One of the last things true crime writer Richard Castle expected when he took a meeting with convicted murderer Kate Beckett was to be sent on a quest for proof of her innocence, the other was to fall in love with her. A Castle AU. Written 2012. Revised 2016.

I just escaped from possibly the most awkward date in the history of Earth, and I need to decompress. I brought ice cream. And wine. And cupcakes. 1x7, Home is Where the Heart Stops.

"Are you really that invested in your green bean casserole?" he asks. "Because I know it's an American classic, but really, Kate..." Thanksgiving one shot. Complete.

"I thought I killed you." For Kaitlin, by request.

It can never be enough, making up for all the time they've missed. She laughs, full and rich, shaking with it and it's infectious. He grins, pressing his forehead against hers as he watches the light fill her face. He lets the backs of his fingers graze her cheek, overwhelmed by her, by this, them-Everything. COMPLETE.

Just like the dandelion seeds on the breeze, they had no control over their fates but they had plenty of hopes and wishes to keep them aloft.

If she hadn't said yes, they wouldn't have kissed. Alternate Universe. Picks up immediately after Cops and Robbers.

Companion piece to "Dissolution". The divorce from Kate's POV. Complete.

"I'm not quite sure I had a say in the process, but Castle has been very good about the research. He's gotten inside of me maybe more times than I'd like, but all in the name of research right?" Rick chokes out a laugh and then one, two, three, the detective's eyes widen.

Oh, she really hopes these aren't more grocery lists of all the ingredients Castle needs for his odd culinary creations. One shot. Complete.

AU from Always. "He hears that she fell fifteen floors." COMPLETE.

"I wanted to get caught." She ducks her head in a smile. "Thought it was finally time to let the world know that you're mine," she says softly, lifting her hand to brush the backs of her fingers against his cheek. COMPLETE.

The title says it all. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Spoilers for season four, but as you will see, quite a lot of it is. . .missing.

Set during 2x05. "Her head snaps to his and dammit, she didn't realize how close he actually was. Their faces are inches apart as she feels her breathing speed up. Her gaze flicks to his mouth and back to his eyes, which have darkened considerably." FINIS

Her face buried into the dark sheets, she soaks up the scents, his and hers, seared together, vivid and burning. Episode reaction to 4x23, "Always"

He isn't afraid of Kate in the crosshairs anymore. Right now, Castle is more afraid of his partner behind a gun than in front of one.

Castle gets a new hobby.

Himitsu-Bako is a Japanese Personal Secret Box. Set after Headhunters, although I've seen no spoilers for anything upcoming. COMPLETE

It might have been the bravest thing she ever did. Post-Headhunters, oneshot.

Castle and Beckett get stuck on a roof.

I hate to do it, but more angst after 47 Secs and The Limey. I can't help myself. It ends well.

She has to fix this. She just doesn't know if she can. Follows "Darkness Falls" and "Jaws of Death."

She wonders if her relationship with him is like a leap year, bound to tilt on its head after four years of the same. The only difference is she that isn't sure it can ever go back to the way it was, can ever go back to the same 365 days. COMPLETE.

"I'm not going anywhere until I get some answers as to why you're evidently injured and not in a hospital." Minor,synopsis mainly,SPOILERS for "Headhunters" 4x21. *Chapter 5 up now. COMPLETE

Boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell...-Tennyson. Follows "Darkness Falls."

His mother told him he should move on. His head told him he should move on. His heart speaks different advice.

He sees it happening again right before his eyes, and this time it's all his fault. Based on promo for "Headhunters," but mostly conjecture.

SPOILERS for The Limey and 47 Seconds. Because that last phone call made me hate them both a little.

How they break and put it all back together again. Oneshot. Post "47 Seconds" and some references to the next two episodes.

Richard Castle writes Kate Beckett bestselling novels. He also writes her notes. This is their story.

Beckett said that next time, they should do it without the tiger. This isn't really what she'd had in mind.

Castle/Beckett. The first time Alexis finds them, she knows she wasn't supposed to find them at all.

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

Before Beckett and Castle, there was Beckett and Royce. Oneshot.

Digging for buried treasure was harder than it seemed.