It's Castle's birthday, and one of his gifts is that his little girl is moving back home…without Pi in her life. He didn't think he could be happier. (Very AU after the May 3 episode and finale. LOL One of those stories that was intended to stop around chapter 3 or 4 but wandered off on its own.) Involves family, some excitement, and so much fluff I should be ashamed.

She knocks, shifting anxiously on her feet as she waits for him to open the door. It's ridiculous that she's nervous. She's not a teenage girl asking her crush out for a date. It's not even a date. Well... it could be a date. If he wants it to be. If she wants it to be. She's pretty sure he'll be up to anything she asks of him. (Set mid-Season 4)

"When you called this morning, you said 'Tell me that you need me.'" She pauses at his sharp inhale, but quickly continues, as if she'll lose her nerve if she stops. "And I didn't say anything because it threw me off guard, then the rest of the day happened. But I do need you." A 4x07 post-ep. AU. COMPLETE

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

Ever since she lifted the phone to her ear this morning and he said 'tell me you need me,' she's been acutely aware of just how badly she does need him. Alternate ending for 4x07. One shot.

After a tough case involving kids Castle reveals to Kate he'd been molested when he was a kid.

'She tortures herself on the walk through the airport, wonders how he's spending his Thanksgiving this year.' AU set post 5x24, 'Watershed'. Two shot for Thanksgiving.

"I wasn't going to leave you sick and alone on your favorite holiday, Castle." Set early season four, not long after 4x07, 'Cops and Robbers'. Castle Halloween Bash 2017 entry.

'She doesn't know where she is, only that he isn't here, that amidst all of the pain surging through her veins, she's more acutely aware of the harsh emptiness in the middle of her chest. She can't determine if it's because the bullet shattered her heart, or if it's because he took it with him when he left.' A Castle Halloween Bash 2017 entry. Set post 3x24, 'Knockout'.

"We're stuck in a decontamination tent without our clothes and we have no idea what we've been exposed to," Castle stated matter-of-factly. "Neither one of us is 'fine' right now." Set during 3x16 (Setup). One-shot.

Bringing up both hands Castle scrubbed them across his forehead and asked himself for the millionth time: Why? Why couldn't he just let her go? Caskett Angst post The Limey

A season 5 AU after Still. He finds the first paper on her pillow, the sheets on her side of the bed cold already. 'All my dreams are beautiful. But none as beautiful as you. You are the reason I return here each morning.'

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

'Life hasn't exactly been going well for him throughout the last three years, but he hadn't expected dying lost, alone, and in the middle of New York's worst blizzard in decades, to be his fate.' An AU twist on season 8 that picks up from the end of 8x07, 'The Last Seduction'. Two shot.

Her best friend was getting married, and Kate Beckett needed a date. What she got was more than she bargained for. Caskett AU meeting. Based on the movie of the same name. Castle Summer 2016 Ficathon Entry. Complete.

'He may have fallen in love with the city of Florence at first sight, but he thinks he fell in love with Kate Beckett even quicker.' AU. Loosely inspired by the film, 'Lost in Florence'. Two shot.

'It shouldn't feel like he had abandoned her. She hadn't even wanted him around to begin with.' A post 2x05 AU for New Year's.

"She can't get the image out of her head: the way Castle had looked at her when she walked across the bullpen earlier tonight wearing that strapless black gown." Set during "The Limey."

'It's a plush elephant, sinfully soft and grey, long floppy ears and velvety feet, soulful black eyes and a curved, downy trunk. And she doesn't even have to guess to know it was him. That Castle sent her this.' Set immediately after the summer that followed Beckett's shooting in 3x24, 'Knockout'.

"The ride lifts over the top of the hill, goes racing down and in front of her, hands fly free of the carts, screams echoing loud over the sound of the tracks beneath them. Richard Castle releases the cart, too. And takes her hand instead." A theme park AU. Two-shot.

'Kate casts her gaze to the evening sky, momentarily ponders how she ended up here with a supposedly unlucky cat and a ludicrous writer both accompanying her home on Halloween night.' A Castle Halloween Bash 2016 entry. Set in season 3.

Season 4 AU that takes place before the 47 seconds arc. Beckett gets hurt and Castle doesn't like it. Based on a three word prompt.

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

AU post-3x15 "The Final Nail." Takes place after Kate goes for a drink with Castle before her dinner with Josh on Valentine's Day.

AU: Rick Castle goes on a writing retreat and meets a mysterious stranger.

a co-authored fic with chezchuckles. An AU version of the Nikki Heat episode. "How could he ever settle for a generic substitute when the original graced him with her presence every day?"

It's silly, and he's only come in a few times, but she finds herself looking forward to Tuesdays. To his easy smile, his bright blue eyes with their ever-present sparkle. A two-shot meeting AU. COMPLETE

"So no, Castle isn't just a friend. And that means this weekend is going to be something. Whether it's something insane and the start of something new, or a terrible, terrible idea, she hasn't quite figured out just yet." A 2x24 AU - What if Beckett had said yes to Castle's invitation.

'Her body still hums with a kinetic energy, an electricity that begs to surge, be released, but this case has her dignity at stake, thanks to the man peeking over her shoulder between calming breaths. They can't afford to lose and perhaps, if they win, then maybe they really can find a creative way to celebrate.' AU episode insert for 2x02, 'The Double Down'. Three shot. For Alex.

They've been together almost two years before she tells him. *One shot. Complete*

When Rick Castle agrees to a meeting with the head of one of New York's more efficient crime families, he has no idea what he's getting into, or how it's going to change his life. A 2016 Castle Hiatus Mini-Ficathon story. Meeting AU. Job AU. COMPLETE

What if the events of "The Squab And The Quail" took place earlier in the Caskett relationship? And what if they actually *talked* about their feelings and stuff?

What if Castle told Kate he loved her right after her apartment blew up in "Boom!"? Another prompt from Lou, for #castlefanficmonday.

What if Castle & Beckett were given custody of Ryan & Jenny's little girl after their untimely death? Inspired by the movie Life as we Know it. Set mid-season 3, pre Knockdown.

When a bridesmaid is killed hours before a wedding, Ryan and Esposito are called to solve the case. Serving as their shadow, Rick Castle runs headlong into his past; ex-girlfriend and current bride, Kate Beckett. An AU re-telling of 2x12 'A Rose For Everafter'. [An eight-part prompt from the Castle fanfics prompt blog on Tumblr.]

'Castle is a fan of gestures, especially those that tend to be grand, and she fully intends to give him one tonight. Not if he fails to show up, though.' A late season 4 one shot.

'Kate trails her index finger along Lily's onesie covered foot before she straightens in her seat, folds her hands over her lap and tries to locate the peace her daughter has found in a place where she's spilled her heart out more than once, let it bleed all over the polished hardwood floors of Carter Burke's office.' A future fic.

He looks nervous and indecisive, his tongue darting out to wet his lips, before he seems to come to a decision. His grip tightens on her shoulder and he tugs, pulls her into the wall of his chest. A 2x18 Boom! AU, prompt from castlefanficprompts Tumblr. 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.

It'd been one of the more bizarre phone calls she'd ever received... AU post-ep for episode 4x20, 'The Limey.'

Is there anything worse than being forced to attend an obnoxious old friend's engagement party? Yes, having to go with Castle. As a couple. Albeit a fake one. Set in season 2.

Castle is the Black Pawn wild child in danger of losing his contract. Beckett is the no-nonsense PR consultant hired to improve his image. Entry for the 2015 Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon.

"She's strong. She is. But she's tired. And she's been standing in the dimly lit staircase for too many minutes, because she's tired, and on the brink of losing it, and she can't seem to catch her breath." An AU take on Beckett's PTSD battle in season 4.

"Her partner wasn't in a very good mood; not only did he not discover aliens, but he wasn't looking forward to being the fifth wheel on a camping trip with Alexis, Ashley, and Ashley's parents." Castle talks Beckett into coming on the camping trip with Ashley's parents, a 3x09 AU. COMPLETE

Episode insert for 4x21 "Headhunters." Castle and Beckett hash things out under the overpass.

'It's probably later than what is appropriate for him to be showing up on her doorstep, the city-lit darkness of nightfall pressing in against her windows, the lingering taste of her mouth still on his tongue, and his hand still alive with a pain that laces through his knuckles.' An AU post-ep for 3x13, Knockdown.

Sweat beads across her forehead as Kate jerks awake for the fourth time, too vibrant images of his mangled body lingering in her wine soaked brain. Awake or asleep, she can't escape it. *Cops & Robbers post ep. One shot, complete. Posted for Fanfic Monday*

A one shot exploring three times early in their relationship that Castle fell just a little harder for Kate. For my five year fic anniversary.

"She wakes to a hazy world, her thoughts blurred at the edges, her vision distorted and darkened with spots of black, the beeping sound that reaches her ears as distant as the voices she thinks are talking to her." A 8x22, Crossfire, post-ep.

Many years earlier, childhood best friends Rick and Kate made a marriage pact. Now, while playing a silly quiz game, the topic resurfaces. AU. One Shot.

"The first time he snuck a picture of her had been long before he'd gained the privilege of calling Kate Beckett his." Post-ep for 8x19, 'Dead Again'.

"This is our life, not just mine anymore, and I'm happy about that," she promises him, smoothing over old wounds and doubts with soft words, nipping on his bottom lip when he leans in to kiss her again. "Besides, you on the bike is extremely hot." Castle and Beckett take that cross-country trip. Post-ep for 8x18, 'Backstabber'.

'"You know, once you clean that up, maybe we could go for a, um, round three." Castle pauses with the cool flesh of the fresh melon against his fingertips, his head rising slowly at the enticing sound of his wife's voice, how wonderfully erotic the number three has become for them.' Alternative insert for 8x17, 'Death Wish'.

The sun has just barely started to rise when she steps outside onto the path around the little house she calls her own. Overhead, she can hear the grinding gears of the lighthouse as the beam of light cuts through the morning fog.

"Beckett finally broke their eye contact, moving her gaze around the room once more, "It's not the apartment I care about, it's what was in it."" After the explosion, Kate is left with no home and no belongings, until packages start arriving at the loft with the help of Rick. 2x18 post ep.

"I was ready to abandon everything because I couldn't picture a life without you." AU. Very loosely inspired by 8x16, 'Heartbreaker'.

'Castle opens his mouth, determined to set the words free in this moment of solace with her, but the noise that escapes his throat is hoarse, raspy, silent. He can't speak.' AU for 4x16, Linchpin. Two shot.

'There was a story, always a story, and she was only here temporarily, but she wanted to know his, wanted to invest in his. And hadn't she just discussed yesterday with Decker that fraternizing with fellow recruits was a bad thing' AU for 8x15, 'Fidelis Ad Mortem'.

""Of course," he says, forcing a smile, standing to leave. To give her time. To give her space. "We'll talk tomorrow?" She smiles despite it all, joy shining under the mask of pain spread across her features. "Of course," she echoes." 3x24/4x01 AU. For Castle Fanfic Monday.

The sight of Kate Beckett naked in his bed was breathtaking. Castle quickly climbed back onto the mattress and laid down beside her, his eyes milking in the glorious sight of all her naked flesh. Rated a strong T. Prequel to SEE YOU. Season 2 AU ONESHOT. Castlefanfics Prompt Challenge Fill.

When a power surge and overloaded transmission line cuts power to the city, Beckett and Castle find themselves trapped with only one method of illumination.

For a prompt by katiktwilight on castlefanficprompts on tumblr: "Alexis tells Kate how much she means to her" Set a month after Castle's disappearance in For Better or Worse. Posted today in celebration of #castlefanficmonday :)

"Are you stalking me?" An AU Caskett meeting for the Castlefanfics Prompt Challenge.

'Who knew it would take a power outage to bring them to their senses...' An AU post-ep for The Limey. For the lovely Lou, on this Castle Fanfic Monday.

'Castle jerks his attention towards the front entrance of the hotel room, his eyebrows sky rocketing at the sight of his wife approaching, her gun raised and trained on Hayley. And he has absolutely no idea what is going on, but it definitely isn't good.' Post-ep for 8x14, The G.D.S.

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

Her fist pounds on his door, and she suffers a few agonizing moments of fear before the door swings open to reveal Castle, alone and, blessedly, dressed. Her mouth opens before she can stop it. "No flight attendant?" A post-Limey AU. For Lou. COMPLETE

Birthday Prompt Fill for a good friend. Based on All I Ask by Adele. Pre-Always. Rated T

He'd wanted their first Valentine's Day as a married couple to be special. And it is, but for completely the wrong reason. A 7x15 post-ep, set over Valentine's Day. COMPLETE

Memory is an interesting thing. When Beckett blurts out her secret to Bobby, she finds out not everything is as it seems. A 47-Seconds fic.

'Defense Attorney Kate Beckett is a far cry from the 'Short Attention Span Stan' Novak he had been expecting.' AU for 8x10, Witness for the Prosecution.

It's after midnight when she tiredly slips the door shut behind her back. She takes a moment to rest her back against the familiar press of wood and metal. Exhaustion seeps from under her skin, out through her pores and into the dark quietness surrounding her. (Insert/post-ep for 8x09 Tone Death)

"Because it's only now, with Kelly Nieman emerging from shadow to person to nightmare, that her brain pauses in its betrayal, manages to remind her of something, the most important thing, despite the narcotics controlling it. It's only then that she remembers the baby." A 7x15, Reckoning, AU. For Rach.

For #CastleFanficMonday. Set Season 2 during TickTickTick/Boom. "Her voice startles him so badly he drops the open tub of ice cream on the floor, the spoon chiming as it hits the ground. Castle turns to face her, his robe open, exposing his naked flesh. All the flesh." One Shot.

'He's been snapping pictures of her with his phone since she clawed her way into wakefulness and she is done...' A fluffy little season 5 one-shot about what Castle and Beckett get up to during her suspension, in honor of the last Castle Fanfic Monday of this interminable hiatus.

Just like everything else in their relationship thus far, their wedding reception is less than traditional. But it's perfect. Posted for CastleFanficMonday.

'He's silent beside her, quiet fury and disbelief radiating from the tense set of his frame. And if she's going to be trapped here with him, if he's forced to remain inside this car until the storm blows over, she may as well speak her truths while she has the chance. Even if it is too late.' Castle and Beckett are stuck in a blizzard together. Post 4x22, Undead Again.

'She wants to wake up to the day breaking on her thighs, her head pillowed on the warmth radiating from his chest. She wants to skip this agonizing symphony of moments where they are stuck in a limbo: in love but not loving, together but so far apart.' AU for An Embarrassment of Bitches.

"She glares at him, doesn't want him to be getting any ideas of what's going to happen between them tonight, although the thought sparks a flame deep within her stomach." Set post 2x18.

Three word Prompt. What if the sniper had targeted Beckett at her apartment instead of the funeral? Now Complete.

'"She's nearly dead, Castle. Maddox beat her to a pulp and I know you're off the team, but she needs you." He may be angry with her, brokenhearted and wounded over her, but like hell is he going to stay away from the woman he loves when she's on the brink of death. Again.' AU to 4x23, Always.

"It's been a month. A month of grueling training, of learning the rules and regulations and pushing herself to the limits. A month of proving herself and then coming home to…this. To nothing." Season 6 AU.

'After her mother's death, after her father's dark descent into the bottle, the need for something light, something that wasn't stained in grief had become her lifeline.' A detour in Kate's journey to becoming a detective leads to a life changing meeting. AU. For Alex.

Castle has a small problem and asks for Beckett's assistance.

"I'll have you know Beckett, I play a mean game of Clue, you are in for some heavy competition." Episode insert for Boom! (2x18).

'She normally works the New Year's Eve shift; she's used to spending this moment in solitude. She had just hoped this year would be different.' Set mid season 4.

Detective Kate Beckett and mystery novelist Richard Castle are both on their way home to New York when their flight gets rerouted, but worse things could happen than being stranded in Montana for Christmas. Right? A Christmas AU set around the season 3/4 time frame.

"It's a tradition, of sorts, one of the only ones she's kept up with since her mother died. She has a cup of steaming hot chocolate, complete with a handful of mini marshmallows, each year on Christmas Eve. It's not much, barely anything special at all, but it's the one small way she still feels connected to the holiday, and she plans to keep it up." Holiday meeting AU.

"On second thought, it might have been better if she was alone. Alone she wouldn't have to face the thoughts circling inside her head about how, despite the displeasure of being stuck in the airport to begin with, she doesn't actually mind having Castle as her blizzard buddy." Snowed in an airport, sometime early season three.

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

In which Beckett is in the hospital during the Christmas holidays and Castle sneaks into her room to decorate while she is sleeping. Set early Season 4.

"The countdown that fills the loft, as though on cue, answers for him, and a grin spreads across his face. "So, do you need somebody to kiss at midnight?"" New Year's Eve snapshots of what happens at midnight.

My take on the breakdown in 4x09; oneshot

"It's snowing, Kate." Season 4 fluff set not long after Kill Shot (4x09). For #CastleFanficMonday

"It's a joke. It's a joke, but she's mid-bite when she hears it and her hand stills, lowering the pizza away from her mouth." Three word prompt. Trigger warning: non-graphic mentions of an eating disorder.

Tumblr fill prompt. I have decided to make this multichapter. Little ficlets of Kate and/or Castle getting hurt and the other one being there for them. (Some cuteness, some angst, some silliness.)

It's Christmas time, and Kate Beckett suddenly discovers something important about herself. And Castle. Because we could all use a little love right now. Set in the middle of S3. One-shot. Complete

How Castle and Beckett went from working together to waking up together. A What Happens in AC prequel.

"Her eyes burn, tears blurring her vision as she drops the planner onto the couch next to her. She leans forward, pressing her eyes against her knees. Her hands curl around her shins, nails digging into her skin through the fabric of her pants. She can't be…pregnant." Probable Cause AU written for CastleFanficMonday.

I came as (character A) and you came as (character B) and well, look at that, (character A/character B) is both of our OTP. A co-authored story between myself and ivyandtwine. Two shot.

A Co-authored one shot by Oliviet and ivyandtwine. An AU for "Knockdown" in which Beckett gets hurt in the interrogation room by Vulcan.

Castle and Beckett in Paris. A romantic interlude in the City of Love, post-season 7, pre-season 8. Fluff.

"He wants to stay this blissful forever. He plans to. With Kate." A #castlethemeday fluff fic.

A moment in time on a beautiful day. Written for #CastleThemeDay

"What is she thinking? Uprooting her life, leaving the only town she's ever called home, and, even worse, dragging her father along because she's too selfish to leave him behind. But the new job should excite her. And it does. Secret Service Agent? It's a leap she never thought she'd take." Based on a prompt from the castlefanficprompts tumblr.

NYPD Officer Kate Beckett had no idea the simple act of saving a man's life could affect her life in such profound ways. Then again, that might be what happens when you save your favorite mystery writer...(Caskett AU - Inspired by the movie of the same name)

Castle leaves with Gina, but is all as it seems? Season 2 finale AU. Caskett. ONE-SHOT. Based off a tumblr prompt.

"I was thinking, we should start a new tradition," he muses, flipping open one of the cardboard flaps. "For every time we save each other's life. You know, since it's becoming quite a habit for us." Inspired by events from 8x03, PhDead.

'No matter what she chooses, she'll lose either way, but she still chooses him.' With a new serial killer on the loose, the team must race against the clock to bring him down. But circumstances of the case threaten to tear Castle and Beckett apart. A co-authored story by bravevulnerability and Oliviet.

Castle's had a few watches, down the last few years. Beckett has one watch. It has, according to her, been hers for the last five years. He's never seen her wear another. And now it's in pieces in her wrecked apartment.

'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.

…she hopes more than anything that he didn't hear her, that she muttered low enough to go unnoticed. But of course he hears. The man doesn't miss a thing when it comes to her. Season 3 prompt fill for castlefanficquotes. Complete.

"A part of him wants to miss his flight on purpose, stay here for a while longer and learn anything and everything he can about Kate, the woman he's spent only the past few hours with yet feels indescribably connected to." A 'lost in a foreign country' prompt fill.

"It was so soft, he thought he imagined it. A hum through the apartment, melodious and sweet." A 7x19 pre-ep, of sorts.

A pre-episode fanfiction for 8x01 XY. Because Alexis has undergone a little shift in style, and I was intrigued. Not really any spoilers, I don't think. Complete.

She seems to be on her way to being drunk, the crowd surrounding them not helping her balance, and when his eyes involuntarily flick over her body his breath catches in his throat. She's wearing a dress that would be a modest length on most, but it barely hits mid-thigh on her, and her legs go on for miles. COMPLETE

'Martha is right. This really can't wait another day, wall be damned...' Castle and Beckett get a nudge in the right direction, courtesy of his mother. An AU Cops and Robbers ending in honor of Castle FanFic Monday.

For CastleFanficMonday. One shot set season 4. "Truth or Dare?"

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

"She misses him, hates that she can't help but think of Castle's sudden withdrawal from the dance they have so carefully been choreographing. He seems to have replaced her as his partner, his most recent dalliance with the flight attendant proving that." A walk in the snow gives Beckett an idea as she evaluates her fractured relationship with Castle. Set post The Limey.

Castle and Beckett both join the same dating website after incessant encouragement from their family and friends and start talking to each other without knowing it due to the anonymity of their profiles. Loosely based on "You've Got Mail." My entry for the Rom Com Fic Challenge.

An unexpected storm has New York in a blackout and a surprise visitor at Beckett's door. Set somewhere early to mid-season 3. Obviously, Josh is not in the picture.

Don't leave Beckett alone with a sharpie... and a naked husband? Just a one-shot I felt like writing. Set somewhere in the future. Enjoy!

It's like high school all over again, only now instead of being the girl who'd been ditched just before prom because her friend was asked out by the boy they'd both liked, Kate's left standing in the waiting area of a brand new, swanky, five-star restaurant. Yeah, thanks a lot, Maddie.

"It might have just been a dream, a figment of his imagination, but Kate Beckett is very real and if something happens to her he'd never forgive himself." One shot, set after The Limey.

Future fic. Castle and Beckett are about to celebrate one year of marriage. Kate decided on the perfect present to show her husband just how much she loves him. One-shot. Lots of Caskett fluff.

Movie night ends a bit differently than it usually does.

'New York was bracing for a hurricane and Kate Beckett was terribly ill prepared. But she was even less prepared to see Richard Castle again after a summer of silence.' Set late in the summer, post season 2.

"I was shot," she murmurs, her hand moving to her chest almost reflexively. "I was shot and you made me hold on. And then a month ago, you pulled away." "A month ago I found out you'd lied this entire time," he hisses, watching her eyes widen. "You remember everything, and I felt – still feel – like a fool because you won't just tell me the truth." -Written for CastleFanficMonday.

Beckett's post honeymoon root through their combined movie collection leaves Castle having to make a confession. written for CastleFanficMonday.

Beckett was held captive by Nieman for a month; after having her hearing damage caused by a explosion & temporary blindness caused by Nieman, she didn't know she was rescued due to the sick games 3XK played, and as a emotional response she wasn't talking. Post 7x15 Reckoning

Takes place season 7, couple months after 7x06. "Beckett pushes the lamp out of the way to grasp the box, pulling it towards herself with one hefty tug. It's surprisingly heavy, making her grunt in the process of pulling it out and lifting it into her hands." Beckett makes an interesting discovery about her husband.

She's poisoned her hot new neighbour and terrified his daughter, all because she wanted to show off and welcome him to the neighbourhood with a fancy pie. AU.

'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.

Trust, but verify. Kate Beckett loved to have control over all things concerning her private life and her job. But what will happen when she'll lose said control in one of those two aspects in her life? AU Caskett meeting.

"She's wheeled into his room the day after Mr. Johnson dies, seemingly asleep, perfectly silent. The only thing he knows about her by the end of the day is that her condition isn't good." Sharing a room, waiting for a heart transplant, Richard Castle gets to know the quiet, dying Kate Beckett. AU. Three-shot.

Beckett doesn't know what to expect for Castle's plans in the Hamptons for their first anniversary, but she certainly doesn't expect this. Suggestive themes.

'Now, as he stands on the edge of the rink, his skates done up tight, he could not be happier as he watches a bundled up Kate Beckett glide around the rink.' A Season 2 fic, set not long after Boom. For Jill.

She wakes to a singular, profound and unusual idea that could quite easily have leaked from the consciousness of the man sleeping next to her. Set sometime beyond After The Storm.

'Her hand flies to his forehead before she even realizes what she's doing, but his damp skin and fevered flesh steal her attention from the meaning behind her unplanned touch and that familiar worry uncoils from its hiding place inside her stomach.' In which a cold tests the boundaries of Castle and Beckett's partnership. Season 4 AU.

"If this is what he needs to be sure, she'll give it to him." Sometimes you need a little help to shake the nightmares. A 4x16 oneshot.

Strong T. Picks up right at the end of Cops and Robbers. She kisses him. Three times. Two-shot. Now Complete.

'Just another job, that's all Richard Castle would ever be. Maybe if she repeated it enough, she would actually believe it.' Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr.

AU. Kate Beckett, homicide detective extraordinaire, is on a coffee run when she hits the car of (very attractive) Doctor Richard Castle. Sassiness and cuteness ensue.

She wakes to a curious numbness in her right leg and a mouth full of cotton. One Shot, complete. Posted for Castle Fanfic Monday.

"Her eyes are wide now, and her family is clapping around them but it sounds distant, because all he can focus on is her parted lips and all he can do is wonder what it would feel like to kiss her. And wondering turns to knowing when he leans down and presses his lips to hers." Season 2 AU. (Known on tumblr as 'The Proposal')

Set anytime in season 4, pre-Caskett. Castle catches Beckett looking at a Tumblr blog created by a fan that ships Caskett and posts images showing sexy times between Rick and Kate lookalikes. One shot. Rated M for a reason.

Set late season 3/early season 4. Josh leaves Kate at the altar. Prompt from castlefanficprompts.

A look at how AU!Castle and AU!Beckett build each other up piece by piece. Follow-up to Pick Me Up At the Lost and Found.

Based on a prompt from the castlefanficprompts blog: "Beckett accidentally texts Castle "I love you" thinking she was sending that to her dad." For the wonderful lousiemcdoogle.

Prompt: some girl at a bar gave you a fake number, but it's mine and this is awkward why is this strange man calling me. AU.

'She cannot believe her freaking arm is broken.' Set very early season 3.

"She's so ready for this. For him. For happiness and love and movie dates." AU - what might have happened had they gotten to have that Jon Woo marathon. One shot. Complete.

A post ep for 7x21 In Plane Sight. Kate flies to London to reassure herself that her family are safe. Works as a standalone, but I might add more in the future.

'Watching him get on a plane and fly out of the country had been far more difficult than she could have ever anticipated.' Post-ep for 7x21, In Plane Sight.

Kate's fine. She's home, and she's safe. Post Ep for Reckoning (7.15)

Esposito, Ryan, Castle and Beckett are stuck in a tiny hotel room, so they have to decide who gets to share the double bed. Set after 5x03 but before 5x04. A little story for #CastleFanficMonday.

Castle escapes to Vegas for the weekend to "clear his head". Beckett ends up on the first flight out to sin city to change his mind. Set immediately before 4x20, The Limey. Three shot.

"As You Wish." Three simple words that changed everything.

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

"She's so happy she's not sitting at the singles table, couldn't fathom not being here to witness the pure joy painted across his face." Episode insert for 4x11. For Alex.

The first time she said "I love you" was not while standing on a bomb.

"You should know by now that you and beds are a very distracting combo." Castle and Beckett go shopping for new bedding. Pre-ep for 7x18, At Close Range.

"She had beautiful hazel eyes. But something was off. He had seen something in her eyes. Something that screamed broken at him. A deep sadness in her eyes, tainting the picture of a young, carefree, beautiful woman." - One Shot. AU Caskett meeting.

Just a bit of random fluff. Caskett.

'He's been coming to her library for over a month now and she likes him, really likes him.' An AU that explores the meeting of a burdened librarian and a struggling writer. Three shot.

Prompt: Caskett Meeting AU. When Beckett gets pregnant with (author's choice)'s child, the father abandons his girlfriend and baby. Beckett meets Castle, who is her OB/GYN when she goes to have appointments for her baby.

How Kate should have said goodbye to her beloved apartment. #CastleFanficMonday

"She couldn't sleep, still wired after the day's events, the cold from the freezer lodged deep in her bones and not wanting to leave." A post-ep for Countdown (3x17). A fic for CastleFanficMonday

Pre Caskett. Castle and Beckett are ambushed at a crime scene and Beckett is injured. She tries to convince Castle she is fine and doesn't need looking after but he isn't taking no for an answer. Set after 2x18.

A co-authored story by bravevulnerability and seilleanmor. Castle accidentally gives Kate a black eye in his sleep, and Kate does everything she can to appease his guilt.

Prompt: Beckett loses her Mom's ring during a struggle with a suspect. Bonus points if her father's watch is broken in the struggle as well. Author's choice as to if the ring is found. Set end of Season 3. - One Shot. Complete.

Castle and Beckett play paintball. - A season 3 ficlet.

a series of unrelated one-shots inspired by songs.

Post 5x08: After an eventful night being chased by mobsters Castle and Beckett return to the loft to unwind and relax. It's there that Castle learns a secret about Beckett that she was trying to hide - she is extremely ticklish! Fluffy Caskett drabble

An AU version of sorts for the events of Resurrection (7x14) and Reckoning (7x15), set in season 4.

"Kate. Come have dinner with me instead." :: An alternate ending to 'The Final Nail' spun-off from a castlefanficprompts post

AU. Based on prompt from Tumblr- Castle is Beckett's physical therapist. When he had read "stabbed in the back", he had imagined a punk of a kid who had gotten on the wrong side of the law, not a gorgeous young woman from a well off family sporting a Stanford sweatshirt. A story in three parts.

3x17 'Countdown' AU. When Kate tried to shoot off the lock on the freezer door, what if a bullet didn't miss Castle?

AU set during 2x17/2x18. Rick Castle was a firefighter but he quit when his daughter was born, and he knows he shouldn't do anything, but he finds himself bolting up the stairs to Kate's rescue.

"The frosted pane is streaked with her hand prints, prints that practically scream the story of what they just did. And suddenly there's something else he needs to do before he goes to bed." A scene insert for 7x12.

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

It all clicked together in her head far too quickly, the car speeding down the road at way above the normal speed limit. The shouts of a panicked father who could only watch from a distance and the blaring sirens of a NYPD police cruiser following at the same speed and heading right towards the middle of the road, right towards Alexis. [Tumblr Prompt Filler Story]

"The difference is, last night they drifted to sleep after each round, sated, happy, and blissfully worn out. But now, sleep is the last thing on their minds and the awkward silence has definitely set in." A missed conversation that takes place in 'After the Storm'. For (@ MissKM )

'Discouraging a very doped up Kate Beckett from doing anything other than what she wants is no small feat.' A season 4 insert of sorts set between 4x16, Linchpin, and 4x17, Once Upon A Crime.

Early S4. "A few more splashes and then it hits him, he's absolutely, utterly, ridiculously, head over heels in love with Kate Beckett. And he has to act on it before he goes insane."

S4 AU – Rick has a plan to make Kate his first kiss of the year.

Each morning for the last week, she's stared at her hands in the pre-dawn haze, seeing his blood in every crease, every nook and cranny even though her skin is clean. She can't stop dreaming about watching Richard Castle die. A Time of Our Lives (7x06) AU AU.

A chance meeting between two people has the potential to change their lives forever. A Caskett Meeting AU.

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

Kate finds herself alone on Christmas Eve. Can Castle save the day? One-shot set in season 4

'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.

Richard Castle and Kate Beckett never met in 2009. What happens when they meet 40 some odd years down the road in an old folk's home? An AU meeting. One shot.

He crept quietly through the still-dark loft, the chill from the hardwood floor climbing into his naked toes as he tiptoed back through his office; didn't want to ruin the surprise - his Christmas gift for his wife. ThankYouTerri prompt fill.

"The loft has become a collaboration of his and her things and she loves that, but there's still one thing that they need to address. The bed." A fill written for the ThankYouTerri Campaign.

ThankYouTerri prompt fill for Hope (tshlw). Kate's eyes narrowed into slits as she looked back at the woman who was openly ogling her husband's rear. She looked vaguely familiar, and that God-awful nickname "The White Whale"; she had heard that somewhere before...

A One-Shot set in season 3. "Who knows, if you're lucky you'll get to kiss her under the mistletoe"

A shamelessly fluffy one-shot post-ep (of sorts) to 7x6, "Time of Our Lives" and a (sort of) sequel to "By the Power Vested in Me." Castle signs copies of "Raging Heat" and "Wild Storm" for the Justice of the Peace that conducted the wedding ceremony and afterwards, Castle and Kate talk about "Wild Storm." Spoilers for the dedication of "Wild Storm."

Prompt: AU - Castle and Beckett were both set up on blind dates at the same restaurant, but their dates don't show and they start talking and hit it off. (Anonymous prompt from the castlefanficprompts tumblr).

Post-Headhunters AU: Kate Beckett decides to confront Richard Castle's strange behavior once and for all, in her own unique way. One-shot.

"Stick around for next year, Beckett. You can be Pocahontas," he teases, nudging her with his elbow. "Not even in your dreams, Castle." An AU Thanksgiving oneshot set post 2x18 (Boom!)

3x24 Insert. A look at the night after Montgomery's death. AU, but considering that we don't know much of what happened between the hangar and funeral, it can work as canon.

"I love you, Kate," he murmurs softly, the words he's kept swallowed down for almost an entire year finally slipping from his lips. "And I promise if I make it out of this alive, I'll tell you when neither of us are on the brink of death, okay?" An AU version of 7x08, Kill Switch.

She crossed her toned, endlessly long legs, tugged down the edge of her tight skirt that had ridden up her thighs, checked her watch. Sadness, annoyance, resentment flashed across her face in quick succession, well hidden to anyone who wasn't watching closely, who was not as attuned, not used to observe quite as closely... An AU Caskett meeting.

Focused on Kate's suspension between 5x01 and 5x02, following how her and Rick become accustomed to the new aspects of their lives together.

Post-Episode Fic for The Time of Our Lives. "Hand in hand, the newlywed couple strolls along the shoreline, a small rip tide brushing up against their bare feet and causing them to lose their footing, but only for a split second. They're anchored to each other, never drifting away as their laced fingers keep them from separating." Rated T. *Updated 11/14/14* One-shot.

""You love me." You hear her say and you're not sure if she really said it, your imagination never really worked well in your favour in these situations."

An AU Caskett meeting. Kate and Rick meet when she moves into his building after her apartment is destroyed by Scott Dunn. Mild Spoilers for "Boom"

2x05 episode AU: Beckett has a panic attack at the 'Heat Wave' book launch party, and unsurprisingly, her partner is there by her side. Slight TW; anxiety. Based on an anonymous prompt from the castlefanficprompts Tumblr.

Rick Castle is called over to 7-year-old Alexis' classroom, where he meets her teacher, Ms Beckett. (Based on ep 7x04 - 'Child's Play')

When Richard Castle learns his publisher hired a writing consultant to help him complete his latest novel he's insulted-until he meets her. Dr. Kate Beckett was merely looking for a summer job between semesters, but could three weeks with the famous writer might be more than she bargained for? Caskett AU.

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

'She hadn't meant to hear. And she most definitely hadn't meant to feel her stomach flip, with something like elation, something like hope, and something too much like relief.' Post 3x12, Poof! You're Dead. For Laura. COMPLETE.

Castle and Beckett share more secrets, and a few non-secrets, too. Post-5x18.

A moment out of time: groggy and confused, but getting clearer. Post-"Always." Slightly AU/jossed, since it doesn't really go with what we see in "After the Storm." OTOH, I think it works nicely with the deleted scene. :)

Kate confronts Castle for Alexis' sake because no daughter should watch her father self-destruct. 47 Second fix. Spoilers loosely through Headhunters promo. (Para Espanol "Nada que no se pueda arreglar" por Dipsy19)

A different version of the morning after always (season 4 finale) one shot. not so much fluff more romance. rated T to be safe.

The Ice Bucket Challenge, Caskett style. \ based off the prompt on the castlefanficprompts tumblr.

AU- One Shot for Setup/Countdown- What if Josh and Kate had already broken up (Prompted by Lou)

AU / She's sick and he's there, as always. He stumbles in the door, arms full of movies and things that will make her feel better and she can't help but want to kiss him (and she would, if she wasn't such a coward and sick). But, maybe this one time, getting sick isn't the worst. After all, it could start something new. \ Pure fluffy Caskett.

Bored at the precinct, Castle goes out with Ryan to follow up on a lead. One-Shot. *Based off a prompt from lousiemcdoogle.*

One-shot Fix-it Story for the end of "The Limey"- What if Beckett spoke up?

Kate Beckett was strong – that was an indisputable fact. But today she was struggling. Beckett's having a rough day but Castle's there for her. One-shot.

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.

An AU take on the end of 'Still'. Warm fuzzies inside.

It's Castle and Beckett's first anniversary. Find out if they managed to stick to their vow to 'never, ever be boring' during their first year of marriage.

"Breathe, Castle," she instructs, calm despite the erratic beat of her heart. "Just breathe for me." Based on a tumblr prompt.

She wanted him. She wasn't supposed to want him. He was her partner. Castle was her partner. Based off of the SVU fic "Ropes" by MaddyM.

Richard Castle. She'd never admit it to anyone, but getting his new book signed had been on her to-do list for a long time now. Unfortunately, she'd never gotten the chance. It wasn't until she read that he was going to continue his book tour in New York and the case she was working on didn't really make any significant progress, she couldn't help it but give into the opportunity.

2014 Ficathon Entry. AU from 4x01. Three months after her shooting, Beckett is back - but Castle isn't. He's had enough and isn't following her anymore - and if she wants the happy ending then she's going to need to do the chasing, even if Castle is adamant he doesn't want her to. Now complete.

AU story. Beckett has a secret she has to deal with, but she doesn't have to do it alone.

Fluffy little camping fic. COMPLETE

The day after Kate gets justice for her mother.

After a late night with Castle, Beckett ends up running late to work and accidentally wears Castle's shirt to the precinct. ONE-SHOT.

One-shot prompt from Tumblr by Writingonthecastlewalls. When Richard Castle sees Kate Beckett through his window, walking alone in the rain, his curiosity gets the better of him. He invites her in to share a rainy day beverage, and through this learns something surprising about his muse, and she realizes that he isn't as arrogant as he appears to be. Takes place early-mid season 2

A random one shot for fun with Caskett. This is my first Castle fic so please give it a try.

Castle decides to make a surprise for Beckett, but what he did not expect was that he would be surprised. Just a fluffy Caskett fanfic. It takes place at some point in season 6.

"In the darkest night hour, I'll search through the crowd, your face is all that I see, I'll give you everything, baby, love me lights out." Kate and Castle finally come to their senses while waiting for New Year's fire works in Time's Square.

"The wind is tangling her hair but it drowns out Castle's bellowing to an old country song, so she'll gladly accept it." Fluffy, slightly silly one shot set in the summer. Complete.

It's Kate's birthday and she's had a horrible day. The case is going badly, her friends couldn't hang out, and to make matters worse, Castle's out on a book tour. What happens when she comes home at the end of the day and a certain someone shows up to surprise her?

Kate explains to Castle just how much his books helped her get through her mothers death and how he gave her hope for a future she couldn't even have imagined. May be slightly ooc for Kate.

Its an occupational hazard. One of the risks of being in a relationship with Richard Castle is being awoken in the middle of the night for... not what you think. One-shot. Give it a chance please *puppy dog eyes*

Sequel to 'heart so helpless'. Castle and Beckett's struggles to overcome their past, the murders, and the mess they left behind. Cover art by half0utloud. COMPLETE.

Kate Beckett hates hospitals. She hates the white linoleum tiles and how she can't help but wonder how often they are stained red. She hates how the walls all look the same, that no one could paint on even an ounce of joy. But what she hates most now is that her grandfather is there and she has no idea why. Post-Undead Again.

Set late season three. Castle is off on a book tour. Kate is left behind. They connect with a series of phone calls.

Prompt from Castlefanficprompts a/c: Kate's pregnancy craving is a s'morelette.

Kate comes home from work needing her husband and his attention is elsewhere. Not that she minds.

When she was alone, Kate Beckett liked to dance around in her underwear..but this time she wasn't in her own apartment - and then she realised she wasn't alone. Fluffy one-shot, fill for a tumblr prompt, rated T to be safe.

AU after 47 seconds. What if Kate found a novel way of showing Castle just what she needed? All constructive reviews welcome. Rated 'T' for one use of strong language.

Very short continuation of Smells Like Teen Spirit. It came to me after watching the end of the ep one day. I'm not a writer! Disclaimer: I own nothing.

"So what do you think? Wanna get married tonight?" Shameless wedding fluff. Set early Season 7.

"She's happy. She is so very happy that it worked out. So incredibly glad that it's all behind them now. But she's still—the very thought that this isn't her one-and-done—that he isn't her one-and-done…" An insert for 6x23.

"Hi, this is Dr. Asher calling from Mount Sinai Hospital on behalf of Katherine Beckett. There's been an accident." Set during season 4 by request. A look at what would have happened if Castle and Beckett had decided to start their relationship earlier in season 4.

Searching his face for answers she looks at him with large eyes, full of confusion, trepidation, remorse, "You should be upset, right? Hell, I'm upset. I mean I'm apparently married for God's sake! And not to you. You should be…disappointed?" episode insert for 6x23

Episode tag for 6x02. Let's pretend this happened before Castle wakes up from his dream. One-shot.

This is just a one-shot filled with smut after tonight's episode of "Law & Boarder". NO spoilers except for that end scene that dealt with stripping and poker.

Based on a request I received on tumblr: Castle and Beckett are strangers and participate in the strangers kiss for the first time video. One shot.

"The sun rose gently over the spiking horizon, delicately cresting over shards of glass and sculptures of metal, before leaping proudly into the great expanse of washed-out blue veiling the city." This mother's day, our favourite family share moments more cherished than ever.

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

"I just wanted a moment. To see if the ocean still made me feel small, now I was married to a multimillionaire, writer extraordinaire.""And?" He asked amused."Yup." Set between Mission Impossible and Staying Alive, this is another of my song fic series, based off 'I Hope You Dance'.

This is my first FanFic. The morning after Always. Just a bit of fluff. One shot.

Taking the flowers from Beckett's hand, Castle grins. It's amazingly sweet to have someone taking the time and effort to make him smile, to have someone trying to improve his day, and these flowers have just become sacred. Poof! You're Dead (S3) post episode story, becomes AU. How a simple gift turns into something so much more. COMPLETE

AU Post-Valkyrie (S6/E01,6x01) Kate is willing to fight with all she's got to give to save the possibility of a future for her and Castle *Fluff and family-bonding all the way*

When she had been in Rick's arms it was like the rest of the world didn't exist. The ringing of a phone proved that unfortunately it did. Set post Always

"Kate," he rasped, tentatively slipping a hand under her neck and sliding the other down to rest along her side, feeling the warm rush of blood sluicing through the spaces between his fingers. "Please, Kate, please don't leave me. Not again." Based on a tumblr prompt. Cover art by half0utloud.

"Time Will Tell" AU, set after The Limey. How would things have turned out differently if the time traveler case had happened in Season 4?

Requested Oneshot concerning Stana's new haircut and how they might, if planning to, address it on the show. Rated T for sexual references and such, just to be safe.

Castle is "this close" to throwing Pi out, whether Alexis agrees with it or not. Beckett convinces her fiance to have some patience and find the root of the problem. (Some general spoilers for season 6.)

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.

What happens when it gets boring when our Detective and Writer are stuck in the Elevator? From "Undead Again". Alternative ending for Season 4. Now updated with Epilogue number two - celebrating the year passing of this fic.

"Twenty minutes ago, she had already begun her interrogation of Bobby. Twenty minutes ago, he would have slipped into the observation room to watch. Twenty minutes ago, he would have heard her confess to remembering everything, in the worst possible way." -What if Castle never heard her say she remembers? A 47 Seconds fix-it, because there's no such thing as too many of those.

AU. Lethal, hard-edged assassin Kate Beckett is hired to kill the handsome, best-selling author Richard Castle. But when everything's not as it should be, and feelings get muddled along the way, can she really think of him as just another paper target? Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. 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.)

A different take on what Kate was talking about when she asked, "Even the part..." "After the Storm" scene insert.

What might have happened if they had their movie date as scheduled! "Oh God, please don't bite your lip again." "Why not?" "Because it makes me want to kiss you."

Kate comes to Alexis rescue

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

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.

Beckett is waiting for Castle at the precinct when she gets a call from Alexis and finds herself rushing over to the hospital, after Castle has been involved in a car accident.

The first thing he becomes aware of is her scent, the subtle, familiar notes of cherry and cinnamon sugar that tease his nose. ONE-SHOT.

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

Castle helps Beckett clean up after a rough case. Set-between "Cuffed" and 'Til Death Do Us Part'. One spoiler for "Cuffed". One-shot.

Setup/Countdown timeline. Josh goes to Haiti and Beckett and Castle get a little...cozier. Oneshot.

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

"The sight he was confronted with knocked him breathless." Implied Caskett, future-fic. Straight up fluff. Ignore the title... I'd like to think it's better than that. Hopefully not too OOC.

Rick sees Kate in the hospital, quite a bit of her, and tells her how beautiful she is. This story is Rick's POV, Kate's POV is in the companion piece The Scar. This was a plot bunny that jumped in my brain at 3am this morning. Hope you enjoy.

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.

This story is pure fluff! Please review!

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?

Post-finale. Castle tries to put the pieces back together.

Kate celebrates her first Mother's Day with the Castles. Well, her first night-before-Mother's day.

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.

"Alexis took a shaky breath and gave Kate a sad smile. 'When are you going to start hating me too, Kate'" KatexAlexis family bonding, because we don't get enough of it on the show.

What happens when Kate needs someone to hold her through the night, who does she turn to, Richard Castle. My first attempt at smut, hence the M. Hope you enjoy.