A wishful-thinking retelling of the couch scene from "To Love And Die In L.A." What if Castle had still been there when Beckett reopened her door?

3x14, the little black dress.

S2. M! insert for When the Bough Breaks.

"You like that I'm going to be walking around for the next however long with your name written on my skin." Early Season 5 *One Shot*

Kate is never letting him order them a limo again. Season 5 oneshot. For Elle, who demanded it.

Post Under Fire based on a prompt. Later that night, Detective Kate and "Fireman" Rick made their own pyrophilia video called "GUNS N' HOSES"

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 :

She's come here with the answer to the wrong question and she cannot take her eyes off of him, off of the ring he's holding out to her and she's stupidly looking through the center of it to the man behind, to the blue in his eyes. Post Epi Watershed prompt.

"Top or bottom?" you asked him, when you edged in through the door of your Amtrak Viewliner Bedroom compartment – the last one available on the train - your cheeks flushing at the intimacy you were about to share: a night alone together in the less than spacious confines of the sleeper cabin of a New York bound train." Post-Cuffed story.

After a vivid dream, Beckett thinks she's been given a second chance. When she begins to doubt the reality surrounding her, there is only one person she can think of who has come up with crazier things than what she's living through.

Of course he believes it's real. He's - well, he's him. Magic and curses and zombie apocalypses are right up his alley. *An insert of sorts for 5x17, vague spoilers* Now a two shot. Complete.

Tie-in - flashback, if you will - for episode 5x17, 'Scared to Death'. (SPOILERS for the episode!) Kate: "Actually, we could go back to my place tonight, take some more photos…"

Spoilers for 5x17. "She isn't surprised to hear the soft knock on her front door, and she smiles to herself, wrapping the black silk robe a little tighter around her body, making her way on bare feet to answer it. "So I was thinking…not everything in life is black and white, right?" says Castle, leaning casually against her doorjamb." COMPLETE

"Taking you an unusually long time to get naked tonight…" Kate's voice purrs behind him and his heart stutters in his chest, as it still does, always does when she is near him. Episode follow-up for 5x14, 'Reality Star Struck'.

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

It's not her first time doing this and judging by the way she can feel Castle staring, it won't be her last. *One Shot. Complete*

CASKETT. Beckett wants answers about Castle's women.

The moonlight casts a silver glow across the walls, a shimmering haze that draws her attention, the edges waving as the clouds roll past. She can feel the remnants of the champagne working through her body, the little bubbles hitching a ride in her blood, making her head float and her skin tingle. *One Shot. Complete*

All we do is light it up all night.

CASKETT. Beckett acquaints Castle with the precinct's storage closet.

The rain has lessened, she thinks inanely, clinging to the random scraps of reality that she can process as they zip and crisscross through her brain. Much less than the downpour that stranded them here, on the side of some highway in the middle of New Jersey. A season four story, set after 'Cuffed.' One-shot. NOT a Christmas story. :)

"It's just a pencil skirt, Castle. Are you really that easy?"

She grins and rolls her eyes but lets him keep a hold on her foot as she turns back to her book. His book. **vague Frozen Heat spoilers** One shot. Complete.

So...it wasn't only his fault. - oneshot, set anytime during S5.

Beckett's a little worked up after a long day, how ever can Castle help? Set beginning of season 5, no spoilers.

Two weeks. Two weeks of late night texts and missed phone calls. Of missing his voice and his hands, the soft curve of his smile in the morning. Two weeks without him.

"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)

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. inspired by the Richard Castle Bucket List on richardcastle dot net; set after 47 Seconds/The Limey. Chapter 9b is Bucket List in Paris, posted separately, and to be read before Chapter 10.

The box is plain, unassuming. A hard plastic tub that he's glanced at dozens of times over the past few months, used as a way station for his spare clothes and overnight bag. He'd assumed it was nothing more than storage - books and papers, maybe, out of style clothes or shoes. He's never been more happy to be wrong. **post ep of sorts for 5x03**

"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***

He has to get her out of his system somehow . . . Post-episode aftermath for 'The Limey' and going AU from there.

And then she gets to infiltrate a strip club and Castle is positive that he is currently in a very special type of paradise that he in no way deserves. Season 5. Oneshot. Kind of pwpish. Sorry.

"So you liked it?" - "Yeah." - "Even the part where..." - "Especially that part. I loved that." The reassurance tumbles from his lips, so eager and blissful, the memory sharp behind his eyes, stealing his breath all over again as he remembers... Episode insert for 5x01, 'After The Storm.'

If it were possible for time to stop, for the earth to pause in its spinning, it would happen for them on this night. The hours between "Always" and "After the Storm." Now complete.

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.

She's wearing a see through top and a pair of eyes made liquid, lined in charcoal when he knocks on her door for the first time after. SPOILERS FOR 5.01.

A quiet moment in the Hamptons, just Castle and Beckett and the still dark of night time. No spoilers

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

He's pretty sure he convinced the lady with the smoky voice that he knew exactly what he was doing, knew how to give her a good time. A variation on the 'Vice Beckett' theme. For ER, on request.

"Come on, Birthday Boy. Let's go." Beckett throws Castle a 42nd birthday party. Co-authored with airbefore.

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

CASKETT. Post-"Always". The morning after. Castle and Beckett have breakfast in bed with a side order of banter.

"Wanna go make out in the evidence room?" How Castle and Beckett occupy themselves on a boring day at the precinct.

Written for the Kink Meme on LJ.

Because when Natalie Rhodes comes to New York City, she doesn't stay at a hotel, she stays with them. Castle/Beckett/Natalie Rhodes.

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.

He's never hosting Lanie's birthday party again.

"Did you ever think about us here?" - Post Finale, Castle and Beckett stop by her apartment for the first time since she showed up at his door.

His chest heaves beneath her, staccato gasps echoing in the darkness of his room. Post-Always. Complete.

Castle, Beckett, and the Ferrari go to Connecticut. Chapter 2 is co-written with Cora Clavia and shimmeryshine.

"He was a part of her in every way, and she had finally opened her eyes to see he was always there, just waiting for her." Their night together after "Always"… I try to stay within canon based on Marlowe's hints at for the premiere.

Esposito said pancakes are an edible way to say, "Thank you so much for last night." Kate's not sure they could ever say enough.

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

This is a monumental mistake. Earth shattering. Mind blowing. End of the world kind of mistake.

Door. Desk. Bookshelf. Bed. Spoilers for the end of the Always promo.

"...he was completely overcome with the cold hard reality that this conversation was absolutely not about the books anymore." Castle and Beckett immerse themselves in Rook and Nikki's love life. Now rated M.

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

"I'm pretty sure she's under the impression that you're angry with her." Takes place in "Headhunters" timeline, but only tiny synopsis spoilers. *Chapter 3 up now. *Now M-Rated.

Castle & Beckett on a date that turns smutty in a classy sort of way. Hmmm. Classy smut, is there such a thing? Story stands alone, but can be read as a continuation of my earlier story, Sitting in a Tree, Backwards.

"...When you lose something you can't replace, When you love someone, but it goes to waste, Could it be worse?" Episode reaction to 4x20 'The Limey.'

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

"We're going to need to bang soon," Castle tells her.

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.

It's the end of the world as we know it. COMPLETE.

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

CASKETT. Post-ep for "Once Upon a Crime". Title kinda says it all.

A night out in a Mexican restaurant, in a tiny booth, surrounded by tequila shots and tacos leads to an abrupt Castle and a clammy Kate.

When he stumbles through the darkened living room and opens the door, Beckett is standing there. Beckett, in faded jeans and a black button-down. Beckett, carrying a bottle of wine.

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

Castle and Beckett take dance lessons to prepare for some undercover work. Hilarity and angst ensue for our writer. Vague Spoiler Alert for 4x18 "A Dance with Death". EPILOGUE added.

He had provided the spark, but it was she that would set them aflame.

And maybe that wall wasn't knocked down yet, but she knew eventually they'd get there. She had the best foreman for her emotional remodel, with a darn good aim... Valentine's Day chapter posted. Spoilers for Pandora and Linchpin

A Valentine's Day fic. Happy Valentine's Day, Julie! I love you.

"God, if I can't sleep with him, can I watch you sleep with him?" Castle/Beckett/Natalie Rhodes for the prompts watch and method

Beckett said that next time, they should do it without the tiger. This isn't really what she'd had in mind.

Castle has a plan for Kate's birthday, but then it eventually morphs into a sub-plan to pull a fast one on Lanie and the guys. Caskett moments in this one. Total AU. *Complete*

"I'm amazing, when you're beside me / I am so much more" - A Castle/Beckett fic.

Castle/Beckett. Sit back down where you belong, in the corner of my bar with your high heels on... A night at The Old Haunt and a memory.

"You asked me to come over here so you could handcuff me to a bed?" "Well – yes, but it sounds creepy when you say it like that." Caskett.

When Kate Beckett went to get her book signed by Richard Castle, she never imagined that she'd end up meeting his daughter, much less offering to babysit for the afternoon. AU.

The events of this story take place after 4.1 "Rise." Kate's investigation into a horrifying series of murders brings her closer to Castle. Eventually, Kate has to choose between a relationship with Castle or to continue her mother's investigation.

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.

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!

"And that was all. Just a kiss?" Life after the kiss.

Castle has a Karma problem that he hopes Beckett can help him solve. Reluctantly, she agrees, but will the secret mission they embark on change more than just Castle's bad luck? J.R. Challenge fic. A little light fun for a change. ON HIATUS

Kate's alone, Rick reaches out. Kate's POV. Two chapters, different from my usual style.

A magician never reveals her secrets...usually.

When Beckett steps away from her desk Castle's curiosity gets the better of him. He never expected to be crushed by what he found in her drawer. Is it too late for them or can he convince her that he's her 'one and done? Rated M, not fluff, angst warning.

A kiss that never was.