A collection of one shots based on dialogue prompts.

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.

A sort of AU post episode universe. Kate and Castle meeting in a coffee shop after each case, to talk things out and have a moment of closeness.

'The smile tugs at her lips. He's always been an amusing drunk, maybe a bit whiny, but also sweet, sleepy and easy to handle. "You're a lightweight."' Episode insert of sorts for 8x03, PhDead.

Always with an addition. Based on a prompt from the Castlefanfic blog and written for #CastleFanficMonday

Castle has a theory about unconvincing people who are convinced he and Beckett are in a relationship, and convincing them that they're not, by disproving whatever proof they have which stands as the foundation to their hypothesis that they are in a relationship.

Away on a book tour, Castle finds a surprise waiting for him in his hotel room.

A collection of M! oneshots.

A fill for the prompt: Sometime after Castle's death, Ryan and Esposito receive a call from Martha who's worried because Kate didn't come home. The guys know where to look for her. They find Kate sleeping next to Rick's grave. 'It was a privilege to have been loved by him.' COMPLETE.

'He knew now how to calm her racing heart, how to distract her from the claws of a nightmare she's trying to escape. Or at least, he had an idea.' Set early season 5. One shot.

Oneshot fluff. Kate & Castle dance in their kitchen in the middle of the night before Kate shares some exciting news.

Pre couple: Kate accidentally drinks pills that makes her painfully horny and asks Castle to get her off in the precinct toilets. Inspired by castlefanficprompts

A fill for the prompt: "My tent just broke and I'm not about to sleep by myself in there now, so can you scoot over?". Castle, Beckett, and the rest of the team decide to take a trip to the woods. COMPLETE.

She doesn't skip straight to the page, she forces herself to make an evening of it, let the sinful truth of what she's about to do, what she's contemplating, build within her with every preemptive action. She runs the water, hot, steamy. Set during 2x04.

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.

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.

Because technically they've been "dating" since long before they decided to make it official. A series of one-shots of all of Castle and Beckett's non-dates.

A collection of Castle and Beckett first kisses! Number Eighteen: "Dare You To Move."

Co-authored by cartographical, chezchuckles, and muppet 47. Something of a post-ep for Recoil. 'As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.'

As it happens, most of his flaws are the things that she loves the most about him. FUNNY AND SWEET SHORT ONE-SHOTS.

Kate Beckett thanks her stars that she fell into this dance with Richard Castle.

It wasn't planned, wasn't a date, but when he'd shown up looking striking in his suit and with his arm empty, she'd gravitated to him like she always did, her whole body orienting toward him as if he was her shining beacon in a dark, starless night. Follows episode 4x11, "Till Death Do Us Part." -COMPLETE-

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 just wants to come home. Except it's never that easy. The one case that has haunted her adult life comes back, making coming home a choice between her past and her future.

Seriously, this just isn't fair. She so rarely has a day off in the middle of the week, and instead of spending it lounging in bed with her, all her delicious nakedness aligned with his, he has to sit through Black Pawn meetings. Happy Birthday, AC!

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

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."

Kind of a follow-up to Significant Others. Two chapters. Kate gets sick.

Love, our light at night and shade at noon. Six scenes.

My M Rated Castle Oneys... Requests welcomed but I may chicken out of some things. I own nothing, and I take ideas from chats with you on twitter!

It's the tangle of his fingers in her hair, that's how it begins. That's how it always begins.

She's breathing hard, so hard it hurts. Breathing like she's still running.

"Even on the worst days there's a possibility for joy." Kate comes home after an extremely tough case, which has her drowning in emotions. Rick is her dry land. Rated T. *Updated 06/24/2013* One-shot.

It was one of those nights where it was so quiet, that you could hear each others breathing. You could pretend to be asleep when Kate was sneaking touches to your back and whispering, checking to see if you're awake. If you've done it really well, then she'd believe you, and she'd whisper that she loves you before sneaking out. One shot.

In which Castle insists on warming Kate up after a long day on the slopes. Pre-ep of sorts for 5x19.

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.

"It is enough to bring the smile to her face, the light that shines onto her dark and twisted heart." Castle, Beckett, and their baby boy in the Hamptons. Fluff, because I promised. COMPLETE.

A small collection of one shots with BITE!

Post-episode oneshot for Watershed.

A co-authored story by seilleanmor and chezchuckles. An argument between them causes Castle to give Beckett the silent treatment. References to Target/Hunt, Lives of Others, Squab, and Still. Watershed has not happened.

A babyfic for Mother's Day. The way Kate Beckett and Rick Castle have been tamed.

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.

Quinn is gone, and Beckett and Castle are trying to get her back. Will they succeed, or their loved one will be lost forever? Sequel to This Little Light of Mine. Read that first. The stories are quite different, so please give it a chance even though TLLOM is not your kind of story.

Castle remembers this feeling, this hot rush of fear. Post Ep for "Still"

Rick and Kate take a shower. (This is NOT a post-episode fic for "The Human Factor") Rated M. *Updated 05/07/2013* One-shot.

The lingering question was all she could think about, but she could use a little distraction. One-shot

"I love you." A set of eight semi-interconnected one shots set at the end of season four and into season five.

It's double the giggles, and double the grins, and double the trouble if you're blessed with twins - Anon

Somewhat of a post-episode for 'Still' with 'Squab' and 'Significant Others' mixed in as well. A nice day in the park.

It's hours later, and she's on her back in his bed. Post-ep for 5x22, Still.

Kate buries her face against his chest, fingers clawed into his sides and it's so unlike her that it gives him pause... Episode reaction to 5x21 and 5x22, taking into account the original air order in which we were to see "STILL" before "The Squab and the Quail."

The night was coming to a close, and so was their song. In a series of notes it got louder, and picked up tempo and then he was spinning her so fast, her dress fanned out around her knees, dancing a different dance to the same tune. She was spinning, away and away and away from him and her head twisted toward him, always towards him.

Post epi for Still. She has to move, her body feels coiled with untamable energy and she doesn't want to be frozen anymore. No more standing still.

They break up, she accepts an offer from the FBI. At least that was the plan. Short, oneshot that is meaningless. SO Fluffy!

"And then- He wins. And Bracken is president." Inspired by Castle's line in 5x13. Castle, Beckett, and the consequences of time. COMPLETE.

Post-ep for 5x22. I liked it, so sue me. Spoilers for 5x22 and 5x17

Sometimes there's only this.

They need to fix this now, before they can't fix it at all. Post-ep for 5x21 - The Squab And The Quail.

They make everything a little sharper. Oneshot.

Post-ep for "The Squab and the Quail"

"It would just be research for the case, Castle."

"To open your heart to someone means exposing the scars of the past." – Unknown.

Post-ep for 5x20's The Fast and The Furriest.

Tragedy strikes the 12th. STORY IS NOW COMPLETE! New readers, this AU story takes place sometime after Knockdown episode 3X13.

It's slow tonight, calm, laced with a tenderness that almost aches. Episode tag for 5x19, "The Lives of Others." Complete.

Because eventually, they're going to take that trip to Bora Bora. Spoilers for The Lives Of Others.

Post 5x19. He grins in the darkness of his bedroom, her body completely flat out next to his because she's exhausted. Running around for weeks like a secret ninja, and his injury leaving her very enthusiastically doing all the work in the bedroom.

Pre-ep/post-ep for 100th Episode, The Lives of Others. Spoilers for a handful of Hitchock movies, though hopefully not too bad.

Castle tells Kate the story of 'Hunt' - for the tumblr anon.

He wanted to be there. Wants to be there, so badly. Follows The Vigil in the Sweetheart series. In progress.

She can't stop thinking about it... Episode reaction to 5x17, 'Scared to Death.'

Sometimes she wishes they'd had more time. - A post-ep for Recoil, because better late than never.

Five glimpses in moonlight. Written for Julie.

Starting in 4x15 'Pandora'. Castle and Beckett find themselves in a sticky situation once again- locked in the trunk of a car. What if Beckett hadn't managed to get the trunk open and the scene were a little... different?

"Ok, so you probably have most of these but I brought a selection of all the famous horror movies, but if you don't want to watch those I have a selection of sci-fi and comedies as well." - Just a quick little piece for Monday's episode.

She's shaking, her legs wobbly, fingers clamped around the doorknob as if it's the only thing keeping her upright. Her stomach tightens, with fear, with want, with everything she's so carefully held in check for months, years... What if for 3x22, 'To Love and Die in L.A.'. Happy Birthday, Joy! Winner of "The 12th" Fan Awards 2013 for best M-rated fanfic (under 10,000 words).

"Will you stay for the reception? Have the chance to talk to her? She's even more extraordinary if you get to talk to her."

Castle has been with the love of his life for nearly a year and is spending a week telling her just how much he loves her. But when an old face comes back into Kate's life, it has the potential to all go horribly wrong. But it isn't what they think. Inspired by Bruno Mars' "When I Was Your Man" but not a songfic.

After going public about their two-year relationship in an interview, Castle and Beckett have an argument about marriage. Oneshot.

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).

The night life at Kate Beckett's apartment. Written for the tumblr anon who asked for a bedtime story.

for docnerd89's prompt of the Coldplay song, 'Death and All of His Friends' - spoilers for Target/Hunt. "So come over, just be patient, and don't worry." 4 chapters COMPLETE

post-ep for Target/Hunt. Kate's side of the Welcome Home party.

There's absolutely nothing she can say that will make this easier for him. Post-ep for Hunt.

"I need you to take me with you so I don't have to keep kicking myself for waiting so long to tell you how much I love you." He holds her tighter at the sound of the crack in her voice. "I knew, Kate," he reassures her. "Your eyes give you away, you know." He smiles. "So if you wanted to keep it a secret, you weren't doing a very good job." Post-Ep for 'Hunt'.

Hunt Post Ep: His tone held a mix of jubilation and fragility, wonder and puzzlement. One Shot.

Life is like a song, and all the songs make sense. "Five years ago..." He says softly, "I didn't know you."

Post 5x15 and pre 5x16. Because I can't imagine him jetting off to another country without her trying to comfort him. "If a lifeline is what he needs, then a lifeline she shall be." 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.)

It's a difficult day and she expects as much, but what she doesn't expect is that in the end the joy will outweigh the sadness.

"Kate hums when Castle traces soapy patterns onto her swollen stomach, lets her head fall back onto his shoulder to press a kiss to the wet underside of his jaw as they relax silently in the bath tub." COMPLETE.

post-ep for Reality Star Struck; Castle's second attempt at gift-giving.

Castle nervously glances over to Kate, tries to decide how he's going to explain to her that Gates knows about them because he was stupid enough to bring a box of lingerie to the precinct and let it out of his sight. Entry for the Twelfth Precinct Valentines Day fanfic comp.

That's when it hits her. The perfect idea. It will cost her nothing and it will be her way of showing him just how in this she really is. She might not have the words but she's both feet in and he really needs to know that.

"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'.

This...this is so much more than just a drawer. Short post-ep for 5x14.

Post ep for 5x14 The spark of light at her ear catches his eye and he smiles. Wide and bright and proud and answered by her own lip teasing, soul quivering look of happiness.

If anything, his fingers were becoming less deft by the second. Post-ep for 5x14.

Valentine's Day. Rated K. *Updated 02/09/2013* One-shot.

A collection of one-shots centered around possessive!Caskett and the slightly mature situations it leads to. Rated for safety.

"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." (Maya Angelou) Episode follow-up to 5x13, 'Recoil.'

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

The very thought tears him apart.

"You ever do it in a nightclub, Detective?"

The tapestry of a life, unfurled from end to its beginning; a quilt of one-hundred's.

Apparently a young uniform cop accidentally touched someone's chest at a crime scene last week. Meeting!fic. For Carto because she's stuck in one today.

Rick and Kate at a nightclub. Rated M. *Updated 01/23/2013* One-shot.

Wearing nothing but boxers, he's flexing his biceps, sucking in his stomach, turning from right to left in front of the bathroom mirror, his eyebrows knitted critically. Episode tag-on for 5x12, 'Death Gone Crazy.'

One minute they were on a break, the next... Had someone told them that their lives would turn out like this they would have laughed. Then again, our lives can change irrevocably in a split second, throwing everything we held secure to the wind.

He always had this vague, half-formed desire for a family with Kate Beckett. He just never expected it to happen like this. - for Laura. I hope you had an amazing birthday!

How is it that he can make fun of her for Valentine's Day and then make her watch this. It's a good thing she has a plan... Episode insert for 5x11, "Under the Influence". Goes between the first day, and the second morning when Beckett wears that blue sweater and the scarf so strategically wrapped around her neck…

Maybe Meredith was right; Castle did have a tendency to change the subject, to deflect away from the deeper and more personal issues. Or maybe it was simply that Kate had never asked the right questions. Post-ep for 5x10.

Post ep for 5x11. For all those of you who wanted more of Castle and Beckett.

Set in the first episode of season 4. What if Rick didn't instantly accept Kate's explanation on the swings? For Fels. Hope I did it justice, and gave you something you might like a little.

a post-ep for Significant Others

How is it like to miss someone? How is it like to lose someone you cared about? Will you still have the strength to continue life if the reason you live will be taken away from you? Will you still be able to find happiness if you needed to hide? Will you try to turn back time and wonder, if only...?

Post-ep for 5x10, Significant Others, because how could I not?

Inspired by the fan made trailer 'Always' by Sarah, youtube channel xKamiichan. What you need to know: AU: Castle and Beckett meet at a bar. They hit it off, start dating. They get into a car accident.

Sometimes it was better to end things now than to hang on until they inevitably fell apart. Complete.

What if Castle had heard Lanie and Kate's 'Girl Talk' in the ep "The Limey". A Christmas Present for LittleLizzieZentara because she deserves to see this story written. Oh and she is Awesome. Merry Christmas

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.

This Castle Advent Calendar will be filled with a Caskett story treat - loosely connected ficlets you get to open each day; a countdown to Christmas as we accompany Castle and Beckett through this Christmas season. COMPLETE. Winner of "The 12th Fan Awards 2013" for best holiday-themed story.

On the first day of Christmas my detective gave to me a dead body up in a tree... (my entry for the 12th precincts xmas fic competition.)

Because maybe she can honor her mother and make new traditions with Castle all at the same time. A Christmas one-shot. Written for the 12th Precinct Christmas Fanfic Competition.

Peace and love and hope abide. Christmas Day, oneshot.

Maybe he didn't need to say anything to make it better. He could just improve the silence. Make it the good kind of quiet. Co-authored with kimmiesjoy

Fourth in Braden Series. It's Christmas with the Castle Clan! Rated K. *Updated 12/09/2012* Final chapter is now up!

This morning, it isn't just the smell of freshly baked cookies that's making Kate's mouth water. Co-authored with Docnerd89

When someone Kate loves asks her to take care of their child and flees, it's up to Caskett to take care of an abandoned little girl. Takes place in the middle of season 5, so Caskett is established.

Post epi 5x09 She comes for him as he reaches for her, and together, they meet in the middle.

They came so close to losing each other tonight. So close. Post-ep for 5x08.

"It started with a book party..." ...as he read the final page.

My take on Kate's first day back at work- and how she and Castle are going to hide their relationship. Rated T for future Caskett fluff. My first story :)

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

Because she may not be ready to hear the words again, but he wants to make sure that she knows how much he loves her.

It's you. It's you. It's all for you. COMPLETE.

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

Kate gets home after a long day, and just wants to read Nikki Heat in piece. Castle has been getting her hot and bothered lately and just when she gets to the saucy bits of page 105, there's a knock at her door. Castle is sick and tired of the back and forthing and decides to take it into his own hands. Set Season 4. Fights and fluff. Now changed to M and complete

Post epi 5x06 Her pleas have done nothing, her calm voice, her promises that the mask is long gone, that it's just her in the uniform spread across his bed, but it's no use.

For all the things they said, and all the things that were left unsaid, they saw it all in the others eyes. Post episode ficlet for Final Frontier. One Shot.

The heat is out in Kate's apartment and a snow storm is on its way. Who's going to take her in from the cold? How awkward will it get? - very.

"You know, I don't typically hold hands on the first date." Because I couldn't stop myself from trying to tackle an old trope.

A short and sweet post-ep for Probable Cause. One shot!

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.

He holds on to her, fingers entwined, his grip almost bruising but he can't let go. Episode reaction to 5x05, 'Probable Cause.'

Obviously he hasn't been paying much attention to where they're headed because suddenly he realizes that they're headed in the direction of her loft. That's okay. There's still some time till they'll get there, and lots of time even after they do. One shot.

"Is she giving him sex eyeballs? Is she biting her lip?"

He is never going to be able to look at his swimming pool the same way again. Spoilers for the 5x04 promo.

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***

Kate hadn't been this nervous since…well, ever. It shouldn't be this difficult. She had told him she wanted him. She had given him her body. She had shown him in numerous ways how she felt. But she hadn't told him. Three weeks of dating and she hadn't said the words. Possible spoilers for all episodes, including the promo and sneak peeks for 5x02.

Based on the promo for 5x02. SPOILERS! She was just about to knock when she heard a commotion coming from the other side, followed by a dull thud. Without even thinking about it she drew her weapon and kicked the door in, ready to shoot anyone who was about to hurt Castle. But what she saw, left her frozen in place...

It felt good to be writing again. Set somewhere after 05x01 and 05x02. Strong T

Based on a sneak peak for 5x02 ... The doors of the morgue swing wide and Castle catches one, holding it as Kate breezes past him.

By cartographical, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. 19. Live for a year in Paris. Kate says, No, only a month, Castle. This is what Bucket List version of Caskett did over the summer hiatus.

The everyday journey from friendship to a relationship. Post Always.

Rick and Kate love to break the rules, at least where their sex life is concerned. Where will they break a few rules next? Rated M. *Updated 10/19/2012* Final chapter is now up!

When Castle and Beckett are sent to chase down a lead out of town and have to spend a few days staying in the same hotel room, things get a little... interesting. Smut-warning applies. Now complete.

It's Kate Beckett's first day back at the precinct. Post Always. NO SPOILERS.

Castle and Beckett are all too adept at secret keeping so it stands to reason that they should be able to keep their relationship under wraps. Post Always. Clearly not a one shot any longer...

Kate Beckett tries to get her little baby boy to sleep

It had sort of been a joke, let me take your picture...in bed. But her eyes had dropped into that soft melting chocolate colour, opaque, and craving...something he wasn't sure of.

Kate Beckett is finally ready to move on and to start a new chapter in her life. Takes place at the end of "After The Storm" 5x01 SPOILERS OS

What I hope will happen with season 5, episode 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Murder... Because a jealous Kate Beckett is my favorite Kate Beckett! You can thank BlueOrchid96 for this little one shot.

"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."

"The boys hadn't had a night to themselves since Ryan's bachelor party/case investigation in Atlantic City, but they figured that Castle and Beckett getting married was enough reason for them to celebrate. " Ryan/Esposito/Castle friendship

She likes to dominate. And he is more than happy to let her.

"She gave him her body. She gave him her body and her words and her heart. She gave him all her rain-soaked skin could allow." How they spend their summer. 'Always' spoilers. COMPLETE

Because there is nothing like Kate Beckett in a dress. Inspired by a poem by ee cummings.

A morning after snippet based on the promo for episode 5x01, After the Storm. Contains SPOILERS. He jolts awake, his body bounding upright in his bed, the shock of the sunlight bright and flaring in his eyes. He reaches over, at once assailed by a devastating ache for her warmth, her body, her presence.

She's standing in his bedroom half naked and he wants to know if he's dreaming her up. Spoilers for the season 5 promo!

Castle and Beckett escape to the Hamptons for a little weekend getaway.

She gets cute when she gets angry and she looks adorable when she's bossy, but... she can't always follow her own rules.- ONE-SHOT

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

Kate has a crappy day but where's Rick to cheer her up? Set probably around January 2013 though the date doesn't really matter. Just know that this is fluffy. Very, very fluffy!

Ryan and Esposito do a little detecting. Post-Always.

Castle has to find a way to apologize to a very jealous Beckett...

Castle is high. A sexy little one shot.

Castle arrives home to find a "student" he has to "tutor". Smutty roleplaying fun!

Kate Beckett is high. A sexy little one shot.

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)

The story of how Castle and Beckett get totally busted by literally every person they know.

He has always been there, her rock. Now it is Kate's turn to care for him. When the unthinkable happens, Kate's love and loyalty are put to the ultimate test. Note the rating change to M please. Although, with the M comes the fluff!

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.

"Is it okay for me to put my hand under your dress if you're not my girlfriend?" - Episode insert for 2.14 - The Third Man.

"I'm not quite sure I had a say in the process, but Castle has been very good about the research. He's gotten inside of me maybe more times than I'd like, but all in the name of research right?" Rick chokes out a laugh and then one, two, three, the detective's eyes widen.

It was a busy night for everyone's cell phones. The end of "Always," and a bit beyond.

Oh, she really hopes these aren't more grocery lists of all the ingredients Castle needs for his odd culinary creations. One shot. Complete.

A not so chance meeting in a grocery store.

Their footsteps echo in the nearly empty hallways as they make their way to the room that is at once so familiar and yet still feels so strange. Follows "Sweetheart," "The Message," and "The Call." Complete.

What sort of mischief will one writer and his muse encounter and create in Twenty-four little hours? Co-authored with AlwaysCastle.

Her first day back in the job, and all she can think about is the man she left at home.

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

Post 02x14 The Third Man

Second in Braden Series. Sequel to "Richard Castle's Guide to Camping". Rick and Kate take their son on a camping trip to the Adirondack Mountains over the long weekend! What fun times will they have? Rated K. *Updated 07/07/2012* Final chapter is now up!

She can remember the time when she thought that being with Castle would be the most frightening, disconcerting, unstable, unsafe thing imaginable. Now's not that time.

She wakes to the sound of soft babbling, the quiet murmur of her stepdaughter's voice, a gentle shushing. Follows "Sweetheart" and "The Message." Complete.

The packages arrive one by one, a new box appearing at the door each afternoon. One shot. Complete.

"The tears that slip down her cheeks make her angry. She's not sad, she's frustrated. Frustrated at herself because she's not good at this, she's never been good at this type of thing." One-shot, Kate-centric.

All he knows is that he has to talk to her. He has to talk to her before they find him. For ER, who begged me. A companion to Sweetheart. Complete.

"I wanted to get caught." She ducks her head in a smile. "Thought it was finally time to let the world know that you're mine," she says softly, lifting her hand to brush the backs of her fingers against his cheek. COMPLETE.

"A present? My birthday was almost three months ago?" he asked confused. —Who doesn't like to read a fluffy short piece of Caskett love? ONE-SHOT.

His laughter rings through the speaker, makes her heart leap. One shot. Complete.

"We've got to find her." "You won't have to look far." Post-Always. Chapter 4 up now. Now M-Rated.

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.

Tell me that you love me and it'll be alright. You know I need you, just like you need me. Can't stop, won't stop, I must be dreaming. She wanted one night and he fell for the thought of forever. Post Always.

This is a post-Always one shot I've tried writing. Hope you like it. Reviews are always appreciated. Disclaimer: I don't own Castle.

It finally happened, but do things ever work out as planned? How will our favorite couple cope with each other when they must flee and are hidden away from all that they know for her safety? Immediately follows 4x23. Now Complete.

If you go out in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise, if you go out in the woods today, you'll never believe your eyes! For every bear that ever there was, will gather there for certain because today's the day Caskett go canooooeeeinggggggggggg! Co Authored with kimmiesjoy

Kate can't sleep. Rick can't either. So, they 'can't sleep' together. Fun, sexy fluff ensues at Kate's apartment. The final chapter has lots of delicious smut.

Castle and Beckett have sex in the New York Public Library. Vaguely Post-Always.

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

Some mornings were pancake mornings. An Always coda.

They lay tangled, absorbed and spread across a soft cotton surface that can hold neither their pounding hearts nor their roaming fingers...

The stakes are high, the water's rough, but this love is ours. For liviafan1. One shot. Complete.

MEN are sooo tough! SO manly they simply can't deal with babies, right? Well, Richard Castle was never like ordinary men. Because really, why stick with ordinary when you can have extraordinary? Post Season 4, very fluffy, romantic oneshot

No one ever said anything about actions...The impassioned sense of longing that takes you over when you're so far beyond anger that you can't control yourself.

Set during 2x05. "Her head snaps to his and dammit, she didn't realize how close he actually was. Their faces are inches apart as she feels her breathing speed up. Her gaze flicks to his mouth and back to his eyes, which have darkened considerably." FINIS

They're going to die. God. They're going to drown if he can't keep them afloat. ONE-SHOT

Moments we'd like to see when Caskett finally happens. A love story, told in scenes.

All it takes is a purple shirt for her to realize how much she really wants him. ONE SHOT, pre-47 seconds.

When Castle's life is threatened, Kate makes the choice to leave everything behind to go after her mother's murderer. Two years later, she returns. But will Castle take her back? Or has too much time passed? AU

This is post-ALWAYS, and will most likely be a fic composed of one shots based upon how Beckett and Castle spend their summer. Each episode is based on a song, if you have any songs to suggest for a chapter, let me know! Definitely finale spoilers here.

Happy Mother's Day!

Castle and Beckett goes undercover at a marriage counselling retreat to catch the killer... Along the way, they will have to act like a married couple... with sex therapy included. What's the worst could happen, right? -Extreme language&sexual.

Post Always. She's standing in the blazing ray of sunlight...

Her face buried into the dark sheets, she soaks up the scents, his and hers, seared together, vivid and burning. Episode reaction to 4x23, "Always"

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

Always 4x23 the hot part... what Andrew Marlow did not show. Enjoy! English is not my mother tongue but I do the best I can!

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

Castle asks Beckett to be his date to the Nikki Heat movie premiere. "It's a date?" "It IS a date."

After a conversation with Alexis leaves Castle with both doubts and a new realization, who can he turn to but Beckett? Based on the Castle/Alexis sneak peek for 'Undead Again' so contains spoilers!

SPOILERS BASED ON THE FINALE PROMOS! Wet, she was dripping head to toe, and her hands should be cold, but as they closed over his jaw her touch seemed to scorch his skin. Co-authored with AlwayCastle.

This is a post-Always promo-fic. so, SPOILER WARNING. It's basically Caskett, and they're happy in the end.

Kate asks Castle out on their first date as a couple. Fluffy one-shot. Can be set after 'Always', but stands on its own, too. COMPLETE.

A corny little ball of fluff that is my reaction to "Undead Again". My fangirl heart is squeeeing and I just couldn't resist!

"Hey handsome," she says softly as she brushes past him, the pads of her fingers tripping gently, quickly across his waist, for his eyes only. Five years later and he's still as smitten as the first day. Fluffy FutureFic. Complete.

What's left to hold onto but them? *Spoilers and Promo for Always.*

While they work on a new case, Alexis' recent involvement with the twelfth becomes the catalyst for members of the team and the Castle family to view one another in a new light. New cases, romance, family and the twelfth.

Lips and voices which are for kissing and to sing with. Birthday present for cartographical.

A sequel to "A Discourse on Ducks." Wherein a much-needed conversation takes place. Handcuffs may or may not be involved. Oneshot.

"Knock knock." "Who's there?" "Interrupting cow." "Interrupting cow wh-" "MOOOOOOOOOO!" - Life is full of interruptions, Castle and Beckett discover just how many. THREE-SHOT

This story was written for the 2012 Castle Fan Awards. Under the A9 'Story written for the awards' category. Topic: "Castle & Beckett stuck in an empty room with a radio, a cat, a sharpie and a single cup of coffee"

"...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.

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

"Everyone had one thing they would drop everything for. Castle had two, Kate and Alexis. And Kate was asking." More Fluff! :

Epic Epicurean Erotica.

He always told her that at some point every writer gets to a point where the best thing they can do is step away from the computer. The story needs to breathe and the writer needs to regroup. He was way past that point. FLUFFY!

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

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

It's Monday morning and the bodies are piling up, but New York's best female detective cannot be found... Sounds dramatic, but it's pure fluff, I assure you :-

Episode reaction to 4x21, "Headhunters."

"Together could never be close enough for me to feel like I am close enough to you. You wear white, I'll wear out the words 'I love you', and 'You're beautiful'.

The panic attacks came back. And the nightmares and the fear-a constant, heavy thing, buzzing in her peripheral vision, clattering in the back of her mind. And he was gone. There was that, too. Post "The Limey". Castle/Beckett figuring things out.

One for my mom. One for Castle leaving me. One for the stupid brunette. One for the bullet that once sat in my chest. One for being my stupid, damaged self. - absolutely deserves T-rating, might be triggering.

"When you asked for a private reading of my new book, I had no idea this is what you had in mind." Fluff. Third chapter added, now rated M and complete honest this time .

This was not normal. This was SO not normal. Oneshot. Completely unrelated to current run of events in Castle canon.

Castle and Beckett go undercover in a club and things get a bit out of hand when they get cornered in the bathroom. A twist on a well loved trope, if you will.

It's no joke - April 1st is Castle's birthday.

Because Kate and Lanie's friendship doesn't get enough time on the show. All the moments that I imagine them having off-screen. Please read & review.

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

It's our dear Beckett's birthday, and Castle has some pretty sweet ideas for how to celebrate.

Beckett isn't often wrong, but when she is, there's only one way to get her to admit it…

Beckett always gets what she wants – one way or another.

Life imitates art imitating life? Eh, it's all way too meta. Oneshot.

In which a flimsy excuse gives Castle four whole Saturdays of Beckett-time, leading a friendship to deepen and the embers of love to kindle.

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

There are ways to get on your boss's good side. This is not one of them.

Kate and Rick finally go out on a date and he teaches her lots of new things. The first chapter is rated T but the rating till rise to M for following chapters. Co-Written with 4evercaskett. ***Now complete! Keep an eye out for the sequel, Teach Me More.

A CONTINUATION OF LOVE, though not necessary to read that first.

Rick and Kate go on a little camping trip! Very interesting times lie ahead for our favorite duo. Rated M. *Updated 12/24/2011* Final chapter is now up!

Beckett takes Castle with her to a therapy session with Dr. Burke. Secrets are spilled.

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.

It's a place no parent wants to be, an act no parents wants to partake, the act of saying goodbye to someone taken before their time. Inspired by Billy Joel's 'Lullaby'. ONE-SHOT

"He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger, And finally drank away her memory. Life is short, but this time it was bigger Than the strength he had to get up off his knees." Warning; Character death, and suicide, as well as alcoholism.

Kate Beckett does not get jealous. One-shot.

It's laundry day at the Castle residence. Just a little fluff.

They thought this was his most remarkable dedication yet. But he didn't write it for them. He wrote it for her, and she would be the only one who'd never get to see it. One-shot, terribly sad, spoilers, major character death. But... give it a chance.

Post Countdown... Castle and Kate find themselves addressing what they've tried to deny for so long! Will the truth finally come out? And will they finally do something about it! Caskett Rated M for sexual content

What happens when Beckett gets jealous of Natalie? Does it result in Beckett and Castle getting together or being forced apart?

My very first Castle story. One-shot, missing scene from "Tick, tick, tick..." We saw Beckett get jealous of Agent Shaw. What we didn't see is what she did about it. Heavy on the smut.