befree09 asked:
If he is really your boyfriend, why do you keep calling him Castle when you talk about him? That's just weird.
You responded:
I could tell you that it is a habit that I cannot get myself out of; a instant reaction after working together for so long, forged out of using last names at the precinct because that is just how it goes.
And, yes, that is somewhat true; but deep down, I know that it is far more than just a nickname that has accidentally stuck.
I see that name as a symbol of everything that we have been through together; from the first moment that Richard Castle forced his way into my working life, to the moment that I realised I wanted him to be a part of so much more. It is the good, and the bad, and heartbreaking. It is strength, and stability, and partnership. It is everything that he means to me.
Maybe it seems odd to you; to the people looking in on our relationship, but to us, it is simply who we are. We are Castle and Beckett, and I can't see that ever changing.
It is where our relationship started; the people that we were when we first met. The people who become friends. The people who flirted, sometimes a little too obviously, over paper work and Chinese food. The people who learnt to trust one another, to depend upon on one another. The people who fell hopelessly in love with each other.
It is simply who we are.
I am trying not to add too many author's notes to this story (which I find a very difficult thing to do), as I want it to be as close to real questions and answers as I can make it.
But, I just wanted to say thank you for reading this, it really does mean the world to me.
Along with a special thank you to everyone who has sent in a question to be answered; I hope that my answers don't dissapoint.
Please let me know what you think?
And keep sending in your questions; they are what make this story.
Katie xx