A collection of Caskett drabbles, ficlets, and one-shots based on prompts. Today's offering: Like Yourself: Castle helps his pregnant wife feel a little more like herself. Rated K .

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.

"The perfect words were simple. 'I love you.' If only blurting them out less than a month after meeting for the very first time wasn't needy, ridiculous, and a red flag for any relationship, ever." A S1 AU for the Castle Ficathon 2022.

A series of one shots dealing with what ifs from Castle. AU's for points in the show. Marked complete as all chapters can stand alone, but it will still be getting updates.

An AU story where Our Kate Beckett from Season One suddenly finds herself in 2019. Ten years in her future.

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

'She's already curled in his bed when he returns—comforter pulled up to her shoulders and feet tucked adorably into the ends of the blanket even though she must be burning up—and the sight does something to his insides, has his gut flipping in a way it has absolutely no business to be flipping.' s2 sick Beckett prompt fill.

'He doesn't understand how someone could cheat on Kate Beckett. If he were lucky enough to call her his, to proudly introduce her to people as his girlfriend, he'd cherish that. Her.' 3x05 prompt fill.

"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."

A return to the insane world of the Caskett Cats, in which Castle and Beckett's twins are now teenagers...and not precisely easy. As Jim Beckett would say, grandchildren are grandparents' revenge upon their own children - and that's doubly true for the Cats. Caskett Cats #12

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

'What do you say when you just cried in the arms of your dead mother's favorite author's child in the middle of a grocery store' AU prompt fill. Two-shot.

What if Kate Beckett was something more than just human when she's shot at Montgomery's funeral? What if she managed to dodge the bullet? What if Castle becomes suspicious? "Utonagan" means "spirit of the wolf" in Chinook Indian

"In a tiny, well hidden corner of her heart, Kate Beckett wished that Christmas was, well, different. She would have loved to have had a joyful, celebratory day, full of family and fun and food, carols and cheer and camaraderie." S2 #CastleFicathonWinter2020

Season 2 finale AU. Lanie sees the disaster happening as Castle leaves with Gina. She talks to Beckett, then goes behind Beckett's back to stage an intervention. Life, love, cases, crises, etc. follow.

A crime scene makes Beckett rethink her life and the relationships in it. Set mid to late season 4. Birthday present for LittleLizzieZentara

She gave up everything for something that she just lost. It was her all or nothing. Now that it's gone, she realizes just how much she gave up, and how much of it wouldn't just sit around and wait for her to come back. Especially not him. (Post Watershed[5x24]) *COMPLETE W/ 2 PART EPILOGUE*

Authors Note: SnowKing1701 PROMPT REQUEST - They get together early in the series and a health scare tests their love, but not separate them. We may take liberties with the events and timeline from Canon and use events to make this a more believable fiction, Warning THIS IS AU, with only brief flashes of Canon. MAJOR CHARACTER ILLNESS, NO DEATH PROCEED WITH CAUTION, SENSITIVE

He'd been pretty close to celibate for months...which had left him here, a hundred miles and more north of the city, God alone knew where, on a bike he could just about ride with a temper he could just about control and absolutely no idea where to go or what to do next. AU, Pre-series, 2-shot #CastlePornado2019

Two shot, set somewhere in the beginning of s4, slightly based on the episode 4x09 „Kill Shot"

"The hell you don't remember. Do you want to know trauma? I was shot in the chest and I remember every second of it." And suddenly, she did. AU from 47 Seconds. #Castleficathon2019

A long lost relative, a curiously worded will, and an expansion of their partnership agreement lead Castle and Beckett down a path neither of them could have ever imagined. Caskett. Set mid-Season 3.

Furious at Castle for showing evidence to an outsider–a flight attendant–and hurt by his dismissal of her, Beckett decides to take action. But so does he. AU set immediately after 4x20, "The Limey." Complete.

Castle continued to follow his partner with tension in his gut. He just knew something was off about this place. Caskett S3 AU. 3 Parts.

Kate Beckett had almost given up hope on seeing her fiance again-almost. But now he was back, and that was wonderful, but things were also complicated for them and for their family. Caskett S7 AU

What happens when Gates finds out about Beckett and Castle's relationship? How does Castle prove his worth to the Captain? Will he be able to stay at the 12th Precinct or will the partnership be broken? Starting sometime in mid Season 5 - pretty much fully AU from then on.

‚She turned big red-rimmed eyes to her mother, searching for answers. „Can you be in love with someone you've only had one night with, mom?"' How a one-night-stand between Kate and Rick saved Johanna Beckett's life. AU. Set 1999

"All I want this Christmas is just to be here, to remember. But if I can't do that… I want to make new memories, build new traditions to go with the old." An AU that takes place immediately after the events of 3x24, Knockout. Set during the Christmas season.

"You're still here. I thought… I said I'd call you." Her words hurt him; pierced his carapace of calm. "Yeah. But it sounded like you wouldn't," he said bluntly. "So before I go, answer me just one thing. How much do you really remember?" AU, after Beckett was shot in s3. #Castleficathon2018

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

Prompt: "In 4x01 Kate is heavily medicated and ends up telling Josh she loves him thinking he is actually Castle." Based on an episode from Desperate Housewives. For Jo.

How would things have turned out different if one of them could have heard the others thoughts at the times they needed to most.

'It's been five years and she's undoing him in five minutes.' AU.

Countdown (3x17) AU from when Castle defuses the bomb. "She isn't thinking when she lets her feet carry her across the small distance separating them; she just acts on pure, raw instinct, wrapping her arms around his neck once more, only this time she pulls him down and captures his lips with hers."

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

Sometimes letting go is the hardest thing of all. Caskett pre-series AU.

In which Castle recovers from the bullets to his chest, shows up at the Twelfth, and begins to slowly but surely weasel his way into Captain Beckett's life…and her heart. A reimagining of the series in which Castle & Beckett first meet in the 7x06 (Time of Our Lives) AU storyline. Entry for the Castle Ficathon Winter 2017. Complete.

'It's been exactly a month since Kate Beckett was admitted to the burn unit of the hospital after surviving the explosion of her apartment and she's proving to be one of their most difficult patients yet.' 2x18 inspired AU. Three shot.

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

"He got the text on a quiet Sunday evening. 'Come over'" Kate needs a friend, and Castle is there. Set fairly late in Season 3. One shot. Complete.

Traveling home for the holidays comes with more complications than Kate Beckett is prepared for; particularly after she runs into a famous mystery writer. A Caskett Pre-Show AU holiday tale. For the CastleFicathonWinter2017

Kate Beckett wakes in a world where nothing is as she knows it to be. A season 4, AU story. NOW COMPLETE.

She needed to figure out a way to do this, a way to take the time to heal, for herself (that she still believed she needed), and still give Castle more, give him a reason to wait for her. AU for the summer of "Rise."

Beckett overhears Castle telling Demming that there's no flag on the play, which comes on top of an unsuccessful stay at the loft and a case which reopens a less-than-pleasant time in her past. AU of the second half of S2. Please see warning inside.

3 word prompt - kate drunk london — ANONYMOUS

Kate knows she's complicated, and has been for a long time, but apparently she's no fun either. She'd just thought that he'd been willing to wait until she'd become less complicated. A post-Limey fic.

Detective Kate Beckett was shot. She succumbed to her injuries after eight hours on the operating table. She died. At least, that's what her family and friends were told. In truth, she survived and was placed in witness protection. Now, after three years, she returns home. Castle Ficathon 2017 entry.

"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.

On the swings during Watershed, Kate ends it. But when Castle gets a call from a DC hospital three months later, Kate Beckett once again turns his world upside down. *Entry for the 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon!*

Written for InkyCoffee's prompt: Castle runs into Josh while Kate is at Jim's cabin. Josh assumes C & B are together because she used C's ILY as a breakup excuse. – So basically 47 seconds happens before Kate gets back from the cabin. Obviously AU. COMPLETE

"I'm not spending the day with him! I'm reading a book. A book my mother gave me!" She was proud that she could hold on to anger. Otherwise she would have started crying. And she didn't want him to see her cry. Set on January 9th; season 3

"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.

Forgiveness isn't something you are only granted by others. Forgiveness is something that you also have to grant to yourself. An AU starting about six months earlier than canon did, and in part a Christmas story. Please see warning in Ch1. COMPLETE.

What happens in the ambulance, and the first few days in the hospital, after Beckett is shot at Montgomery's funeral. AU end of S3, beginning of S4. Complete.

An entry for the #Castle28 writing event (please note that some circumstances and characters have been altered or eliminated): A variation on a moment after Kate's shooting and its resulting effect on Rick and Kate's relationship.

She almost looks peaceful, as if she's meditating or finding some sort of peace in the middle of the loud, bustling eatery. It's only the furrow of her brow and the downturn of her lips that ruins that illusion and solidifies what he'd known since his phone buzzed in his pocket less than an hour ago: something is up. - A Season 3 AU ficlet. Caskett

'Kate Beckett is simultaneously a mom and a homicide detective, in no way does she have time for a relationship, let alone with someone like Castle and definitely not now, during the hectic holiday season. Even if he could apparently make her daughter smile easier than anyone else has in a long time.' An AU story for Christmas.

As requested by some, here is the start of how Castle met Genevieve Beckett and how he came to marry her mother. AU. Prequel to "When her two favorite people fight" and "Lucky to Have You" but can stand alone. Eventual Connected series of one shots.

'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 a quiet, cool morning in early July, Jim Beckett steps out onto the knotted wood porch of his cabin and does what his daughter can't or won't do for herself: he calls Richard Castle.

4x01 AU. "Don't look!" Just to hiss out these words, the effort left her breathless and rigid with pain. Castle eased the door shut behind him as quietly as he could. The soles of his shoes squeaked on the shiny floor and he cringed at the screech of sound. COMPLETE

Her favourite author just bought her a drink? Shut. The. Front. Door. What if Castle and Beckett met five years earlier?

"I wish I could see your face, Rick, but the only thing I see is your shape." Caskett AU meeting Rating: T [for now] Angst/Comfort

By walking out on her marriage with no notice, by excluding her husband from all parts of her life with no explanation, Kate Beckett has broken something precious and fragile – Rick Castle's belief in their always and forever. Can she find him to fix it? Written for the Castle 2015 Winter Hiatus Ficathon. Gorgeous cover art by the wonderful Angie @dtrekker COMPLETE

"The memories play in slow motion and she watches on as if she's a viewer, not a participant, as if it's someone else and not her at all." Trigger warning: rape.

A heavily medicated Beckett, recovering from her shooting at her father's cabin, starts texting. Set in the summer after 3x24 "Knockout." Complete.

Inspired by the prompt: 'Castle is looking for Beckett and the boys tell him she's in the gym, but he finds her crying in the shower.' Set post 4x09, Kill Shot.

Set during 4x01: Rise. Castle strode past the diner's long bank of windows as quickly as his legs would take him. A bead of sweat trickled down the middle of his back despite the cool of the evening. He was desperate to get inside. Kate's father had called him not a half hour ago and he couldn't get there fast enough.

Castle and Beckett spent one night together and over a year apart. Now they were neighbors and they had a second chance for something extraordinary. Pre-Series AU, Meeting AU. Caskett. A prompt response written for CastleFanficMonday and continued for the 2015 Castle Hiatus Ficathon.

AU meeting fic. Kate is a young mother, living in the same apartment complex as Castle. He is annoyed that the baby is crying all night while he tries to write, and goes to yell at her. Instead, he finds her disheveled and upset, pacing with the baby down the hall, and offers to help.

4fireking suggested a story where Castle has a son instead of a daughter. This is obviously AU. It starts at the beginning when Rick meets Kate. Ian is not a male Alexis. He has challenges but is determined to overcome them. Rick helps the best he can. I own nothing Castle except my dreams.

AU: "It still catches him off guard, the wave of curiosity like a weight lifted off his shoulders, the wave of inspiration so very sweet, a taste of something he hasn't had in forever. Kate Beckett. She's going to be a tough nut to crack." Castle and Beckett meet in yoga class. Entry for the winter ficathon 2015.

Post-ep for 3x13 "Knockdown."

Kate's rescue becomes the linchpin of change in her relationship with Castle, and events from that night lead to resolution for them both. **Voted Best Crime Fic on The 12th Precinct Castle Fanfiction Awards.**

Kate's been in a coma for 2 years. When she awakens, she learns that Castle let her go. He's moved on for the sake of his sanity. Can she forgive him for abandoning her? Will Castle risk his heart again to be with Kate? Love always finds a way. Or so they say!

"What do you weigh, a buck twenty soaking wet? How the hell did you think you survived getting shot in the heart?" An AU that picks up during 4x10 (Cuffed) and takes a serious left turn from there.

3x24 post-ep. AU. The gunshot damages her spine and leaves Beckett paralyzed."This is going to break her, but losing you, that would shatter her."

"This wasn't her typical scene, but she swallowed down the hesitation and painted on a smile. After all, he did all of this for her, to honor her mom." - Season 3 AU based around the time of the Johanna Beckett Scholarship Benefit. *2015 Winter Castle Ficathon*

Richard Castle is a best-selling author on a book tour. Kate Beckett is a young woman who ran from, and is still trying to deal with, her past. What happens when he meets her at a bar during his tour? AU.

My take on the breakdown in 4x09; oneshot

Castle has just got Beckett back from Tyson and Nieman and is finally allowed back as a consultant at the 12th but is that enough? What scheme will Castle come up with to try and ensure he is never from Kate's side again. Then with Kate's promotion and a new opportunity for them both what new people and cases will they encounter? An AU story set after the events of 7x15 Reckoning.

Castle spends the day caring for Kate when she falls ill. Set after they got together, but before this season. One shot.

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?

"The only thing she could process was that her entire world was now darker. And suddenly she couldn't breathe." Cops and Robbers One Shot

An AU post-ep to 2x18 "Boom." "He cares about you, Kate. You may not see it; you may not be ready to. But he does." She saw it. She just didn't know what to do about it.

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.

Kate escapes a abusive relationship and seeks comfort from Castle Rated M for subject matter possible triggers

Inspired by a prompt: 'Kate calls Castle during the night and asks him to give her a reason for not ending it all.' The note at the beginning of the first chapter explains everything. -T for tame trigger warning, as evident from the prompt itself, but nothing too descriptive.- [06/08 - Epilogue added, as per the requests!]

'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.

What if Castle had called Beckett that summer? Set between seasons 3 and 4.

Kate Beckett as a bad mom. No violent stuff or abuse, she's just a careless mom to a little boy up until Richard Castle, a wonderful father unexpectedly enters her life and makes her see how it's supposed to be done...(The story is AU!)

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

Post 47 Seconds. What happens when their inability to communicate pushes Kate past the limits of endurance? *My entry for 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon and #CastleFanFicMonday NO major character death and there will be a Caskett happily ever after. Promise. Trigger warnings for severe angst and suicidal thoughts. Rated M for sexual content and mature themes.

What if Detective Kate Beckett didn't meet Richard Castle because of the Tisdale case? What if they were childhood friends? Best friends even? What if Johanna Beckett never died in that alley? AU. Set way before season 1.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

Castle gets an unexpected phone call from Kate when he's in the Hamptons during the summer.

"I'm like a broken mirror, Castle. I look into it and see parts of me are missing, but I don't know how to get them back. I don't know how to find them again." What if Beckett hadn't disappeared for 3 months after being shot and let Castle take care of her? With tensions running so high, will their love blossom or will secrets tear them apart forever? AU from 3x24. Complete.

Based off text post on Tumblr. Castle and Beckett AU arranged marriage. In a society without true romantic love, Kate Beckett has been betrothed to a man she has never met since her birth. Now, it is the time for them to meet and start the year-long engagement before being bound forever. Can she go through with it? Will she learn to love him in a way that does not exist? Rated M

What if Beckett would have called Castle when she was falling part? What could have happened? (One Shot set during KillShot).

On a romantic, winter vacation out of the country, Castle and Beckett discover that murder never takes a break as they find it joining them at their lakeside resort. With the crime close, the two find themselves covertly attempting to investigate before the killer can disappear into the snow covered wilderness. Twelfth in the Beware of Darkness series. Caskett pairing. Complete

"How ironic that it should have been his books that had rescued her, when it had been he whose words had damned her in the first place." AU s1. Please read a/n at the beginning.

Kate wakes up in the hospital after terrible accident only to learn her whole world has been turned upside down. But is this truly her new reality or are there greater forces at play? Assume Cannon up to 6x22. My take on 6x23. Another explanation for Castle's disappearance.

What happens in the night time hours in the world of Caskett? Series of mostly unrelated one shots chronicling random nights in the life of Castle and Beckett. CH. 27 - "The problem isn't how excited he got or that he convinced her she would love the show. No the problem is now she's hooked to the dumb show, zombie's really Rick? She can't stop watching."

What happens when Kate and Rick meet in front of their children's school? AU

Battered, bloodied and bruised, Kate Beckett shows up at Castle's door. What happened? Set late season 3. Not a finale fic. Rated T for violence. Trigger word: Abuse. One-shot.

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

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

Though the drive is long, he goes to her when she calls. Rise post-hospital AU.

"Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing." An AU story for Christmas.

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.

Supposing that Caskett knew each other and kind of were in a relationship when Johanna died, Kate comes to Castle after Jim beat her up in one of his alcoholic rages. (Tumblr Prompt, Two-shot) Mention of slight violence!

'It's been months since Montgomery's funeral, since the gunshot, since the damning diagnosis after she awoke from surgery. ' An alternate ending to 'Knockout' that changes everything. AU.

This is the sequel to Wherever you Will Go. They have returned to the city and now its time for Kate to return to n she do it with the help of Castle or will it be more then she is ready to take on?

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

It's been three months. Three whole months with absolutely no leads and no new evidence. She thought it would get easier. Thought that if she could just get through every day then the next would be better. She was wrong. She was wrong until today. Today her life changed for the better. (AU after season 6 finale)

Post Knockout continuation. No lies and no secrets, but not all hugs and joy either. Caskett. Now Complete.

Kate is a wild phase teenager. She was only looking for some fun. Find herself. She wasn't tying to be rebellious with her parents, she actually loved her parents, especially her mother. However her latest choice took her down the wrong road, and she didn't see any off ramps in the distance. Rick is dealing with his own problems on the other side of the country. Everything changes.

A thoughtless remark from Beckett makes Castle give up on them ever becoming more than partners, and he leaves. Without being able to talk to him, Beckett must convince him that he's wrong about her feelings.

Kate had been only partially conscious and unprepared when the first thunderous boom sounded almost right over the cabin accompanied by a flash bright light. Her whole body went rigid as the flashes and booms began to repeat over and over again, as the panic attack fully claimed her. Fix it fic for 4x01 *Spoilers for Rise*

As Castle was walking out of a meeting at Black Pawn he looked up to glance at the TV showing the rolling news channel, it was then that he heard words, that no husband, wife or partner of a cop wanted to hear "Major incident declared at the twelfth precinct, known causalities with one death confirmed".

While giving the eulogy at Captain Roy Montgomery's funeral, Kate Beckett's world is turned upside down when Richard Castle takes the bullet meant for her. My entry for the Summer 2014 Castle Ficathon.

An attempted murder gone horribly wrong has Beckett & Castle on a case that Beckett is reluctant to continue. But as the story unfolds they become absorbed in a bigger mystery that may interrupt their vacation.

After a case goes wrong, Kate Beckett experiences an attempted rape. With the help of her friends and Castle, she works to overcome the after effects. Can Castle help her to overcome this? What does this mean for their future?

AU. Kate Beckett has a secret, and that 'secret' is coming to town - what happens when she arrives, especially given that even Castle doesn't know who she is? Now complete.

When Beckett gets the flu during her time of the month, she is in for a long few days. Or is something else going on? Regardless, Castle is there for her to lean on through it all.

Season four fic, set shortly after Once Upon a Crime. A misunderstanding makes the green-eyed monster rear its ugly head.

When Beckett isn't feeling well Castle does what ever it takes to be there for her. Friends till the end Happy Birthday LittleLizzieZentara

Post Watershed. Kate has accepted both the proposal and the job. As she begins training while Rick is off on a long book tour she becomes quite ill. Will Rick be at her side in time?

Kate Beckett is the new nanny for Richard Castle's young daughter, trying to pay back loans and attending Community College as a way to build up credits for her entrance into the Police Academy. She takes the job as delightful Alexis's nanny thinking that it would just be that; a job. But she finds herself falling for her charge's father and finds his affections returned. AU

Takes place three years after early-season 5. Castle & Beckett haven't seen one another during that time, each going their separate ways. They both travel to Paris, neither knowing the other is there, & when their paths collide, desire & passion take over as they gain back those missed years & rediscover one another. . .Rated M. *Updated 07/07/2014* Final chapter is now up!

A one shot covering events immediately after Bracken's arrest. Kate deals with the emotional releif and impact of the fact she arrested her mother's killer and she's finally safe. Rated M because there's a few swear words (No actual norty stuff. Though I fully beleive Caskett went back to the loft and had some celebratory sex ha ha!)

Kate struggles with PTSD over her torture during "In the Belly of the Beast." How could Fowler mess things up so badly? Is Bracken really Lazarus and what does this all mean for Beckett and crew? (6x17 continuation) COMPLETED!

Castle and Beckett never met five years ago. Beckett's Mom's case remains unsolved, and Castle has no muse. What happens when their paths cross? An AU Target/Hunt meeting.

They meet again in the hospital. AU. Cover art by half0utloud.

kairos (ancient Greek) - (n) the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportune atmosphere for action, words, or movement; the time of possibility. COMPLETE

Castle and Beckett have just got married and now it's time to hear what their friends and family think. Some fun and fluff on what their big day could be like. Each chapter is separate from the last, can be read as stand alone for each person. Rated T to be safe, but probably not necessary. Now complete!

Esposito bets that Castle won't tell Beckett how he feels about her. Little did Esposito know that they were already dating. Caskett fluff. Proposal fic.

What if Beckett lost it after her mother's death and her only sense of sanity came through Richard Edgar Castle's books? (Set before season 1. Winter kink Meme Fill) Beckett has abducted her favorite author and keeps him cuffed, tied up and or drugged in her bedroom to have her dirty way with him whenever she likes. AU. (This will hopefully be a memorable love story ;)

Knockout fic. Assuming Josh is out of the picture, there's another way they could have channelled their anger during that fight.

A vulnerable teen changes Beckett's life in ways she could not imagine and teaches her the true meaning of "Home". Multiple genres here (Angst, Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Family). Rating for language and mature themes. Finally Complete!

Picks-up at the end of 6X17. What happens when Kate follows Castle into the bedroom. One-Shot.

And when the morning comes, she'll still be attached to him, neither of them moving through out the night, but with the soft morning sun sweeping over their room, warming the darkness with shards of light, Kate will entangle herself from him and put this all behind her. / Short continuation of the end scene of The Belly of the Beast.

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

Kate's response to an Officer Needs Assistance call lands the Team in the middle of a case with international reach and complications.

Six and a half years ago, Kate Beckett had a one night stand. Nine months later, she gave birth to a daughter. Five and three quarter years after that, Harriet Johanna Beckett be-friends Alexis Castle.

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

After Kate was shot, she ran away to her father's cabin, torn between needing Castle's support and wanting to keep him away from the damaged mess she'd become. When she hears a song that makes her reach out to him, will it be enough? Inspired by the song "Demons" by Imagine Dragons. AU after "Knockout."

Just as Kate is at her happiest a threat from the past resurfaces. Rated M for for violence/abuse assault and sexual content

Castle pokes his head into their bedroom to see if she's awake yet. She spent the better part of the night crying in his arms so he doesn't want to rob her of any sleep, but if she's not up soon they're going to be late. Alternative ending for "Under Fire."

This is my take on the beginning of season 6. This takes place right after Watershed ends.

What if Castle had followed Beckett into the hallway when she had a panic attack in Kill Shot? One-shot.

"She fights him, she does. But she's just not strong enough. After that fight with him, her former partner, she's just hunting the dragon, with no reason to live. Without Castle she can't win. Now she hangs there by her two hands and feels her life slip away." AU from the rooftop fight in 'Always'.

Inspired by a youtube video MommyToBe. Kate married Josh and gets pregnant. He doesn't want kids and leaves her. What happens when Castle finds out? Will Kate allow him to mend her broken heart? Will the two find the love they are looking for in each other? Rated M now.

To the girl at the table near the back of the library...

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

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."

A young girl walks in off the street, lost and afraid, and asks for Detective Beckett. Eight years ago, a young woman walked into Jim Beckett's life and her leaving is what made him get sober. Kate and Castle have been together for less than a year and the world is already throwing spanners in the works.

"He brushes her hair back from her face carefully, doesn't want to wake her in case she'd gotten up at all in the middle of the night. His breath catches when he finds the dried mascara tracks down her cheeks, following the length of her jaw. He shouldn't be surprised. He's not surprised. But he'd hoped - He hoped she'd wake him if she needed him." Two-shot. 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.

Post.Rise, Kill Shot, Undead Again, and Always . Kate does a lot of soul searching while spending a solitary summer at her father's cabin after being shot in the chest at Capt. Montgomery's funeral. Rated T to be on the safe side. There won't be any sex, but there'll be language. I'm definitely going AU with some chapters.

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.

The investigation into the murder of a young mother in the foyer of a brownstone puts Beckett in danger and leads to changes in the detective's life. Caskett pairing. Complete

Castle and Beckett receive a tip off that leads them to a alley way. But something happens in the alley that changes everything. This story is rated M because it contains subject matter that is for mature readers. it was written to increase awareness and communication about the subject. It does not contain smut.

An unexpected event brings hope and then heartbreak to Kate and Castle as they try to help each other deal with the grief. This first chapter is rated M.

AU. Seems our detective has been keeping a secret all these years. Watch what happens when Castle finds out Beckett has a daughter and how they move on from there. Caskett. Set late S4-early S5. *NOW COMPLETE* R&R :)

Prequel to 5x01- "After the Storm". "'Shh… shh…' I whisper, using the same soft tone I used to soothe Alexis with when she was a little girl. At the same time, I pick her up gently and move with her to the edge of the bed, cradling her in my lap." For Kate, what should have been a near-perfect night takes a turn for the worse. Thankfully, she has Castle there to care for her.

Gates knows, and policies are policies. When their romance is discovered, they are presented with an ultimatum-their professional partnership or their romantic relationship. Is it really possible to go back? Sometimes in order to know what is right, you've got to choose wrong first. Even the angst is romantic in this one guys.

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

A 2x18 'Boom' fic. What if Kate's stay at Castle's loft had gone differently? "She can hear the sound of the tub filling already. His loft has excellent water pressure, naturally, evidenced by the thundering spray echoing throughout the tiled space, putting the drizzle from her own building's ancient, cranky plumbing to shame. Well, no need to worry about that anymore." COMPLETE

Beckett is abducted and tortured for the whereabouts of Montgomery's files. Castle and the gang find her in time and all is well... or is it? Can Castle help her recover? Will Kate allow herself to accept his support? ****** Caskett. Warning: Story contains mature themes, violence, mentions of rape etc. Not for the kiddies. Updated 1 Nov

How would the hotel room scene in The Squab and the Quail had gone differently if the sniper shots through the window had set off Kate's PTSD?

AU. After Kate's shooting, Castle finds that he can't stay away. They discover nothing clears the air like a summer rain. Co-written with lms2457. Complete.

"I need space." It wasn't the first time Castle had heard those words, but it would be the last. Beckett may want space but that was one thing he wasn't going to give her. He was going to fight, either for her, or against her.! Set during Rise

A young Kate Beckett spends her summer waitressing at a local shack on a Jersey beach, tending to her alcoholic father and paying her way through the academy. One night, her world turns on its feet when Rick Castle enters the door...and her heart. AU. COMPLETE.

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

Fill for a kink meme (or 2). Read authors note. Takes place in early September. Castle decides he can't go a third night away from Beckett and gets proactive. M for a reason.

And when he looks up she is watching him through sleep laden eyes, tear stained and startlingly green under the fluorescent lights. She pulls herself as close to his body as she can manage, nuzzling Eskimo kisses against the crook of his neck and speaking with mumbled whispers. "Love you."

Castle and Beckett leave the door. Running from Maddox, exploring new relationship, events from the past, investigates who may be the dragon may be, new character - exploring CIA connections. Beckett & Castle are on the run to keep Beckett alive. Action, romance, humour, fighting, passion.

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.

AU from Undead Again. In which the zombie case really *is* Castle's last case, and Beckett has to try and deal with the prospect of never seeing Castle again. COMPLETE.

Kate knew what she wanted: him. Now Kate Beckett is jobless but very much in love. This is the summer that could change everybody's lives forever.

"So…" whispered Kate, a slight smile curving her lips and threatening to break wide open like the sun bursting free of a cloud, "you wanna talk about it?" she asked tentatively, looking up at him from beneath dark lashes. How the story might continue post-Always. The morning after...well, in my little world... If you find Ch1 a little OTT it does get better. COMPLETE.

For months she's been gone. Months in which Castle's been forced to believe that Kate Beckett was dead. Eight full months in which he's missed her, craved her, mourned her. Now she's standing on his doorstep, two coffees in slightly shaking hands and Castle's world collapses. Direct spoilers for 4x23 Always, but most probably AU from there.

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

Chapter 28. Life goes on and Kate discovers magic is real.

"...and time goes by so slowly, and time can do so much..." this is not your typical baby story *warning* reader discretion advised

*Kate has been kidnapped* by an underground sex trafficking ring. Castle's trying to save her. This story is on the dark side as it will have light torture, light bondage, voyeurism. No BDSM / No rape. Strong Rating. *This is my personal favorite story*

"Castle had never seen her look so small or scared. It was baffling to him. This was not his wife. This was not Kate Beckett-Castle. She looked like... she looked like a victim." No spoilers. Rating for violent theme

Castle and Beckett will do anything in their power to protect an abused little girl. However, when the case threatens to reveal their secret relationship to the world, will they be forced to give it all up?

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.

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!

Based on the panic attack scene from the Grace Bldg in "Kill Shot." I always thought Castle should have been involved and that Beckett couldn't have been the only one having these issues from her shooting. So this is a snippet of what I came up with. This is a one-shot.

"You are so good with her and if Alexis is anything to go by, you do a good job of raising kids. I'm glad you're helping to raise mine..." Another AU story w/ Genevieve! Follows "When her two favorite people fight" Fluffy!

Written for the Castle/Beckett Kink Meme prompt: "Castle is forced to watch Beckett being tortured, hurt/comfort follows". After a very bad day, Lanie comes to Castle's rescue. Castle/Beckett, Lanie/Esposito. Rated M for mentions of torture and abuse that may be triggering.

Captain Gates kept talking, but she didn't hear anything else. She never thought this day would ever come. She felt her world fall apart... Was everything really over? ONE-SHOT. Give it a try, I promise you'll like it!

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.

"Team Caskett", as they've dubbed themselves, our beloved band of misfits, conspires to bring Beckett and Castle together. What could possibly go wrong? Uh... Everything. Chapter 11 THE SURPRISE PARTY, now up. It's party time people! Did Team Caskett succeed?... Please read it and find out ;- This chapter's rated T - ***chapter 10 rated M

Kate was only looking to spend time with her son at the park, but what found her there was a chance to meet the man that saved her years ago. AU. 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

Four years as partners, and there's still so much to learn. During their first intimate encounter, Rick learns something shocking about Kate. A lesson for him in devotion. A lesson for her in trust. Starts where 4x23 leaves off. Some may consider this AU, others call it out of character. So be warned. Now Complete.

Beckett is awaken by a call and it's from the last person she expected. Alexis has been attacks and needs her...

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.

After Headhunters but completely AU after that. Misunderstandings which cause them to have extreme reactions. Someone will get hurt trying to escape the pain of feeling unloved. Will they make it? Very angsty...and will eventually have some M chapters

AU. Kate and Rick know each other and happen to be best friends on the night Johanna is murdered. When she shows up at his apartment with the news, how can he help her? One-shot.

Great relationships are based on little things ... starts at the end of "One Life to Lose"

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!

Revised: Kate made the first move, now they're together, but Kate's been sick, Castle's by her side, past lives are shared, Both secrets are out-So, now what happens-Enjoy, this part of their story is NOW COMPLETE, Maybe they will return in a sequel

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

"I felt it necessary to tell you that the drug may enhance your natural desires. It may cause you to act out of character Kate." Dr. Burke urges Kate to participate in a clinical trial. The effects have interesting consequences for our favorite duo.

What happens if Kate and Rick meet earlier than believed in a coffee shop? What will happen between the two of them? Johanna Beckett is alive in this story! At least for some of it! Disclaimer: I don't own Castle!

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

Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, life throws another curve ball. Kate is diagnosed with cancer, but how will Rick help her if she doesn't let him in? Takes place in current timeline, but Always did not happen. Now Complete.

When Beckett is badly injured on an assignment, Castle is there to help. If you're in need of an h/c fix, this is it! This is set around season 3, but not tied to any particular episodes.

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

Kate Beckett was twenty-six when the biggest accident in her life occurred. Five years later, the biggest miracle happens. AU.

Kate Beckett loses a bet to Richard Castle and finds herself spending the Christmas holidays with him and his family at his cabin, Victory Lodge, in the Catskills. What happens under the Moonlight and Mistletoe? -tons of smut-

Castle takes care of Beckett when she has a bad case of the flu.

Castle finds Beckett having a breakdown. Future fic, you decide how far in the future.

A detective has partnered with a writer to speak for those who have been murdered. It's Castle and Beckett doing what they do. With one little difference. Until chapter 11. Then things get a lot different.

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.

They were once consumed by the shadows of pain. Dark Themes. Deals with rape and kidnapping.

Oh no! Can they even recall that? What happens when Rick's Saturday plans for a drive in the Ferrari get interrupted? First published fanfic. Would love feed back.

In the darkness of her apartment Beckett fights the demons only she knows about. This is NOT a Kill Shot fanfic. I started writing this about a week ago.

What would have happened if Castle walked away in 4x01 'Rise' and Beckett didn't follow him? warning: a bit angsty

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

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*

After a year and a half apart, Beckett and Castle meet again. The path to recovering their relationship won't be easy, but easy things are never worth it. Rated T for now. Warning: features issues like violence against women and sexual assault.

It was Kate's worst nightmare; that he'd see her like this and run the other direction. What she didn't expect, however, was that this was the night that would prove just how deeply his love ran. Possible spoilers for Kill Shot.

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.

OS - CASKETT ::: Kill Shot promo based. Beckett is having an emotional breakdown while Castle tries to get to her.

Pre-ep kind of? for Killshot. Beckett gives Castle another bit of back story. TW: mental illness, and one brief mention of self-harm/suicide

One-shot based on the Kill Shot promo, so obviously some spoilers!

Castle/Beckett, "To Kate" universe. It's strange to hear her best friend talking this way, and Lanie realises it sounds strangely like she's talking about forever.

AU. Kate is in an unhealthy relationship and reaches out to Rick one night. Trigger warning for discussion of domestic violence. Possible OOC-ness for Beckett. **Please note this is no longer a series of oneshots, but a standalone fic.**

Post Season Three final. What will happen to Castle and Beckett ...

Castle/Beckett. The first time Alexis finds them, she knows she wasn't supposed to find them at all.

It takes a moment of weakness for Kate Beckett to admit her true feelings for her partner. Spoilers for "Knockdown" and "Knockout."

Post Knockout. She'd said to Castle once that she fully expected it to be a bullet that silenced her for eternity but now that she was faced with her predicted scenario, she couldn't have been less prepared.

Rick Castle, who kept her from freezing to death and held her hand in front of a bomb, prepared to die with her, wasn't who she was going home with. Kate's night after the end of Countdown.

"The best you can hope for is to find a place to make your stand. And if you're very lucky, you find someone willing to stand with you." As Kate recovers, she begins to realize the importance of Montgomery's words, both on the job and in life. Spoilers for Knockout. Complete.

She had lost her captain—her friend and mentor; she could not lose him as well. Not when there was so much left unsaid, so much more that she wanted to tell him, that she needed to tell him. Post-KNOCKOUT AU.

Kate Beckett doesn't do family gatherings. Then again, her aunt Lily's never died before.

Set post "Countdown" Beckett is ready to admit her feelings for Castle and they move their relationship to the next level.

It's 2012 and Castle and Beckett are attending Detective Ryan's wedding. Love is in the air... will our favorite couple add to the romance?

Takes place after Countdown. Castle and Beckett finally talk about their undercover kiss, what it truly meant to both of them, and where they want to go from here. Story is now complete with an epilogue!

"Always," means always, no matter what. Kate learns that Richard Castle is willing to be in her life, however she'll have him, and eventually, she realizes just how much of her everything he has become.

Twelve years ago, Johanna Beckett was found in an alley, and Kate Beckett's life crumbled. Since then, one day a year, she closets herself away from the world to remember and to mourn. Today, she has company.

It starts with the first episode from season 3, when Castle comes back from the Hamptons. Then it takes on its own life. Beckett admits her feelings for Castle...both to him and to herself. This is my first fanfic. I am aware it prob isn't very good.

Kate gets some bad news but Rick is there to help her back on her feet. He learns a lot more about her past and she learns that she can trust him with it, even the parts that she has tried to forget. Additional M Rated conclusion will be posted soon.

When something bad happens in Beckett's life, Castle shows her that he isn't always sarcastic wit and insane theories, but he can be there for her... but what happens when Beckett realises she depends on Castle FAR too much. NOW a multi-chap

Castle helps Beckett get through the events following Sucker Punch.

A stressful weekend for Castle and Beckett.

Castle asks Beckett to spend Christmas with him at his winter cabin...will this bring the dynamic duo together, finally? Set 18 months into the future...

Beckett gets sick and Castle uses it as an opportunity to try to peel another layer off the Beckett onion.

Beckett becomes ill, Castle takes care of her. My take on how this would go.

Kate Beckett is missing and it is up to Detectives Esposito and Ryan and our favourite author to find her. But is Richard Castle prepared for what he is about to find? And what exactly happens when fear takes you over?