Companion piece to Blue Coffee Cup. A post-Watershed AU. Beckett accepts the DC job and breaks it off with Castle. But is it what her heart really wants? Can she fix what's broken?

Set mid-season 3 shortly after Poof! You're Dead. Castle is shot while chasing down a suspect, causing Beckett to reveal her feelings for him as he bleeds out in front of her. What happens when Castle remembers her confession?

Takes place around season three. Beckett is still dating Josh, much to Castle's disappointment. Castle has realized he wants to be in a relationship with Beckett.

After the dirty bomb/freezer incidents and kate choosing Josh Castle has had enough and walks away from her and the precinct. After being out of the city for two months he returns and ends up on the TV show Mr.Right, a match making show. In the intirem Kate breaks up with Josh and realizes what she lost. Learning of the show and Castle's involvement, she fears she may lose him.

"She thinks he's just watching all of the girls, but then he's still staring at her when she looks again a few minutes later. He's not watching all the girls, he's watching her." AU. Kate's a stripper, Rick meets her at a bachelor party. Prompt fill.

AU Fanfic. After her mother's murder, Kate falls into drugs, sex and alcohol. One day she snaps and wakes up in the hospital convinced she is Detective Kate Beckett engaged to Mystery Writer Richard Castle, the makings of her drugged out delusions. She tries to cope with what really happened while finding her way back to the man she unconsciously fell in love with.

The 12th Precinct is under attack, and Beckett's world is unravelling faster than she can keep track of. With realities being tested at every turn, can Beckett and the team tie up the loose ends? Or will all these frayed threads form a noose around the people closest to the Detective? Castle and all related characters(c)Andrew W. Marlowe. Extra characters['villains'](c) Me :D

On the swings during Watershed, Kate ends it. But when Castle gets a call from a DC hospital three months later, Kate Beckett once again turns his world upside down. *Entry for the 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon!*

Set after season 2, right before the beginning of season 3… goes AU from there. Castle and Beckett are reunited after a summer apart because of an accident. What will happen next? This is not Beta'd. All mistakes are mine. Amnesia trope (because I love it) You've been warned!

They're both muddling through life. Her days are full of politics and paperwork. His are spent surfing the web in his underwear and buying gadgets to drive his mother crazy. Could a charity auction be what Captain Kate Beckett and novelist Richard Castle need to find their way together? Or will fumbles and stubbornness keep them apart? AU. A Castle 2015 Hiatus Ficathon story.

"I don't know. Somewhere along the line, Castle lost faith in me. He stopped trusting me. He's always been so accepting of me that I... I guess I never considered what would happen when I came back. And now that I am back, I don't know if there's a way I can convince him that what we had was worth fighting for." Post 8x02 (Complete w/ Epilogue)

As their working relationship continues to deteriorate, Castle and Beckett must chase a serial killer targeting the city's billionaires. Set late in S4, after Headhunters and The Limey. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry]

Castle's been betrayed by the most important person in his life. His darkest secret comes to light. Set after 'Food to die for'. Complete AU from that point on. My first published fic so please go easy on me.

Rick is kidnapped and a young Aleixs grows very close to Kate while she works to find Castle. But what happens when Castle is found? How will their relationships pan out?

During Kate's break down in Kill shot, Castle follows her. Things are going AU from there. Rated T just to be safe.

Season 8 - Beckett has chosen her own personal rabbit hole over Castle once again and she's left their marriage thinking that will protect him from the backlash. Believing he has nothing left to lose, he turns his attention to his own unfinished, shadowy history which could end up being the one story that could separate them forever.

"The call comes at nine in the evening. They've had nothing, literally nothing, not a single, solitary lead, and then suddenly, everything moves so fast, it makes her head spin." Spoilers for the - gasp - 6x23 finale. Enjoy. Chapter 35.

The moment they met, their lives became extraordinary. They just didn't know it yet. A pre-series meeting AU. Entry for the Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon.

After the fight in Knockdown Castle must call upon his past to ensure the saftey of the ones he loves. He has to enlist Josh's help to save Beckett. Stong T for violence and language. May turn to M if the need arrises.

The road to love was never easy, especially for Kate Beckett and Richard Castle. Now, a completely unexpected development occurs. Will this give them the push they need, or end things once and for all, before they even have a chance to begin? Set mid/late S4.

AU: Castle and Beckett meet in a different way, but are still drawn together by murder. Their relationship escalates from there as more secrets are uncovered, and they realize their lives may be more intertwined than they thought.

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.

Richard Castle is a broken man and doesn't like his life anymore. He would end it if he wasn't so damn chicken about it. Still he is about to meet his savior, or is she more a nightmare? Should he fear the night? Still she is just what he needs at this point in time. - No character death - Minor S&M - I've decided to add a chapter about once a month.

AU set post 3x22: Unbeknownst to Kate, Castle already made a deal with her captain to shadow her. Unbeknownst to Castle, Kate has a huge secret. For Summer 2015/2016 Castle Ficathon.

Kate Beckett thought teaching a class of seniors would be a piece of cake. Then she met one of the most charming guys in the college- Richard Castle. This story is also part of the Castle Summer 2015 Haitus kink meme on the LJ community - kinkofthecastle. Prompt: Castle/Beckett: Student/Teacher. Note the rating.

AU. 9 years ago Kate Beckett left New York and her father. Longing to find happiness again she returns to New York, and winds up in bed with author Rick Castle. The two of them get far more than they bargained for. Starting a family with a stranger is a challenge, it's even harder for Kate who is still trying to pick up the pieces of herself after her mother's death.

Sequel to PRIVATE EYES. Detective Kate Beckett picks up a case that has an unexpected connection with her unsolved shooting. Meanwhile, her boyfriend, CIA Agent Rick Castle, is back in New York after an encounter with an international criminal simply known as "The Knave". Little do they know their worlds are about to collide. AU. Spy Castle. Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry

What if, at the end of 4x19 Castle had actually ended his partnership with Beckett, heeding his Mother's words. How would that turn out for our favorite Detective and Writer, would they find love or only heartbreak.

"What do you weigh, a buck twenty soaking wet? How the hell did you think you survived getting shot in the heart?" An AU that picks up during 4x10 (Cuffed) and takes a serious left turn from there.

AU. Investigative Reporter and published author Richard Castle finds a cop's shield in a deserted alley and hands it in, assuming it was lost during a chase or arrest. However, when he casually discovers, two weeks later, that the missing cop is still unaccounted for, his Spidey senses tell him there's more to this story than meets the eye.

Tyson and Nieman resurface and commence a psychological game of cat and mouse with Castle and Beckett. With nothing in her stomach she dry heaved violently, immobilized by its succession. She endeavored to gain control of her body, nervous that she was drawing attention to their alcove amid the trees.

A very old AU set post-Knockout in season 3, Castle and Beckett stumble towards something new, but as the conspiracy begins to unravel around them, Beckett realizes there are some stands we make alone.

One Moment. Can Become. Something Real. Takes place during 3x22, "To Love & Die in LA". After a moment of gazing into each other's eyes, Beckett retreats, only to come out of her room and find Castle waiting for her. What happens next will change their lives. Will their night together pull them apart or bring them together? (meant to be family not crime. sorry about that)

After 6x23, Beckett goes to sleep regretting all the time she lost with Castle. The next day Beckett wakes up and she's in the body of her 1x01 self. Not a Death!Fic. Rated T for Language and Violence. Prompt from CastleFanFicPrompts on Tumblr. Now Complete!

One second can change your life, for Kate Beckett it's when she got a call, and for Richard Castle it's when he saw a car. (I will continue this story, Established Caskett. Lanie, Esposito, and Ryan will be a big part to I just didn't have room.)

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.

Set during Beckett and Castle's engagement. All seems to be going well for the couple until one day Castle wakes up not feeling well. Surely it's nothing more than just a simple cold? Non-threatening and ordinary? But when he begins to experience chest pains Beckett is forced to reconnect with a face from the past in order to get to the bottom of what is wrong and help him.

Richard Castle is a best-selling author on a book tour. Kate Beckett is a young woman who ran from, and is still trying to deal with, her past. What happens when he meets her at a bar during his tour? AU.

Post 2x18 Boom! Due to the circumstances, Kate moves into Rick's apartment and they begin a friends with benefits relationship.

Castle has just got Beckett back from Tyson and Nieman and is finally allowed back as a consultant at the 12th but is that enough? What scheme will Castle come up with to try and ensure he is never from Kate's side again. Then with Kate's promotion and a new opportunity for them both what new people and cases will they encounter? An AU story set after the events of 7x15 Reckoning.

My 1st ever entry for the '2014 Ficathon Entry'. Based on @Fembot77's prompt. All gratitude for Castle goes to Marlowe/ABC; I own only my own words in random order. It's been a long, fun, exciting ride. THANKS for your kind words, reviews, and friendly correspondence. You, dear readers, are awesome human beings. Estou feliz que eu fiz você se sentir fortemente. Muito obrigado!

AU. Post Driven (7x01) what if Castle disappeared for 6 months instead of two and left Kate pregnant with his child? What will happen when he wakes up and discovers his whole life has changed.

An undercover case threatens to knock down Beckett's wall once and for all. What happens when C and B are forced to confront their feelings in an non-traditional way? Will they finally be able to admit their own truths? Rated T for mild language.

AU: Still in mourning a year after her mother's murder, 20-year-old Kate Beckett tries to drown her sorrows in a hot encounter with a ruggedly handsome stranger. She figures she'll never see him again... (NOW COMPLETE!)

Since I thought Kate's "I want you" wasn't enough, this is my little spin on what should have happened on the night of Alexis' graduation. Had a recalibration to my cranial orb and decided that there was too much to this story to let it go so easily. WIP.

AU Castle has been shot. Beckett is on the verge of a break down. The team is in trouble. Enemies are closing in. This is indeed a dark hour. First chapter is a little slow because it is all set up but after that it will pick up,I promise.

After encountering a suspect with a stun grenade, Castle is left temporarily blind. Beckett, feeling guilty about the accident, offers to take care of him. A Season 3 story.

Because they discussed fonts—really, fonts—long before they chose their Save the Date card. A series of standalone, unrelated chapters, covering a wide time period and with a variety of ratings. The first one, rated M, takes place during the book party in 2x05, "When the Bough Breaks." Also, because a few people have asked: yes, every font mentioned in these chapters is real.

Based off the tumblr prompt: "My parents are coming to town and I really don't want a lecture of how single I am, so will you be my boyfriend for the weekend?"

Katherine Beckett is the city's most influential women's self help journalist. What happens when she becomes more involved in her next story than she initially intended? A Caskett AU story based on "How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days" for the 2015 Castle Summer Ficathon

This is an AU story. Kate Beckett-Sorenson is a detective, Richard Caste a famous writer. A chance encounter brings them together for one night, but is there more for them? Can love transcend space and time? Is life the search for the one and is there really just one for each person?

"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.

Two part post-episode tag (sorta) for 8x03 PhDead. Castle starts investigating.

"Hi, I hope you forgive me one day for this..."

What if Rita isn't who she says she is? I told myself I wasn't going to write a season 8 story but this idea just popped in my head.

Always AU. Not much has changed in a year from the shooting. He still loves her. She's still looking the other way. Only now there's a lie and there's a secret. No cemetery. No gunshot. Just a soul lost. Pinned. Waiting. Not much has changed a year from when she almost died - but how the tables turn.

She grabbed the tablet out of his hand. Her senses were instantly assaulted by the information on the screen, everything they knew so far, and the small out of intel they had discovered since he had first called her. The case had almost cost her her own life. Now she had something she couldn't lose to it, something she couldn't walk out on. Season 8 Speculation. Three shot.

'No matter what she chooses, she'll lose either way, but she still chooses him.' With a new serial killer on the loose, the team must race against the clock to bring him down. But circumstances of the case threaten to tear Castle and Beckett apart. A co-authored story by bravevulnerability and Oliviet.

Castle's had a few watches, down the last few years. Beckett has one watch. It has, according to her, been hers for the last five years. He's never seen her wear another. And now it's in pieces in her wrecked apartment.

OneShot - Fallout from 8x02... First time posting so reviews are welcomed.

Starts near the end of Season 2. Excerpt: "The irony of the situation didn't escape her ... She'd avoided even a hint of a romantic liaison with Castle, because she didn't want to be a conquest. She didn't want to be used. She needed respect ... It would be funny if it wasn't so damned tragic."

Knockout AU - Preview: "He's right you know," Castle murmurs softly, "some things would be a mistake in any life, in each place and forever."

What if the things that happened in Sleeper were a lie, made up to throw Castle off the track of whatever really happened those 2 months that he was missing? SPOILER WARNING - This story will go into season 8. This is AU.

"'Her time is up because of you. How long to go until you go too'" Beckett reads aloud. "It's a threat." "Yeah but look who the note is addressed to." Lanie turns the paper over in Beckett's hand. It reads 'Kate Beckett'. What happens when a mysterious suspect threatens Beckett and her family?

'They'll be fine. This isn't permanent. She won't let it be, and she wants to believe he won't either. Kate leaves their home without another word, just a final slam of the door.' For #CastleFanficMonday.

And so, here I am, clad in purple yoga pants and Castle's old shirt drinking alone. The sting in the back of my throat barely registers, but the sinking feeling in my gut remains... A post ep for The Limey. Angsty but definitely Caskett.

Set October of 2015, Season 8. No spoilers known. A round robin story written, chapter by chapter, by these authors (listed alphabetically): bravevulnerability, chezchuckles, ColieMacKenzie, darkhours, encantadaa, griever11, jstar1382, narvanator, socasuallycruel, supermandy77, & The-KLF

When Castle has a breakthrough about their case, he's eager to share it with Beckett, and his need to track her down has nothing to do with the hope of catching her in the middle of her sparring session. Nothing at all. Gratuitous fun set during Fool Me Once (2x04).

AU, Set after "Sucker Punch" S2E13: After a fight breaks out in the precinct, the elephants on Beckett's desk break. Cover image owned by ABC/Disney.

An AU post-ep to 2x18 "Boom." "He cares about you, Kate. You may not see it; you may not be ready to. But he does." She saw it. She just didn't know what to do about it.

Castle and Beckett go undercover at a gated community, to investigate a string of mysterious deaths. Set Christmastime of season four, after Cuffed.

Written for the lovely Lou (Inkycoffee)! Thanks for the prompt! Prompt: Josh is brought in for questioning for a case. Later, after being cleared, he confronts Castle to ask if he has a chance of getting back with Beckett since she and Castle aren't together, letting slip that Beckett knows exactly how Castle feels about her.

Castle realizes that he needs to come clean about prying into Beckett's life again after he discovers something he can't justify keeping from her. Set during Season 4.

Season 7: EP1. Kate stands frozen, she is in shock. Her eyes are focused on the horror just over the edge of the embankment. With trembling hands she holds onto her wedding dress. The heels she'd carefully selected for this day are sinking into the soft dirt, the earth continues to shift and crumble underneath her feet...Just like her hopes and dreams of a future with Castle-

AU Season 1: He's been following Beckett for a month and now Castle is going to tell her the one thing guaranteed to make her happy. But will it? (Rated M for Chapters 20 & 21)

Meet Richard Castle. A highly skilled assassin, he is the man who moves in the shadows to get the most difficult of jobs done for the U.S. government. To some there is no one that can match his ability and skill. Except for one. Kate Beckett. An assassin just like Castle and just as deadly. However, she has gone rogue. Castle's new mission: Bring in Kate Beckett. Dead or Alive. AU

A sequel to A Season in Hell. Castle is recovering from a gunshot wound intended for Beckett during Montgomery's funeral.

"She's Kate Beckett and it's midnight and she's falling apart on his doorstep." An AU set two months after Season 3. COMPLETE.

[Early-mid S6ish. No spoilers.] Sheltered here against the harshness and abrasion of the city, the job, the whole world, she finds the dark doesn't reach her quite as easily.

[Early S3] They can't seem to let each other go, can't seem to move forward. He's a bad habit she just can't kick, and she's his willing drug.

"Still, she's smiling, and it's the same gorgeous, open smile that he's seen more in the past several weeks than in their first few years of working together, stunning in its sincerity. If he didn't know better, he'd think it held an unspoken dream, curved around honesty and love and forever." Castle and Kate attend Ryan's wedding just as their own relationship is falling apart.

3 months after a Castle will Rise, Kate has been promoted to Captain of the 12th. How will she handle not being in the field anymore, as a new detective is assigned to her old squad. How will the new detective fit in to the well oiled team as she attempts to help solve her first murder with the team. And at home Kate and Castle make a decision about some news they receive mid-case.

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

This is not a place where St Nicholas would distribute presents, though it might be where his demons let off steam. Danger abounds here: hot, heavy and welcome. This is a club where dreams can come true. Of course, dreams should only be a one-time experience... See CH1&3 A/N for Warnings Before Reading and note M-rating. Castle belongs to ABC/Marlowe.

What should have happened after Kate asked 'Where are we going' at the end of 'The Squab and the Quail'. One-shot. Complete.

Writer Richard Castle is incognito on the island. The playboy persona left behind in Manhattan, the real McCoy carefully unpacked along with his suitcase. A month away from the glitz and glam to recharge batteries, clear his mind of all but the essentials … (just a bit of fluff someone asked me for, and I daren't deny them lol).

How far can you travel to find what is gone? AU after Boom (2x18).

Set during Season 4, Richard Castle stands outside the interrogation room watching Kate Beckett interrogate a suspect from the plaza bombing case, when suddenly a single unintentional sentence launches an unexpected journey.

After two more close calls and the beginning of a confession, Kate can't deny her feelings for Castle any longer. Still, diving into something new with her best friend and partner isn't as easy at she'd like it to be. This is a journey through the end of season three and how the C/B relationship might have developed if Kate had broken up with Josh after Countdown.

Prompt: my favorite episode of the show is Probable Cause, and was wondering if you could write a fic where this episode happened after 47 seconds, when they weren't together and he was mad at her?

For CastleFanficMonday. Soulmate AU. Meeting AU. They meet in Central Park, pre season one.

Kate's world has been crushed! Rick's world has been shattered. Both are in pain and chance plays in their favor. Question is can they see the sliver of light in their dark world? Will the light heal them or burn them? Plus the stakes are huge this time, really huge! - NOW COMPLETE!

In the middle of 4x21, "Headhunters," an angry Beckett confronts Castle at home. First two chapters are rated Rated T, but the final one is M. Three-shot. Complete.

Sequel to a Castle will Fall. Captain Gates has been brutally executed and Castle is severely wounded in a drive-by and is now in the Hospital. Kate, Ryan and Esposito are off the case as the Feds are taking over, but this wont stop them from investigating the case. As they dive deeper into the case, a surprising guest from the past arrives to help the team get justice.

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.

A twist on Beckett's interrupted confession at the end of season two.

Inspired by a prompt: 'Kate calls Castle during the night and asks him to give her a reason for not ending it all.' The note at the beginning of the first chapter explains everything. -T for tame trigger warning, as evident from the prompt itself, but nothing too descriptive.- [06/08 - Epilogue added, as per the requests!]

'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.

What if Castle had called Beckett that summer? Set between seasons 3 and 4.

'New York was bracing for a hurricane and Kate Beckett was terribly ill prepared. But she was even less prepared to see Richard Castle again after a summer of silence.' Set late in the summer, post season 2.

AU for 4x16 "Linchpin", when Beckett's car takes a nosedive into the Hudson and the aftermath that follows.

AU: Rick and Kate are both students at Stanford and are studying in the library when another couple begin having sex somewhere nearby. Per request, I'll add some more.

AU. Castle and Beckett meet during the bank robbery in Cops And Robbers. After the events of Montgomery's shooting, her own, and breaking up with Josh, will Beckett still learn to let Castle in? COMPLETE.

A compilation of M-rated one-shots (episode inserts, post-eps, AU one-shots, etc). Note: no longer being updated; one-shots are now being posted as separate stories.

An ordinary day and an ordinary phone call turns into a case that touches incredibly close to home. Castle/Beckett. Rated M for later chapters

'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.

Post 47 Seconds. What happens when their inability to communicate pushes Kate past the limits of endurance? *My entry for 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon and #CastleFanFicMonday NO major character death and there will be a Caskett happily ever after. Promise. Trigger warnings for severe angst and suicidal thoughts. Rated M for sexual content and mature themes.

This story holds the M rated chapters of m T rated story Undercover Truths. Can be read on its own as pure smut, but will be much better with the build up I've given it. Enjoy :)

Castle and Beckett's Forbidden Planet evening. Post Law and Murder. Will become AU. Idea from castlefanficprompts on tumblr.

Set post Always. Their first night together is enlightening.

"You know, Castle, your bucket list was way more PG-13 that I thought it'd be." A series of steamy little one-shots based on our favorite couple's new weekly tradition. Season 5.

Beckett and Esposito race to find Castle after he's taken from his loft. After tracking him down to a parking garage, things take a definite turn. Rated M for future chapters! Opinions much appreciated.

"Sometimes, help comes from the unlikeliest of places." A chance encounter at Remy's reveals the truth of Castle's hurt. Post The Limey. Kate and Alexis.

S4 AU Post-Limey. What if Kate's feelings get the better of her after Castle's attempts to move on without her? Prompt fill from Tumblr.

AU. It's been seven years and so much has changed. Has too much happened over their time apart? He isn't her professor anymore and she's not his love-struck student. Eventually M. & Caskett

The tires chew up the road, carrying him back to the city he escaped from less than two weeks ago. Back to the oppressive heat radiating from the sidewalks and the cold loneliness of an empty loft. Back to the haunted streets, where the ghosts of happy memories and what-might-have-beens lurk around far too many corners. Post season one AU.[Summer Hiatus Ficathon Entry]

He doesn't know her, and he's only ever seen her once, always in the same position. Not at the mall, or in a coffee shop, but on a cold night in the park, he sees her, in a photo. "You're the girl from the picture."

AU: She hasn't seen him in seventeen years, not since she was pre-law and he was Rick Rodgers. But Rick Castle in her interrogation room now is the least of her troubles. Entry for 2015 Castle Summer Hiatus Ficathon.

Season two finale: Just as Kate tells Castle that she has changed her mind about his offer, Gina turns up and shatters Becketts hopes. Initially telling Castle not to come back, will he be able to break down her shield and convince her to let him back in her life? Please review! - ON HIATUS

After he comes close to dying again, she decides she doesn't want to wait anymore. She's afraid of what morning will bring, but the night is long...

What happens when they get to cheat, and read the last page first? Set immediately after 'Flowers for Your Grave'

Castle steals a police horse. The arresting officer is none other than Kate Beckett. "You got yourself up there and now you're going to get back down. I want you to concentrate. Carefully lift your leg over its flank, then slide to the ground. Preferably without breaking anything. Or losing that blanket. No one wants to see your bare ass swaying in the moonlight. Least of all me."

Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry. Castle's first time at the Becketts' cabin, summer after season four.

Actions have consequences. A simple misunderstanding leads to a chain of events that neither Kate nor Rick would have ever imagined in their worst nightmares... and happiness quickly turns to desperation ...their marriage will be put to the test... very much Angst / Drama, but with an unexpected ending. Give it a shot! Set in mid-season 7 NOW COMPLETE

A collection of M! oneshots.

Post 4x16 Linchpin AU. After surviving another death experience at the hands of Castle's former flame, Beckett is forced to finally confront her feelings for her partner. Prompt fill from the castlefanficprompts blog. One shot.

For Castlefanfic Monday. Castle, Beckett, and a late night phone call.

"His eyes were on her as he spoke. The way he stared set every nerve ending underneath her skin ablaze. All this without ever laying a hand against her, just the thought of him ever touching…" Season 2 post ep for "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice". Based on a tumblr prompt for #CastleFanficMonday

A new series about a certain British secret agent? Even if it meant no more Nikki Heat, the offer was a dream come true. A change of scenery and a fresh challenge were exactly what he needed. So why did Castle feel like instead of starting a new story, he was closing a book mid-chapter? AU from 'When the Bough Breaks'.

Beckett is walking out of the interrogation room as Castle is walking to the elevator. He's furious. Kate has to act quickly or risk possibly losing her beloved partner. (Takes place in '47 seconds' when Castle hears Beckett admit she 'remembers everything')

**PREVIOUSLY NAMED UNTITLED** Caskett pairing. What do you do when your past comes back to haunt you, do what your trained to do and catch a killer, or keep secrets and protect yourself from what people might think? Changed the rating to M!

Post-ep for 2x24 Beckett deals with the aftermath of Gina showing up at the precinct and then leaving for the summer with Castle. She makes great efforts to move on with her life, and then disaster strikes. "Make. Me. Care." She uttered the words one last time in a tissue thin voice, as cruel, embarrassing tears coursed down her cheeks. "Too late, Kate. You already do."

Prompt: Headhunters; After Slaughter punches Castle in the gut, and after Kate walks away, Castle feels an explosion of pain in his midsection and passes out.

Season 4 AU. Wounds take time to heal. Sins...sometimes longer. (Prompt from Castlefanficprompts: Cops and Robbers post 47 seconds.) Cover Art inspired by Calpal052699/whatifellinlovewith (tumblr)

Another attempt to explain the motivations and consequences of the decisions made during the final episodes of season 5. Canon up to the confrontation in Beckett's apartment during the episode and then AU from there. Long story, with daily updates. NOW COMPLETE.

A continuation of the Always episode.

Trust, but verify. Kate Beckett loved to have control over all things concerning her private life and her job. But what will happen when she'll lose said control in one of those two aspects in her life? AU Caskett meeting.

After solving a case that brings him to the attention of the FBI, Castle pursues new opportunities to meet old goals while addressing imbalances in his professional and personal lives. Sequel to "Just Along for the Ride," which was set in Season 4 but goes AU from there.

"My heart has known the coup de grace. Ah! I did not foresee it." -'A Season in Hell,' Arthur Rimbaud. Prompt from Panda09: where Castle takes the bullet for Kate at the end of season three

He's unsure as to whether or not it's a date when they marathon John Woo movies together. Always AU.

The past hurts. So let it go. But what if you let go and the past comes rushing back turning everything upside down, bringing memories you tried to shut out. What if Kate met Castle when her Mom was still alive and she was a pre-law student at Stanford? But he is Castle, and he screws up. Caskett fic. Read and review!

"Her mind is so clouded now, even more so than before, exhausted from the utter hell she endured at the hands of Vulcan Simmons and tortured by the ongoing war with Senator Bracken, so she is growing desperate for what Castle is about to do to her." A look at how Castle helps Kate in the aftermath of In the Belly of the Beast (6x17).

"He's the guy that's been asking her out all week. She kept saying no." My very first fanfic!

He likes her. She understands the power of grammar and that's just… hot. For some reason, he's the one left a little dumb struck. He doesn't know why his suave has suddenly left him, and of course it all had to happen when in the face this beautiful, intriguing woman. AU: Meeting in the public library.

Season 2 AU: Following the climactic events of "Sucker Punch," Castle discovers the elephants on Beckett's desk have been knocked over and shattered. He finds the tape, unleashing a whirlwind of events.

Josh's accusations in 4x01 hit Castle hard and he started to believe it himself. Making the decision to leave Beckett's life, he starts a new adventure to get his mind off of Kate. Meanwhile Kate has to adjust to life after the shooting, trying to move on. Is that the end of this thing they had or is it really just the beginning?

In close quarters, they can't deny their mutual attraction any more. Set during 4.15 Pandora and written for a prompt.

A story of redemption as Beckett and Castle struggle with the massive changes in their lives.

As Castle appears on a breakfast TV show the studio is raided and hostages are taken. Can Kate rescue Castle and the hostages? Or will she have to make a decision that she might not be able to live with? [Set in season 6]

AU from Rise - Kate finally comes back from the summer with a surprise. Castle also has a surprise in store and has a Dragon in his sights. How far will the elephant in disguise go to defeat the Dragon?

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

'Her hand flies to his forehead before she even realizes what she's doing, but his damp skin and fevered flesh steal her attention from the meaning behind her unplanned touch and that familiar worry uncoils from its hiding place inside her stomach.' In which a cold tests the boundaries of Castle and Beckett's partnership. Season 4 AU.

Strong T. Picks up right at the end of Cops and Robbers. She kisses him. Three times. Two-shot. Now Complete.

Knockout Alternate Ending; based on the plot of "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman. After a bullet finds Kate's heart while she speaks at her captain's funeral, everyone is left in complete confusion and sorrow...including herself. And now she needs to make the biggest decision of her life...

When he found out, he didn't seek solace in his old ways. Instead, as his dream of their future crumbled, he began his withdrawal into himself.

AU: 7x07 (Once Upon a Time in the West) happens season 4. Set between Kill Shot and Cuffed. COMPLETE

"If he'd gone home when he'd really started to feel awful rather than sticking it out until everyone went home, and if he'd not gone in this morning when he felt like hell but wouldn't admit it – well, maybe Beckett wouldn't have been driving him to the doctor now."

Well, basically? Kate is sick and Castle takes care of her :) pure Caskett fluff, you could say it is AU, set during S3, no Josh and one really effective way of taking the temperature... I am bad at summaries so you will just have to read it :) Enjoy! Review...Ch.3 is up, rated T from now on, just to be safe :)

Just one night...One night together with some scotch, some songs, and a dance or two to fall in love. Could they leave each other the next morning, boarding to fly separate ways? Would they stay instead? AU Meeting Fic. Prompt Response from Castlefanficprompts blog.

"I now pronounce us husband and wife," Castle mutters at her ear, waggling both his eyebrows and his hand to display a matching wedding band. Just like that, she's Kate Rodgers, newly wedded and undercover in the Wild West. (7x07 before Castle and Beckett became Caskett. Season Two AU.)

It's been two days since CIA traitor Sophia Turner nearly killed Beckett & Castle. Castle is struggling with the betrayal by someone he trusted, and Kate must control her own feelings and be there to support her partner and friend. And they're both losing sleep over it. What could go wrong if they talked over dinner at her place instead of a restaurant?

'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.

What happened after their first kiss? AU Mature rated for a very good reason. This is a repost of the story on my original account which I removed there for personal reasons. A bit OOC when it comes to Josh. Mostly Different one shots but there is 1 story line that is complete.

According to Luke Reichle, there's nothing as sexy as a woman in a man's shirt. I respectfully beg to differ. ;-) Loin is in homage to the wonderful NellieRae's series, "Purloin", which you really must read. I've sent this out to a few betas as a more adult (slightly kinky) version; this is T-rated. All Castle characters and brand names are fair use. I only own my own words.

Set after the season 2 finale, goes AU after the finale. Castle's gone away and Kate is tumbling down the rabbit hole. Will he be back in time to save her? Cover art by cranbs

She wakes to a curious numbness in her right leg and a mouth full of cotton. One Shot, complete. Posted for Castle Fanfic Monday.

"The sight of her walking through the door was a small ray of light in the darkness of the situation." Cops and Robbers AU based on a prompt from tumblr for Castle Fanfic Monday

"She replayed the moments of their friendship, the subtle times she thought they were on the same page." The distance between them has become unbearable for Beckett when stuck in an elevator with Castle. Post Undead, Again with a twist.

Intenerate (verb): To soften or make tender. Beckett has a revelation while talking to Dr. Burke. AU set during 4x21, Headhunters. Two-shot. COMPLETE

Castle gets an unexpected phone call from Kate when he's in the Hamptons during the summer.

"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.

No longer a one-shot. Answer to tumblr prompt, "Kate runs into Johanna at Rick Castle signing" set during "Flowers for Your Grave." Final Chapter Uploaded, see Author's Note at bottom.

Two-shot. What if things had gone differently during the interrogation room scene in the episode? All reviews welcome. Enjoy.

SEQUEL TO THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY Now married, Kate and Rick Castle have to navigate the ups and downs of their new life, how they fit in at the precinct and what their relationship means for the future. Cases, family, everything changes when they hit the big bump.

A few years after Johanna Beckett is killed, Castle and Beckett see each other in a club, and somehow he ends up with her phone. Semi-based off a tumblr prompt, pre-precinct.

"The buzzing of her cell phone on the nightstand wakes her up. Before she even sees the caller's name, she recognizes the blue eyes in the picture. Castle. What does he want now?" Set after 3x22

Set anytime in season 4, pre-Caskett. Castle catches Beckett looking at a Tumblr blog created by a fan that ships Caskett and posts images showing sexy times between Rick and Kate lookalikes. One shot. Rated M for a reason.

A few bad decisions and unfortunate circumstances leave Kate Beckett, age 19, homeless just a few months after her mother's death. Richard Castle happens upon her in the park one day, not knowing he's just met his biggest fan.

"It feels so good to be free of it, so completely liberating to stand there with nothing on her chest, she almost hates to put the new one on, so she doesn't." An AU Caskett meeting. (Eventually a two-shot)

What happens when Kate Beckett lies to her husband and goes away for a long weekend in Las Vegas? What if she were to run in to famous mystery writer Richard Castle? a prompt I found on castlefanficprompts blog. Rated T for now but will probably change to M in later chapters.

"Her sheets had longed for him, and as he lowered her onto her bed the whole world breathed a sigh of relief." Based off of the tumblr prompt -They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds.-

'Her heart is exploding in her chest, beating against her heaving ribcage with bruising intensity, pumping adrenaline through her veins. So hard and fast, she almost doesn't notice the blood.' Brief insert for 7x23, Hollander's Woods.

Kate one day finds a little girl under a clothing rail, but that little girl ended up finding Kate as well. What happens when the little girl is the daughter of her favorite author Richard Castle?

Castle complained in the season 3 finale that he and Beckett had kissed but never talked about it. What if they HAD talked about it? Set approximately ten hours after the last Caskett scene of 'Knockdown' (3x13). Potential spoilers through season 3, potential vague spoilers for all aired episodes.

They're full of almosts. The summer before season four. COMPLETE.

"It's her favorite author and of all the people, he came to her rescue. Richard Castle who got his suit dirty just to help her, who's looking at her with the bluest eyes she's ever seen." AU Caskett meeting.

While recovering from her shooting, Beckett comes up with an unusual way to make amends to Castle. Set after 3x24 "Knockout."

AU from Rise hospital scene. My take on what would've happened if Beckett didnt lie about hearing him. Caskett.

"Well, who knows, Castle? Maybe third time's a charm." Kate Beckett and Richard Castle enjoy an evening together at Ryan's wedding. 4x11 insert, rated T for safety. One-shot.

Post-4x23, my take on THAT night. Posted in honor of the Alwaysiversary. A little smut, a little fluff. Two-shot. COMPLETE

Prompt Fill for :You're in a hurry and come rushing into the room just as I'm leaving it so we run into each other and accidentally kiss whoops (AU or pre) submitted by Anon to Castlefanficprompts

Royal changes their whole life …

"Three years," he mumbles and her face breaks into a wide smile hidden by her pillow, a thrill of joy washing through her too fierce to sleep through. A Caskett/Always Anniversary One Shot.

Looking for inspiration, Rick Castle gets more than he bargained for.

Post 7x20 'Sleeper.' Romantic and fluffy because let's face it, Rick and Kate deserve romantic and fluffy after all of the drama of the past several months. Rated M. One-shot.

'It's been a couple of hours, but his mind is still stuck on the picture of her flirting with Danny Valentine.' An episode insert for 7x22, Dead From New York.

She's competitive. She might not call it that, but she is. Has to compete with him at absolutely everything. Sometimes she wins. Sometimes he does. Maybe it's time they both did.

"I'm not apologising for what I did if that's what you're here for, and if I had to do it all over again, I still wouldn't change a thing." - Fill for a tumblr prompt, AU from the end of Always. Three shot. Strong T.

[4x20 'The Limey'.] She can't stand this new Castle. He's smug and his jokes are cruel and deep down she's sure she deserves it, but that doesn't make it hurt less that he's pulling away.

Based on a prompt from the castlefanficprompts blog: "Beckett accidentally texts Castle "I love you" thinking she was sending that to her dad." For the wonderful lousiemcdoogle.

M-rated insert between Chapters 33 and 34 from the tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

"In spite of her desire to see him, she knocks tentatively; a quiet, undemanding sound that gives nothing away of the need raging inside her." A post-ep for 7x21 (In Plane Sight).

Until he'd met her, he'd never really considered the infinite possibilities and subtle modulations of women's underwear. Until he'd met her, he'd never properly appreciated lingerie at all. Two shot, fluff.

Set in the AU created by the MAGIC story, this new story picks up two weeks after the end of MAGIC. A new crisis arises as Castle and his family are attempting to heal from the recent rampage of Scott Dunn.

tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

'You made this up, Castle. Just because you want to believe she loves you, too. That's so stupid,' he thought. Castle cannot live without Beckett. However, he's too afraid to tell her the truth.

AU: Three years after Richard Castle's fiery car crash, he hasn't been found. He is presumed dead, leaving Kate Beckett at a personal cross roads.

"Why does anyone lie? Because we're scared?...There's a million reasons why a person lies...But sometimes, you tell a lie so big...that it changes your whole life." Her partner has abandoned her. And the lies she's hidden behind bring consequences for Kate Beckett.

Castle escapes to Vegas for the weekend to "clear his head". Beckett ends up on the first flight out to sin city to change his mind. Set immediately before 4x20, The Limey. Three shot.

'"You like museums right?" Well. she hadn't been expecting that.' A season 2 fic set the week after The Third Man (2x14)

Set in the AU created by A Different Road Taken, this story picks up two days after the end of that story. Kate Beckett has left the NYPD force behind her, but finds that her experience in law enforcement has well-prepared her for her new life in California.

AU story set in Season 4, at the end of Linchpin. That's really all I want to say - I hope you will follow me down the rabbit hole for this one. Strong themes - hence the rating.

An alternate take on Rise from Season 4. What if Castle didn't believe Beckett when she told him she didn't remember anything. Multi-Chapter.

She told him not to get a gift. It was only their four month anniversary.

It should have brought them closer together, not torn them apart – she understands this now. What she doesn't know is whether any way back for them still remains. Future fic - Complete. **Winner of 'Favorite M rated Fanfic Multi-chp' in the 2013 Castle Fanfic Writers Guild Awards**

Young Kate Beckett had looked for a night to forget only to find it turned into one she would remember for the rest of her life. AU