Her favourite author just bought her a drink? Shut. The. Front. Door. What if Castle and Beckett met five years earlier?

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

She already feels like a prisoner and she wants out. :: Based on a story from Humans of New York.

Folded in his embrace she recognizes the fallacy of her acceptance as she comes to realize she has only been half-living, has been missing something so vital it couldn't be put into words... A companion piece to the wonderful story 'Flashlight,' written by l03l. Story starts in the exact moment and scene where Flashlight ends.

He finds his match is smart, her humor sharp, and the desire just to meet her for real nearly overwhelms him. He doesn't. It isn't the right time. But he asks her to call him Rick, and in return, she asks him not to call her Katie any longer. It's Kate, she says. - A Caskett Meeting AU for CastleFanficMonday

Castle is in prison, wrongly accused for Johanna Beckett's murder. Based on a Castle Fanfic Prompt posted by Lord of Kavaka.

The moment she set foot into this place on Broome St, she had felt at home, had felt an attachment she couldn't quite explain... Pre-season to S4-ish AU. Alternative version to my story 'Fade Into Light' (see author's note). COMPLETE.

I came as (character A) and you came as (character B) and well, look at that, (character A/character B) is both of our OTP. A co-authored story between myself and ivyandtwine. Two shot.

It's not a date. It's not a relationship. It's nothing. Season 2 AU.

"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.

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

What would happen if a line of dialogue from Law & Boarder was inserted into a scene from Undead Again. Just because I couldn't stop thinking about it. One shot.

"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.

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.

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

"She can't stop looking at his hands, and remembering how he'd grasped her wrist and stopped her – stopped her – drawing her gun; and that one subsequent instant of hesitation turning to decision and the sharp grip and flex as his mouth had come down on hers." Rated T - but very strong T.

An AU Caskett meeting. Because regardless of time or distance, they will find each other. Three shot.

'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.

AU first meeting. Her shoulders are slouched when he sees her. Everyone's are, but even with three layers of blood and make-up plastered to her skin the way she slumps as she walks is kinda cute.

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

Just playing with Cops & Robbers. What happens if Kate admits to needing Rick, and he leaves the bank to be with her?

Castle made it clear that he couldn't watch her drive herself into the ground and she wasn't about to ruin his graduation celebration with his daughter to tell him he was right. :: 'Always' alternate

'"There's no one else I'd rather be snowed in with," he teases, his lips grazing the chilled shell of her ear, curling into a grin when a shudder that he doubts is from the cold clambers down her spine, but the words couldn't be more true.' Castle and Beckett weather the storm together. Set early season 4.

She has a baby. She brought a baby back from Haiti. Can you even do that? Season 3 AU.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... or maybe not this time. Originally a fill for the prompt from the castlefanficprompts page. AU.

Kate Beckett works alone. But her latest mission forces her to face the reason she went into her line of work and to deal with the man who has challenged her patience from the start.

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

"The other offer is amazing. I'd be stupid not to take it. But walking away from Nikki – from you – would be even more stupid." Episode insert for 2x05.

"One day, I'll wake up at three in the morning. I won't be alone. I won't text you or call you. I won't miss you, or want to cry. Because one day, when I wake up at three in the morning, you'll be laying next to me, and not miles away." / for sugar free vanilla.

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

"Castle, Castle wake up." Their joined hands wiggle against her belly in her efforts to rouse him. "Castle, we got married last night," she hisses. - A Season 4 AU that starts mid-4x08 (Heartbreak Hotel) based on a tumblr prompt. Caskett.

"I love you, Kate," he murmurs softly, the words he's kept swallowed down for almost an entire year finally slipping from his lips. "And I promise if I make it out of this alive, I'll tell you when neither of us are on the brink of death, okay?" An AU version of 7x08, Kill Switch.

'It wasn't the same, but when Richard Castle looks at her, there's a hint of that breath stealing longing she had seen all those months ago when a different version of the same man had waltzed into her life claiming to be her partner.' 7x06 AU. Oneshot.

'Agreeing to drinks with him was probably a bad idea.' What if an AU twist had been taken in the alternative universe? Insert for 7x06, The Time Of Our Lives.

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

What would've happened if Kate had called Castle before going back to work in Rise? A season 4 AU. An extremely late 2014 Summer Hiatus Ficathon entry.

It's been nearly four years since the last time he heard her voice. AU. Oneshot.

'He may not be thrilled to see her, he may have given up on her six months ago, but her heart still fluttered at the sight of him.' An AU take on 5x05, Probable Cause.

With no reason left to hold onto where life was taking her prior to her parents' deaths, Kate Beckett stumbles into a different world. Can she keep herself and her emotions buried deep or will everything crack open when fate throws Rick Castle her way? An AU Caskett meeting. Ficathon 2014 Entry. COMPLETE

Katherine Beckett had options. Lots of options. Socially acceptable options. So when her mom's murderer was caught, Kate shelved her plans of becoming a cop, intent on living as ordinary a life as possible. But is normal enough? Meeting Richard Castle might be just the thing to change everything for both of them. #CastleFicathon

Her heart was still in jagged pieces after the summer. The sequel to 'still our hands match'. Takes place throughout season 3. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

"Kate," the use of her first name has the detective's eyes popping open, another shuddering breath released from its hold in her throat, "I don't want to wait anymore," he whispers, delighted at the soft curl of her smile, the light blush that paints a pink glow against her skin. [47 seconds AU. Castle asks Beckett on a date after talking to Martha.]

When Kate gets into a car accident, the outcome of her injury is retrograde amnesia – she doesn't remember her life after 2008. Rick, as a result, is left to deal with the consequences of his wife's memory loss while she comes to terms with their life together. Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr. 2014 Ficathon Entry.

Castle and Beckett find themselves in a dark place, but they soon discover it's always darkest before the dawn. A 2014 Castle Ficathon entry based upon the following season 4 prompt (it's a small plot point that I'm running away with): "What if Castle didn't bring Jacinda to the crime scene in The Limey?"

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.

"Why do you even care so much? What is it that you want so badly that you can't just let this go so we can both move on with our lives?" Set in the summer between 1x10 and 2x01, continues on throughout season 2. Cover art by ournorthstars.

There was a beat in which the homicide floor was pitch black. Before their eyes could adjust, the emergency lights flickered on … "Why, Detective Beckett," Castle drew out, and she pressed her cell against her ear. "You had me at blackout." - An early season three fic. Can a single day make a difference and force Castle and Beckett to deal with their feelings for each other?

If it only takes a moment for your life to change forever, can a 'one time thing' right the wrong? An AU Caskett meeting.

Castle and Beckett never met five years ago. Beckett's Mom's case remains unsolved, and Castle has no muse. What happens when their paths cross? An AU Target/Hunt meeting.

They turn in opposite directions and his skin is on fire, hot annoyance like acid through his veins and - it stuns him - he's hurt. Set S2 during When The Bough Breaks. M for language and content. Now Complete.

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

What if Castle and Beckett had gone for that drink at the end of 'Cops and Robbers' (4x07)? An AU post-ep one-shot.

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.

kairos (ancient Greek) - (n) the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportune atmosphere for action, words, or movement; the time of possibility. COMPLETE

Taking the flowers from Beckett's hand, Castle grins. It's amazingly sweet to have someone taking the time and effort to make him smile, to have someone trying to improve his day, and these flowers have just become sacred. Poof! You're Dead (S3) post episode story, becomes AU. How a simple gift turns into something so much more. COMPLETE

Knockout fic. Assuming Josh is out of the picture, there's another way they could have channelled their anger during that fight.

When you get those rare moments of clarity, those flashes when the universe makes sense, you try desperately to hold on to them. They are the lifeboats for the darker times. A season 4 AU based on the fanvideo by OhChizzz.

In Beckett's 'Hierarchy of Needs' after coffee, food and shelter came justice then security. Fashionable boots definitely had a tier but falling head over heels in love did not. She wanted a relationship she could contain. Post-ep for Food to Die For. Now Complete.

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**

[AU somewhere in S3 post-3x17.] Beckett discovers what Castle is made of: big things and little things and silly things, and maybe a bit of magic too.

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

Series of one-shots set in an alt-season 3 with the not-so-significant others removed from the picture. How might things have played out differently? Entry in the Castle Hiatus Ficathon 2013. Cover art by dtrekker.

AU that explores Castle and Beckett's relationship if they hadn't missed their shot at the end of season 2, weaving in and out of canon. A Castle 2013/14 Winter Ficathon Entry.

An AU summer fic, set between seasons two and three. The Hamptons trip doesn't work out, and Castle comes back to the city in time to score himself an invitation to Beckett's camping trip. Entry for the Winter Ficathon 13/14.

A requested fic for alwaysdefectivecastle. What would have happened in the Hamptons if a dead man hadn't fallen into the pool?

It wasn't planned, wasn't a date, but when he'd shown up looking striking in his suit and with his arm empty, she'd gravitated to him like she always did, her whole body orienting toward him as if he was her shining beacon in a dark, starless night. Follows episode 4x11, "Till Death Do Us Part." -COMPLETE-

Holiday fic. A chapter a day. Spoilers for all US aired episodes. Set in the More Than Together universe, although I suppose it's not necessary to have read that fic to understand this one.

An AU multi-chapter that picks up where A Death in the Family left off… Castle keeps investigating on his own.

"Kate," he rasped, tentatively slipping a hand under her neck and sliding the other down to rest along her side, feeling the warm rush of blood sluicing through the spaces between his fingers. "Please, Kate, please don't leave me. Not again." Based on a tumblr prompt. Cover art by half0utloud.

"Time Will Tell" AU, set after The Limey. How would things have turned out differently if the time traveler case had happened in Season 4?

He never thought it could hurt like this. AU for 5x05, "Probable Cause."

"Kate," he calls softly, his voice so gentle. "Look at me."

This green-eyed woman took a bullet for Mal Reynolds before he ever learned her name. Kate Beckett becomes a character in the 'verse. Mackett.

The last time Castle regained consciousness, he was just grateful to be alive. Now, that other world dances technicolor at the edges of his dark reality.

"I lied to you. We've hardly spoken in two days. And now..." Her voice wavers, and she shakes her head regretfully, hating that she's doing this to him. "That's not a solid foundation for the future, Castle." Entry for the 2013 Castle Ficathon. Complete.

Watershed. Bridge fic between seasons 5 and 6. "It's who you are. You don't let people in. I've had to scratch and claw for every inch."

An Always AU, in which Ryan calls, and this time Castle answers. A two-shot, co-authored by seilleanmor and BerkieLynn

Beckett remembers wearing her Dress Blues at Roy's funeral. She remembers standing on the podium, and she remembers everything just going black. She doesn't remember the gun shot. Or anything else. What happens when Castle and Beckett have one less lie standing in their way? A season 4 AU, canon until 3.24 Knockout. 2013 Ficathon Entry.

A thirty day fanfiction challenge. Each chapter is based on a prompt word. Loosely connected, but not chronological. Each is exactly one thousand words. SPOILERS for all US aired episodes.

It's only the second time he's seen her legs and he's absolutely certain he wants to see more of them. Season 1.

A/U It's definitely not love at first sight. Prickly, aloof and strait-laced Kate Beckett isn't what Rick expected when he hires someone to protect a young Alexis. She's all business while he's all about the play. Shallow, irresponsible and a playboy is how Beckett would characterize her latest employer. But sometimes first impressions can turn out to be wrong.

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

AU. What would happen if Castle met Kate through doing research with Lanie. How would he win her heart?

They're laying in a heap of tangled limbs in the sheets, sweaty and still panting heavily. She's sprawled over his body, sated and limp and so very happy. Burying her nose in his neck, breathing him in, she suddenly realizes there is still something gnawing at her, something that still doesn't quite make sense. "Castle…can I ask you something?" post-ep for 5x18 "The Wild Rover"

When Kate is forced to work with Detective Ethan Slaughter without her team to have her back, Castle is not excited, fearing Slaughter might get her into trouble. But when Kate disappears Castle and the boys soon realize something much bigger is going on. Will they be able to stop it?

"She tells herself that there's nothing wrong with a night out. Nothing wrong with wanting to cheer her partner up, right? But there probably is something wrong with the way her pulse is racing at just the memory of his eyes on her across the desk." AU post-ep for 3x18 One Life to Lose. Two shot.

He hates that this woman, this maddening woman, who hurt him so deeply, so seemingly irrevocably, can still undo him effortlessly. He hates her for it. He hates himself for it. Takes place during The Limey.

For five months he's been missing, but she refuses to believe it's hopeless . . . Consider this canon until 'Always', and AU from there. Complete.

"You can tell me anything." The unspoken 'you know that' resting between them until she drew in enough breath, and courage, to let her secret out. My entry in the 12th precincts Valentines day competition.

He was beyond excited. He was nervous in the best possible way, never having believed that he could have wanted this so badly so soon. **Winner of popular vote for the 12th Precinct Valentine competition.**

"Sliding his hands down, he hoisted her up, set her on the smooth, wide, perfectly positioned banister. Whoever built this porch deserved a bonus." This is the 3rd and final M-Rated companion piece to "Unwritten" by Caffinate-me. Co-written with Kate Christie.

Prompt based on the unfinished conversation between Castle & Beckett in the isolation tent during 3x16: 'Setup'. "… I wish that I had someone who would be there for me, and I could be there for him, and we could just dive in to it together," she says wistfully." What might have happened next it they hadn't been interrupted... COMPLETE

"Maybe it's the exhaustion, maybe it's the way her heart is racing once again at his proximity, or maybe it's just that his words have always gotten to her, reached her in ways that no one else's can." Three-shot based off of Pandora/Linchpin. Now complete.

Two years ago, she told him that she'd get him out if he ever ended up behind bars wrongfully accused of a crime. Unfortunately for him, the crime he's being accused of right now is against her, and until she wakes up, it's his word versus all the evidence piling up against him. Now AU because I'm slow and new episodes just keep coming out faster than I write new chapters. COMPLETE

Set in the first episode of season 4. What if Rick didn't instantly accept Kate's explanation on the swings? For Fels. Hope I did it justice, and gave you something you might like a little.

When they're together like this it feels like flying. (Insert this between chapters Thirty Two and Thirty Three of 'Take You Break Me').

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

A chapter a day. A holiday fic. Assume Season 5 spoilers.

Holiday fic. A chapter a day. Spoilers for all US aired episodes.

This Castle Advent Calendar will be filled with a Caskett story treat - loosely connected ficlets you get to open each day; a countdown to Christmas as we accompany Castle and Beckett through this Christmas season. COMPLETE. Winner of "The 12th Fan Awards 2013" for best holiday-themed story.

The rain has lessened, she thinks inanely, clinging to the random scraps of reality that she can process as they zip and crisscross through her brain. Much less than the downpour that stranded them here, on the side of some highway in the middle of New Jersey. A season four story, set after 'Cuffed.' One-shot. NOT a Christmas story. :)

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

5x05 Probable Cause post ep. One-shot. "He had double-checked all the windows, pulling the blinds and curtains extra tight, so not even a sliver of light could filter through."

Post ep for 5x05. I'm still too hysterical for a proper summary

For months she's been gone. Months in which Castle's been forced to believe that Kate Beckett was dead. Eight full months in which he's missed her, craved her, mourned her. Now she's standing on his doorstep, two coffees in slightly shaking hands and Castle's world collapses. Direct spoilers for 4x23 Always, but most probably AU from there.

He has to get her out of his system somehow . . . Post-episode aftermath for 'The Limey' and going AU from there.

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

With a new bar open in town and his team AWOL Castle takes on a little undercover mission of his own, never dreaming that 'Ace in the Hole' is where he'll find his Midnight Queen.

Always SPOILERS. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. How Kate Beckett and Rick Castle spend their summer.

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

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

He wants to choke out words like I love you and I want you and kiss me but they're suddenly foreign. He doesn't think they'll communicate effectively what he needs to say. Future, established Caskett, birthday present for my nugget. IN PROGRESS

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

When Castle's life is threatened, Kate makes the choice to leave everything behind to go after her mother's murderer. Two years later, she returns. But will Castle take her back? Or has too much time passed? AU

Beckett is waiting for Castle at the precinct when she gets a call from Alexis and finds herself rushing over to the hospital, after Castle has been involved in a car accident.

He's putting words in her mouth. She has to set the record straight. - How I think things might go, briefly, during 'Always'. Minor spoilers perhaps from the last several episodes and from the official synopsis of 'Always'.

He doesn't know what to do with all the left over emotion. Anger and relief. Sheer joy and terrible, aching fear. Season Three AU. Complete.

Post-ep for Headhunters. Beckett stops by Castle's loft to fix some things, both skin deep and otherwise.

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

It's is about evaluating all the ways you didn't die, all the ways you lived. Caskett, breaking down walls. Post Linchpin.

She can take whatever he dishes out. She deserves it. But his daughter does not.

Haunted by her own imagination, Beckett turns to Castle for comfort. Set during and immediately after the events of "Cops & Robbers".

It's the end of the world as we know it. COMPLETE.

Follows Fluff, Warm & Fuzzy, Claws, and Victory. "Cats are cats...the world over! These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something." -James Mackintosh Qwilleran

Cat's out of the bag for both of them, and Castle is crushed in the wake of the truth. Because if she cares for him at all - then how could she do this? ***Finalist for 'Best Drama' in the 2012 Castle Fanfiction Awards.***

He's hurt; she thinks she can help. Takes place some time during S4, after Cuffed. Happy unbirthday, Laura! I love you.

Kate Beckett was twenty-six when the biggest accident in her life occurred. Five years later, the biggest miracle happens. AU.

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

Through all of the secrets and the lies, the betrayal and the pain, the destination was always the same. They were meant to be together. Complete. Winner of the 2012 Castle Fan Awards Best Non Romance/General category!

Futurefic - if you're optimistic, season five. If you're a realist, sometime after the series finale.

I got a love that keeps me waiting. A co-authored story by chezchuckles and International08. Complete.

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beckett and Castle are assigned to work a case undercover.

A Valentine's Day fic. Happy Valentine's Day, Julie! I love you.

Her kitten isn't the only one with claws. Follows "Fluff" and "Warm and Fuzzy," picking up on January 2nd in the Minnie-verse. Complete.

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

Set sometime after Kate is shot, something goes wrong when Beckett and Castle go to apprehend a suspect, the tables are turned, the roles are reversed, the bullet is in his chest and he is fighting for his life while she is watching him die. chpt 8 fixed!

Sequel to Never Let Me Go. Castle meets his father. "He couldn't move. The cool glass and Kate's warmth against his side were the only things grounding him. 'I don't want to do this, Kate.'"

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

Co-authored story by Topsy and chezchuckles. While Beckett has been struggling with PTSD, with becoming more, Castle has been struggling as well.

The last thing Kate wants to do is attend her grandmother's 80th birthday party. But she has to.

How could anyone be better than the image in his head? Meeting anyone but the head of the CIA would be a let down. A co-authored story from Chezchuckles and FanficwriterGHC.

Post-ep for the Wedding. SPOILERS. co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Multi-chapter.

Kate stumbles across a secret - no wonder he'd been so angry at her after she'd avoided him all summer - and reason comes from an unlikely source. Complete.

A case leaves Beckett and Castle hiking through the woods and spending the night at a cabin. Well, there's something about these woods that might bring them closer together. Set early season 4.

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

Castle and Beckett share an evening at her mother's fundraiser.

Based on the promo for 'Kill Shot' and a dream I had about 'Cuffed'.

Kate helps Castle through a tough time when he receives some bad news.

His features are blurry, but the deepness hiding in his eyes has never been clearer to her, she feels absolutely surrounded by him, and she finds herself ready to never let that go. Caskett, later in season 4.

The last of the wall crumbles when the final arrest is made. Short, sappy one-shot. Brief spoilers for Rise and Cops & Robbers.

Beckett and Castle are banished to her father's cabin in the woods. Alone. For days. Make of that what you will.

AU: carolina17 had this idea: What if Kate's mother was never murdered but her father was instead? This Kate Beckett never went to the police academy, grew up under the shadow of her mother's ambition, and has her own wall to deal with. COMPLETE

COMPLETE. All the ways Beckett could say 'I love you too' without saying a word.

They've spent so much time racing toward the finish line, waiting to break down the wall. Now that it's broken, where do they go from here? Castle and Beckett find the calm after the storm.

Kate Beckett has to adopt a new approach to Christmas this year - will it be for the better? T for safety. One-shot.

"You asked me to come over here so you could handcuff me to a bed?" "Well – yes, but it sounds creepy when you say it like that." Caskett.

Christmas is a little different this year.

Castle and Beckett enjoy a cuddly morning in bed, based on a manip photo my lovely Joey showed me. For PrincessJoey630

Rick and Kate have made love and it's...weird

Beckett tries to push Castle away but he sees straight through her. This is my first attempt at writing anything. Ever. So I would really love feedback on what is good and what I need to change.

In which a Halloween undercover mission takes an unexpected turn.

The call about the body came from Lanie, at four in the morning, on her day off. Lanie never called her about bodies.

When Beckett steps away from her desk Castle's curiosity gets the better of him. He never expected to be crushed by what he found in her drawer. Is it too late for them or can he convince her that he's her 'one and done? Rated M, not fluff, angst warning.

Kate Beckett doesn't do family gatherings. Then again, her aunt Lily's never died before.

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