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

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.

3x14, the little black dress.

I just escaped from possibly the most awkward date in the history of Earth, and I need to decompress. I brought ice cream. And wine. And cupcakes. 1x7, Home is Where the Heart Stops.

SEQUEL TO BLIZZARD! AU. When you want to move slowly in a new relationship, how slow is slow, and how slow is actually TOO slow? Fluff, romance, humor. Updated 2/3/2015.

"She isn't here, Mr. Castle. Don't you want to protect her? Isn't that what all of this is about?" AU from "Always"

A collection of Castle and Beckett first kisses! Number Eighteen: "Dare You To Move."

AU. Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winning actor in a career slump, John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in date movies. When they are cast as a gay couple in a new film, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance become reality?

10 years have passed since they last saw, or spoke to each other in Paris. Now both Yves and Sofia have returned... With secrets?

AU: Kate is going through a bad divorce. After a big fight one day, she decides to go for a run to sort out her emotions, having no idea who she was about to stumble upon.

A place for little things that are too short to stand on their own. Rating varies anywhere from K-M depending on the chapter, be warned!

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!

They haven't spoken in three days. Not since the night they'd shouted at each other over the phone, the two hundred miles of earth between them fracturing, a chasm spreading wide and threatening to swallow them whole.

Because it was, and always would be, more than just a chair. Warning: reference to major character death.

It doesn't hurt as much now.

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

"He gravitates toward the back corner, hidden from the view of the window and bathed in darkness. There's only one other person in the back, curled up into a chair, winter boots on the ground so that her stocking feet are tucked under her legs." :: For the Morgans.

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.

Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world - Rumi

A collection of unrelated ficlets.

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

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

"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.

"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures"- Ralph Waldo Emerson. A series of unrelated one-shots by prompt. Each (hopefully) written within an hour. More to come! Prompt 7: The couples make a bet on who can go without you-know-what the longest.

She fell in love with his words long before she fell in love with him. A collection of Spiral Bound outtakes.

Yaw: "To deviate from an intended course." A quick and dirty post-ep to "Significant Others."

Anxiety knots in her stomach as she fills the sink with warm water, touches her fingertips to the assortment of items she needs for this. Her body aches with the weight of the week and she wants nothing more than to crawl into bed next to him, to feel the solid presence of his body against hers as she tries to sleep. One shot. Complete.

A young Kate Beckett spends her summer waitressing at a local shack on a Jersey beach, tending to her alcoholic father and paying her way through the academy. One night, her world turns on its feet when Rick Castle enters the door...and her heart. AU. COMPLETE.

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

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

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

He is way more handsome in real life. :: AU :: Inspired by tags from pauliporcupine.

"Once I had a secret love / that lived within the heart of me / all too soon my secret love / became impatient to be free." :: Eight ways to say "I love you." :: For Morgan, my favorite jetsetter. Happy holidays, chica!

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.

"You'd better hurry up, Castle. I'm almost laced up, and you're on the clock with the Zamboni." A coda to "Wishes." My story from the 12th Precinct Christmas fanfic competition, which tied for third in the popular vote.

His fingers were warm and thick between her own, his grip a sturdy tether that held her down, kept her from drifting away. Written for the 12th Precinct Christmas Fanfic Competition.

"I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link…" Set Christmas season 4 after Killshot, before Cuffed. 4th Place in the 12th Precint Castle Christmas Fanfic Competition.

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

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th, five years before she and Castle actually meet in the show. Based on an idea of Cartographical - chezchuckles and I just liked it so much that we each wrote our own. Variations on the same theme, sort of.

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

He could only stare as Kate lifted one of those sinfully high heels, wrapped her leg around the pole, and spun.

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

A collection of Season 5 post-eps.

A little Thanksgiving dinner featuring our favorite crime fighting duo.

an AU from Cartographical's list: What if Richard Castle was a spy? with special thanks to mjsofter for the cover art

His mother isn't doing what Kate's doing to him to her fa—no, no, not possible. Not possible. Post-Ep for 5x08.

Because she may not be ready to hear the words again, but he wants to make sure that she knows how much he loves her.

"She just wants to go home, crawl under her sheets, alone, and never look back at this day again." - An aftermath of a disastrous evening. Based on the SPOILERS and SNEAK PEEKS for 5x08 AFTER HOURS.

It's you. It's you. It's all for you. COMPLETE.

Episode Insert for 5x07, 'Swan Song'. Set in the evening after the first day with the camera crew invading the precinct. Co-Authored by ColieMacKenzie and Blue252

"You're—you're a horrible person," he decides as he pulls himself into a more dignified position. "Truly horrible." 5x06 Post-Ep.

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.

She can't do this. :: A 'Coffee Shop' companion.

He needs to get out of the city, and she understands. Post-ep for 5x5, Probable Cause. Oneshot.

They go back to his loft to clean up and kiss each other's wounds before they wrap things up at the precinct. She pulls him in the shower, her mouth soft and hot at his jaw, breathing life into him again. She almost lost him today, more than once, and she craves reassurance. She can't lose him, not after everything they've been through together. COMPLETE.

post-ep for Probable Cause.

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."

Kate notices how Rick is looking at Serena, and jealousy is not the only thing she feels… Rewrite of "Eye of the Beholder", how it could have been if Caskett were already established. Very smutty.

She arrested him tonight. For the third time. This is the first time it's broken her heart. ***Spec fic for 5x05. Spoilers from US promo only ***

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. inspired by the Richard Castle Bucket List on richardcastle dot net; set after 47 Seconds/The Limey. Chapter 9b is Bucket List in Paris, posted separately, and to be read before Chapter 10.

Ever since that weekend in the Hamptons, she's found it harder to hold it in. Particularly in front of her murder board, late at night. How Castle and Beckett change, post 5x04.

An epilogue to the epilogue found in Unvanquished. One year later.

He thinks of dark green grass and the blinding of the sun; balmy weather and the promise of spring. The echoing of shots and the way his hands couldn't touch where the bullet landed because then it would be real. The dilated pupils and the way her eyes slipped closed like his do now.

Post-ep story for 5x03, "Secret's Safe With Me."

post-ep for 5x03 'Secret's Safe With Me'.

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.

By cartographical, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. 19. Live for a year in Paris. Kate says, No, only a month, Castle. This is what Bucket List version of Caskett did over the summer hiatus.

All the songs that don't make sense. A series of stand-alone one-shots with a common theme - the lyrics to catchy if inane chart-topping songs. AKA - Castle figures out that romancing a woman with Usher is not the way to go. Post-Always timeline, no season 5 information.

Even in the bleakest of situations, she knows she will always find comfort in his arms. Missing scene from After The Storm. Spoilers...obviously...for 5x01.

"You need this, but I don't. I don't need to see this guy gone. I need to see you, Kate. And if I owe you one hundred kisses, you better damn well be alive for them." Castle/Beckett. Sequel to One Hundred Coffees. UPDATED! Spoilers for 'After the Storm'

And together we walk towards the new millennium, carried by profound fear and extraordinary hope. After the Storm post-ep.

Sunlight is filtering through the closed blinds of her living room, falling over their faces like dust settling after a windstorm. :: I wrote drunk again; subtitled "All Cute and Shit."

From the video by yamakiluv. Castle is given an ultimatum: the file for Beckett's life. AU Future.

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th. It's five years before the season one meeting. Cartographical sent me and Sandiane Carter a list of AUs she wanted to see. We were both so excited about Vice Beckett that we each wrote our own. This is mine. Thanks to garnetgivealittlelove for the cover art.

She's been struggling to find the words for months, to tell him how much she loves and adores him, how happy he makes her. How she feels like a whole person when she's with him. How he fills the empty places inside her chest with his love and his smiles.

Spoilers for 5x05. Of all the ways he thought people might find out about his and Kate's budding relationship, he never imagined that it would happen like this. Complete.

The extended companion pieces for "Extra! Extra! Read All About It!" And yes... you should probably read that first.

He knew she was a fan of his books, but not until today did he realize just how deeply his words had affected her. A Spiral Bound spinoff.

Just like the dandelion seeds on the breeze, they had no control over their fates but they had plenty of hopes and wishes to keep them aloft.

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

If she hadn't said yes, they wouldn't have kissed. Alternate Universe. Picks up immediately after Cops and Robbers.

She's standing in his bedroom half naked and he wants to know if he's dreaming her up. Spoilers for the season 5 promo!

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

Everyone pretends to be a hooker sometimes.

"Details are one thing," he says, a puff of air escaping his nose, a little scoff that makes her eyes narrow at him. "That level of specificity though...it's like post-case paperwork. No one wants to read that." One shot. Complete.

Companion piece to "Dissolution". The divorce from Kate's POV. Complete.

Castle and Beckett escape to the Hamptons for a little weekend getaway.

"To have loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever." - J.K. Rowing, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone :: Based on a prompt from geekruminations on tumblr.

It's a miracle morning. :: A 'Coffee Shop' companion.

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

It's said that laughter is the best medicine; but together, Castle and Beckett find something even greater.

A look at the lives of Richard Castle and Kate Beckett through the eyes of a relatively objective outside source. A complete experiment.

Sometimes the best things come from a bout of spontaneity.

He's pretty sure he convinced the lady with the smoky voice that he knew exactly what he was doing, knew how to give her a good time. A variation on the 'Vice Beckett' theme. For ER, on request.

Castle arrives home to find a "student" he has to "tutor". Smutty roleplaying fun!

It has been a while since she has stepped foot in the office. :: Based on a prompt from pinktheatre on tumblr.

The story of how Castle and Beckett get totally busted by literally every person they know.

"Briefly, he wonders why he isn't blindfolded. The bastard wants Castle to see this-what he's planning to do to her." AU. Between "Undead Again" and "Always" Chapter 4 now up.

An M-rated interlude to "A Better Fate," a story co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles.

He talks a big game, and the shoes are just so perfect; she has to try it.

"I'm not quite sure I had a say in the process, but Castle has been very good about the research. He's gotten inside of me maybe more times than I'd like, but all in the name of research right?" Rick chokes out a laugh and then one, two, three, the detective's eyes widen.

Kate struggles with being back on duty while Castle is determined to help her break down her walls. When Kate has another accident, will it be enough to finally made her realize it's time to let Castle in? Season 4 fic but spoilers for the whole series.

When it's broken, but you don't know why, is it possible to find the fix? Chapter 6 up now.

They say some things are better left unsaid, but then again, there are some words that should never remain unspoken. Post-Always.

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

She listens to the way his breathing settles, tries to get lost in it but all she can think of is her mother, of the way she had looked fourteen years ago that morning, so composed, so brilliant, the lines around her eyes filled with laughter.

"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

In retrospect, maybe keeping their relationship a secret wasn't such a great idea. A sort-of sequel to Waiting Game.

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

He's never been a morning person, until he started dating Kate Beckett. She wakes him up slow and easy before the chance arises to slap the alarm on his phone. She starts with her fingers, slipping them through his hair as she lifts her head to his to greet him with a soft kiss. Complete.

Beckett wants a day, just one day, to dive into this new relationship with Castle. Alas, Other People have Other Plans. Oneshot that grew a plot. Oh dear.

"Wanna go make out in the evidence room?" How Castle and Beckett occupy themselves on a boring day at the precinct.

Their footsteps echo in the nearly empty hallways as they make their way to the room that is at once so familiar and yet still feels so strange. Follows "Sweetheart," "The Message," and "The Call." Complete.

He would never choose to spare himself, but her pain breaks him in a moment. Set sometime before the S4 finale. Written for a fic meme on Livejournal. Trigger warnings: Strong elements of kidnapping, torture, rape, dub-con, and potential suicide - no one dies. Yeah, this goes some dark places.

"They're probably having beach sex. Which is the third best sex after elevator and White House." – Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock

She's letting it go. Slowly but surely she's moving on, because she refuses to allow the darkness of her past to cloud her future. Their future. Spoilers for Always. Sequel to Wake To The Light. Complete.

'He takes your hand and pulls and you are seventeen again.' Something, perhaps, a little different. COMPLETE

Castle/Beckett. It's been six months since they closed the case. Five & a half since he brought her to the Hamptons for the first time. Five since he kissed her for the first time that counted. One week since the trial that ended with a guilty verdict. COMPLETE.

"She knew she must have painted quite the picture—hair plastered to her head, saturated tendrils trailing over her shoulders, skin flushed from the heat, cheeks flushed from anger, and all of her slick and dripping." Kelpie-A Celtic water sprite appearing as a maiden with dripping hair, known for luring men into the water to drown.

Sparks fly and unexpected fires start when an undercover cop and a researching novelist spy each other from across the room. AU. One-shot. Please don't be put off by the rating; it's tasteful... enough.

"His words still make her shiver." :: For Angie.

It was like they said- desperate times called for desperate measures. And right now, there was something Kate Beckett wanted. Desperately.

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

The packages arrive one by one, a new box appearing at the door each afternoon. One shot. Complete.

She sits at the kitchen counter in the dark, her coffee addiction still going strong after all these years, as their memories play out in front of her.

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

Prompt from klindsay. "With love's light wings did I o'ed-perch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that cares love attempt; Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me."- Romeo & Juliet Act 2, Scene 2. And with the roll of thunder Kate's wall came tumbling down.

A goodbye isn't painful unless you're never going to say hello again.

Beckett pulls the night shift, but it's not a gun she's wielding, it's words. Castle and Beckett and a baby.

"I wanted to get caught." She ducks her head in a smile. "Thought it was finally time to let the world know that you're mine," she says softly, lifting her hand to brush the backs of her fingers against his cheek. COMPLETE.

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

A sequel to 'Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop'.

AU. What happens to Kate Beckett when the Dragon is slain - and she's charged with his murder?

The people surrounding Castle and Beckett's life, one by one, slowly learn of the change in their relationship status. Castle/Beckett, one-shot, spoilers for "Always"

"Love, it is said, is blind, but love is not blind. It is an extra eye, which shows us what is most worthy of regard. To see the best is to see most clearly, and it is the lover's privilege." -J.M. Barrie. One shot. Complete.

"We've got to find her." "You won't have to look far." Post-Always. Chapter 4 up now. Now M-Rated.

The other side of the wall is just as beautiful the morning after. Excerpt: "The joy in Castle's eyes accompanied an uninhibited morning after smile. 'You're a cuddler.' 'Reverse that,' Kate said. A brief moment of mock thoughtfulness gave way to a compromise. 'We both are.' He had her there." Post S-4.

A series of bedroom - and maybe a bathroom and deck and other locations near a bedroom- conversations between Beckett and Castle in the first year or so of their relationship.

A Back to Where We Have Never Been companion piece. Series of one-shots. on going.

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.

"Moving on is never easy." :: To the girl who equals champagne, Carrs, and airplanes in my mind as she closes the book on high school and packs up her blazers to take college by storm.

Castle and Beckett have sex in the New York Public Library. Vaguely Post-Always.

It's her, she realizes; she's humming into him, content with one of his arms wrapped around her while he holds open the refrigerator door with the other. Complete.

It's freaking cold, and Castle and Beckett warm up at his place. Looking for something warm to wear, Beckett finds some interesting stuff in Castle's closet. Fluff with some actual character development. But mostly fluff. COMPLETE

Based on an idea from the chat during 'The Limey'. What if Beckett and Castle were locked in a room together by their friends and family, and weren't allowed to come out until they talked honestly? Rated M for future potential.

"Did you ever think about us here?" - Post Finale, Castle and Beckett stop by her apartment for the first time since she showed up at his door.

Some mornings were pancake mornings. An Always coda.

"He's sure he's never been more aroused in his entire life." Post-finale fic. SPOILERS for "Always" *Chapter 3 now up* COMPLETE

The thing about the NYPD Twelfth Precinct elevator is that it's really the most tempting place to put your hands on someone. The other thing about elevators though, is that sometimes they break.

On January 9, 1999 Johanna Beckett was murdered. In 2009 Detective Kate Beckett meets Rick Castle. But what happened in between? How did Kate become the person that Castle fell in love with? Ten years, one story.

His chest heaves beneath her, staccato gasps echoing in the darkness of his room. Post-Always. Complete.

Moments we'd like to see when Caskett finally happens. A love story, told in scenes.

AU. What happens when two people, who are perfect for each other, meet in exactly the right place at the completely wrong time? For literature professor Katherine Beckett and writer Richard Castle, only time will tell. COMPLETE.

"He's steady. Her stone foundation as everything crumbles around her." :: Post-Always, written while a little drunk on red wine.

She cuts as imposing a figure here leaning against his desk as she does in her office, as she did on that rooftop. For klindsay. One shot. Complete.

post Always fic.

SPOILERS for Headhunters. "She's a little girl, she's a tigress, and she's a warrior. She's insecure and she's indomitable. She's everything." -Stana Katic on Kate Beckett, Parade Magazine March 16, 2012

Broken hearts heal. She knows that it will hurt for a while but that the pain will lessen with time. What she's not sure of is whether they can repair everything else they used to have together. Alternate ending for 4x22. Complete.

The story of each and every one of those one hundred coffees that Kate owes Rick. Castle/Beckett. Now COMPLETE. Spoilers now include "Undead Again" in the EPILOGUE/START OF SEQUEL, which is what I just added. Fluff, angst, reality.

What's left to hold onto but them? *Spoilers and Promo for Always.*

Lips and voices which are for kissing and to sing with. Birthday present for cartographical.

Himitsu-Bako is a Japanese Personal Secret Box. Set after Headhunters, although I've seen no spoilers for anything upcoming. COMPLETE

"Are you naked?" Post-season finale. No real spoilers, just speculation. *Now Complete *Now M-Rated

A gift and a fight that don't go as expected. Leave it to a writer to be surprised at every turn. One-shot. Contains no spoilers. Cover art by softer.

For ColieMacKenzie on a cold day. Pure fluff in the Minnie-verse. One shot. Complete.

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

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 pretty sure she's under the impression that you're angry with her." Takes place in "Headhunters" timeline, but only tiny synopsis spoilers. *Chapter 3 up now. *Now M-Rated.

Solving murders is hard enough. It's even harder when the victim is one of their own.

The panic attacks came back. And the nightmares and the fear-a constant, heavy thing, buzzing in her peripheral vision, clattering in the back of her mind. And he was gone. There was that, too. Post "The Limey". Castle/Beckett figuring things out.

You can't get away from a fight when you're locked in a trunk together. Near future fic based on a Tumblr prompt: No secrets, no angst. One Shot.

He wakes to the smell of bacon. One shot. Complete.

She doesn't want to keep her love locked up in a cage anymore. It's banging on the bars and she finds that she doesn't want it to quiet down. She's ready.

Castle and Beckett get stuck on a roof.

Sometime in the future. Has nothing, absolutely NOTHING, to do with secrets. I'm tired of secrets, aren't you?

"So rather than call me or text me or read one of my books, you decided to drive over at ten minutes 'til midnight in your pajamas?"

Post-ep for 47 Seconds. I totally wasn't going to do this...But then I had to.

noun; clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit. One shot. Complete.

She has to fix this. She just doesn't know if she can. Follows "Darkness Falls" and "Jaws of Death."

She wonders if her relationship with him is like a leap year, bound to tilt on its head after four years of the same. The only difference is she that isn't sure it can ever go back to the way it was, can ever go back to the same 365 days. COMPLETE.

Beckett crashes the Frozen Heat book signing at a Barnes & Noble and gets a little bit carried away.

She can't believe their moment is going to happen here, in a hospital room, when she can't even reach out to stop him. Slight Spoilers for 4x21.

Boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell...-Tennyson. Follows "Darkness Falls."

Lanie did say that there's no time like the present and, well, this may not be the right time, considering that he's headed off on another date, but it's their time, and Kate is going to make sure that Castle knows that. Set post-4x20.

His mother told him he should move on. His head told him he should move on. His heart speaks different advice.

"...When you lose something you can't replace, When you love someone, but it goes to waste, Could it be worse?" Episode reaction to 4x20 'The Limey.'

Castle and Beckett get stuck inside of Castle's apartment during a snowstorm...

"Her coffee is bitter and jaded. Like her. Like him. Like both of them. It's fitting." She made him wait, and now, he's gone. Can she get him back, or is it already too late? Spoilers through The Limey and speculation for Headhunters.

He sees it happening again right before his eyes, and this time it's all his fault. Based on promo for "Headhunters," but mostly conjecture.

"Rabid fangirl," he whispers, his voice loud enough for her ears only. "Rabid fangirl at ten o' clock." One shot. Complete.

SPOILERS for The Limey and 47 Seconds. Because that last phone call made me hate them both a little.

There isn't any formula or method. You learn to love by loving - by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done. - Aldous Huxley. One shot. Complete.

Castle and Beckett's entire life together in 27 frames, 100 words each.

'The water is dark and deep inside this mother's heart.' - Celtic Woman :: A 'Coffee Shop' companion

She never knows what to expect. Minnie-verse, post Cat's in the Cradle. 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.

Fracture: the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. Post-ep for 47 Seconds.

She wakes to find him writing. One shot. Complete.

Castle hasn't made love to a woman in well over a year. Why? The cat's out of the bag. Chapter 3 now added. *Note rating change.

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

An unexpected gift. One shot, though it's really a sequel to Shock. Complete.

post-ep for 47 Seconds I am completely ignoring the preview for next week. COMPLETELY IGNORING IT. thus the title . oneshot.

Playtime at the loft. A Minnie-verse one shot. Complete.

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

a co-authored story by chezchuckles, FanficwriterGHC, International08, JeuxDeVagues, Sandiane Carter, and Topsy. After Beckett is shot, Mr Smith enters the picture to 'save the day.' But who is Mr. Smith and what is he to Beckett and Castle?

For some people one time is enough, but Kate Beckett is selfish. She wants him forever.

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!" – Mae West. Co-authored by ColieMacKenzie and International08.

With a careless slip of the tongue, she had completely shattered her partner's heart. Now it was up to her to help him glue it back together. Spoilers for 47 Seconds.

It is imperative that we do things in the right order. A story that happens backwards. Sort of. Written as a present for cartographical.

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

'My body is a cage that keeps me from dancing with the one I love, but my mind holds the key.' -Arcade Fire for daphnebeauty

Castle is backing off the sexual innuendo, letting Kate know he'll always be there. Kate is silently seeking and accepting more. A little back and forth. Chapter 52 up 03/19/12! *Reposted 3/20 due to FFnet errors.

AU. Detective Kate Beckett is separated and raises her son alone. She meets Richard Castle by accident, literally, on the tenth anniversary of her mother's death, turning her life upside down.

When he stumbles through the darkened living room and opens the door, Beckett is standing there. Beckett, in faded jeans and a black button-down. Beckett, carrying a bottle of wine.

SPOILERS - Pandora/Linchpin - 'Your songs remind me of swimming which I forgot when I started to sink.'

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

Walls fall down; that's the nature of the beast. And no matter how Kate looks at it, she's staring at piles of rubble. And from rubble, where do they go next? Slight spoilers for 4x11 and beyond.

Four times that there was hand holding and nothing happened; until one day it did.

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!

Castle just had to go and get himself shot. On his birthday of all days. One-shot. COMPLETE

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

Secrets come in all shapes and sizes, and they all come out eventually. You'll want to have seen Linchpin and not as importantly Once Upon a Crime before you read this.

He really wishes she wouldn't smile like that.

"They were both pale and thin; but those sick pale faces were bright with the dawn of a new future, of a full resurrection into a new life." One shot. Complete

Opening Pandora's Box means creating evil which cannot be undone. SPOILERS for Pandora and Linchpin. Oneshot, Post Ep.

Those who have reached that stage in sweetness and love, who can change their winter into a gentle, Indian summer, have come as victors through the ordeal of life. One shot. Complete.

She opens her mouth to confess, but she chokes as the water fills her lungs, drowning her "I love you" into her stomach. He reaches for her every time, in her almost-dream, but she startles awake before he can save her. Pandora Post-Ep. COMPLETE.

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

"God, it hurts, Rick." She gasped, finally opening her eyes to find his concerned gaze on her. - 3rd installment in the "A Helping Hand" universe. Fluff warning.

They're magnets for life as well, and now that they've survived, they need to learn to navigate a life that has ceased to be his or hers. Sequel to More Than This.

Castle and Beckett get married. The end, sort of.

In Reverie, Castle write a better story while he sits vigil at Kate's hospital bed. In this sequel, Kate wakes and reads his story. Alternate version of the hospital scene in Rise. SPOILERS

Castle has known for a while that he wants to spend the rest of his life loving Kate Beckett. Today, he hopes she feels the same about him.

SPOILERS for Pandora. Post-ep oneshot

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

Castle and Beckett spend an evening outside the ordinary. Fluff, plain and simple. One-shot. Complete.

Everything evolves. Relationships progress. People change. She was never really a big believer in the idea that people can change, but now that's the hope she clings to.

He really has to wonder how it is that they end up in these situations. It's like they're magnets for near-death. Complete. Sequel: More Than Them.

They have a deal.

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.

Sequel to "To Make You Feel My Love" and coincides with "Love Letters" Rick and Kate continue the life they built together.

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

Sex makes it harder to keep secrets, especially when the case wears at both of them. A series of missing scenes from Dial M For Murder,

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.

Just what was on Kate's camera after the wedding?

A series of one-shots based on prompts. Hopefully, a nice glimpse into the lives of our favorite couple. Please note the rating change.

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.

Only years later would they truly realize that their memories of each other could never be erased, that their love would never fade.

She'll never admit it, but Kate loves watching Richard Castle work. Future fic.

In which Castle answers questions about his marriages, Johanna Beckett is remembered, and a dance is shared. Spoilers for 4x11. Complete.

by Cora Clavia, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. Fantasies become reality.

A seemingly innocent gift from Castle sends Kate on a journey to rediscover her past and possibly a wall-less future. Post "Cuffed." Romance/Angst/Humour/Friendship.

Beckett said that next time, they should do it without the tiger. This isn't really what she'd had in mind.

Castle tries to convince Beckett of the magic of the season. A chapter posted every day. COMPLETE

Sequel to "A Helping Hand". It's Christmas and Kate receives some unexpected news while Rick's family is visiting.

Post-Cuffed. Castle texts Kate after almost being eaten by a tiger. What will our favourite duo say to each other? Rated for safety and potential future chapter. NOW COMPLETE.

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

Secrets are revealed. Complete.

Kate is given guardianship of a friend's one-year-old daughter. Castle tries to help in his own unique way. Chaos and fluff ensues.

This is the start of the Redemption universe. Montgomery's funeral and its aftermath — Kate doesn't get shot. Two-shot.

Beckett takes Castle with her to a therapy session with Dr. Burke. Secrets are spilled.

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

Inspired by the film For Lovers Only by the Polish Brothers, this is set five years after Castle and Beckett have ended their partnership. Chapter four updated.

Castle has a plan for Kate's birthday, but then it eventually morphs into a sub-plan to pull a fast one on Lanie and the guys. Caskett moments in this one. Total AU. *Complete*

In which Kate Beckett is worried sick when Castle doesn't answer his phone.

Letting loose and laying her cards out was easy in the comfort of her apartment, but saying them to someone other than her therapist was harder. But Kate didn't need to worry about that just yet, right? Slight spoilers for Cuffed.

After a year and a half apart, Beckett and Castle meet again. The path to recovering their relationship won't be easy, but easy things are never worth it. Rated T for now. Warning: features issues like violence against women and sexual assault.

One word. Many meanings.

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.

"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.

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.

She realizes that after all they've been through; they never talk about things like this, never a past that contains good memories like a scrapbook. She's stunned, honored that he would share this memory with her.

Beckett and Castle handcuffed together. no real spoilers because I don't know anything at all about this ep . COMPLETE

Life isn't so easy with a sniper around. Very, very vague spoilers for 4x09, Kill Shot.

based on the production stills for Cops and Robbers - What brings Kate to Castle's loft after the bank robbery?

Castle and Beckett settle down to wait out a blizzard together. What will happen when they're trapped together? Romance, injuries... Pure fluff. FINAL CHAPTER! Story is now complete.

Something happens to completely upturn the lives of Castle and Beckett, throwing them into an adventure that tests and pushes them to their extremes. Mystery, action, and love ensue.

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

The magic of Rick and Kate's wedding day

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

COMPLETE at 100. AU: Kate and Castle try to adjust to life as parents. Check out AC's preview video on youtube: /watch?v nARnCrP2Z98 Thanks AC!

Richard Castle is in love with Kate Beckett. So how does he let her go? COMPLETE

She knows it's not the fall that hurts but the sudden stop at the end. For her, the descent is no less terrible than the crash. But at the bottom, at the end, she realizes there is no place to go but up. So she rises. Now complete, with epilogue.

When a mysterious woman arrives from Castle's past, how will he react and how will it affect his relationship with Detective Beckett. ***SMUT WARNING*** Chapters 13, 18 and 19 are definitely rated M. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Castle and Beckett, a collection of oneshots and story arcs inspired by Carmina Burana.

Someone once said that in times of grief, people turned to each other for comfort. ***SPOILERS for season three finally***

Set post "Countdown" Beckett is ready to admit her feelings for Castle and they move their relationship to the next level.

A Sequel of sorts for my one-shot Rock Solid. Kate and Rick deal with the aftermath of Knockdown and move forward with their lives, learning to balance their partnership with their budding relationship.

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

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

"If" is a very big word. What if the one moment that changed everything never happened? Castle's "transported" to a world where he and Beckett never met. He remembers everything... has the world gone mad? How's he going to get back? CASKETT

"He's not mine to mark, Lanie." Her place was being the best friend, the partner, the person who helped him through it all. Lover was not in the job description. "To hell with that, Kate."

It's never been if. It's always been when. Alternate Universe. Oneshot.

A continuation of Dangerous Game. Highly recommended that you read that first. Beckett tries to figure out where she wants things to go with Castle. Meanwhile, a serial killer fixates on Beckett.

Beckett is jealous. Castle wants to play a game. This could be dangerous.