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

AU: What if Castle had never become a famous, successful, and wealthy writer? Struggling to make ends meet, failed writer Richard Rodgers meets Detective Kate Beckett under quite different circumstances.

All the time thinking how she was going to tell her husband. For a moment she stood there biting her lip. Maybe she didn't have to tell him. She could show him instead. Now a baby/kid collection of family moments. Ch12 - Grandpa Rick.

Castle and Beckett's Forbidden Planet evening. Post Law and Murder. Will become AU. Idea from castlefanficprompts on tumblr.

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)

Kate Beckett, aka Lola Banks, is the award-winning superstar of Hollywood, and her entire life is under threat. After a shooting on the red carpet, Kate's publicist insists on hiring her a bodyguard. Richard Castle, ex-army sniper, is hired to protect her, though Beckett insists that she can take care of herself. AU Rated M

"It's her favorite author and of all the people, he came to her rescue. Richard Castle who got his suit dirty just to help her, who's looking at her with the bluest eyes she's ever seen." AU Caskett meeting.

Sequel to my fic Just a Temporary Thing. AU season 3. Four months after the events of "Tick, Tick, Tick/Boom", Kate is still staying with the Castles. But could a family tragedy make this temporary arrangement a bit more permanent?

Kate arrives at the loft for an impromptu visit and she comes bearing news. A Season 6 AU that picks up after the beginning of 6x01, Valkyrie.

One "missed moment" from each and every episode of Castle. Moments that I think could have taken a slightly more M-rated route.

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

Post epi 7x16

Set fairly early on in S4. Uh-oh. Beckett inadvertently makes a move on Castle. Now what?

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

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

"Okay, Castle. Remind me how it feels when we work together." An insert for 7x11, Castle P.I.

After nearly losing him in the explosion at the New Amsterdam Bank and Trust, she thinks she knows what she wants. How many days for a wall to come down? ** M-RATED ** Entry for the 2013 Castle Ficathon. ** Goes AU from Cops and Robbers ** This story was Winner, Favorite M-rated WIP in the Castle Fanfiction Writers' Guild Awards, 2014! *squeeeee*! COVER ART BY HONEYANDVODKA

Her eyes search his at the door. Pupils rapid, darting back and forth, manic with something he's seen flares of before but hasn't dared put a name to. Post Cops and Robbers.

Beckett uses the Castle Christmas Tradition to let her husband in on the most recent addition to their family. An alternate ending but some spoilers for 7x10 Bad Santa. One-shot.

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

"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.

'If she expected him to hold even an ounce of concentration after she walked out of the bathroom dressed head to toe in black, she's sadly mistaken.' Episode insert for 7x07.

"The moment hits them both squarely on the chest. Images from the last hour flicker between them; hot, sweet memories they know will never completely fade, no matter where this takes them." Every second of the wondrous, magnificent things that happened between "Beckett, what do you want?" and "Made you a coffee." Post-Always. Now complete.

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

Beckett is forced to take two weeks of paid leave, and Castle invites her to the Hamptons with him. She reluctantly agrees, and starts to discover that her feelings for him are stronger than she was willing to admit.

An AU twist on 7x04, Child's Play. Complete.

Prompt; "In 'An Embarrassment of Bitches' (4x13) instead of going to Kay, Royal pushes Beckett and Castle together."

On the verge of starting something new, Beckett accepts Castle's invitation to the Hampton's only to have Gina arrive before he can reply. The lonely summer stretches ahead but that's not the last Kate sees of Castle or his family. An AU Season Two ending and Summer 2014 Ficathon entry.

Her heart was still in jagged pieces after the summer. The sequel to 'still our hands match'. Takes place throughout season 3. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

AU fic: After two failed marriages and none of his books getting published, Richard Castle and his daughter moved into his mother's place and work in her coffee store, Muse. As a struggling writer, Castle is determined to get published. Can one of his regular customers, homicide detective Kate Beckett, change all that with a little inspiration? (Set in 2011 - Season 3).

A series of unrelated and maybe sometimes related short fics revolving around Caskett and pregnancy. Expect fluff.

At Ryan and Jenny's wedding, Beckett catches the bouquet and Castle catches the garter. The silly tradition of what they must do next proves to be just the right catalyst for them.

"Why do you even care so much? What is it that you want so badly that you can't just let this go so we can both move on with our lives?" Set in the summer between 1x10 and 2x01, continues on throughout season 2. Cover art by ournorthstars.

Rick Castle takes little Alexis to the same baseball game that newly made lead homicide detective Kate Beckett is at with her father. After a little problem in the girl's bathroom, their paths cross and leads to new adventures for the writer and detective. As they get closer together, secrets come to light. AU. Very AU.

Booze and flirting and sexy times! What more could you ask for from an M-rated Caskett fic?

The night had been long and dark. My post-ep for "Veritas." Happy Mother's Day to everyone celebrating today.

They turn in opposite directions and his skin is on fire, hot annoyance like acid through his veins and - it stuns him - he's hurt. Set S2 during When The Bough Breaks. M for language and content. Now Complete.

Well, I started this bit post CountDown, but really it spoils Lucky Stiff. It's my first Castle fanfic. What got me thinking about it was Beckett. Beckett seems quite good at playing a bad girl...a series of loosely connected one-shots... Definitely M.

Sequel to Second Chance. AU. One year has gone by since Rick and Kate confirmed their relationship to the public. Join them as they enter the next phase of their relationship and try to navigate through it. Mainly fluffy family moments ;) Readers are advised to check out Second Chance before reading this. Now COMPLETE.

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

When you get those rare moments of clarity, those flashes when the universe makes sense, you try desperately to hold on to them. They are the lifeboats for the darker times. A season 4 AU based on the fanvideo by OhChizzz.

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

Post-47 Seconds. 'Kate stands several feet away from Castle's spot at the far end of the bar, hands jammed into her pants pockets, fists curled up tight with her short nails digging half-moons into her palms while the writer studiously tries to ignore her. "You're angry." "You think?" His voice is harsh, dripping sarcasm.

Based in a world where there was no Caskett doorway scene at the end of Always. Instead, that night ended with friendship and John Woo movies. Would Meredith's visit during Alexis' illness push Castle and Beckett together or break them apart for good? Winter Ficathon 13/14. Prompt one.

What if Kate followed Rick home at the end of 47 seconds? Co-written by alwayscastle2 and burningxredxcaskett cross-country bffs for the win!

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-

What if Knockdown hadn't ended with Castle and Beckett never talking about what happened? AU, set after Knockdown that evening.

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.

How would Castle go about Beckett if they had met a year earlier? Do all the roads lead to the same destination? The recently divorced writer just launched his latest Storm novel, but can't seem to find the motivation to continue writing his successful series. That is, until he ends up meeting the beautiful and savvy NYPD detective. (A sort of "what if")

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.

Outside, cops and clerks moved about their days. She felt far away from that world. It was just her and him and he knew her and when he held her at night, she didn't feel lonely anymore. She let out a long breath. "I'm pregnant," she whispered.

Follow-up to 'Midnight Blue Yearning' now that baby Jackson is home. Fluff and nonsense. "She's rubbing vanilla-scented lotion into her hands and arms as she approaches, and Castle lifts his head from the book he's reading when he catches a waft of the delicious candy apple scent, trailing her with his eyes as she walks around the foot of the bed to her own side to climb in."

Follow-up to 'The Thin Blue Line'. Takes place approx. six months later. "You her partner?" asks the brusque EMT, stopping to glance at your Kevlar midway through rattling off his assessment of Kate's condition to his co-worker, clearly missing the 'Writer' sign plastered on the front of your vest. "Husband. I'm her husband. And it's Kate. Her name is Kate." COMPLETE

Follow-up to 'You're The Cream in My Coffee'. Season 6 fluff. "So, Clear Blue? Or…or One Step, First Response, E.P.T.…? Castle, why are there so many of them?" you ask, looking at the plethora of pregnancy tests with something close to panic. "And what is this?" you ask, picking up yet another box. COMPLETE

Kate Beckett has personal experience when it comes to dealing with a nine year old on a sugar rush.

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

What happens when a game of Truth or Dare at the precinct gives Castle a fun idea of how to spend the next day? Now complete!

Castle and Beckett are on a stakeout. Castle is bored, but he has an idea to help pass the time. One-Shot.

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

AU. What happens when two people, who are perfect for each other, meet in exactly the right place at the completely wrong time? For literature professor Katherine Beckett and writer Richard Castle, only time will tell. COMPLETE.

Friends with benefits. A bad idea when said partners are in love. It's even worse when they can't communicate their feelings. What happens when they both settle for casual because they think it's all they can have? Complications and consequences arise.

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

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

During an ordinary wind down from a case. Castle finds himself in a predicament:his partner has fallen asleep on him. He soon finds out that Kate Beckett is indeed a cuddler...a frisky one at that. Co Authored with Kimmiesjoy

Royal is an animal. And, apparently, so are Castle and Beckett.

There is a murder at a toy store and it's a juicy one... Rated M for adult themes and smut. ***Yes, I leave it at some bad parts for some chapters but I promise, I will have the juicy parts soon. At least, I am posting a part each day***

"Nothing like a hypothetical prison term to let you know who your friends really are." "Don't worry, Castle. I'd get you out." Set post 3x05. Caskett. One shot.

In which Ryan brings his kids to the Precinct on a snow day. Castle offers to babysit. Ridiculous amount of fluff.

This carries straight on after Moving In. What did Kate want to say to Rick?

Just one touch. That's all it takes. Post 3.06 - 3XK.