A/U story. What if Chuck and Sarah were a couple from the very beginning? How would that change the evolution of the stories? Here's my take on answering those questions.

AU – return to the pilot episode. Imagine they did go to dinner to debrief and then kept their personal life a secret.

Season 2 finale AU. Lanie sees the disaster happening as Castle leaves with Gina. She talks to Beckett, then goes behind Beckett's back to stage an intervention. Life, love, cases, crises, etc. follow.

After a mission goes awry, the CIA's most lethal assassin is ordered to take vacation while her superiors figure out what to do with her. But when she meets a disarming tourist, their immediate connection only adds to her disillusionment with the agency and her career. Will he be enough for her to finally take the plunge and leave the only life she's ever known? Charah AU

S1-2 AU Story-One night changed everything; Chuck and Sarah have a real relationship and Sarah has a plan to get around the asset handler roadblock; she's determined to both protect and be with him, using the government's selfish thinking against them, but will they ever let him go or will she be forced to turn the Enforcer mask on them to free the man she loves? Rated T

Beckett reads something she shouldn't in Castle's office. Set immediately after 2x18 "Boom!" Complete.

A sequel to A Night to Forget

Why not talk to him? It wouldn't matter what he thought of her, if he pitied her, because she never expected to see him again. But then she did. A pre-series meeting AU.

Grief changes the path that Kate Beckett had laid out for herself in 1999. It affected her career, it affected her mentality, but more it affected her family. Because of her Mother's death, she left it all behind. Can a chance encounter 10 years later help her make up for past mistakes? Sometimes to receive a second chance, one only needs to ask for it.

One-shot based on the end scene in 3x21: Dead Pool when Beckett tells Castle that from now on she's a one-writer girl. COMPLETE

Rick has been on a 2 month book tour and their 8 month anniversary is approaching. Everything is fine until his calls and texts suddenly stops coming. Where is he and what is he up to?

Castle 2x23: Overkill. Fic Prompt from ProudTVJunkie: "Cornered in the break room by Beckett after seeing her kiss Demming in the hall, Castle comes out and asks, why him? Why not me?" Two-shot. COMPLETE

On the brink of divorce nearly two years following the events of 8x01, Beckett uproots her life in New York to move to Los Angeles, where Castle lives now, to try to repair what she broke. Season 8 AU.

Furious at Castle for showing evidence to an outsider–a flight attendant–and hurt by his dismissal of her, Beckett decides to take action. But so does he. AU set immediately after 4x20, "The Limey." Complete.

A what-if from "47 Seconds." What if Kate had sent Ryan away when he interrupted Castle's speech about the victims and missed opportunities. One-shot. COMPLETE.

(Post 47 Seconds) She knows she made a mistake, one that she was hoping would fix itself over time. But her first case comes back to haunt her and she's up against too much to go it alone. She needs him back. {COMPLETE W/ EPILOGUE}

"Since our time together in that interrogation room, I've felt like you reminded me of someone. It's my daughter; you remind me of her." Caskett FFYG AU.

A successful video game creator saves the day by defusing a bomb, and is pushed into running for President. On the eve of a debate, word comes of an assassin targeting Chuck, resulting in the Secret Service borrowing the services of the top CIA agent to protect the candidate. The story is intended to be non-partisan, focused on a relationship between Chuck and Sarah.

Kate Beckett had almost given up hope on seeing her fiance again-almost. But now he was back, and that was wonderful, but things were also complicated for them and for their family. Caskett S7 AU

Nothing else exists in this world after Kate Beckett utters the words, "Castle, if we were getting married " with that open, adult look in her eye. AU set during 4x11: "Til Death Do Us Part"

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?

An entry for the Castle Ficathon Winter 2018: Kate accepted the task force job in D.C. and she and Rick haven't spoken since, but when he becomes the victim of a violent attack and she rushes to the city in its aftermath, will it pave the road back to one another? (Hint: Yes)

A/U just before "After the Storm." Complete.

Following their rogue mission in Los Angeles to solve the murder of Mike Royce, Castle and Beckett find themselves making an emergency landing in Las Vegas where they make a life-altering bet. NOW COMPLETE

Could a tragic event nudge Det. Kate Beckett and her partner, Richard Castle, PI, into being more than just coworkers? Caskett AU.

The disappearance of Richard Castle rocked Kate Beckett's world—and his return just might do the same. Semi-AU Season 3. Post 3XK.

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.

A chance encounter in the park has the potential to turn Kate Beckett's life upside down. Caskett AU. Now Complete.

Dr. Chuck Bartowski is the lead scientist on a top secret government project. After an attempt on his life, and against his protests, his boss arranges a bodyguard for him. When Detective Sarah Walker is assigned to protect a civilian scientist her Secret Service past rises to haunt her. Neither can live with the arrangement, but they might not survive without it. (AU; CHARAH)

Sarah is put to the ultimate test during a mission involving a sultry MI6 agent who sets her eyes on Chuck. Will she choose being a handler, or a jealous girlfriend? Let the games begin! A/U Beefcake and Lethal Weapon turned upside down!

AU, Thirty months after her arrest, Samantha Lisa Garrett walks out of a prison and Chuck Bartowski is waiting for her. Can the CEO of a multimillion dollar company and former con artist find their way together? If his sister, business partner, and all his employees have anything to say about it, they will. CHARAH

Looking for a fresh start after some tough times, Sarah and her three-year-old daughter move to LA. When they meet a sweet curly-haired nerd who lives next door, though, Sarah realizes they might just find more happiness than they'd ever imagined, if only her past doesn't catch up to her first. AU.

Though claiming to be single, Richard Castle is rumored to be romantically involved with NYPD Detective Kate Beckett. The inspiration for Nikki Heat, the heroine of his latest bestselling novel. Bachelor number nine may not be eligible for next year's list. (2x14 AU ONESHOT)

What if Chuck had met Sarah in more unpleasant circumstances? We meet Chuck in 2004, life hasn't got any better for him since he got expelled from Stanford. He got caught hacking and was coerced into working for the NSA as an analyst.

A follow-up to "Falling Down," which picks up the morning after that story ended and will finish seven and a half months later. Complete.

Because I read a prompt about Rick and Kate deciding to wait until their wedding to "font" again and trying to seduce each other along the way...

Post 8x22. When Kate and Rick are shot in their own home, it's only the beginning of a journey that changes everything, not just for them, but for their friends and loved ones. New paths open up, while the bonds of love and friendship only grow stronger. The future is everyone's to decide.

Sarah Walker is reassigned after she finds out she is pregnant. She moves to Burbank and tries to figure out how to live a "normal life". Once there, she meets a brother and sister that change her life. Warning this is absolute total fluff. Check your blood sugar levels. Author is not responsible for any diabetes acquired upon reading this fic.

What if Quinn's obstruction of Sarah's memories had been more complete than he intended? What if he had suppressed not just her five years in Burbank, but her identity? Can Sarah uncover herself again, discover her husband again, recover her life again? Even against new foes? Canon until the decoupling of the Bullet Train. -A different take on the ending of the show.

What would have happened if things had gone a different way? The way a certain General had planned?

Castle gets disturbing news while Kate is at her dads cabin recuperating. He decides a change is in order for his life. How will Kate cope with this news. Can Caskett even happen? We will have to wait and see, but I don't think Beckson or Davidett has a ring to it. Do you?

He put together a fundraiser in honor of her mother because he loves her, and she's been working so hard in therapy to get to the point where she can wholly love him back. She's not quite sure she's ready to say the words, but she knows she's ready to show him. One-shot.

AU set in the summer after S4. Castle and Beckett have left the precinct, but not together. Complete.

Bryce told Chuck that Sarah would get hurt because of him. What if Chuck came up with a different response than breaking up. What if he thought he should go to a bunker? What if someone had other ideas? Charah? Come on, you know me. AU after 3/4 of Chuck vs The Break Up

"For the first time ever Looking for Love will feature a celebrity bachelor…author Richard Castle!" Caskett AU #castleficathon2018 entry

How would things have turned out different if one of them could have heard the others thoughts at the times they needed to most.

'It's been five years and she's undoing him in five minutes.' AU.

A relationship, a cover relationship, a cover-cover relationship-and then a new partnership. An AU story that parallels canon up until *Nemesis*, but turns it inside-out: The Intersect is fake: meant to lure out Fulcrum, and to test Sarah Walker's loyalties. Special Agent Charles Carmichael is to pose as the Intersect and as Walker's asset. See A/N Chap 1.

"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.

Castle overhears Beckett interrogating Bobby during the Boylan Plaza bombing case, but instead of storming off in a hurt fit, he is too stunned to move. 47 SECONDS AU. Oneshot. Originally posted as a tweet fic.

Beckett returns to the precinct to find that things have changed more than expected. Set early in Season 4.

Sophia Turner had been a traitor until the end. She'd played Rick Castle and he never knew it. She'd come away with the only thing that can come back and haunt him, or possibly kill him. Will Kate save him in time or has he gone past the point of no return? Even in death she still finds a way to wound him. Kate B., Rick C., Alexis C., Martin D., Sophia T., Martha R. & OC

(S3 AU) "Brattleboro, Vermont?" Beckett asks. "Yes, ma'am. I'm calling because you're listed as the emergency contact for a Richard Castle. I'm afraid we have some bad news." *COMPLETE*

"Because he's supposed to be..." In love with her. Wait, had she said that out loud? An AU fix-it for 4x5 "Eye of the Beholder."

'All he wants for his birthday is to move past her. But his heart doesn't want that at all. His heart wants Kate Beckett to show up at his door and prove him wrong. Or, better yet, prove all of his previous misgivings about her, about them, right. But there aren't enough birthday wishes in the world to make that one come true.' Post 4x19 AU for Castle's birthday.

On his last night home in LA before becoming a field agent, Chuck finds himself begrudgingly dragged to a nightclub, all thanks to Morgan. But what he meets there, or rather, who he meets there, is about to change his life, and his future spy career, in ways he can't possibly imagine. AU.

Missing scenes and additional glimpses for the 'Hiraeth' universe.

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

Tumblr Prompt fill (or attempt): Castle has been hiding his hearing loss. His secret is revealed during a bust gone wrong. Set in the early part of the series. Thank you to everyone who is reading, following and reviewing.

Summer is a time to relax and rest easy, and in Kate Beckett's case, help her daughter save an imaginary kingdom. - Caskett, Future!Fic.

'She's just missed him, Paula tells her when she shows up at the site of his book signing, Heat Rises clutched to her chest and sealed against her bullet wound. "You've got the guy twisted up enough over you, either get him out of your system or move on already."' An alternative take on 4x01, 'Rise'. Four shot.

She jumped in, ready never to look back. She just lost everything she's supposed to care about, but she only cares about her partner. And now, she's ready for the relationship she's truly wanted. (Immediately post-Always AU) *COMPLETE*

This is a continuation of my AU story, Ian. In it, Castle had married Kyra, not Meredith. They had a son Ian, but Kyra died when he was an infant. That strongly impacted Castle's personality. Ian is a talented artist, but has learning disabilities related to reading. Castle and Kate are now married and Kate is pregnant. CastleFicathonWinter 2017 entry

Post 8x07 'The Last Seduction.' The story will start in canon for that episode, but will move into AU territory after Kate receives the mysterious text from Vikram. Kate vanishes the morning after she and Castle celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Where has she gone and why? I want to thank Angie (at dtrekker) for the fantastic cover art. Contains spoilers for Season 8.

In which Castle recovers from the bullets to his chest, shows up at the Twelfth, and begins to slowly but surely weasel his way into Captain Beckett's life…and her heart. A reimagining of the series in which Castle & Beckett first meet in the 7x06 (Time of Our Lives) AU storyline. Entry for the Castle Ficathon Winter 2017. Complete.

Castle's a wreck after the shooting, struggling with his feelings for Kate while navigating her months-long lack of communication. He reluctantly enters therapy at his daughter's request and starts to put the pieces together - until he bumps into Kate at a coffee shop. Reeling with betrayal, he puts their partnership on hold. Canon until Post-Knockout. COMPLETE.

Alexis has had enough, and she lets Kate know. Rated for language. Based on speculations flying on finale. It has become a multi-chapter story exploring how decisions have a ripple effect, whether we realize it at the time or not.

The only person who was allowed to touch him like this was hundreds of miles away in D.C.-or maybe she wasn't. She was here. Kate surprises Castle. One-shot fluff and smut, set during the summer of 6x1 "Valkyrie."

"We should date. For Christmas." / AU

A Castle Ficathon Winter 2017 entry. I borrowed most of the bones of this piece from a prompt (too lengthy to include here), with thanks: Set following events of late season 4, Kate and Rick are no longer partners. In fact, Kate hasn't heard from him in months, but that doesn't mean she's ready to let go…if his heart is still open to her, that is.

Kate Beckett just finished her first day as Captain of the Twelfth Precinct. Yet she didn't want to go home to an empty apartment. Her life was a lonely one. And she felt like celebrating this milestone in her career with the NYPD. But the last thing she expected was to run into Richard Castle. Caskett. Set in an alternate Season 8. Rated T. COMPLETE. For CastleFicathonWinter2017.

Goes off canon after 8x02. When Rick lands in the hospital after a traffic accident, he reminds Kate that anything can happen. "The best way to keep me safe, Kate, is to keep me close. Back to back, watching each other's six." Even while they're watching, they're racing to solve the puzzle of LokSat and Rick's lost summer.

Kate Beckett wakes in a world where nothing is as she knows it to be. A season 4, AU story. NOW COMPLETE.

It took her a daunting thirty-storey drop to realize she needed him, a torrential downpour to realize she wanted him, and a relentless ache to realize she just couldn't take it anymore.

He hadn't seen her in weeks but he suddenly wondered, no matter what happened with Bond, if he was really ready to walk away from Nikki Heat, walk away from her. AU for 2x5 "When the Bough Breaks."

If you're searching for forever, I'll be waiting; come find me. Caskett semi-AU canon from Nikki Heat's book release (2x05)

After a tough case involving kids Castle reveals to Kate he'd been molested when he was a kid.

Unexpected paths suddenly open up. What will they find at the end of them?

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.

When Castle finally loses hope and starts pulling away, he decides to go on one last case with Beckett that takes them to upstate New York. Tensions quickly begin to rise as she fights to tell him how she really feels. (Mid S4, COMPLETE W/ EPILOGUE)

At the end of Season 2, Castle decided to stop working with Beckett, and misery follows. Complete.

Although the skies are cloudy, Kate takes a walk with her young daughter and finds the day isn't quiet as gray as it seems. Future!Fic, Caskett.

Two years after her mother's murder, Kate Beckett returns to a special place from her childhood to find light and keep her head above water, and ends up finding so much more. Pre-Series, Meeting AU. For the 2017 Castle Ficathon.

After Castle leaves with Gina in the season 2 finale, Beckett has a one night stand and comes to regret it. Will Castle stand by her or is it too much for him to handle. Maybe just a tiny bit of angst... This is an AU story.

Post 47 seconds AU. He really can't bear seeing her right now. Or ever again. So he joins her for one final case. When it takes an unexpected turn, Castle realizes there might be something left to fight for after all.

Post Knockout (3x24) AU- If his feet were faster, if his reaction was quicker that day... much would have been different. An emotional take on if Castle had been just one second faster that day in the cemetery, and had taken that bullet. (COMPLETE W/ EPILOGUE)

"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*

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

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!*

'She's never mentioned the name Richard Castle, and no one's ever asked. She's kept their past as far away from here as she can manage. That burgundy pillow sitting on her bed is about as much as she will allow herself. Some nights, it's all she deserves, others it's all she can get. But most nights, it's all she will allow.' Post Watershed AU (5x24) *COMPLETE*

After proposing to Castle out of the blue in mid-season 3, and a sudden, whirlwind marriage, Kate must finally confront the secret she's kept from Rick for seven years. Very Alternate Universe.

Rick is a fireman. His wife left him a year earlier, took his twelve year old daughter with her. Kate is a homicide detective. Young but savvy, knows what she's talking about. One day, Rick goes into a house fire and something goes very wrong and Kate and her team are called in to investigate.

End of Season Two. Sarah leaves with Bryce right after the wedding. Chuck is left to pick up the pieces of his life. What next, for Chuck and Sarah?

Busy single mom Kate Beckett doesn't have time for unnecessary distractions, particularly from a certain mystery writer she meets on the subway. Then again, he might just be the exact thing she's been searching for. Caskett AU. Trigger warnings inside.

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

Set during 4x01 "Rise". AU from the bookstore signing scene. One-shot. COMPLETE

What happens after Castle and Beckett are shot? This is those seven years we don't get to see.

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.

AU Ryan's Wedding. Being here in his arms, laughing with him she saw their situation with new eyes.

Nothing had changed. And yet, in a way, things had changed between them... Castle and Beckett grow closer, helped along by Kyra. The sequel to "Thankful."

* Former CIA agent Sarah Walker has been cut adrift. Her memory of the previous five years was erased, and then she was lied to and sent to kill a man whom she discovered was her husband. This is the story of the day he tried to win her back. [Canon-compliant follow-up to the series finale] [M for sexual content, discussions of faith, and references to prior violence]

"Detective Castle, this is Katherine Beckett, famous mystery novelist with 26 bestsellers to date, perhaps 27 soon if this all works out. And your shadow for the foreseeable future." AU.

AU: A Kate and Rick "first meeting" story - What comes of two strangers sharing a train ride between here and there? *please be aware there may be a rating change in the future*

In 4x21, "Headhunters," Castle and Beckett are compelled to do something they're loath to. Complete.

Forgiveness isn't something you are only granted by others. Forgiveness is something that you also have to grant to yourself. An AU starting about six months earlier than canon did, and in part a Christmas story. Please see warning in Ch1. COMPLETE.

AU Based on Married At First Sight. Kate and Castle get married without ever meeting before. The first couple of chapters probably won't be M, but ones after that might be.

What happens in the ambulance, and the first few days in the hospital, after Beckett is shot at Montgomery's funeral. AU end of S3, beginning of S4. Complete.

Kate overhears something that changes everything. Post The Limey. Written for Castle Fanfic Monday. Cover art by the delightful Angie @dtrekker. COMPLETE

What if the events at Stanford happened prior to September 11th? And what if Chuck, upon witnessing the attacks, decided to change his life? Alternate Universe, slight cross-over with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, some characters may not act exactly like cannon and alot of the event either don't happen or happen differently. Charah. Will attempt to update at least weekly.

Trouble on the home front, set early in Season 5. Complete.

An entry for the #Castle28 writing event (please note that some circumstances and characters have been altered or eliminated): A variation on a moment after Kate's shooting and its resulting effect on Rick and Kate's relationship.

An episode insert for Dreamworld. Follows Kate from the moment McCord stops Parker until Rick wakes up. Hastily written as a Happy Birthday to Lou!

Set in the summer between S2 and S3. Castle has broken up with Gina. Suffering from a terrible case of writer's block, he comes back to Manhattan to try to shake himself out of it. Complete.

Newlyweds Rick and Kate Rodgers are celebrating their first Christmas together. Rick is determined to make it special for his wife, despite their financial troubles. An entry for the Castle Winter Ficathon 2015.

'Kate Beckett is simultaneously a mom and a homicide detective, in no way does she have time for a relationship, let alone with someone like Castle and definitely not now, during the hectic holiday season. Even if he could apparently make her daughter smile easier than anyone else has in a long time.' An AU story for Christmas.

"It doesn't matter, though, does it? The fact is I'm no closer to figuring out who's hurting Castle or why he's allowing it." Beckett notices some disturbing changes in her partner after her return to the 12th. An AU set early in Season 4 after Rise.

Collapsing down against her calves, Kate's neck hung forward and her shoulders hunched as sobs began resonating in her diaphragm. In less than one minute her entire future had been erased—evaporated and disappeared as if it never existed. Angsty AU Ending to Cops & Robbers (4x07)

"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.

Set during 4x19: "47 Seconds." Goes AU after Castle overhears Beckett tell Bobby Lopez, "I was shot in the chest and I remember every second of it."

Prompt: "Kate has to wear dress blues again for some police-related event, and when she steps out of the bathroom and Castle sees her, he has a PTSD attack of his own. Established couple."

A young woman is found dead in the woods. With Halloween approaching, the team discovers a unique twist on their killer's identity. Season 9, episode 6.

AU. Castle and Beckett are both homicide detectives. When Castle becomes dangerously ill, he must figure out his real priorities. What happens when Beckett finds out that SHE is at the top of his bucket list? The clock is ticking, and love is in the air. Translation of Te aprendí a amar by Tamyalways with author's permission.

"Why don't you flirt with me anymore?"

Not a standalone, but the M-rated version of Chapters 29, 42, and 51 of I Learned to Love You by Tamyalways (translation of Te aprendí a amar). AU. Castle and Beckett are both homicide detectives. When Castle becomes dangerously ill, he must figure out his real priorities. What happens when Beckett finds out that SHE is at the top of his bucket list?

A case hits close to home for Kate when a pregnant woman is found shot to death. With few leads and fewer suspects, Captain Beckett has to overcome some of her worst fears to bring the killer to justice. Meanwhile, Castle struggles with questions about his future. Season 9, episode 5.

'Alexis counted the elephants, her eyes meeting Kate's for permission before her fingers traced their heads. "You, Daddy, me, Carrie, and Tater tot. There's enough for each of us!"' Sequel to Little Bean, written for the Castle Hiatus Ficathon 2016.

Memorial Day weekend is Castle's chance to show her where it all began for him. But the secrets they both harbor aren't all grim. Some of them might just be the keys to seeing them through this challenging getaway and the initial hurdles of making a go of it together. Season 2 Finale AU. T for language, violence, and some sexual content.

Beckett is not happy about page 105, and she lets Castle know. In very certain terms. Set after S2x04 "Fool Me Once." Two-shot. Complete.

Beckett is suddenly writing letters, and so is Castle. Complete.

Beckett's all alone in Manhattan, and Castle's in the Hamptons with Gina. Now what? All hell's about to break loose, that's what. Set in the summer between S2 and S3. Complete.

In the season 8 finale, Richard Castle and Kate Beckett solved the most harrowing case of their careers only to be gunned down by a man supposedly dead. Did Caleb Brown survive? Was he acting alone, or was he sent by someone determined to eliminate Castle and Beckett once and for all? And will they be found in time? Season 9, episode 1.

AU post-3x15 "The Final Nail." Takes place after Kate goes for a drink with Castle before her dinner with Josh on Valentine's Day.

'Kate Beckett may have slid beneath his skin, threaded herself through his veins and leaked into his bloodstream, but maybe it was a good thing, for now, for the sake of the mission. He'd have her out of his system by the time it was all over with.' A roughly season 8 inspired AU.

By walking out on her marriage with no notice, by excluding her husband from all parts of her life with no explanation, Kate Beckett has broken something precious and fragile – Rick Castle's belief in their always and forever. Can she find him to fix it? Written for the Castle 2015 Winter Hiatus Ficathon. Gorgeous cover art by the wonderful Angie @dtrekker 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.

Post-series what if? Starts on the beach following VS The Good-Bye, just another possible way the show could have gone if it continued.

Pulling all the wires might have stopped the bomb, but life at the 12th still explodes. An AU story set immediately following Countdown. #CastleFicathon Summer 2016.

Their latest case leads Castle, Beckett, and their team to cross paths with new and familiar faces. Mild adult language and situations.

The story takes place during 'Watershed'. AU after Rick storms out of Kate's apartment. Castle is kidnapped and the repercussions will affect everyone he loves. Alexis blames Kate for everything as they struggle to survive and heal as a family. In this story, Kate never took the AG' job. Mostly because I never thought she should have.Rated T for now but will go M in later chapters.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

4fireking suggested a story where Castle has a son instead of a daughter. This is obviously AU. It starts at the beginning when Rick meets Kate. Ian is not a male Alexis. He has challenges but is determined to overcome them. Rick helps the best he can. I own nothing Castle except my dreams.

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

Kate's rescue becomes the linchpin of change in her relationship with Castle, and events from that night lead to resolution for them both. **Voted Best Crime Fic on The 12th Precinct Castle Fanfiction Awards.**

What if Rick and Kate were married before their first case and kept it a secret? Follows canon plot from 1x01 but obviously AU.

The third and final installment of the Monster Trilogy, set in Season 7. This continues the AU tale of Richard Castle's disappearance at the end of Season 6, leading into Season 7. This picks up at the conclusion of Recluse. Please read Monster and Recluse first, as spoilers are throughout.

"You don't have to do this alone. And I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let you. You think you have to carry this burden on your shoulders. You've convinced yourself that the weight of it is just something more you have to bear while the hole in your heart is trying to heal. But that's not true, Kate. I can help carry it, I can take some of the weight." An AU take on 4X01 (Rise).

'"You know, once you clean that up, maybe we could go for a, um, round three." Castle pauses with the cool flesh of the fresh melon against his fingertips, his head rising slowly at the enticing sound of his wife's voice, how wonderfully erotic the number three has become for them.' Alternative insert for 8x17, 'Death Wish'.

Set around "Headhunters". -The hammer blow comes when she least expects it, and it's devastating. He wants to follow another cop, and not just any other cop. He wants to follow Ethan Slaughter, this uncouth meathead from Gangs whose last three partners all died on the job under questionable circumstances, earning Slaughter the unfortunate nickname: "The Widowmaker."

"I was ready to abandon everything because I couldn't picture a life without you." AU. Very loosely inspired by 8x16, 'Heartbreaker'.

It was all the same; the body, the roses, the sunflowers, Lanie and the boys, all the same. What the hell was going on?

"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.

'The glimpse of her face, her smile illuminating his screen, causes his chest to burn, consumed by fire that chars his heart. He loves her, but it's not enough. It's too much. And he can't take anymore.' An alternate end to season 4 that changes everything.

When Barry closes the singularity he ends up in a whole new universe. Barry must deal with alternate versions of Iris, Oliver, Harrison and even himself if he wants to make it home. Back in Central City, Iris and the others try to hold the city together without him as they try to come to terms with the events of the season 1 finale.

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!

"This wasn't her typical scene, but she swallowed down the hesitation and painted on a smile. After all, he did all of this for her, to honor her mom." - Season 3 AU based around the time of the Johanna Beckett Scholarship Benefit. *2015 Winter Castle Ficathon*

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

Kate Beckett discovers something else in Richard Castle's loft. A one-shot sequel to "No Exit," set in the middle of S3. Complete.

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.

While staying at Castle's loft after her apartment has blown up, Beckett stumbles on something…surprising. Set shortly after 2x18. Complete.

Rick Castle has a fan - a mother whose daughter is embarrassed by and impatient with her mom's fan-girling until she's not. Thanks and credit to Andrew Marlowe for creating the characters, backstories and mythologies for which I fan-girl.

He's always been strong for her when she needed him. Now, it's her turn to be strong for him when he needs her.

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

"Diving head first into her mother's murder has left little room for romance. She's turned down any offer of being set up, in favor of protecting her walled off heart. Giving her favorite author her number was a decision that fate seemed to make for her, forcing her to go along with the plan whether she wanted to or not." An AU Caskett meeting. #CastleFanficMonday

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.

Chuck had been taken into custody and now Sarah and friends must rescue him. But will he be the same chuck after being in the hands of the government for a year? end s2.

SPOILER ALERTS for season 8 – an AU for episode 9 (using an idea borrowed from episode 5). One domino falling can set off a chain reaction. What if that one domino is Richard Castle?

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

From the very beginning Sarah always had the upper hand in their relationship. She determined how far it could go. And she sometimes acted incredibly unfairly. She would get jealous, send him mixed signals, and then push him away when he tried to act on those signals. What if Chuck were to gain the upper hand?

An old rival reappears, and Kate Beckett takes action. Surprising action. Set very early in S5, A/U in that Beckett and Castle are already engaged. A three-shot. Complete.

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.

There was no stopping, after that first time. Set post episode 8x07. No spoilers for any upcoming episodes.

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.

A/U - Chuck goes on the Run after he finds out Casey almost terminated him, we are at the start of Season 2. Chuck remembers what Sarah said "..you can't run from us... we will find you." General Beckman has all the power and Chuck has none. Well he is the Intersect. Both Chuck and Beckman are headed for a confrontation.

Just as Katherine Beckett was finally ready to make a move on Richard Castle, he pulled away. What the hell happened? Why is he with that flight attendant? Not for nothing was Beckett the youngest woman in the history of the NYPD to make detective. She's going to figure this out if it kills her. Unless she kills him first. Set during 4x20, "The Limey." Complete.

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.

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)

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

Kate finds out how Castle feels about her with a little help from a friend. Complete.

'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.

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.

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.

"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

Post-finale Charah goodness.

'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.

'Castle's secret delight in having a 'boy's day' with his son had made her smile a permanent fixture, her love for their little family strong and overflowing within her chest. Their matching t-shirts only aided in the ache of her cheeks.' For seilleanmor.

Love starts with a toothbrush.

'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.

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

Will a last minute mission help Chuck and Sarah to overcome their issues and finally be together?

2014 Ficathon entry. After seeing her fiance's car afire in a ditch, Kate is determined to bring him home, no matter what it takes. However, with her lead suspect being a serial killer who has a history of watching her and the circumstances keeping her off the field, she must depend on her friends, her boss and their leads, her only chance to bring Castle back. 6x23 post-ep.

'This isn't an adventure, it isn't fun. It's a nightmare. They're being hunted like foxes and there is no other option, no way to fight, to win. They can only run.' An AU twist on 6x22, Veritas. For Nadia.

Set fairly early on in S4. Uh-oh. Beckett inadvertently makes a move on Castle. Now what?

"What's past is prologue." -William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene I. An AU season six Castle story.

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

AU. When a teenage girl is found orphaned after both of her parents are murdered, Beckett struggles to find the girl more family. When the DNA results return Beckett as a match, she quickly realizes the young girl is the baby she gave up for adoption. Set during season 6.

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now Edited 9/2015.

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

A sort of post post-ep to 2x14, "The Third Man." Castle makes the list as one of New York Ledger's Most Eligible Bachelors again when he and Beckett are together. A fun, fluffy, smutty mid-Season 5 one-shot.

Just having a bit of fun with an alternate Rick Castle/Kate Beckett first meeting. *now 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.

While giving the eulogy at Captain Roy Montgomery's funeral, Kate Beckett's world is turned upside down when Richard Castle takes the bullet meant for her. My entry for the Summer 2014 Castle Ficathon.

Independent woman Kate Beckett struggles to find the right path for both her career and personal life, but when it comes down to it, will she be able to choose the path that's right for her, or will she let her fears get in the way? Sequel to Run. Caskett AU.

In the heat of battle they walked away. But what is meant to be, will be. And fate only waits for so long. Sequel to ColieMackenzie's "Inchoate"

AU story. Beckett has a secret she has to deal with, but she doesn't have to do it alone.

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.

A direct follow up story to Inchoate by ColieMacKenzie. Castle and Beckett are both miserable following their divorce. Can they heal their broken relationship?

Wrongly accused of two murders he didn't commit, Richard Castle escapes police custody in hopes of proving his own innocence. FBI Agent Kate Beckett is on the team assigned to bring him in, but as the bizarre evidence stacks up, she begins to question his guilt-particularly after meeting him face-to-face. AU. 2014 Ficathon Entry

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.

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.

The everyday lives of an NYPD detective, a New York Times Best Selling author, their friends & family. Their hectic schedules and what happens when fans cross the line. Set sometime in the fall after "Probable Cause" I do not own nor would I ever claim the wonderfulness created by Mr. Marlowe and company. Just taking them out for a spin or two. *Please review. Thanks!

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.

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**

"Hey Castle, what are you-" She stopped as soon as she saw his body lying, unmoving, on the floor. She rushed over to him and fell to the ground, her hands hovering over him, afraid to touch him.

AU for 6x09 Disciple. What would happen if Matthews had more bite to him? What if Kate had made a huge mistake asking Castle to wait outside the motel? Castle!whump - There isn't enough of it.

When you're a spy, there's all kinds of occupational hazards when you work with another spy. For Sarah Walker, though, one mission becomes a life-changing experience. Because working with Charles Carmichael leads to protecting Chuck Bartowski.

The code nerd, the spy and their seven children are back, navigating life through a revolving door of spies, friends and family while searching for Frost and Orion. Don't let the word count discourage you from giving it a try. It's shorter than "War and Peace" and has a lot less Russians. COMPLETE.

Post 3X24 "Knockout" What could have happened after Kate was shot.

S6 opening fic. Mild spoilers. "Javi, I can't come back. I have my work here and…" she sighs, lowering her voice. "We agreed on a break. I just—It's too soon," she tells him, embarrassed to admit what a screw-up she's made of everything; the fairytale romance so many people were gambling their happy ending on turned to ordinary shit by her hand.'

Seriously, this just isn't fair. She so rarely has a day off in the middle of the week, and instead of spending it lounging in bed with her, all her delicious nakedness aligned with his, he has to sit through Black Pawn meetings. Happy Birthday, AC!

Esposito and Ryan don't come into the room when Castle tells Kate she smells like cherries. A series of events follow. Does the nature of their relationship change? Takes place during Vampire Weekend (2x06). Be aware, this is a fluff piece. I'd agree we need it.

What if, instead of being sent to an unattached Buy More worker, the Intersect winds up in the mind of a man with a life...and a daughter? Chuck, Sarah, and even Casey face hard truths about spying, life, and duty in this alternate telling of canon.

Beckett is in DC and Castle is in NYC - Post Watershed - with all spoilers inherently in play. Decisions have been made and stands taken, but someone from their past will force them to face one another one more time. Will Caskette conquer all? This is my first fanfiction EVER! Cover art by dtrekker - Castle 2013 Ficathon entry-Rating M for some language and later chapters.

What happened after the Goodbye? Chuck and Sarah find that getting Sarah's memories back might be much more difficult and dangerous than just remembering them. A whole new adventure and romance revolving around an Intersect run amok.

"Twenty minutes ago, she had already begun her interrogation of Bobby. Twenty minutes ago, he would have slipped into the observation room to watch. Twenty minutes ago, he would have heard her confess to remembering everything, in the worst possible way." -What if Castle never heard her say she remembers? A 47 Seconds fix-it, because there's no such thing as too many of those.

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

Based on a prompt: What if the crime in the alley scene in 'Always' had nothing to do with Kate's shooting or her mom's murder. And the John Woo marathon went ahead. Would Kate show up at the loft and what happens next? "His footfalls greet her like an approaching army, striking fear and terror, laced with excitement and something that feels suspiciously like arousal, within her."

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!

Post-5x06. "You want more kids?" she asks, and it almost comes out like a criticism as she fights to hide her surprise. "Well, I'd like the option." And since that really only leaves the option of 'kids with Kate' hanging in the air, she does the only thing she can do, which is hop right over his declaration and keep on moving like it never happened. COMPLETE

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.

A family dinner, the creation of a new holiday,some mischeif and a few nudges in the right direction could lead Castle and Beckett where they need to be. Sequel to 'Someone To Tell My Troubles To'. Family/Romance/Humor Cover Art by Andy (vwlvbugg).

From the Sanskrit for 'sound,' Dhvani refers to the allusion or implied meaning of something that can only be perceived upon the second or third try. Kate is forced to face the choices she has made...

Castle and Beckett are all too adept at secret keeping so it stands to reason that they should be able to keep their relationship under wraps. Post Always. Clearly not a one shot any longer...

Early season 4- Castle's having trouble with the women in his life, who does he tell his troubles to? Kate Beckett of course. Just a light fun story. (Now Edited)

I know 'Always' is immortalised in our minds as perhaps the greatest thing ever. But, what if it had gone differently? What if the case was just your run of the mill murder – with no tie to Johanna Beckett's web of conspiracy? Where would this have left things for our favourite couple? I, for one, think they may have gotten around to that double feature… Two shot. Mid-Always...

Post series story. Sarah finds herself, not just in her memories, but in Chuck and the love of the people who care about her. It's a story of the rebuilding of a life, the restoration of a future, and love's triumph over tragedy. There's some of everything CHUCK: romance and drama, heart and humor, even a little action and adventure.

Another Limey fix-it fic. After that episode, all I wanted to do was chain them together and force them to talk, without interruption. This is the result.

Joining the CIA wasn't anything like Chuck Bartowski hoped—five years in a bunker just sucks. When Bryce Larkin sends him the Intersect, it's up to Chuck and Bryce's ex-partner Sarah to deal with the fallout of Bryce's betrayal and save the day. COMPLETE.

If this was what really being in love felt like Kate wasn't sure she was going to survive it. Not like this was news, but obviously something was seriously wrong with her. Winner of FanFic: Best Humor in the 2012 Castle Fan Awards

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.

"If you haven't figured out by now that I would do absolutely anything for you, then I have grossly underestimated your ability to ignore the obvious." When Johanna reappears Kate begins to doubt her sanity, until Castle falls down the rabbit hole, too.

Castle and Beckett investigate a spate of high profile strangling cases in SoHo, finding themselves wrestling with their feelings for one another along the way. Drama, angst, love and romance. COMPLETE!

Spoiler Alert for 4x20 'The Limey'. I watched Sneak Peak 5 today...and so, this... Cue the red Ferrari. COMPLETE

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.

Spoiler Alert. This is a quirky one-shot, which follows the ending scene of 47 Seconds. It's an imagining of what might have happened once Kate followed Castle out of the precinct. Complete.

Castle and Beckett take dance lessons to prepare for some undercover work. Hilarity and angst ensue for our writer. Vague Spoiler Alert for 4x18 "A Dance with Death". EPILOGUE added.

Flirtatious one-shot based on the US promo for 4x17: "Once Upon A Crime". Vague Spoilers. COMPLETE.

This is a Pandora/Linchpin spin-off. Conjecture on what might become of Kate and Castle's relationship now that Sofia has appeared on the scene and certain truths have been revealed.

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

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?

A chance encounter settles some remaining dust. One-shot

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.

Why the long look during the eulogy? What made Castle finally admit his feelings? Yes, it was 7 months ago, but it could have happened this way. Missing scene from season 3 finale. Caskett angst, fluff, & smut, not necessarily in that order.

A frustrating case, a victim with more enemies than friends, mob ties, gangs and something neither saw coming. When Castle and Beckett find they are being hunted, will it drive them closer or push them further apart? Rated M for Chapters 35 and up.

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

This is the sequel to "Under My Skin". Picks up a few weeks later as Kate and Rick are getting to know more about each other as their new relationship blossoms. Some fluff, some smut, and maybe a little angst, but lots of fun.

AU. Chuck, nerd extraordinaire, is a man with seven children and Sarah must protect them all from Fulcrum's evil designs. Warning: there will be singing. Winner of three 2012 Awesome Awards: The Chuck Bartowski Award for Best Overall Story, Sarah Walker Bartowski Award for the Best "Charah" Story, & Dr. Eleanor Bartowski Woodcomb Award for Best Fluff Story. Read the sequel, too.

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

Nine months ago she gave him up at the behest of his daughter - choosing to break herself in order to free him. As dumb ideas go it's the worst one ever. ***Finalist for 'Best Romance' in the 2012 Castle Fan Fiction Awards.***

Secrets are shared and kept between a writer, a cop, and their team. Chapter Seven is rated M.

Rick Castle, who kept her from freezing to death and held her hand in front of a bomb, prepared to die with her, wasn't who she was going home with. Kate's night after the end of Countdown.

A delicate and sometimes awkward dance between Beckett and Castle as they move from UST to RST. Finally finished to my satisfaction.

She had lost her captain—her friend and mentor; she could not lose him as well. Not when there was so much left unsaid, so much more that she wanted to tell him, that she needed to tell him. Post-KNOCKOUT AU.

It's 2012 and Castle and Beckett are attending Detective Ryan's wedding. Love is in the air... will our favorite couple add to the romance?

Sarah and Chuck are waylaid en route to a mission in Seattle. They escape and go underground, in the process making discoveries about themselves, their enemies, and those they thought were allies, which will change their lives forever.

Character views of the events of 'Knockdown'. Could not possibly be MORE spoiler heavy. Rated T for brief references to violence.

A touch was just the beginning.

"Tell me one thing, does the song make sense?" Castle, Beckett, a charity benefit. Minor spoilers for middle of Season 3. T now, but will be M later.

***SPOILERS for 2011*** Natalie Grey, makes an appearence and sets Beckett off.

This picks up right where "Swept Away" left off, since some of you expressed interest in a sequel. This story will follow Rick and Kate as they navigate their new shared world. COMPLETE! See "Bridges" for sequel.

Sometimes the lines between what is real and what is pretend can be a little blurry. Especially to those standing so close to those lines. And once those lines are blurred, how easy is it to redraw them?

Like many others, this is a continuation of the season 2 finale, the way I would have written it. COMPLETE. See "Love Or Something Like It" for sequel.

Sarah Walker wants to go to Cabo and relax. Instead, it's off to Siberia to visit with Bryce's buddy, Chuck. She has no idea what she's getting herself into. Companion to "What Fates Impose," no prior knowledge needed. AU.

Chuck and Sarah have moved into together and started a clandestine relationship after Chuck versus the Fat Lady. Or have they?

Beckett finally realizes that she has feelings for Castle, but a clingy ex-girlfriend comes back into Castle's life and throws everything into chaos. Read and review please!

A Sarah and Chuck mystery and romance. If you've not read any of this story...give it a try. I think you'll like it. I've tried to create something a little different. Anyway, thanks to all who've gave it a shot.

One-shots involving events that happened before and after Chuck's memory loss. Prequel to Missing Years, Sequel to Long Days and Nights. Chuck/Sarah. COMPLETE

A diversionary tactic has some drastic consequences. Charah and some Chuck/Casey/Morgan friendship. Chapter 4/5 will be soft M.

Sequel to Chuck vs the Missing Years. Familiar faces from Chuck's past return, Sarah hasn't been entirely truthful, and Chuck doesn't know who to believe. COMPLETE.

Chuck wakes up in the future and has no recollection of the past five years. chuck/sarah. COMPLETE.

Sarah gets called away on a special assignment. Can Team Chuck survive without her? Timeline immediately follows Chuck vs The Gentleman's Club.

After Chuck flashes on the owner of a chain of Gentleman’s Clubs with suspected ties to cocaine trafficking, team Chuck goes undercover to bust him. This follows Chuck vs Fulcrum’s Revenge. Please note the content warning on each chapter.

Fulcrum looks to exact revenge on Sarah and Carina. Team Chuck goes off the grid to hide out.