"The question is this: when you come right down to it, would you be willing to break her out of prison? Because that, my boy, is true love." AU.

'She's in the middle of seducing Nigel Wyndham with her words, earning his interest with ease, and he's about to give up that champagne glass he'd been nursing with his prints all over it, when a hand touches her waist, a throat clears. "May I cut in?"' An AU insert for 4x20, 'The Limey'.

'He doesn't truly know what they are – broken up, on a break, straddling the line between the two. All he really knows is that they can't be over.' A series of tumblr prompt fills with the common theme of being a 'post break-up AU'.

'It took every ounce of restraint he possessed not to follow. Until he just couldn't stay away any longer.' An alternative route for 4x09, Kill Shot. For the #castle28 project on the castleficmentors' blog on tumblr. Prompt: "I can't believe you did this! I didn't ask for any of this!"

'His daughter is hopelessly smitten with her dance teacher, already attached, and she isn't the only one.' After enrolling Alexis in dance classes, Castle meets her talented instructor, Kate Beckett. AU. Three shot. For Alex.

"For such softly spoken words, they've continued to echo in Kate's mind for several minutes, the reassurance she's sure Kyra intended only leaving the detective with a new mystery to solve. How could Castle be all hers when she didn't know she wanted him in the first place?" An AU ending for A Rose for Everafter (2x12) featuring a wedding reception for two.

Set mid-5x20 "The Fast & the Furriest" - what would've happened if Castle's traps didn't get set off during his talk with Beckett...

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.

Prompt: "Castle is a soldier and after 3 years of being apart he comes home. Of course, Beckett doesn't know about it and he surprises her at the precinct." AU Caskett reunion.

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.

This can't be the end; this just cannot be it. AU for episode 3x17, 'Countdown.'

An AU Caskett meeting at the grocery store.

A one shot exploring three times early in their relationship that Castle fell just a little harder for Kate. For my five year fic anniversary.

"God, how she loves this man. He would give her the world if she asked. Satisfied that with Castle, she already has the world, and the truth of what she wants slips out effortlessly." An AU 8x22 post ep.

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

'Castle opens his mouth, determined to set the words free in this moment of solace with her, but the noise that escapes his throat is hoarse, raspy, silent. He can't speak.' AU for 4x16, Linchpin. Two shot.

'Three years ago, he had gone searching for a story, and he had found one in her. One he wanted to be a part of.' AU.

Fill for the prompt 'running out of time' from the Castlefanfics Prompt Challenge on Tumblr. Season 4.

"She feels his hand at her knee about halfway through the drive home." Based on a prompt from castlefanficprompts.

'Defense Attorney Kate Beckett is a far cry from the 'Short Attention Span Stan' Novak he had been expecting.' AU for 8x10, Witness for the Prosecution.

A glimpse into the future Christmases from the Peace & Joy story. One-Shot. Castle & Beckett AU

"So, Captain Beckett, have you successfully completed your agenda for your lunch meeting?" "Indeed I did. Three times." An insert for 8x09, 'Tone Death'.

When Special Agent Kate Beckett is offered an interview for a Secret Service position at the White House she didn't know what to expect, but even less than the position as personal protection for the first daughter, she never expected him. President/SSA AU. COMPLETE.

'"She's nearly dead, Castle. Maddox beat her to a pulp and I know you're off the team, but she needs you." He may be angry with her, brokenhearted and wounded over her, but like hell is he going to stay away from the woman he loves when she's on the brink of death. Again.' AU to 4x23, Always.

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.

The lives of Kate and Jim Beckett are turned on end when a mysterious stranger arrives in town and joins them for the Christmas season. Though they don't know it, the appearance of Rick Rodgers is far from coincidental, and might just change all three lives forever. Entry in the Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon 2015-2016

Detective Kate Beckett and mystery novelist Richard Castle are both on their way home to New York when their flight gets rerouted, but worse things could happen than being stranded in Montana for Christmas. Right? A Christmas AU set around the season 3/4 time frame.

Rick Castle stumbles - literally - upon a new friend during a late night run for pizza rolls. A Caskett AU

Sure their romantic getaway had been interrupted by a dead body - one that turned up in his own pool, no less - but he'll still count this as a success. Season 5, a smutty post Murder, He Wrote prompt fill.

Seeing Richard Castle for the first time in a decade? Yeah, she could totally handle that...right? (Rick & Kate met in college AU)

8x08 Post-Ep, enough said.

A short post-ep for 8x06, "Cool Boys," based on a prompt received via Twitter: "Beckett-out-of-town, drunk-on-the-minibar, calling Castle for honest conversation/phone sex." Except I sort of omitted the honest conversation part.

She really hates her training officer. Three shot. AU.

A Co-authored one shot by Oliviet and ivyandtwine. An AU for "Knockdown" in which Beckett gets hurt in the interrogation room by Vulcan.

"He wants to stay this blissful forever. He plans to. With Kate." A #castlethemeday fluff fic.

When it appears, moments after he's turned the shower on, it takes him a few seconds to move beyond surprise to the grinning stage of his enjoyment. Fluff. Written for #Castlethemeday. Set during Valkyrie s6.

"What is she thinking? Uprooting her life, leaving the only town she's ever called home, and, even worse, dragging her father along because she's too selfish to leave him behind. But the new job should excite her. And it does. Secret Service Agent? It's a leap she never thought she'd take." Based on a prompt from the castlefanficprompts tumblr.

Picks up immediately after the end of 4x11 - Ryan's wedding. What if, for just one night, Kate Beckett needed an escape from her own life-an escape named Richard Castle.

Castle finds Beckett sleeping on the couch in her office. A post ep of sorts for What Lies Beneath (8x04).

"If you would have just stopped, if you would have just let it go…" Roy shakes his head, lips pursing with shame or disappointment, perhaps both. "We wouldn't be here if you would have just stood down." An alternative turn of events in 3x24, Knockout.

Castle and Beckett both join the same dating website after incessant encouragement from their family and friends and start talking to each other without knowing it due to the anonymity of their profiles. Loosely based on "You've Got Mail." My entry for the Rom Com Fic Challenge.

AU. "Your fugitive's name is Mr. Richard Castle."

Written for a prompt on castlefanficprompts. Castle and Becket meet in a bar while they're traveling. "You are this stranger on the other side of the world that somehow knows all of my secrets and I don't think I am quite ready to say goodbye to that."

"It might have just been a dream, a figment of his imagination, but Kate Beckett is very real and if something happens to her he'd never forgive himself." One shot, set after The Limey.

'Castle plops down to the sand once she's gone, opens his notebook on his bent knees and uncaps his pen. He came here for inspiration, and he may have just found it.' Based on a gif set by katigron on tumblr.

'Never once did she picture her recovery taking such a drastic turn, could never have imagined Richard Castle would end up in her bed, in her heart, but she's grateful, so grateful, and now she doesn't want to let him go.' M rated insert for chapters 10 and 15 of Caught in the Riptide.

Prompt fill from over at Tumblr. Castle helps with Beckett's recovery after they both get into an accident. Season 3, pre-Caskett. One shot.

Det. Kate Beckett isn't so sure about her new partner, Det. Richard Castle. He's irritating and doesn't always play by her rules...he also just might be the one person she never knew she needed. AU set circa Season 1.

"Don't do that," she says.. "Don't act like this is some sort of gift." One shot, set after Always. Complete.

'Just another job, that's all Richard Castle would ever be. Maybe if she repeated it enough, she would actually believe it.' Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr.

'If this is it, if this is how and when the world is going to end, she can think of *much* worse ways to go...' A fluffy, smutty fill for a tumblr prompt, in honor of Castle Fanfic Monday. Set anytime in season 8.

"Why? So I can be one of your conquests?" - "Or I could be one of yours." Episode insert for 1x01, 'Flowers For Your Grave. Prompt fill for the ThankYouTerri campaign.

The first time he saw her she was bounding down the walkway from a plane, the wide smile painting her lips negating the annoyed roll of her eyes as she flew into the open, beckoning arms of the waiting couple. One-Shot. The three times Richard Castle saw Kate Beckett in Terminal B.

Richard Castle and Katherine Beckett like to snuggle.

'He finds Kate Beckett standing in the middle of her small kitchen, an umbrella opened over her head, her entire body soaked in the water that's breaching her ceiling and coming down hard on her and everything she owns.' Inspired by a prompt from castlefanficprompts. Two shot. AU.

Esposito, Ryan, Castle and Beckett are stuck in a tiny hotel room, so they have to decide who gets to share the double bed. Set after 5x03 but before 5x04. A little story for #CastleFanficMonday.

Probable Cause (5x05) AU: Tyson shoots Beckett before he gets thrown off of the bridge (no death). Prompt from castlefanficprompts.

Written for a prompt on castlefanficprompts. "You found me drunk and crying in a bathroom bc my ex dumped me and then you brought me to a taxi and insisted on giving me your number so you'd know that I got home safe and then we start texting a lot AU"

Kate Beckett and her mother's favorite author get stuck in an elevator together.

It was just a random run. AU meeting somewhere around season 4ish I imagined.

AU one-shot based on the Tumblr Prompt from toomuchwineornotenough: KB is a struggling single mom of 2 boys working part time at a pizza place to make ends meet. Castle starts buying pizza daily, then bringing her coffee every morning.

An AU version of sorts for the events of Resurrection (7x14) and Reckoning (7x15), set in season 4.

Castle gets into a fight in the break room and gets kicked out of the precinct. Beckett is less than pleased when she learns what has happened. An AU fic set sometime mid Series 4. Based on a prompt from Castle Fanfic Prompts.

'He had weaseled his way into her case and eventually, needling her for information while dangling his own in front of her had led them to an agreement, an even trade that turned into so much more.' An AU spin on Castle's time working as a private investigator.

Her eyes search his at the door. Pupils rapid, darting back and forth, manic with something he's seen flares of before but hasn't dared put a name to. Post Cops and Robbers.

Written for the Winter '14 Kink Meme. Prompt: Beckett gives Castle a full body massage. Set in an AU season four post Cops and Robbers. They're not together but their secrets aren't quite... secret.

Only one person can make him start to feel whole again, like something more than a broken shell of a human. One person. And he doesn't even know her real name. *AU based loosely on 4x12*

'It's been months since Montgomery's funeral, since the gunshot, since the damning diagnosis after she awoke from surgery. ' An alternate ending to 'Knockout' that changes everything. AU.

Post-7x10 one-shot. Upon finding out that her husband can no longer work with the NYPD, Kate Beckett confronts her boss. Spoilers for "Bad Santa."

A single chance meeting can change everything. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

Everyday was the same. Get up, work, and then go to bed. Kate Beckett was bored. She needed a change in her routine. So, after some nagging from her best friend, she allowed herself to be set up on a blind date… and that's when she met Rick Castle. AU. Spy Castle. Entry for 2014 Castle Ficathon.

A series of somewhat related ficlets that follow the adventures of Kate and Castle as they work their way through the book, "100 Sex Positions of the Kama Sutra." Expect the unexpected! Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they are the property of Andrew W. Marlowe and company, with whom I am, unfortunately, not affiliated.

'She can't even bring herself to be upset about the twin bed; they'll put the limited space to good use...' A Once Upon a Time in the West post-ep.

'If she expected him to hold even an ounce of concentration after she walked out of the bathroom dressed head to toe in black, she's sadly mistaken.' Episode insert for 7x07.

"She shouldn't be letting him lay her down on one of the round tables in the back of the bar, but she loves the way he loves her and she wants him, right now." A steamy post ep for 7X07.

An episode insert for 7x07. What would have happened if they hadn't been interrupted by that snake.

'He hadn't come expecting to find anyone interesting, he never does when he ends up in one of these clubs, but the requirement of masks, the promise of unknown identities and costumed anonymity for a night had appealed to him.' An AU meeting on Halloween night. Entry for the #CastleHalloweenBash.

An AU twist on 7x04, Child's Play. Complete.

Alternate Ending/Post-Episode Fic for Countdown. ""Hell of a day, huh?" She shakes her head, still trying to fathom everything that had happened. It's all a bit surreal. "Hell of a day," she agrees, giving him a soft smile that makes his heart flutter rapidly in his chest." Rated M. *Updated 10/16/14* One-shot.

The candles on the nightstand flicker, flames dancing in the breeze created by his body as he tumbles off the bed, mouth still gaping. *Post ep for 7x03*

SLIGHT SPOILERS for episode 7x03 "Clear and Present Danger". What if Castle and Beckett HADN'T been interrupted during that amazing bedroom scene?

'She hadn't meant to hear. And she most definitely hadn't meant to feel her stomach flip, with something like elation, something like hope, and something too much like relief.' Post 3x12, Poof! You're Dead. For Laura. COMPLETE.

A moment out of time: groggy and confused, but getting clearer. Post-"Always." Slightly AU/jossed, since it doesn't really go with what we see in "After the Storm." OTOH, I think it works nicely with the deleted scene. :)

AU. Rick's completed the Storm series and is looking for a female muse for inspiration. He hears about the stunning, illustrious Diamond through an exclusive men's club and decides he has to meet the high-end escort for himself. He's amazed by her hidden depths and floored by the realization that he just might not be man enough to handle her. (Romance/Angst)

"There will be a later, there will be plenty of time to do everything she's ever dreamed of with him, but now – right now she just wants him." A continuation of the 'Always' deleted scene.

lousiemcdoogle's prompt: When Demming asks Castle if there's something between him and Beckett, Castle doesn't say no.

Castle had always raved about the zombie apocalypse, spoke of it as if it would be some compelling adventure. It wasn't.

Beckett gets jealous when a woman interrupts her and Castle's dinner. When they get home, Beckett feels the need to stake her claim over her fiancé.

Post 6x23- Struggling to deal with Castle's disappearance, Beckett finds out that she has some additional motivation to find her missing fiance'

His eyes find her across the distance. He disentangles himself, walks toward her and for a moment it's like no time has passed and nothing is different... Future fic.

4X16 episode insert. Kate's convinced she's part of a muse "club" and Castle's desperate to prove to her that she's wrong.

Kate Beckett hates hospitals. She hates the white linoleum tiles and how she can't help but wonder how often they are stained red. She hates how the walls all look the same, that no one could paint on even an ounce of joy. But what she hates most now is that her grandfather is there and she has no idea why. Post-Undead Again.

Her boy's heart was so big and loving, easy to break. She would tell him just the necessary to extinguish his thirst. One-shot based on the prompt : Caskett kid (3/4 years old) asks why Kate has scars

"You like that I'm going to be walking around for the next however long with your name written on my skin." Early Season 5 *One Shot*

A sequel to shimmeryshine's story "Sugar, we're going down." In which Kate Beckett gets hers. Oneshot.

When Castle's on a book tour, Beckett finds something interesting in her desk drawer.

A tiger isn't what Castle and Beckett find behind the wall. "Cuffed" AU.

She thinks it's never been this intense before. This indescribable. So beautiful. Post-ep for 6x22, 'Veritas.'

Castle comes over Beckett's apartment and finds her wearing Josh's shirt. Post 4x06 Demons.

Post ep for 6x21 Law & Boarder. It's exactly what you think. Shameless.

A brief look at Kate Beckett's history as a Castle fangirl. Castle/Beckett

They meet again in the hospital. AU. Cover art by half0utloud.

Post-ep for 1x07, Home Is Where The Heart Stops. For my darling Amy. "He leans against the counter, and his eyes are so warm, so wonderful – the way that he normally looks at her when he thinks she isn't looking. This time she doesn't look away." COMPLETE.

"Mommy? Where did the circle on your heart come from?"

Author Richard Castle stumbles across Assistant District Attorney Kate Beckett and is instantly captivated. Using his connections with the mayor, he gets himself a six week pass to shadow her. Kate begins to count down the hours, wishing the six weeks were up, not realizing those six weeks will change her life forever. AU.

Based on a request I received on tumblr: Castle and Beckett are strangers and participate in the strangers kiss for the first time video. One shot.

Her head hits the top of the trunk and she curses, her full body weight falling back onto Castle. He groans as her elbow connects with his jaw. Inspired by the behind the scenes photos released for 6x22, Veritas. Doesn't contain actual spoilers, because I really don't know what the episode will be a about. This is just a prediction.

"And the last thing I need is to watch someone from my past trying to seduce my fiancé while talking about the goddess that lives in her hoo-ha." - Kate Beckett. Seriously, how could I not write something about this?

"You're the only one I want touching me." Based off the promo for 6x18. One shot.

'He should have been there, should have protected her like the partner he was supposed to be.' A post-ep for 6x17, In the Belly of the Beast. One shot.

Castle's brilliant idea - "act drunk" - is not cutting it. She makes a mental note never to listen to him again. Ever. About anything. - fill for the winter hiatus kink meme.

Based on a seven step system determined by giraffepoliceforce on tumblr, for how to confess your love to someone. Set early season four, around the time of the rogue head and "just like us". Total crack, and I hope it makes you smile. One shot.

AU version of 5x05 Probable Cause. Rick has an alibi for the night of the murder, one to shock the entire precinct.

He can't stop thinking about her mouth. (mid-season three)

"Do you want to take this into the bedroom?" she asks. "I'm wearing your favorite bra today." Post-ep one shot for Dressed to Kill.

"You are the most remarkable maddening, challenging, frustrating person I have ever met. And I love you Kate, and if that means anything to you, if you care about me at all, please don't do this." a slightly different version to Always.

He knew he shouldn't. She was married to another man. "Well, there was this one woman." He began anyway. "She was a cop; but she got hurt and left the city. I never heard from her again." Future!fic.

"He loved her. He wanted to marry her. He loved her more than his job, more than his plans. He already considered her to be a part of his family. In spite of everything that had happened today, she could honestly say that she had never been happier in her life." Smutty post ep for Deep Cover. One shot.

'Her head was spinning, and not just because of the needle that had been plunged into the side of her neck.' Castle and Beckett wake up stranded in her car after being abducted, and while waiting for a ride back to the city, one thing leads to another. Set during 3x09.

He loves watching her when she's unaware of his gaze.

What if Knockdown hadn't ended with Castle and Beckett never talking about what happened? AU, set after Knockdown that evening.

Fills for the 2013 Winter Kink Meme. Please R&R :)

Post 5x01 "After the Storm" One-shot.

'He was simply a last resort, someone to brainstorm with. That was all.' Beckett stops by the loft seeking Castle's thoughts on their case. Set in the middle of 1x05.

An extension of the end of "Always" (4.23) One-shot.

'He can't decide which is better. Having the power to make the unshakeable Kate Beckett lose all self control, completely at his mercy or lying back and letting her take what she wants from him. Luckily, he doesn't have to choose.' Insert between 6x04 and 6x05. One-shot.

Spoilers: Smut insert for 6x06, inspired by Beckett's line: "I'll come by later and try to cheer you up." COMPLETE

Set during Valkyrie. "Distance means so little when someone means so much." Rated M. *Updated 09/25/2013* One-shot.

He unpacks while he waits. Unwinds the bubble wrap from a few knickknacks he himself wrapped and boxed six weeks ago. The delicate little bird on rocker legs, a silver paperweight in the shape of an asterisk, the parade of elephants that sat on her desk at the precinct for five years. *6x01 post-ep/scene filler* Complete*

In that one moment, he knows he's ruined.

Its the first Girl's Night Out since Castle and Beckett have done the deed and Lanie is prepared for an intense investigation to get all the dirty details from the tight lipped detective

An two-shot set in the More Than Together universe. How Kate handles the kids when Castle is away on a book tour.

Castle in a dashing tux and Beckett is a flowing dress plus mystery gifts during their romantic dinner. Set after Still off of a prompted one-shot for a date night with our favorite crime couple. Fluff, fluff, and some mild sexual references. Nothing too naughty. UPDATE: Changed to M for second chapter! Please be advised!

M-rated chapters of Kiss Me, Castle. FMC means...EXPLETIVE DELETED Me, Castle.

AU. What would've happened in 'After the Storm' if Martha and Alexis hadn't come back to the loft? Rated M for sexual content

It's different now, seeing him with their kids. (Father's Day fic)

"I needed something to lose myself in. A place to hide." She lifts her head, looks up at him. "I don't want to define myself by the things that I've lost anymore, Castle. I don't want to hide."

Forget Marilyn Monroe - this has got to be the best birthday present ever.

You're drifting. You know you are. You just... stopped caring.

In which Castle insists on warming Kate up after a long day on the slopes. Pre-ep of sorts for 5x19.

Consider this hiatus boot camp. Post-ep for Squab. "Castle, in case you weren't paying attention, we've just been tested. Eric Vaughn was sent to test us," she tells him earnestly. "By whom? God? The universe?" he scoffs, still clinging to the pretense that he doesn't know what she's getting at. "You don't even believe in that stuff." COMPLETE

The full-body massage Castle gives Beckett from 5x22, but it doesn't have anything to do with the episode. This has happy sexy times.

Post-finale fic. For those who asked me to fix it. "This is all very sweet, I suppose. But it's all very wrong." COMPLETE.

A Castle/Beckett baby fic. "He'll never lie and say that he didn't picture it sometimes, Kate with a swollen stomach, glowing. He knows she's imagined it too. He's seen the deep flush of her cheeks late at night when he catches her daydreaming." Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. COMPLETE.

Rick and Kate take a shower. (This is NOT a post-episode fic for "The Human Factor") Rated M. *Updated 05/07/2013* One-shot.

It's hours later, and she's on her back in his bed. Post-ep for 5x22, Still.

Post 5x22. Spoilers for the Squab and the Quail, no spoilers for Still. "I'm so scared, Kate. I don't want to lose this."

Based off the promo for 5x21 "The Squab and the Quail". T rating for language.

When young, successful crime novelist Richard Castle meets MI6 agent, code name 'Sierra', he has no idea just how much she will change his life. AU. Think Caskett meets spy thriller... *complete* M rated chapter (14.1) as a separate story.

"As much as I love our friends, please don't ever make us share a cabin with them again." Castle plans a group vacation with Kate, Ryan, Jenny, Esposito, and Lanie, but seems to forget that Kate can't be as uninhibited when they're confined to such a small space. In fact, she's awful at being quiet, but Castle is willing to help her try. PWP set almost any time in season 5.

Post - The Wild Rover. The conversation after the kiss. Productive fluff?

post-ep for 'Wild Rover' aka Ryan's Ep. Spoilers for Target/Hunt, obliquely for Significant Others, and a smattering of Richard Castle novels.

Of course he believes it's real. He's - well, he's him. Magic and curses and zombie apocalypses are right up his alley. *An insert of sorts for 5x17, vague spoilers* Now a two shot. Complete.

"So are you ever going to tell me who Jordan is?" Based off of the second sneak peek for 5x18.

"We should make blanket forts more often." (post-ep for Hunt)

What makes Castle's favorite snack even better? Eating it in bed with a very naked Kate Beckett!

CASKETT. Castle investigates why Beckett smells like cherries.

"She'd done this to him, and he was tragically grateful." This is a one-shot, set anywhere toward the end of season 4. It was inspired by Billy Joel's rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Light as the Breeze," but you don't need to be familiar with the song to read the fic.

She'd almost run out and bought him something on at least three separate occasions. She's so glad she didn't. **Post ep for 5x14. One shot. Complete.**

"Taking you an unusually long time to get naked tonight…" Kate's voice purrs behind him and his heart stutters in his chest, as it still does, always does when she is near him. Episode follow-up for 5x14, 'Reality Star Struck'.

Post ep for 5x14 The spark of light at her ear catches his eye and he smiles. Wide and bright and proud and answered by her own lip teasing, soul quivering look of happiness.

They're in this whether they like it or not. But they're in it together. He takes comfort in that. The knowledge that she's ready for him, willing to let him stand by her side and accept his love and support. Post ep for 5x13. One shot. Complete.

CASKETT. Post-ep for "Cloudy With a Chance of Murder". Castle attempts to replace the image in Beckett's mind

The very thought tears him apart.

The thumping pulse of the music vibrates through her body. Her bones sing with it, a high pitched resonation that rings in her ears and echoes inside her chest. She lets her spine sway and her hips roll, losing herself in the movement, the freedom that comes when she shuts off her brain and just feels. **An ode of sorts to 5x12* One shot. Complete.

What happens when a game of Truth or Dare at the precinct gives Castle a fun idea of how to spend the next day? Now complete!

Mid-episode fic for 5x11. Because Kate Beckett scarves hickeys is my new head-canon. One-shot

It's not her first time doing this and judging by the way she can feel Castle staring, it won't be her last. *One Shot. Complete*

Kate is suddenly painfully aware of her low-rise lace underwear and stiff nipples showing through her tight blue tank top. Morning after 'Always'.

What we might have seen at the end of After Hours if the episode had lasted just a bit longer (and if it had been aired on Showtime and not network television) One-shot. Disclaimer: The characters and settings belong to Andrew W. Marlowe and company, with whom I am, regrettably, unaffiliated.

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

The moonlight casts a silver glow across the walls, a shimmering haze that draws her attention, the edges waving as the clouds roll past. She can feel the remnants of the champagne working through her body, the little bubbles hitching a ride in her blood, making her head float and her skin tingle. *One Shot. Complete*

sometimes she just needs him to do this. fills for prompts from the 2012 kink meme on livejournal.

"It's just a pencil skirt, Castle. Are you really that easy?"

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.

The tree shimmers merrily in front of them, the strands and strands of twinkle lights casting the loft in a warm haze. Bing Crosby's rich tone floats on the air, wrapping around them, warming her heart. *Post ep for 5x09* One Shot. Complete.

It's been four hours since she's spoken to him. Four hours since her eyes went missing and it's crushing him. He doesn't know how to help. A prompt on Tumblr. One-shot.

Kate and Castle host a poker night with their friends, ending in a showdown between the couple, and Kate offering a very unusual IOU. Disclaimer, the story is mine but everything else belongs to Andrew Marlowe, ABC, and company. I am not affiliated with them, sadly, and I make no profit nor intend no copyright infringement. Please, feedback is both desired and welcomed!

Beckett's shot plenty of people, but she's never done this.

There are good reasons why Kate has not allowed Rick to ride anywhere in a car with her while on duty. One-Shot.

Beckett's a little worked up after a long day, how ever can Castle help? Set beginning of season 5, no spoilers.

"Castle," she murmurs and he's startled by how raw her voice is. Desperate. "Hold me?" A 5x05 post-ep.

AU from Undead Again. In which the zombie case really *is* Castle's last case, and Beckett has to try and deal with the prospect of never seeing Castle again. COMPLETE.

Because there's going to be a Christmas episode. No spoilers past that. family!fluff. A birthday present for Olivia.

A different take on what Kate was talking about when she asked, "Even the part..." "After the Storm" scene insert.

They've trusted each other with their hearts, but there are things that are still left to be discovered, drawn out to light.

Kate Beckett has had a rough week and Castle has plans to "take care of her". Just a random, fluffy/smutty one-shot.

He is never going to be able to look at his swimming pool the same way again. Spoilers for the 5x04 promo.

The box is plain, unassuming. A hard plastic tub that he's glanced at dozens of times over the past few months, used as a way station for his spare clothes and overnight bag. He'd assumed it was nothing more than storage - books and papers, maybe, out of style clothes or shoes. He's never been more happy to be wrong. **post ep of sorts for 5x03**

Beckett marks her territory. Castle retaliates. Post-ep for Cloudy With a Chance of Murder.

"You can't expect me to believe that this was never suggested. That it never crossed your mind." One Shot. Complete. PWP.

"No more secrets. It can't be that easy. But maybe it is." A 5x02 post ep.

Based on a sneak for 5x03. The phone rings and without a second thought Castle reaches for it, grabbing it from the cradle and lifting it to his ear. "Detective Beckett's phone?"

post ep for 5x02, because there's just no way he went home after that smile.

It's the game they play; four years of teasing comments and loaded looks swirling between them, egging them on. They've finally given into each other but they've never stopped teasing, chasing. **Spoilers for 5x04 "Murder, He Wrote** One shot. Complete.

And then she gets to infiltrate a strip club and Castle is positive that he is currently in a very special type of paradise that he in no way deserves. Season 5. Oneshot. Kind of pwpish. Sorry.

"So you liked it?" - "Yeah." - "Even the part where..." - "Especially that part. I loved that." The reassurance tumbles from his lips, so eager and blissful, the memory sharp behind his eyes, stealing his breath all over again as he remembers... Episode insert for 5x01, 'After The Storm.'

It's two o'clock on a Saturday afternoon and they've yet to get dressed, have spent the entire day camped out on his overstuffed leather couch, watching movies and teasing each other mercilessly with fleeting caresses and innuendo laden comments. One shot. Complete.

"He was finally, finally hers." Because everyone enjoys a little jealous Beckett. Based off spoilers for 5x02 found in the TV Guide article. Oneshot.

Castle and Beckett talk numbers and history. one shot, takes place mid season 5.

"Kate? Um, you want to explain this?" Castle finds something he didn't expect. Oneshot.

A quiet moment in the Hamptons, just Castle and Beckett and the still dark of night time. No spoilers

This is inarguably the worst thing she's ever agreed to. She consciously forces her limbs to relax, tries to block out the knowledge of the set of eyes that are irrevocably fixated on every one of her movements.

A season 5 promo fic. Serious spoilers for 5x01. COMPLETE

She likes to dominate. And he is more than happy to let her.

Tousled hair and long toned legs are all he can see as she moves across the room slowly, the tails of one of his shirts brushing along her thighs, the cuffs hanging low over her hands. ***Spoilers for the promo for 5x01***

Everyone pretends to be a hooker sometimes.

This was so not how she had imagined their friends would find out about her and Castle.

ANOTHER Morning after always / After the storm fic. ONESHOT.

After nine years of marriage, Rick Castle finally has to get out. But when the daughter of an old friend comes into his life, he starts to find a reason to work for more. AU, Now Complete, with Epilogue.

She finds him in her laundry room, shirtless, transferring tangles of wet clothes from the washing machine to the dryer. His jeans rest low on his hips and her eyes trace over his back, a lazy hunger stirring inside her chest.

Kate Beckett is high. A sexy little one shot.

"Is it okay for me to put my hand under your dress if you're not my girlfriend?" - Episode insert for 2.14 - The Third Man.

There are only these truths for him: Someone wants Kate dead. Kate wants him. He cannot let her walk out his door alone.

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

He is sluggish, floating; a nebulous drift into awareness as her scent surrounds him, teases him; so vividly burned into every layer of his skin after today that he is sure he's dreaming. Sequel to LURE.

It's his last chance to kiss Kate Beckett.

Kink Meme 2012 Prompt. Castle's interested in a new taste.

Their thighs are aligned, the heat of his skin mingling with hers through the fabric of both their jeans and his heart thunders in his chest, her nearness an alluring draw that holds him captured. Winner of "The 12th Fan Awards 2013" for best Angst.

She wakes to the sound of soft babbling, the quiet murmur of her stepdaughter's voice, a gentle shushing. Follows "Sweetheart" and "The Message." Complete.

All he knows is that he has to talk to her. He has to talk to her before they find him. For ER, who begged me. A companion to Sweetheart. Complete.

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

And then he's on his feet, holding his hand out to her and she hesitates, which is such a mistake and she knows better. He smiles knowingly, the fingers in his open palm twitching in invitation. Post "A Rose for Everafter". Complete.

AU. Kate and Rick know each other and happen to be best friends on the night Johanna is murdered. When she shows up at his apartment with the news, how can he help her? One-shot.

The morning after or the middle of the night after, just AFTER . Post-finale.

Kate asks Castle out on their first date as a couple. Fluffy one-shot. Can be set after 'Always', but stands on its own, too. COMPLETE.

Friends with benefits. A bad idea when said partners are in love. It's even worse when they can't communicate their feelings. What happens when they both settle for casual because they think it's all they can have? Complications and consequences arise.

The biggest heat wave New York's seen in ages leads to a city-wide blackout, cranking the heat up between Castle and Beckett as the two are trapped on a subway. Oneshot. Complete.

for cartographical, because she will be in a boring meeting. no spoilers. just fun.

Castle and Beckett work out their jealousy issues in a supply closet at the Twelfth. Post The Limey.

The stick turned pink. What exactly did that mean? Oneshot.

Post 47 Seconds and The Limey with SPOILERS for Headhunters. After deciding to shadow a gang crimes detective, Castle has to deal with some unexpected consequences. Oneshot.

Castle and Beckett go undercover in a club and things get a bit out of hand when they get cornered in the bathroom. A twist on a well loved trope, if you will.

She's prepared to wait. As long as it takes. He waited three months and still took her back. She owes him at least that much. Post 47 Seconds.

It's our dear Beckett's birthday, and Castle has some pretty sweet ideas for how to celebrate.

*Spoilers for Pandora. To find warmth, first they must find each other.

She's fairly certain she's never caused anyone this much pain.

They were once consumed by the shadows of pain. Dark Themes. Deals with rape and kidnapping.

SPOILERS for Pandora. A post-ep story. For Laura, who begged me.

What if Dr Blakely hadn't arrived quite when he did? Explores Beckett and Castle's conversation about Sophia a little further. Spoilers for Pandora.

Spoiler Alert for 4x16 "Linchpin". This one-shot describes the aftermath of that car plunge into the river from Pier 32. Will they survive? How will they get out?

Spoiler Alert for Ep4x15 "Pandora" - This is the argument that might take place in the trunk of a car when Castle tells Kate that Sofia Conrad will rescue them. Inspired by the CTV promo trailer.

Spoiler Alert! This is a one-shot based on Sneak Peak 4 of 4x15 "Pandora", imagining how the conversation about Kate & Castle's relationship might have gone. If I'd been in charge!

Watching too much Setup/Countdown produces fic like this. Castle and Beckett encounter something that just might act as a wrecking ball.

A drunk Castle confronts Kate and puts in his notice, but will she accept it? Partner story written by ab89us, called "Drunken Confession".

Rick is escorting Kate to Kevin & Jenny's wedding. Everything about her tonight is driving him to the brink...driving him over the edge. Will he finally make Kate his? Teasing / Romance / Jealousy / Consummation, lol

"I'm amazing, when you're beside me / I am so much more" - A Castle/Beckett fic.

All secrets eventually see the light of day. Spoilers for Rise. Rated M for chapters 4 and 8. Complete.

An inconvenient phone call, and a point being made. Caskett established relationship, smut. Written for Manuxinhace's challenge. *SMUT WARNING*

This is not something she has ever done before, come home with Castle after a case. Spoilers for 4.07 - Cops & Robbers episode stills.

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

A magician never reveals her secrets...usually.

After the events of Setup and Countdown, Rick Castle can't get warm without a little help. Oneshot COMPLETE.

He had flown too near the sun. His wax had melted, his wings had failed him, and he had fallen. But Icarus was not failing as he fell, just coming to the end of his triumph.

"Always," means always, no matter what. Kate learns that Richard Castle is willing to be in her life, however she'll have him, and eventually, she realizes just how much of her everything he has become.

Twelve years ago, Johanna Beckett was found in an alley, and Kate Beckett's life crumbled. Since then, one day a year, she closets herself away from the world to remember and to mourn. Today, she has company.

They thought this was his most remarkable dedication yet. But he didn't write it for them. He wrote it for her, and she would be the only one who'd never get to see it. One-shot, terribly sad, spoilers, major character death. But... give it a chance.

Bones/Castle crossover, written for the prompt, "Brennan meets Castle at a crime writer's award evening and they discuss their respective partners." Just a bit of fun!

Being stuck in a snow storm with a hyperactive man child is no surprise for Beckett but that doesn't mean he still can't surprise her.

It's Ryan and Jenny's wedding and love is definitely in the air.

Ryan goes to Castle for some advice, and they convince Beckett to help.

Just one touch. That's all it takes. Post 3.06 - 3XK.

Everyone sees a new side of Castle's character and learns a little about his past when Beckett is hurt confronting a suspect.