This is the first one-shot (well, in this case, drabble) in Unfluffy Goodness. Be reminded that if you want fluffiness, go to the other one, Fluffy Goodness. This one is for people who want to read not-so-fluffy one-shots. I'm typing up the first chapter of that right now so, it should be up soon. So either 'Unfluffy Goodness or Fluffy Goodness'. Of course, who can't like both? I do! So, anyway, read on, my fellow FanFictioneers! –E

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Title: Imagine

Summary: Richard Castle's thoughts while being stuck in a freezer with his favorite detective. (Be advised that this is really, really short. And they will get way better.)

Rating: T

Pairing: Castle & Beckett

Setting: Between Setup and Countdown

A/N: I wrote this around the time that those episodes came out so, it's a LITTLE overdue.

3 years ago, Richard Castle had imagined himself on every magazine cover, every news station. He'd imagined himself the biggest bachelor in the city, girls crawling towards him from every corner. His ego was so big back then that he knew he couldn't fail. But as the years passed, he changed. His ego shrank and his love for the woman that changed him grew. Because 3 years ago, out of a million other people and a million other things, he had never imagined that he'd be sitting next to the woman he loved, holding her as close to him as he could, both of them dying. Then again, he'd also never imagined being in the face of death itself. He'd never imagined not being able to feel his limbs. He'd never imagined he'd have to watch the love of his life slowly die. And most of all, he'd never imagined that Kate Beckett would ever be his. Of course, she wasn't. She had a boyfriend. A doctor, no less.

Right now, at that moment, he only wanted one thing to be true. If given 3 wishes, Richard Castle would only take one because one was all she needed. He wished that she knew how he felt about her. But having 'the cold' not exist wouldn't be so bad either. He just wished he had more time to tell her. That they could have a life together. Because Richard Castle wanted nothing more than to be her 'one and done', and that was all he was imagining right now.

I hoped you enjoyed one of the shortest drabbles in the world! Seriously, I had no idea how short this was until I actually typed it up. I'm like "Wooooooow, that's really short." SO, anyway, I hoped you enjoyed it! Next drabble/one-shot soon! xD -E