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.

There were so many things he wanted to say to her but that wasn't a part of their relationship. So he wrote her letters instead, hid them away, never intending for her to read them. Until one day, Kate stumbled upon them by mistake. Complete.

After a vivid dream, Beckett thinks she's been given a second chance. When she begins to doubt the reality surrounding her, there is only one person she can think of who has come up with crazier things than what she's living through.

Unrelated oneshots. COMPLETE.

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th, five years before she and Castle actually meet in the show. Based on an idea of Cartographical - chezchuckles and I just liked it so much that we each wrote our own. Variations on the same theme, sort of.

She's not ashamed of the two of them being together in that way, but it's different to face whatever they have in broad daylight. Loving each other in the darkness of a bedroom is so much simpler.

Post-5x06. "You want more kids?" she asks, and it almost comes out like a criticism as she fights to hide her surprise. "Well, I'd like the option." And since that really only leaves the option of 'kids with Kate' hanging in the air, she does the only thing she can do, which is hop right over his declaration and keep on moving like it never happened. COMPLETE

When the Dragon is slain, there's just a life to be lived. And sometimes there's more to learn in peace than in war. Complete. Separate epilogue pending.

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. inspired by the Richard Castle Bucket List on richardcastle dot net; set after 47 Seconds/The Limey. Chapter 9b is Bucket List in Paris, posted separately, and to be read before Chapter 10.

From the video by yamakiluv. Castle is given an ultimatum: the file for Beckett's life. AU Future.

"my blood approves, and kisses are a better fate than wisdom. . .And death i think is no parenthesis" -ee cummings co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles

His laughter rings through the speaker, makes her heart leap. One shot. Complete.

AU. What happens to Kate Beckett when the Dragon is slain - and she's charged with his murder?

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.

Solving murders is hard enough. It's even harder when the victim is one of their own.

A writer, a detective, and her cat ring in the new year. A sequel to "Fluff." Yes, you should probably read that first. COMPLETE.

Richard Castle discovers something unexpected when he visits Kate Beckett one December night.