"Her stubborn, stupid body wanted Castle, was apparently fixated on him, and wasn't interested in any substitutes. So maybe she should just go for it, have a one night stand with him, get him out of her system." Starting at the end of 2x23 "Overkill" and going from there.

I have a lot of random little ideas that pop into my head - so this will be a collection of all those little stories. Each chapter will be a stand alone story (unless stated otherwise). Some will be from prompts, others will be just random ideas. I do not own or profit from these characters, anything you recognise is not mine.

What would have happened if Castle hadn't been kidnapped on his way to their original wedding in The Hamptons. Rated T for the first chapter, but that rating will change.

Surprised to find Castle at the precinct the morning after their bad date, with claims that he has the mayor's blessing to shadow her, Kate's in for a rude awakening when he tells her that they also have to pretend to date. A Castle Ficathon 2023 fic. Rated M

An impulsive decision fuelled by anger and hurt changed the trajectory of Detective Beckett's life in a major way. An extension of the mini-fic, Seven, from the Like Potpourri… series. Language warning for some chapters. Some mature scenes. I do not own or profit from these characters, anything you recognise is not mine. CFW2022. Complete 06/07/2023

On the eve of his last day at the precinct, Castle gets some advice from an unlikely source. A 2x24 AU ficlet. Caskett, outside POV.

Richard Castle gets the surprise of his life and looks to his longtime friend, Kate Beckett, for support. Will she be able to step up and help him with his newest challenge? - Caskett, AU. For Castle Ficathon 2020. NOW COMPLETE.

If there's two things Judge Beckett hated, it was disrespect in her courtroom and annoyingly handsome defense attorneys. Career AU.

Her words echo in his mind as he glances at the other side of the bed. It's empty, the comforter thrown back. A look at the clock tells him he slept less than an hour, and he sits up, his heart sinking with disappointment when he realizes she's gone. Set post-4x23. COMPLETE

rework of Season 4? 'That wall inside.'

It's not that she hates Christmas - the opposite, in fact. When she was a kid, it was her favorite holiday. But ten years ago, her life had changed, her loss turning the season into something that's more bittersweet than anything. Plenty of good memories, but they're all dimmed by the tragedy that's shaped the entire trajectory of her life. A two-part meeting AU.

Kate had never planned to see him again but now, she would have to see him. She had to see Castle, for the first time in weeks, and talk to him. Starting in the summer before S2 and then going AU from there.

A/N: Hey, so this is a small shot in the Guitar Girl universe, so if you haven't read that one before I suggest you do. Also this is highly inspired by the song Shape of You by Ed Sheeran so I would also like to recommend you to give it a listen. Thank you so much for reading and hope you enjoy this! Until next time, xxxx

She should be fast asleep, deep in dreamland like her fiancé next to her. But instead, she turns again, this time to face him, as his mother's words from the other morning echo in her mind. Just do it. A two-part fic that takes place after 6x12. COMPLETE

Coffee is their thing. It's greeting, peace offering, unspoken promise to always be there. Coffee has helped to tear down her walls. A late night conversation adds a new layer to their coffee story. Kate hopes she can use what she's learned to help tear down the walls between them. An AU beginning in late S4. Not a winter fic, but my entry for the Castle Ficathon Winter 2021.

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

She grabs her phone and types out a text, hits send before she can change her mind. I need to get out of the city. Will you come with me? A three-part season 3 AU. Rated T. COMPLETE

It isn't until much later, when she cries herself to sleep in her quiet and empty apartment, that she realizes she might love him. Five times she doesn't say "I love you," and one time she does. A one-shot spanning seasons 3 and 4. COMPLETE

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

"Not tonight then," he says with that confidence she hates. But it's also what pulls her into him, especially when they're in their birthday suits. She holds in the growl she wants to let out saying that no, not again, not tonight, not tomorrow, not any day, but she also knows she's said that before. /Set after that first episode in season 1. Enjoy!

When the world grinds to a halt in the middle of his book tour, Rick Castle finds himself sharing a hotel room with a woman he barely knows. A three-part fic (part 3 is rated M).

Kate is wearing one of the souvenir t-shirts they sell. Judging by the line forming in front of her, just having her behind the bar is a better sales strategy than any marketing campaign. A post-Knockdown AU. Rated M. COMPLETE

After he closes the door behind him, her name dies on the tip of his tongue when he sees the white Stetson on the counter, and the note propped against it. Put this on and come to the bedroom. Post 7x07, M rated one shot. COMPLETE

The Becketts own a restaurant. What happens when a certain author walks in? COLLEGE SETTING / Alternate Universe - rating changed from T to M.

Slightly angsty Caskett. Starts New Year's Day of Season 3. Gina's soon gone, Beckett is still with Josh, but Castle decides to try to win her over anyway.

After escaping off the bridge that night, Jerry Tyson returns several months later to enact his revenge on Castle and Beckett by sending their lives spiraling in a direction none of them could have anticipated. AU circa Mid Season 5. Trigger Warnings Inside. For Castle Ficathon 2021

"Montgomery was dead. Beckett would be devastated. It didn't matter that Castle hadn't seen her in almost two years. Right now, in the face of this loss, all he knew was this overwhelming concern, this need to make sure she was okay." An AU version of "Knockout."

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

One of the last people Kate Beckett expected to find entangled in one of her cases was the man she had a fling with over a decade prior, but these things happen. No matter what she's not letting Richard Castle charm his way back into her life. Castle Halloween Bash 2020 Entry

I picked up a thing from s2 and dropped it into late s3. Caskett does the rest.

Just a place to store my Tumblr ficlets, ranging wildly in rating, style, genre, and quality - everything from fluff to nude skydiving. Several chapters are pure Crack!fic. Read at your own risk.

Why not talk to him? It wouldn't matter what he thought of her, if he pitied her, because she never expected to see him again. But then she did. A pre-series meeting AU.

AU. On January 9th, 1999, Castle saves Johanna Beckett from being murdered. His act of bravery sparks a complicated love with her daughter, and a totally different life and career path for Kate Beckett. Because although Johanna lived, someone out there still wants her dead, and as the years go by, Kate Beckett and Richard Castle are determined to find out who.

"And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon." The story of Grace Castle, and the magic of one family in particular. My 2014 Ficathon Entry, the full version of 'Ómorfo Fengári', as requested by many!

Nothing else exists in this world after Kate Beckett utters the words, "Castle, if we were getting married " with that open, adult look in her eye. AU set during 4x11: "Til Death Do Us Part"

Kate remembers all of their coffee firsts. Caskett.

AU set in the summer after S4. Castle and Beckett have left the precinct, but not together. Complete.

Missing scenes and additional glimpses for the 'Hiraeth' universe.

3 word prompt - kate drunk london — ANONYMOUS

"It's him," her colleague answers and it's the solemn tone of his voice, the grave quality of words that she's heard in only the most dire of circumstances, that confirms it for her before he has to say another word. "It's Castle. They found him. Alive." AU. An entry for the Castle Ficathon 2017.

A post ep. 2x24 story, based upon a prompt I happened upon which had its author hoping to read about Rick and Kate's weekend in the Hamptons that never was, one that began as platonic but became a bit more.

Nothing had changed. And yet, in a way, things had changed between them... Castle and Beckett grow closer, helped along by Kyra. The sequel to "Thankful."

"The closest I came to taking an art class was posing for one, as a model." Set early season 4. Inspired by 4x05, 'Eye of the Beholder'.

"Detective Castle, this is Katherine Beckett, famous mystery novelist with 26 bestsellers to date, perhaps 27 soon if this all works out. And your shadow for the foreseeable future." AU.

'He doesn't truly know what they are – broken up, on a break, straddling the line between the two. All he really knows is that they can't be over.' A series of tumblr prompt fills with the common theme of being a 'post break-up AU'.

'It took every ounce of restraint he possessed not to follow. Until he just couldn't stay away any longer.' An alternative route for 4x09, Kill Shot. For the #castle28 project on the castleficmentors' blog on tumblr. Prompt: "I can't believe you did this! I didn't ask for any of this!"

'Castle narrows his gaze on her, risks a brave step closer. "Beckett, were you really doing yoga when I got here?"' An insert for 4x02, 'Heroes and Villains'.

'It's been over a year since he last saw her and after all this time, of all places, he's literally bumped into her in the middle of Paris.' A post 3x24, Knockout, AU.

On the anniversary of their kiss, Beckett takes a step to show Castle where she hopes they're going. A Season 4 AU two-shot. Now Complete for CastleFanficMonday: Tuesday Edition.

A collection of Caskett one shots.

'Kate Beckett may have slid beneath his skin, threaded herself through his veins and leaked into his bloodstream, but maybe it was a good thing, for now, for the sake of the mission. He'd have her out of his system by the time it was all over with.' A roughly season 8 inspired AU.

After the team solves Cano Vega's murder, Castle spends some time thinking about his father, then gets a surprise invitation from Beckett that has him meeting her outside on a cold winter night. A one-shot alternate ending for Suicide Squeeze (2x15).

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

One of the last things true crime writer Richard Castle expected when he took a meeting with convicted murderer Kate Beckett was to be sent on a quest for proof of her innocence, the other was to fall in love with her. A Castle AU. Written 2012. Revised 2016.

A chapter per episode of season one. Sometimes they might go AU, a what-if version, sometimes they just fill in between the blanks, sometimes it's only a reaction to the episode as a whole.

There are so many things we take for granted, even those to which we seemingly attach some value. It takes losing all of it to know the real value they hold though.

florigelium, (n) a collection of literary pieces; anthology. Short stories and drabbles, mostly cross-posted from my tumblr tag #amwriting - scroll through that to find photo prompts, etc.

Kate Beckett is an extraordinary woman, so Rick Castle is going to woo her in an out-of-the ordinary way. Set in season 4, beginning immediately after 4x10, "Cuffed." Complete.

AU: Castle is the fun English teacher. Beckett is the strict English teacher. All their students ship them together. (And they may ship themselves together, too). Castle Ficathon 2015 Entry.

"Her breath catches in her throat, serpentine as it chokes her. She can't do this. She can't let herself think about that night when she has to bury her dead captain come morning." AU from season 2. Three-shot. For #CastleFanficMonday.

When Special Agent Kate Beckett is offered an interview for a Secret Service position at the White House she didn't know what to expect, but even less than the position as personal protection for the first daughter, she never expected him. President/SSA AU. COMPLETE.

"No matter what you do, no matter the obstacles that arise or the mistakes either of us make, I'll never be able to give up on us." After nearly two years apart, Castle and Beckett attempt to find their way back home in time for the holiday season. A season 8 AU.

Castle and Beckett try to navigate the holiday season and a fake separation at the same time. A Winter Ficathon story, and a nightly thank you gift for those involved in the Possibility4Joy project.

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?

Mission: Surveillance. Subject: Richard Castle. Transcripts from 27 Feb, 2009. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry] See my author page for new M!rated companion to Ch 81. Now complete.

Castle and Beckett go undercover at a gated community, to investigate a string of mysterious deaths. Set Christmastime of season four, after Cuffed.

"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.

Why is Beckett not at work?

'Castle plops down to the sand once she's gone, opens his notebook on his bent knees and uncaps his pen. He came here for inspiration, and he may have just found it.' Based on a gif set by katigron on tumblr.

A new series about a certain British secret agent? Even if it meant no more Nikki Heat, the offer was a dream come true. A change of scenery and a fresh challenge were exactly what he needed. So why did Castle feel like instead of starting a new story, he was closing a book mid-chapter? AU from 'When the Bough Breaks'.

'"You like museums right?" Well. she hadn't been expecting that.' A season 2 fic set the week after The Third Man (2x14)

A cowardly betrayal leaves Rick Rodgers and Kate Beckett fighting for their lives. Can they learn to rely on the other; will it lead to something more? What happens when they return from exile and the world learns the truth? A/U. Complete. Giant hugs to who've taken a chance on this story and followed to the end. Which is just a beginning...

SEQUEL TO BLIZZARD! AU. When you want to move slowly in a new relationship, how slow is slow, and how slow is actually TOO slow? Fluff, romance, humor. Updated 2/3/2015.

"What's past is prologue." -William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene I. An AU season six Castle story.

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.

My Castle 2014 Ficathon Entry. Season 2 finale prompt: In A Deadly Game, Gina shows up 30 seconds later. Cover Art by Angie (Dtrekker) :) *put on indefinite hold*

She has a baby. She brought a baby back from Haiti. Can you even do that? Season 3 AU.

Set during 4x01: "Rise", immediately after the swing scene. Kate is shocked by how much seeing Castle again affects her. She can't get him out of her head. "So…what? I just wait? Behave like old times? Let things crawl on like before, with neither of us admitting what we really want?"

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now edited 2/2022.

Beckett is distraught when Castle seems to have finally given up hope on them ever being more than just partners, and he begins to pull away from her, prompting her to face up to her own feelings.

A single chance meeting can change everything. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

"…Give thy worst of thoughts/The worst of words." -Othello, Act 3, Scene 3. After Castle disappears, the only thing keeping Kate Beckett afloat is her conviction that Richard Castle is alive. But in order to return to work, Beckett is forced by Burke to keep a daily journal. 6x23 2014 CastleFicathon. Thanks to Angie & E for gorgeous artwork & Alex for an amazing summer of editing.

S4 AU It's been a month since Kate was shot. A month since he's heard from her. A month since he's been sleepless in Manhattan.

A look into what Beckett's wild child phase might have been like. The partying, the bad boys, the motorcycle and the tight.black.leather. Castle will make an appearance in the later chapters.

Wrongly accused of two murders he didn't commit, Richard Castle escapes police custody in hopes of proving his own innocence. FBI Agent Kate Beckett is on the team assigned to bring him in, but as the bizarre evidence stacks up, she begins to question his guilt-particularly after meeting him face-to-face. AU. 2014 Ficathon Entry

'It had to be a dream.' A post-ep for 6x23, For Better or For Worse. Two shot.

AU: When star Katherine Rodgers leaves set to ask advice of a renowned lawyer, she can't anticipate Richard Beckett. She didn't think he would pack both of their bags and have them back in NYC only a day later to find her stepfather and save her mother. She's not sure her heart is ready for the onslaught of four Becketts. But then, December does funny things to people NEW PRELUDE

Richard Castle first encounters a young Kate Beckett while she's a freshman at Stanford. This seemingly wild child, although beautiful and intriguing, may be more than he can handle. Then again, he might just be the one to tame her.

A sequel to 'Coming Home'. "She thinks she understands – the life she led here for three solitary months is still a mystery to him. So she gives him latitude to catch-up, to ease into the small space she made for herself: the sharply delineated edges that her DC life was defined and constrained by. She resolves to show him that he missed nothing, while all she missed was him."

AU after S3. Its been just over a year since Rick was shot, nearly 2 since Kate was. She lives with him now, and late one night, she discovers that she isnt the only one having nightmares and Rick isnt the only Castle that worries about her. Kate finally gets the mother daughter relationship she's been missing, even if it is a little different. Kate/Alexis, established Caskett!

Dying had been all too easy. It's coming back to life that's hard. AU, starting immediately after the shot in 3.24, Knockout. COMPLETE

In Beckett's 'Hierarchy of Needs' after coffee, food and shelter came justice then security. Fashionable boots definitely had a tier but falling head over heels in love did not. She wanted a relationship she could contain. Post-ep for Food to Die For. Now Complete.

Young Kate Beckett had looked for a night to forget only to find it turned into one she would remember for the rest of her life. AU

Watershed AU where Castle lets Beckett speak first. Beckett's come to a decision, and the impact it has on their relationship is something she never imagined.

Castle is sick and Beckett breaks into his apartment looking for him. What will arise as she starts caring for the man who annoys her so? Set in Season 4. Fluff and smut with some character development. Now AU because of the finale. Finally Completed :

He wakes to the sound of her voice again, twice in as many days and a lifetime hereafter that he's more than okay with. The light tippy-tappy movement of her fingers brush out over his cheeks and though he feigns sleeps just a little while longer he can't help the smile that creeps out across his face. Post epi for 6.04

S6 opening fic. Mild spoilers. "Javi, I can't come back. I have my work here and…" she sighs, lowering her voice. "We agreed on a break. I just—It's too soon," she tells him, embarrassed to admit what a screw-up she's made of everything; the fairytale romance so many people were gambling their happy ending on turned to ordinary shit by her hand.'

A four-year-old, a mall, and finding something you didn't even know you'd lost. Sometimes all it takes is a chance encounter for everything to fall into place. AU with echoes of canon.

AU It started with a visit to her father in the rehab facility. Kate never expected it to lead to time away with Richard Castle and his family in the Hamptons.

He never thought it could hurt like this. AU for 5x05, "Probable Cause."

Post Cops and Robbers. Maybe it was his Mother sitting next to him on the cold Bank floor, it could be the knowledge that his daughter was waiting outside the entire time. Somehow he thinks it's more to do with the woman curled up on his couch like she belongs there...

A new life. The 'something more' she had been craving lately. Will it be what they need to make their relationship work? *Post-ep for Whatershed* RATING CHANGE TO M

Post Watershed. "Detective Beckett. I'm calling about a Richard Castle..." No, this can't be happening. He was supposed to be safe. Complete.

"I lied to you. We've hardly spoken in two days. And now..." Her voice wavers, and she shakes her head regretfully, hating that she's doing this to him. "That's not a solid foundation for the future, Castle." Entry for the 2013 Castle Ficathon. Complete.

No more hiding in relationships with men she doesn't love, no more hiding from the truth, no more hiding from her feelings. This is a journey through unseen and AU events in S3 and early S4, including the beginning and end of Beckett and Josh, and the aftermath of her shooting. I didn't like Josh either so don't be put off; all roads eventually lead to Caskett. T rated epilogue up.

M-rated chapters of Kiss Me, Castle. FMC means...EXPLETIVE DELETED Me, Castle.

PREVIOUSLY TITLED "IN ANOTHER LIFE" (explanation for change in chapter 4's A/N)...A/U: 1999 - Johanna, Jim, and their daughter Kate are placed in Witness Protection and given new identities after Johanna survives being stabbed in a back alley. Enter Richard Castle. A "what if" story.

AU from season 4, in which Castle doesn't let Beckett run from him over the summer she recovers from the shooting. "She is sand slipping through your fingers. You need to hold on for one moment more." COMPLETE.

Beckett is in DC and Castle is in NYC - Post Watershed - with all spoilers inherently in play. Decisions have been made and stands taken, but someone from their past will force them to face one another one more time. Will Caskette conquer all? This is my first fanfiction EVER! Cover art by dtrekker - Castle 2013 Ficathon entry-Rating M for some language and later chapters.

What happens when our 'Season 3' Beckett catches the flu, and Castle, our hero, ever readily comes to her rescue... Will the 'Castle Cure' heal all illnesses between them? read on to know more ;) Mostly Caskett fluff. Might get into angst territory, but it'll surely end well. :)

There were so many things he wanted to say to her but that wasn't a part of their relationship. So he wrote her letters instead, hid them away, never intending for her to read them. Until one day, Kate stumbled upon them by mistake. Complete.

Seventh of my Fifty Things stories! Castle and Beckett, you're up! K plus for whatever may show up. COMPLETE!

Post-episode oneshot for Watershed.

Spoilers for 5x24. As he watches, sees the hollow emptiness wash over her face, it all falls into place. She wants answers. She wants a reason to stay in the city. And she wants that reason to come from him. Complete.

Contains some spoilers for 5-19 "The Lives of Others". There were a lot of spoilers floating around before the episode aired, and my mind went in one particular direction. I was totally wrong, but I still think this would have been a cool idea. The premise is kind of 'out there', so be forewarned.

"She tells herself that there's nothing wrong with a night out. Nothing wrong with wanting to cheer her partner up, right? But there probably is something wrong with the way her pulse is racing at just the memory of his eyes on her across the desk." AU post-ep for 3x18 One Life to Lose. Two shot.

A short piece on observation - Castle's observation of Beckett, and hers of him. No real spoilers but perhaps oblique reference to Significant Others. Happy Castle-less Monday (sigh).

When Rick is away on a book tour and with no other way to talk to his, dare he say it, girlfriend Kate Beckett, he decides to write to her. Little notes based on a different letter of the alphabet everyday... Now with an epilogue, bonus chapter. Thanks for sticking with it!

For five months he's been missing, but she refuses to believe it's hopeless . . . Consider this canon until 'Always', and AU from there. Complete.

Making the call might just have been one of the best decisions of his life, he thought, as he stared at his phone again like he had been for the past five days. (AU from the S2 finale.)

She fell in love with his words long before she fell in love with him. A collection of Spiral Bound outtakes.

They don't want anyone to know about their relationship yet while it is still new, but Castle and Beckett have a huge task to face about hiding their relationship from their friends and everyone else at the 12th; especially Gates.

A chapter a day. A holiday fic. Assume Season 5 spoilers.

Holiday fic. A chapter a day. Spoilers for all US aired episodes.

Kate and Castle share their first Christmas together. It may not go quite as planned. Some of this is more "fluff" and some is more drama. I rated it "M" to be on the safe side :) I do not own, or claim to own, any of the Castle characters or storyline.

The sequel to Twenty four little hours. Christmas is a time of surprises and secrets, but with the hours ticking away, Kate finds keeping this one to herself almost impossible. Co-authored with AlwaysCastle.

Dash Series Epic #3 - read Dash Away and Dash It All first. COMPLETE at 100.

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.

An epilogue to the epilogue found in Unvanquished. One year later.

After being confronted with the truth, Beckett decides to step up and tell what she really feels.

Castle and Beckett are spending the weekend in The Hamptons; the perfect opportunity to go on their first real date. A chance to simply exist together, hopelessly in love and tingled with the thrills of romance. Set season five, but doesn't contain any specific episode spoilers.

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.

With a new bar open in town and his team AWOL Castle takes on a little undercover mission of his own, never dreaming that 'Ace in the Hole' is where he'll find his Midnight Queen.

Sequel to 247 Days. Kate and Rick headed to the alter. There will be flashbacks to fill in some of the blanks from the ending of 247 Days to getting to the alter. Chapter 1 is a tiny teaser to get you in the mood. Enjoy.

Kate has a sudden realization that she is ready for more with Castle. As a result, she needs to revamp her lingerie drawer.

If she hadn't said yes, they wouldn't have kissed. Alternate Universe. Picks up immediately after Cops and Robbers.

"Damnit Kate I'm a man, not your personal teddy bear or security blanket. You can't just crawl into my bed every night and expect me to just lay there!" Set in s4; Kate is forced to stay at Castle's place, and things could get awkward... Castle/Beckett fic with plenty of sexual tension and an interesting case that hits a little too close to home for our favorite Detective.

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

Short one shots all based around one central plot line but hopelessly out of order just to make things interesting. Started pre-Always and creates the future of Castle. Final chapter is chronological order. Complete.

Set after the series 3 final. Richard Castle is in mourning for the woman he lost but is everything the way it seems? I'm getting worse at these summaries! Disclaimer: I don't own Castle.

Lanie comes into the morgue and finds Kate laying on her table. This does not bode well. Post-4x20 The Limey, ignoring Headhunters and beyond. COMPLETE

Castle/Beckett. It's been six months since they closed the case. Five & a half since he brought her to the Hamptons for the first time. Five since he kissed her for the first time that counted. One week since the trial that ended with a guilty verdict. COMPLETE.

Set after the events of Countdown. Cold, lost, empty, scared. Beckett turns to the only person who can make that all go away. Castle

Secrets are revealed and Castle and Beckett decide to move their relationship to "more than partners". An intake on how their relationship would be like.

How could I summarize the beginning of one of the greatest love stories ever? I have no idea, so just click and read me.- Another take on the immediate developments after the great season 4 finale. POST-ALWAYS. Enjoy!

Inky blackness covers her vision, and she can't find a way out. Minnie-verse. For Dave-ck and klindsay. Complete.

47 Seconds is less than a minute, but can it set the ground work for a life time? Rated T/M for later chapters. This story may contain spoilers from promos but I don't watch sneak peaks.

Updated Summary - Lies, Love and Life. Had to update as Ryan's wedding seemed so very long ago and it was only a catalyst for acknowledging the truth.

The title says it all. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Spoilers for season four, but as you will see, quite a lot of it is. . .missing.

The last of her boxes have been unpacked. Minnie-verse. One shot. Complete. Happy birthday, AC.

My first crack at an episode fic. This story falls between Undead Again and Always. Kate and Rick are finding their partnership again.

Grief is the only thing that has ever defeated the great Katherine Beckett. This time around, can Castle help save her from herself? MAJOR SPOILERS FOR 3X24. Caskett. Rating now bumped up to T for serious situations. AU, I guess. Now complete!

Set after 3x17 Kate breaks up with Josh, What happens when she finds out she could be pregnant? Who is the one to help her? Her best friend Richard Castle.

Rick has been acting strange. And now he leaves Kate with coffee and a note to follow his clues. Where will they lead? **CASKETT**

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

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

a Dash companion - fourth in the Life series; Kate comforts Allie in Chicago and Castle discovers help for Dash right before the birth of Ellery.

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.

My theory on how Beckett gets to Castle's loft in 4x22, SPOILERS for the finale. Sorry, I am no good at summaries . T to be safe.

When life as they know it falls apart for Rick & Kate, will they be able to move beyond the pain and find their way back to each other? See how the entire Castle "family" might be different if Kate had gone with Rick to the Hamptons in the end of S.2 AU

Kate invites Rick to attend a therapy visit with Dr. Burke with her. They finally talk.

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

For ColieMacKenzie on a cold day. Pure fluff in the Minnie-verse. One shot. Complete.

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

a Dash Companion. 3rd in the Life series. The day of the half-marathon (after Dash Away) when Kate figures it out.

If you are a dreamer, come in. Minnie-verse. One shot. Complete.

"I'm feeling anything but invincible at the moment. Tonight was one close call too many, Castle." ... Having survived a night of far too many close calls Kate realises she's come farther than she thought. This is a journey beyond the wall. COMPLETE

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

There isn't any formula or method. You learn to love by loving - by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done. - Aldous Huxley. One shot. Complete.

a Dash Companion second in Life series

She never knows what to expect. Minnie-verse, post Cat's in the Cradle. Complete.

Kate wants to be more. She wants to spend time with her dad and revive old father-daughter traditions. That was the plan anyway, until he ends up in the hospital two days before Christmas. Lucky for her, Castle is always by her side in times of need. COMPLETE

An unexpected gift. One shot, though it's really a sequel to Shock. Complete.

This isn't how it was supposed to happen. One shot. Complete.

Playtime at the loft. A Minnie-verse one shot. Complete.

After a long day at the 12th, Castle is roused from his twisted sheets by a phone call. She needs him. There is no hesitation in what he does next.

Follows Fluff, Warm & Fuzzy, Claws, and Victory. "Cats are cats...the world over! These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something." -James Mackintosh Qwilleran

a Dash companion

Castle is backing off the sexual innuendo, letting Kate know he'll always be there. Kate is silently seeking and accepting more. A little back and forth. Chapter 52 up 03/19/12! *Reposted 3/20 due to FFnet errors.

A 'Dash Away' sequel.

Their first morning after. A one-shot in the Minnie-verse. Complete.

Kate Beckett can't move on with her life until the wall around her heart crumbles. For some, it might be an insurmountable task, but for her, with Castle at her side, anything is possible. They just have to bring it down brick by brick.

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

A Dash Companion. 4th in the Light series. to be read concurrently with Dash It All.

Her kitten isn't the only one with claws. Follows "Fluff" and "Warm and Fuzzy," picking up on January 2nd in the Minnie-verse. Complete.

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

Secret Santa 2011 story for animallvr4eva

by Cora Clavia, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. Fantasies become reality.

Castle tries to convince Beckett of the magic of the season. A chapter posted every day. COMPLETE

Richard Castle discovers something unexpected when he visits Kate Beckett one December night.

Kate and Castle with a newborn Dash at Christmas - *not* the Christmas with Martha . Dash Companion 4th in series 1. Dash Away 2. No Light, No Light 3. Only Light - COMPLETE

No Light, No Light continuation. A Dash Away prequel. The morning after that terrible case. COMPLETE

A Dash Away Prequel. Chapters 95-99 should catch you up . Based upon geekygreek's idea of pinky fingers and the overwhelming call for backstory. Content warning for violence: This is what made her see him clearly.

Castle and Beckett settle down to wait out a blizzard together. What will happen when they're trapped together? Romance, injuries... Pure fluff. FINAL CHAPTER! Story is now complete.

Castle has a plan to take down that wall. After three days, love will rise again. SPOILERS: season 4 premiere. by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. COMPLETE

COMPLETE at 100. AU: Kate and Castle try to adjust to life as parents. Check out AC's preview video on youtube: /watch?v nARnCrP2Z98 Thanks AC!

Shot, hospitalized and confused, Katherine Beckett wakes up to a changing future. Richard Castle wants to protect her, love her, save her. But there are things she must face, and she can't make him the promises he needs. Post-Knockout continuation.

Taking up in the middle of Knockout, Castle tries to find a way around Kate's demand that they are over. SPOILERS. Some backstory on Lanie and Kate.