Countdown (3x17) AU from when Castle defuses the bomb. "She isn't thinking when she lets her feet carry her across the small distance separating them; she just acts on pure, raw instinct, wrapping her arms around his neck once more, only this time she pulls him down and captures his lips with hers."

A Castle Advent Calendar fic! Each chapter will be a Christmas song inspired one-shot and provide a glimpse into Castle and Beckett's future holiday seasons. All will be set post season 8 and not in any chronological order.

"Her blood simmers in her veins, the burn erupting and piercing through her abdomen with a need more visceral than she thinks she's ever felt. She needs him. Right now." An episode insert for 5x03 'Secret's Safe with Me'. One-shot written for the Castle Pornado!

"It's him," her colleague answers and it's the solemn tone of his voice, the grave quality of words that she's heard in only the most dire of circumstances, that confirms it for her before he has to say another word. "It's Castle. They found him. Alive." AU. An entry for the Castle Ficathon 2017.

'There are only two options: let her die, peacefully, naturally, like a human should, or save her life by damning her at the same time. ' A Castle Halloween Bash 2016 entry. Three shot.

'Kate casts her gaze to the evening sky, momentarily ponders how she ended up here with a supposedly unlucky cat and a ludicrous writer both accompanying her home on Halloween night.' A Castle Halloween Bash 2016 entry. Set in season 3.

As he gets closer, she's convinced more and more that he isn't a figment of her imagination: his voice, his scent, his very presence invades her every sense, his words grounding her. A 6x01 episode insert. COMPLETE.

"A huge sheet of paper rolled out across the floor, smudges of various colors of paint on the hardwood and their messy little girl, betray exactly what they were up to." A post-finale fic.

"God, what the hell had she been thinking? Marrying a guy she met in a bar on what amounted to a dare? Do something crazy, Kate, her friends had teased the moment they landed in Las Vegas. It's your last chance before you go serious Stanford on us." - A Caskett AU.

Sometimes he had to remind himself that it was real, that he was married to a woman who loved him as fiercely as he loved her. That the strong, savvy detective who'd confessed to him once that she wasn't a baby person had taken so well to motherhood. A future fic. COMPLETE.

'Kate trails her index finger along Lily's onesie covered foot before she straightens in her seat, folds her hands over her lap and tries to locate the peace her daughter has found in a place where she's spilled her heart out more than once, let it bleed all over the polished hardwood floors of Carter Burke's office.' A future fic.

"A different trajectory, a few more minutes for help to arrive, and everything would be different. The possibilities always settle heavy on her chest, even though the outcome has already been determined. There will be no mourning. No picking up the pieces of a life half-lived and attempting to move forward, to put one foot in front of the other each day." - A post-ish 8x22 ficlet.

It was just fatigue, the day catching up to her. It had nothing to do with the knowledge that his phone could ring in fifteen minutes and he would be on his way to parts unknown just a little while after that. - Castle and Beckett have a complicated past, but after two years, things may just be getting a little more simple. Meeting AU/Job AU.

No scars to your beautiful/We're stars and we're beautiful. A future fic. COMPLETE.

'Fireworks spooked her, they had for years prior and likely would for years to come, and it was an occasional hazard she had learned to live with, despite sometimes dreading the welcoming of a new year, the arrival of summer.' A future fic for the Fourth of July.

Inspired by the prompt: 'Castle is looking for Beckett and the boys tell him she's in the gym, but he finds her crying in the shower.' Set post 4x09, Kill Shot.

'The blood has consumed the white of her shirt, drenched the fabric of her jacket, left her skin dull and papery, but he fell in love with a fighter, a warrior of a woman, and she can't give up now. He won't let her.' Takes an AU turn immediately after the shootout in the kitchen in 8x22, 'Crossfire'.

"Not everyone is born with family, but sometimes, if you're really lucky, you find your family along the way." A future fic for Father's Day

Castle and Beckett spent one night together and over a year apart. Now they were neighbors and they had a second chance for something extraordinary. Pre-Series AU, Meeting AU. Caskett. A prompt response written for CastleFanficMonday and continued for the 2015 Castle Hiatus Ficathon.

"All they needed were some party favors and decorations before they left for the weekend. Small items..." Future AU based on an anon tumblr prompt.

The thought crosses her mind when they're picking at the last of their dinner that she's having a good time. No, a great time. Better than she could have ever hoped. A 2x14 post-ep. COMPLETE.

He batted her hand away when she pulled out her credit card, and she held eye contact with the front desk clerk when he raised his brow at their lack of luggage. Let him judge. She was there to get laid; nothing more, nothing less. A Caskett meeting AU, inspired by 8x15, Fidelis Ad Mortem. COMPLETE

"The first time he snuck a picture of her had been long before he'd gained the privilege of calling Kate Beckett his." Post-ep for 8x19, 'Dead Again'.

A post ep for 8x17 Death Wish. Castle and Beckett have a long postponed conversation. Also babies.

"I'm telling you, we need a dog." Post-ep of sorts for 8x16, 'Heartbreaker'.

'He's been snapping pictures of her with his phone since she clawed her way into wakefulness and she is done...' A fluffy little season 5 one-shot about what Castle and Beckett get up to during her suspension, in honor of the last Castle Fanfic Monday of this interminable hiatus.

Mission: Surveillance. Subject: Richard Castle. Transcripts from 27 Feb, 2009. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry] See my author page for new M!rated companion to Ch 81. Now complete.

An M!Rated companion piece to Operation: White Whale, exploring Chapter 81's... escalation... a little more thoroughly. Written by the awesome, wonderful, talented Griever11, but she's letting me publish it.

"She's wheeled into his room the day after Mr. Johnson dies, seemingly asleep, perfectly silent. The only thing he knows about her by the end of the day is that her condition isn't good." Sharing a room, waiting for a heart transplant, Richard Castle gets to know the quiet, dying Kate Beckett. AU. Three-shot.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

"He knew it was a bad idea to come tonight. A Christmas party hosted by Mr. Castle. Perlmutter lets out a huff. He has better things to do in his spare time." Perlmutter finds himself in a sticky situation. A Crack!Fic.

"Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing." An AU story for Christmas.

Harvey and Donna keep a precious secret. An unfortunate twist of fate will shed light on it, forcing them to assume their responsibilities. A little bit of angst, heaps of fun and romance.

Based off a comment on Tumblr. Kate just wants some pepperoni, but it's not as easy as it seems.

Castle has a little secret. Post-Always Crack!Fic. A short one-shot, co-authored by BlueOrchid96. COMPLETE.

Castle and Kate make a Christmas party bet at Remy's. Christmas Castle/Beckett fluff. Now COMPLETE!

When Kate Beckett went to get her book signed by Richard Castle, she never imagined that she'd end up meeting his daughter, much less offering to babysit for the afternoon. AU.

One-Shot. During the middle of the night, Alexis goes to the kitchen for a glass of orange juice, only to find an awkward surprise awaits her.

No one has told Tonks that the Order meeting got cancelled and suddenly she's more or less alone at Grimmauld Place with Remus - and a lot of Chinese takeaway food. One shot with some fluff, some angst it's Tonks and Remus after all and some smut.

It's laundry day at the Castle residence. Just a little fluff.