Hello Castle Fandom! So this is a little project of mine that I'm going to share with you. For me it's a way to make sure I do some writing everyday even if its unrelated to an ongoing story. I've done something similar for a different fandom and I thought this time I'd do it for Castle, that way I'll be able to play with the characters more and get a better feel for them.
What it is is a series of 500 word ficlets based on a prompt. In this case I pulled a list of songs from my itunes (I apologize for my at times questionable taste in music) and made a list of their titles. Let me be clear these are not song fics. I merely used the title as a jumping off point for the flash fiction.
So what you find below is the title of the song my itunes provided and just 500 words of Castle, mostly fluff because that's what I like, and that's it. Now since I'm writing these clearly I'm not actually writing for Castle so lets just move on to the first installment of Fleeting Fictions.
Lean On Me – Bill Withers
I was sitting on the couch in the break room, head cradled in my hands, taking slow deep breaths. I'd completely wigged over nothing, but I was still taking me a little while to pull myself together. Once we'd heard from her, determining that she was just up at the prison and that was why she hadn't been answering her phone the boys had gone back to business as usual. Cleaning up the white board, packing away the case and filing the paperwork. My hands were too jittery though so I'd excused myself to the break room to pull myself together before she got back.
I must have been in there longer than I thought though because the next thing I could focus on was her weight settling onto the couch next to me, as she slid an arm across my back and rested her head against my shoulder. She didn't say anything for a long while, and I was content to keep the silence, just breath in the cherry scent of her lotion and vanilla from her perfume.
"I'm sorry I scared you," she finally whispered.
"You… don't be sorry…" I stuttered, "You're fine… you're fine I over reacted… unreasonable… If anyone should be sorry it should be me."
"Castle," it's soft and gentle as she lifts her head off my shoulder so that she can settle her chin there instead, "I should have told you I was going to the prison and my phone was low on battery. I'm sorry I didn't." She leaned in a pressed a kiss to my cheek before settling back to just watch me.
Inhaling deeply, "I can't freak out like that though. Every time you're unreachable, I can't be a mess what if you actually need me?" I rotated my head looking at her now our faces inches apart.
She smiled, that gentle endearing smile she has for me when she thinks something is just so sweet. "Then you'll pull yourself together just like you always do and come get me. The boys said you were fine until you found out I was ok and that you've been in here ever since."
"Yeah… yeah, I was just relieved… Kate… we hadn't heard from you in hours."
She carded a hand through my hair, "I know. I know," She smiled but I'm fine and you're fine and all we have left in this god for saken day is a pile of paper work and then you can take me home, feed me, and we'll take a bath together." She stood up holding a hand out to help me off the atrocious vinyl couch, "Come on writer I could use your help."
Allowing myself to be pulled up off the couch I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her hard pressing my nose into her hair, "I just love you so much."
"I know you do. I love you too." She squeezed back, "Lets finish the paper work."
Well what did you think of the first installment? They're are plenty more to come.
Tonight 47 seconds and I'm pumped.
Babyrose
