. Light on angst. Spoilers for anything through 4x20. - NOW COMPLETE.

There are only these truths for him: Someone wants Kate dead. Kate wants him. He cannot let her walk out his door alone.

What if Sophia Turner had told Kate about the murder board in Castle's house? Begins during Linchpin but it's AU after that ...

AU. What happens to Kate Beckett when the Dragon is slain - and she's charged with his murder?

Missing Scenes from Vampire Weekend with Feggin, the fake baby egg . Goes a little AU.

Beckett finds out Castle has a secret lair. Blatently Caskett. Sexy times warrant a strong T rating.

Post Always... New take to the post love bliss scene... AU set s5 opening scene :

A series of bedroom - and maybe a bathroom and deck and other locations near a bedroom- conversations between Beckett and Castle in the first year or so of their relationship.

for cartographical, because she will be in a boring meeting. no spoilers. just fun.

There are these small moments with him where she breathes in and what she feels is completely weightless; what she feels is happiness. castle/beckett, abstract future.

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

Co-authored story by Topsy and chezchuckles. While Beckett has been struggling with PTSD, with becoming more, Castle has been struggling as well.

A love story in the finest tradition... ok, not so much, so it's basically just Plot, What Plot? Set mid S4. Kate finally gives in. No spoilers but knowledge of Cuffed and up to 4x11 etc would help.

Post-Cuffed fic. SPOILERS. COMPLETE

If you want a story that feels realistic, and will make you laugh as well as cry, than this one is for you. Drama mixed with fun, romance, and unexpected developments for Castle and Beckett.

A playful fight leads to something more. Smut. Oneshot.

Time rules us all. It takes, it gives, it controls. Rarely is there enough. Sometimes we are late. Sometimes early. Sometimes it is all about timing. Booth and Brennan just need to look at the same clock. M for later chapters. Angst warning.

"When the explosion went off –" she paused a moment, a shudder going through her at the instant replay. "God Castle, I'm going to have nightmares over this one." What I would have liked to see at the end of 'Cops & Robbers'. its a one shot. R&R.

A continuation of the If At First, Try Again universe. Beckett takes Jordan Shaw's offer. COMPLETE

The second she had seen Castle with that awful green and white rope around his neck she had decided to stop running. She didn't want to fight him anymore. She no longer wanted to ignore the words he thinks she doesn't remember. Mid Season 4.

A reworking of the finale. Spoilers through 3x24 "Knockdown". Coauthored with WonderTwinC.

How I think season 4 should start, realistically. A lot has changed over the summer: a new Captain, something's up with Castle. Beckett is back at work and re-considering their relationship, but Castle has other things on his mind...

This is a weird little post-Knockout nugget I dreamed up. Coma/AU and contains adult situations during a pregnancy and child birth.

Summer of Us Series: This is the first in a series of smuff-tastic fics following the events of The Hole in the Heart through The Change in the Game and the ensuing summer.

COMPLETE at Chapter 21. After the events of One and Done? and If At First, Kate Beckett discovers what life is like on the other side.

In the fan fiction world, sexual tension between these partners is considered especially popular. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who indulge our fantasies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are smut stories.

"We almost died three times in the past forty-eight hours. I think the universe is trying to tell us something."

Little scenes that would fit perfectly into one of my other stories, Heart. #1: It's date night. 'Nuff said!

It all started with a book. Or, in which Castle gets in trouble but then he ends up with something even better than an apology. Castle/Beckett.

It all started with a bullet...

Another convention. Will they make it there this time? And if they do, what then? Starts T might go to M

Angela witnesses a conversation... PWP

This story takes place continuing what happened in the season 2 finale...hope you enjoy it. please Read/Review. Rated T for language.

No good deed goes unpunished. Elliot's world is shaken when someone from his past tries to hijack his future.

Two weeks ago, they wouldn't have needed this conversation. And he wouldn't have needed his hope restoring.

I'm the first to admit that in sexual situations, I have indulged in role-playing. COMPLETE.

Life in general is not going well for Olivia. Being kidnapped only makes it worse. EO COMPLETE!

Bones is getting ready to write a new book. What happens when she reads a story online that contains a very real and very private moment between her and one other person? Will she say nothing and continue reading, or confront said person? smut to come. BB

Now a two-shot. Slight references to season 4. Consider this as my Christmas gift to you, the reader.

“I’m just…Sorta lost here Liv.” “Welcome to the club”

Postep for “Dependent” Kathy has been able to move on. What will Elliot do? Who will he turn to? Olivia of course. But when someone comes seeking revenge, will he let her stand by him or will he drive her away again? EO

Olivia and Elliot when she returns from undercover..., note M rating, RR, EO, Thanks for reading.

Olivia and Elliot witness something they shouldn't... EO COMPLETE!

After the accident, things are not the same. Rated M, EO Please R and R

This wasn’t what she did. This wasn’t where she went. Post trials, because i had to do one too. nothing is mine

The Waterfront Rapist, sweet elderly ladies, crumbling marriages, a state Senator, complicated feelings and someone else in the lives of Olivia and Elliot cause a deluge of confusion and angst for our favorite SVU detectives. EO. By: Bensler & XOC

And,' Melinda continued nodding, 'they got a hit on the blood on her rug. It's actually a mix of hers and someone else's who popped up immediately in the system...Don, it's Elliot's.' ...half a million words later: The Final Chapter

You couldn’t just say “I love you.” You had to go and show me. Well, two can play at that game, and you should know I never lose... E/O smut, slightly-AU .

Blake said that the body was the soul's prison unless the five senses are fully developed and open. He considered the senses the 'windows of the soul'. When exactly Olivia had become this he couldn't say. But he knew losing her was not an option. EO

Post ep for 'Paternity.' EO. At the end of the day Liv jus wants someone to come home to. Ch.5 up!

Elliot and Olivia on a stakeout right before Christmas. EO. Complete

What comes after friendship for Olivia and Elliott? this is rated m for smut and language

I should have known it wouldn’t be that easy. That she wouldn’t be that easy. And really, as much as it pains me to admit, she’s right to push me away. Sex isn’t going to solve our problems.

There was no return address, but the little red circle at the top of the envelope told him all he needed to know.

When it comes to them, words are superfluous, and excessive actions overrated. When it comes to them, it is the things that are left unsaid that are the most important.