Photographer Kate Beckett and aspiring novelist Rick Rodgers are perfectly content in their solitary lives. But it's only after an unlikely matchmaker conspires to have them meet that they realize how extraordinary their lives could become. A Castle AU for Summer Ficathon 2016 co-written by airbefore and caffinate-me.

This is my entry to CastleFicathon2017. It is AU and begins during the opening of Rise when Josh shoves Castle. In this version, Castle is injured, changing the trajectory of events. This is independent of my other stories.

"What may be broken to you is beautiful to me." 4x01 AU: Sometimes you don't have to runaway to find what was meant to be… *2016 Summer Ficathon*

Traveling to the West Coast for their book tour Castle and Beckett see new places and old and visit their California friends on their way from San Francisco to San Diego. An unexpected circumstance during their trip brings them to an old acquaintance and the fact that fire cannot conceal what is evil. Twenty-fifth in the Beware Of Darkness series. Caskett pairing. Complete.

Of all the pages he'd ever penned, of all the words he'd ever written, these anonymous letters to an ink and paper woman—all shadow and mystery and fragile allure—might prove more extraordinary than anything that came before. AU

Her best friend was getting married, and Kate Beckett needed a date. What she got was more than she bargained for. Caskett AU meeting. Based on the movie of the same name. Castle Summer 2016 Ficathon Entry. Complete.

When Rick Castle agrees to a meeting with the head of one of New York's more efficient crime families, he has no idea what he's getting into, or how it's going to change his life. A 2016 Castle Hiatus Mini-Ficathon story. Meeting AU. Job AU. COMPLETE

What if Castle & Beckett were given custody of Ryan & Jenny's little girl after their untimely death? Inspired by the movie Life as we Know it. Set mid-season 3, pre Knockdown.

A heavily medicated Beckett, recovering from her shooting at her father's cabin, starts texting. Set in the summer after 3x24 "Knockout." Complete.

Castle and the boys play a not-so-innocent prank on Beckett, at it has some interesting results.

When Johanna Beckett wins a contest to meet her favorite writer, Richard Castle, she's thrilled. Oppositely, her daughter simply doesn't see the appeal. One simple meet becomes the catalyst for a series of events none of them could have foreseen. Caskett AU. Castle Summer 2016 Ficathon Entry.

What if Castle Beckett met in a different way? Like at a police charity auction? Meeting AU

Castle is the Black Pawn wild child in danger of losing his contract. Beckett is the no-nonsense PR consultant hired to improve his image. Entry for the 2015 Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon.

"And oh, they should really talk, she had so many questions and there was so much hurt between them. Later, they would talk later. This first."

Rick Castle is intrigued by his Physics lab partner; Kate Beckett is annoyed by hers. An unforeseen even brings these two partners together in a way neither expected, and it might just lead to much more. College AU. (Note: Deals with subjects that may be triggering for some readers.)

In a moment of darkness, Richard Castle receives an interesting-and life-changing-message from a fan. Set after an AU ending to 3x24

Season 2 AU. Beckett is staying at the loft after the events of Boom, and Castle is dreaming - or is he? This is my meagre homage to the work of The Queen of Steam, ColieMacKenzie, and is M for a reason. Constructive reviews are always welcome.

Many years earlier, childhood best friends Rick and Kate made a marriage pact. Now, while playing a silly quiz game, the topic resurfaces. AU. One Shot.

She wanted one night of fun, one night to lay down her burdens, and he looked like exactly what she wanted. One-shot smut and fluff. PWP.

AU: Castle is the fun English teacher. Beckett is the strict English teacher. All their students ship them together. (And they may ship themselves together, too). Castle Ficathon 2015 Entry.

The first time they used her handcuffs in the bedroom. Post-episode tag for 5x02 "Cloudy With A Chance Of Murder."

A naughty continuation of 8x08, "Mr. And Mrs. Castle". If kink is not your thing, then don't read.

Kate Beckett and Richard Castle go to the Hamptons circa 2x22. (Slight-AU - takes place in the universe set up by prior story "A Glimpse")

Two strangers meet in a bar and spend a single night together, never to meet again. Can it really be that simple? Of course not.

A storm rolls in that night. Post Knockdown.

Seven years ago, Kate Beckett said goodbye to a life that could have been. One day at the end of June, she is surprised with hello. My drop in the Castle Fanfic Monday bucket

...so she's sure, or at least hopes, that he's alone. Because what she has planned for him? No one else should be home for that... A season 1 one shot. COMPLETE

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!)

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

Beckett interrogates Castle about the many places where he has fantasized about having sex with her. Takes place right at the beginning of Beckett's suspension in season 5 (i.e. right after she says "I'm pretty sure I'll think of something" in 5x01).

Kate Beckett is repaying a favour for a colleague, his client has got himself arrested stealing a police horse and needs a lawyer. For her sins legal, his representation falls on her shoulders. At least it is only a onetime thing. Who she's defending doesn't click until she seems him in his jail cell. *Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry*

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).

A morning at the loft...minus the crowd but with some eavesdroppers. Castle shows Beckett some lovin'. Contains smut. One-shot.

"She knew it was a bad idea. She doesn't know how, but she did. She could tell he had something in mind by the way his tongue was working her neck, ravishing her alive like a starving man." Story based off the two pictures that made Twitter go ballistic today. (Fanart inspired fic. Art found in my bio.)

"If it's so adorable, why didn't you sleep with me?" A short AU fic about the road not taken on the show. Rated M, because I like writing about alternative ways they could have connected and about the bits they can't show on TV. Will be only a few chapters (5 or less).

"Castle opens the flaps and is greeted with a bunch of books. He's about to push it aside as well, when the cover art from one of the novels catches his eye. These aren't just any books, they're his books. Hail of Bullets, Deadly Storm, Nikki Heat, they're all there. Every book he's ever written hidden here amongst Beckett's things." Contains a spoiler from Heat Rises.

Sequel to Nikki Heat. The next day at the Precinct. How does Beckett handle Castle after what she did the night before?

Castle and Beckett will do anything in their power to protect an abused little girl. However, when the case threatens to reveal their secret relationship to the world, will they be forced to give it all up?

Castle is sick and tired of being in limbo with Kate. He's planned a flashy Valentine's Day for her... Will he succeed in wooing her or will it backfire completely? (Season 4)

His new Nikki Heat novel is going to turn into a beach vacation edition if he doesn't get this version of her out of his system.

New York City, 1925, Katherine Beckett walks into a joint and starts asking questions about a murder, capturing the attention of one Richard Castle. Together, they work to catch her mother's killer. Historical AU, ensemble cast make appearances.

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

An invitation, an even, and a date. Well, a non-date.

Smut, murder, mayhem, the whole enchilada! Beckett and Castle fighting an undeniable attraction, and failing spectacularly. 24/25 UP