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.

"Mistress Heat," Castle greets, entering the private room with the usual smug, self-satisfied grin strung across his lips, the spark in his eyes twinkling in the red glow of the private room. "How's business today?" AU for 2x16, 'The Mistress Always Spanks Twice'. One shot.

A collection of unrelated oneshots inspired by prompts received on tumblr.

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.

"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.

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.

"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.

'He may not have every muscle chiseled and sharp, may not meet his own standards, but she adored his body, every inch of him, and she wants him to know.' Post 5x01.

It hurts. God, does it hurt. In the bad way and the oh so good. Their first time together following the s8 finale shooting. Written for Mobazan27.

A collection of one shots based on dialogue prompts.

"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.

'It's been over a year since he last saw her and after all this time, of all places, he's literally bumped into her in the middle of Paris.' A post 3x24, Knockout, AU.

'Of course her husband had told their daughter stories that involved turning a man who had hit on her into a bad guy. Of course.' Castle, Beckett, and their children have a run-in with a former acquaintance. Prompt fill for the #GoodLuckStana fundraiser. Cover art provided by the immensely talented E (random-ship).

'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.

Three of three in The Last Battle trilogy. Beckett and Castle return to New York City to resume a life interrupted. A post finale fic.

After the team solves Cano Vega's murder, Castle spends some time thinking about his father, then gets a surprise invitation from Beckett that has him meeting her outside on a cold winter night. A one-shot alternate ending for Suicide Squeeze (2x15).

A continuation of 'The Last Battle'. Beckett and Castle, after surviving the season finale, must work to create the home they dream of. Two of three.

"She sinks into him without a word, pressing her lips to his shirt, relishing in the strong, steady thud of his heart under her mouth. Does giving her husband a hug count as taking a time out from the time out?" - Beckett goes to her husband after the press finds out about Castle's visit to Lindsey Trent's office. Post 8x07, written pre-8x08.

'Fireworks spooked her, they had for years prior and likely would for years to come, and it was an occasional hazard she had learned to live with, despite sometimes dreading the welcoming of a new year, the arrival of summer.' A future fic for the Fourth of July.

Series Finale Fic. Takes place directly after the violent events in the Castle kitchen and spans the period of time directly after. Spoilers for all seasons of Castle. Multi-chapter.

'The blood has consumed the white of her shirt, drenched the fabric of her jacket, left her skin dull and papery, but he fell in love with a fighter, a warrior of a woman, and she can't give up now. He won't let her.' Takes an AU turn immediately after the shootout in the kitchen in 8x22, 'Crossfire'.

'It's probably later than what is appropriate for him to be showing up on her doorstep, the city-lit darkness of nightfall pressing in against her windows, the lingering taste of her mouth still on his tongue, and his hand still alive with a pain that laces through his knuckles.' An AU post-ep for 3x13, Knockdown.

"Limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate." My post-ep for the series finale.

A small series of vignettes to fill in those seven years between the kitchen and the kids. Post ep for 8x22. One shot. Complete.

'All they went through, all they fought for, shines so brightly in moments like these. And as Castle so often likes to remind her, she would never change their story either, not a single chapter. Not when every page spent with him means more to her than words could ever describe.' Post-ep for 8x22, 'Crossfire'.

She holds his hand on the plane. *A post ep for To Love and Die in LA, set in season 5* One shot, complete.

"This date night is everything I dreamed it would be." How Castle and Beckett's date night continues. Post-ep for 8x20, 'Much Ado About Murder'.

Post-episode tag for 8x17 'Death Wish'. "What has he done that you should give him this pleasant life— what have I done to deserve so hard a fate?" ― Anonymous, Tales from the Arabian Nights

'"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'.

'Castle jerks his attention towards the front entrance of the hotel room, his eyebrows sky rocketing at the sight of his wife approaching, her gun raised and trained on Hayley. And he has absolutely no idea what is going on, but it definitely isn't good.' Post-ep for 8x14, The G.D.S.

'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.

Set post 4x10 - Cuffed. Castle and Beckett navigate through their tangled web of emotions while trying to solve a crime in a sex club. For Lou. My entry for the Castle Winter Ficathon

Set about two years into the future (hypothetical season 10), apperception is having a full understanding of an event because of the conditions that inspire it. A story roughly prompted by tumblr's one-writer-girl: "Beckett tries to win them back."

She kept secrets to keep him safe. He kept secrets about what he wanted their future to be. A ridiculous baby-sized kevlar vest just happened to be at the center of most of them. (8x11 Post-Ep)

"I'm fine," she promises him, the utter devastation claiming his face, drenching his eyes in startling grief she's seen before on a sunny day in a cemetery, worse than any bullet wound. "A graze, Rick. It's just a graze." An alternate take on the party scene in 8x11, Dead Red.

It's after midnight when she tiredly slips the door shut behind her back. She takes a moment to rest her back against the familiar press of wood and metal. Exhaustion seeps from under her skin, out through her pores and into the dark quietness surrounding her. (Insert/post-ep for 8x09 Tone Death)

"So, Captain Beckett, have you successfully completed your agenda for your lunch meeting?" "Indeed I did. Three times." An insert for 8x09, 'Tone Death'.

An advent style story for the holiday season. Current with season eight, contains spoilers. For the soundtrack, visit my utube channel under chezchuckles. Thank you all for another blessing of a year.

"No matter what you do, no matter the obstacles that arise or the mistakes either of us make, I'll never be able to give up on us." After nearly two years apart, Castle and Beckett attempt to find their way back home in time for the holiday season. A season 8 AU.

Castle and Beckett wait in line for Star Wars. Season 8, no spoilers for the latest Star Wars.

'He wants to take the apologies from her mouth with his teeth and breathe his forgiveness into her skin.' Post-ep for 8x08, 'Mr. & Mrs. Castle'.

Belated Beckett birthday fic. This time he barely pulls the door open before she's pushing through it, dropping whatever feeble excuse she might have been planning to use, eyes warm and alive with reasons beyond the obvious that she wants to spend this night with him.

'The second he kisses her, she already knows her chances of leaving the loft anytime soon are doomed. ' An insert for the bedroom scene of 8x07, 'The Last Seduction'.

post epi 8x07

Pre epi/speculation fic for 8x07. Contains spoilers.

"Hey, is there any chance that smoking wife of yours is going to come hunting for me too?" Kate slows in her walk around the corner at the sound of the familiar voice, dulling the sharp click of her heels on the concrete, steeling herself and channeling every ounce of patience she has left to deal with Ethan Slaughter a second time around. AU insert for 8x06, 'Cool Boys'.

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

Beckett has a surprise for Castle, and it's Elektrifying. M rated fluff.

"So when she sees his shirt haphazardly tossed over the chair, she can't stop herself from picking it up and inhaling his scent. She misses the smell of him on their sheets, on her clothes, on her skin. Her eyes start to water at the thought and she stuffs the shirt into her bag to wrap herself up in later." Post-ep for 8x05

'"Scars tell stories, Beckett," he had smiled at her, his eyes soft with sincerity when she had jokingly confessed to the silly insecurity amidst the hours spent in his bed that first night.' A brief glimpse into Castle and Beckett's exploration of their scars. Set early season 7. Fluff. Written for #CastleThemeDay.

When it appears, moments after he's turned the shower on, it takes him a few seconds to move beyond surprise to the grinning stage of his enjoyment. Fluff. Written for #Castlethemeday. Set during Valkyrie s6.

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

'"Sorry to disturb you, Captain," Castle quips, his throat working through a rough swallow while his eyes roam down the length of her body laid out on the couch where she's been spending most of her nights, lingering on her legs. "Well, not too sorry actually."' Castle comes across Beckett lounging in her office. Episode insert for 8x04, What Lies Beneath.

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

'The smile tugs at her lips. He's always been an amusing drunk, maybe a bit whiny, but also sweet, sleepy and easy to handle. "You're a lightweight."' Episode insert of sorts for 8x03, PhDead.

She has always been more than just his wife, but he he has always been more than enough. Specfic. Oneshot. Based on promo stills for PhDead. Mild spoilers.

"She's already won over, she's so in love with him and she needs to keep him safe, but staying away is so unbearably difficult when he looks at her like that." It's been months since she left. 8x02 post-ep.

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

Beckett attends a book function with Castle, but she's not there as his wife.

'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.

Okay, so maybe Kate Beckett is a little bit of a baby person after all...

Beckett's post honeymoon root through their combined movie collection leaves Castle having to make a confession. written for CastleFanficMonday.

Episode insert for 7x23 Hollanders Woods. Just how did Castle's bowtie come undone at the party? One Shot.

'He knew now how to calm her racing heart, how to distract her from the claws of a nightmare she's trying to escape. Or at least, he had an idea.' Set early season 5. One shot.

"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

"The reality is, she doesn't always give up her secrets. Oh, he has her love, he has her heart; he knows that. But maybe he's too tired this morning to go digging." Beckett's up to something - wants to share it with Castle - but it almost gets lost in translation before it can even begin. Co-authored with A Beauty to the Rhythm

"Do we have time for me to help you get dressed?" he murmurs, lips glancing the curve of her bare shoulder. Kate shifts in the circle of his arms, rotating to face him, to cup his cheeks in her hands like she had only moments before in his office. "We have time." Insert for 7x23, Hollander's Woods.

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

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

'She hiccups out a desperate sound, trying to keep quiet but he can tell it's not going to work.' Set late season 6. Originally written for the Winter Hiatus '13 Kink Meme but now a two-shot.

'Just another job, that's all Richard Castle would ever be. Maybe if she repeated it enough, she would actually believe it.' Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr.

Little post-ep for 7x23, 'Hollander's Woods.'

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

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

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

'Watching him get on a plane and fly out of the country had been far more difficult than she could have ever anticipated.' Post-ep for 7x21, In Plane Sight.

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

"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

'It's been ongoing for the last few days – the restlessness, the nightmares, the sounds that crawl from his lips and crack her heart open more each night. But she doesn't think it's ever been this bad.' Episode insert for 7x20, Sleeper, with a minor twist on Rick's dream and the consequences that follow.

Fluff Friday and National Poetry Month. "Could I concentrate/ on anything but your leg against mine /under the table?" -Marilyn Hacker, Runaways Cafe II; Set sometime after Still.

She faints. And on her first day back, no less. An AU story set early season five for Castle Fanfic Monday!

"Honey," he murmured. She heaved a breath through her lungs, fingers twining with his short hair. "Think it's your turn to sing," he murmured gently and she wanted to rip his hair for an entirely different reason. Rated M for a reason.

Kate arrives at the loft for an impromptu visit and she comes bearing news. A Season 6 AU that picks up after the beginning of 6x01, Valkyrie.

"You should know by now that you and beds are a very distracting combo." Castle and Beckett go shopping for new bedding. Pre-ep for 7x18, At Close Range.

"The ride up in the elevator is tense. He wants to say "I don't want you to interrogate him," but that's a surefire way to get tossed into observation." A oneshot for Castle Fanfic Monday.

Post epi 7x16

Castle and Beckett play paintball. - A season 3 ficlet.

post-ep and filler for 'Reckoning' 7x15. Castle comes in at the tail-end of Beckett's rescue of herself, offering the strength to gather her up again.

'Kate surges forward, not taking but offering her mouth to him, offering him everything. But he denies her.' AU to 4x23, Always.

A moment of uninterrupted quiet.

'He had weaseled his way into her case and eventually, needling her for information while dangling his own in front of her had led them to an agreement, an even trade that turned into so much more.' An AU spin on Castle's time working as a private investigator.

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

Castle Christmas. Spoilers for current season seven of Castle (but not for tonight's episode in this specific chapter). Each day of the Advent calendar (December 1-25), please expect a chapter to be posted as my gift to you this holiday season, as well as a song from the playlist (youtube: chezchuckles).

It's Kate's birthday. She and Rick are celebrating… privately.

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

But what did Beckett's apartment mean to Castle? One-shot post-ep for 'Last Action Hero' (7x09).

A series of somewhat related ficlets that follow the adventures of Kate and Castle as they work their way through the book, "100 Sex Positions of the Kama Sutra." Expect the unexpected! Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they are the property of Andrew W. Marlowe and company, with whom I am, unfortunately, not affiliated.

'She can't even bring herself to be upset about the twin bed; they'll put the limited space to good use...' A Once Upon a Time in the West post-ep.

'If she expected him to hold even an ounce of concentration after she walked out of the bathroom dressed head to toe in black, she's sadly mistaken.' Episode insert for 7x07.

Post epi for 7x07. She squeals and kicks the sheets, alone in the bed. She's on her honeymoon.

"She shouldn't be letting him lay her down on one of the round tables in the back of the bar, but she loves the way he loves her and she wants him, right now." A steamy post ep for 7X07.

Episode insert for 7x07 "We got a few minutes." He smirked, hitching his thumbs in his pockets, weight heavy on his imagined spurs, eyebrows a'wagglin.

post-ep for 'The Time of Our Lives' 7x06.

A set of interconnecting kiss based one shots set in the not so distant Caskett future.

a post-ep for 7x04 "Child's Play." thanks to jyleafer15 for awesome cover art.

The candles on the nightstand flicker, flames dancing in the breeze created by his body as he tumbles off the bed, mouth still gaping. *Post ep for 7x03*

'She wants to welcome him home in an entirely different way.' One shot based on a sneak peek for 7x03, Clear and Present Danger.

Beckett's apartment is different now. So is Beckett. Post-ep for 7x01.

post-ep for 'Driven' 7x01, with a borrowing from the new Nikki Heat dedication.

A post-ep for 7.01 Driven

She has no words. Post-ep for 7x01, "Driven"

"…Give thy worst of thoughts/The worst of words." -Othello, Act 3, Scene 3. After Castle disappears, the only thing keeping Kate Beckett afloat is her conviction that Richard Castle is alive. But in order to return to work, Beckett is forced by Burke to keep a daily journal. 6x23 2014 CastleFicathon. Thanks to Angie & E for gorgeous artwork & Alex for an amazing summer of editing.

It's been a rough day, and he's just done. He can't wait for the day to be over. One shot. Complete

A collection of unrelated drabbles, based around the hugs/cuddles meme on Tumblr. AMAZING cover art by dtrekker!

Castle & Beckett see Guardians of the Galaxy. Romance ensues. Set summer between seasons 6 & 7. Vaguely suggests events surrounding the end of last season. No season 7 spoilers. Minor Guardians of the Galaxy spoilers.

It's with each other where they find relief from the havoc of their lives.

4X16 episode insert. Kate's convinced she's part of a muse "club" and Castle's desperate to prove to her that she's wrong.

He spends a week in the hospital.

"Castle only watched as the assailant brought his hand up and pressed a blunt object into his side. The resounding crack reverberated loud in his ears." Est. Caskett. Set in S5 after Probable Cause. Reviews are always welcome!

I was challenged to write a fic which incorporates all of the titles from all of the episodes – in order. So this is just pure, semi-plotless Caskett fluff.

"You like that I'm going to be walking around for the next however long with your name written on my skin." Early Season 5 *One Shot*

"She's happy. She is so very happy that it worked out. So incredibly glad that it's all behind them now. But she's still—the very thought that this isn't her one-and-done—that he isn't her one-and-done…" An insert for 6x23.

Searching his face for answers she looks at him with large eyes, full of confusion, trepidation, remorse, "You should be upset, right? Hell, I'm upset. I mean I'm apparently married for God's sake! And not to you. You should be…disappointed?" episode insert for 6x23

"Since it's our wedding day, I thought I'd make a couple of confessions. I can't think of a better gift, really. For the man who has everything, all you've ever wanted from me is … more juicy info about me." Unplanned second chapter now posted! AU Wedding fluff.

One evening. An evening that already felt different from the start. One event, that led to another and a life-changing experience.

Post-ep for 6x23 'For Better or Worse' AKA 'fix-it fic'

A pre-wedding conversation. She took his hand. "We're partners! It's you and me! It's ALWAYS been you and me!"

It begins with a garter toss...

Confined and surrounded by complete darkness - not sure where she is and completely alone - Beckett struggles to find the light... and Castle. Takes place early April in Season 6 - No Spoilers (No idea how to categorize this... so let's go with 'not fluffy') - COMPLETE

"He's so focused on her conspiring that he doesn't notice it might not be a bad thing." Happy birthday Jennifer!

A series of unrelated ficlets written for the cuddles and hugs meme. Number 20: Pre-Wedding Hug.

Post 6x22, Veritas, oneshot. "There's no hesitancy to her happiness now." COMPLETE

She thinks it's never been this intense before. This indescribable. So beautiful. Post-ep for 6x22, 'Veritas.'

Post ep for 6x21 Law & Boarder. It's exactly what you think. Shameless.

This is just a one-shot filled with smut after tonight's episode of "Law & Boarder". NO spoilers except for that end scene that dealt with stripping and poker.

A one shot post ep for season 6 episode 8 'A Murder is Forever' Castle and Beckett have a conversation about solitude and personal space.

References to Room 147. Beckett comes up against an old case and shares why it still haunts her. Elastic collisions - because some things just hit you.

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

Post-episode fic for In The Belly Of The Beast. "You were with me the whole time." Rated T. *Updated 03/24/2014* Final chapter has just been posted!

"You're a detective… and this is a mystery for you to solve." He raised a finger, quelling the protest they both knew was on the tip of her tongue. "Clues, Beckett. One a day. This is today's." - A Caskett anniversary story.

Post-ep one shot for 6x18 The Way of the Ninja. Working title for this one was 'Leather Pants'.

A one-shot inspired by the events in 6x17. AU in that it hasn't happened yet, and spoilers for everything up to 6x17. Bracken finally gets what's coming to him, but at what cost to Kate? Disclaimer: The characters and settings belong to AWM. I'm just playing with them for a bit.

A sequel to 'Coming Home'. "She thinks she understands – the life she led here for three solitary months is still a mystery to him. So she gives him latitude to catch-up, to ease into the small space she made for herself: the sharply delineated edges that her DC life was defined and constrained by. She resolves to show him that he missed nothing, while all she missed was him."

He has a thing for Kate Beckett's neck, but he likes it when she shows her teeth.

"You're the only one I want touching me." Based off the promo for 6x18. One shot.

Set after 6x17 with references to 5x19. Castle thought he was going to miss out on telling Beckett the many things he's wanted to tell her for a while. She gives him that chance to let it out.

SPOILERS: Post-ep one-shot for 6x17 'In The Belly of The Beast'. 'The small brown envelope arrived in the mail a week later, sealed with CSU tape and marked for Richard Castle's attention.' COMPLETE

"She asked him once what his perfect day would consist of. In response, he wrote her a list of all the cool awesome things that he would include in this so called "perfect day." Laser tag was the first thing on that list."

They're silly and she likes it, likes how easy it feels as they drift hand in hand towards his bed and Castle starts in again about what she has planned for him, what idle tricks her fingers will pull in the night and what secrets she'll whisper in his ears. Post Epi for Room 147.

a kind of post-ep continuation of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' 6x15. thanks to detectivekbeckett on tumblr for the prompt: clearly castle and beckett have both heard "In My Veins" before this episode.

A post-ep for 6x15 Smells Like Teen Spirit. Because dancing is not the only prom night rite of passage that those two explored.

It continues to play in her mind - like a sensual soundtrack to every step and smile and caress, to the perpetuity of their moments together. Post-ep for 6x15, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' Cover Art by PanananaPananana

Kate is never letting him order them a limo again. Season 5 oneshot. For Elle, who demanded it.

A valentine's day fanfiction, as a gift for everyone who's kind words fill me with love always. The bookends of Kate and Rick's second valentine's day together.

"This is why I love you...You are immature. Yeah yeah I know that sounds absurd coming from me, but yes it's true..." Kate has some pretty important words to say.

"Do you want to take this into the bedroom?" she asks. "I'm wearing your favorite bra today." Post-ep one shot for Dressed to Kill.

Post-ep for 6x14 'Dressed to Kill' - Beckett tells Castle about her dress.

post-ep for Deep Cover. After seeing how happy it makes her, Castle is in a wedding planning mood.

She should've expected it but it still catches her by surprise, the lightning storm of flashlights, the barrage of questions shouted at them from all sides... Post-ep for 6x13, 'Limelight'.

"He's a reporter and I owe him a favor. He's thinks he's a friend, but…" Castle sentence disappears, his shoulders shrugging. For a man very rarely lost for words, she finds this only adds to her curiosity. What could this guy have on Rick that has him literally running in the opposite? One Shot-COMPLETE

"The sheets are bunched up around her hips and her eyes sweep over the room taking stock of their various articles of clothing strewn about the floor. She spots her wedding dress crumpled in a pile by the door, and stands to go hang it up." A short little piece about Castle and Beckett's wedding night conversation as requested by a friendly anon on Tumblr.

"He loved her. He wanted to marry her. He loved her more than his job, more than his plans. He already considered her to be a part of his family. In spite of everything that had happened today, she could honestly say that she had never been happier in her life." Smutty post ep for Deep Cover. One shot.

A series of one-shots that explore items - or certain personality quirks - belonging to Castle or Beckett that might help to unpeel layers from either the "Beckett Onion" or the "Castle Onion" during S6. Covering the emotional gamut with this one - some chapters romantic, others funny, some highlighting the sexual tease and banter, and some emotionally cathartic. COMPLETE

In Under Fire, Kate assumed Castle was looking at something inappropriate on her computer. Well, I wanted to have a little fun with that idea, so here is what I came up with: She is going to kill him, well, kiss him goodbye first, because she will miss him after she kills him, but killing him was definitely the next item on her to do list. *Complete

Set sometime after September, a moment as sweet as Kate's favourite milkshake.

Some fluff inspired by 6x12, no spoilers, doesn't necessarily follow any ep in the series. Kate shows Rick how flexible she really is... up to a point. There's a reason this is marked as humor. Read, Laugh, Review. :P

"She had known something was out of place the second they had discovered that their latest suspect was a former CIA operative." One-shot. Happens during 6x12. Pure speculation since the episode hasn't aired yet. Possible spoilers are entirely coincidental. Rated T for implied nudity (though no funny business happens). Complete.

SPOILERS: Post-ep for 6x11 'Under Fire'. 'They trudge through the front door, feet heavy, hair, clothes, everything reeking of smoke. They have sooty smudges on their faces and a pair of matching grins that are already threatening to fade to nothing – soppy, tired, over emotional. "Hey, come here," growls Castle, catching her sleeve and tugging her back towards him'. COMPLETE

"There's not the eerie, foreboding sense of imminent danger that you always expect before something terrible happens." It's Castle stuck in the building with Ryan. 6x11 AU

Post ep for 6x11 'Under Fire'. A quick glance into the immediate aftermath. Complete.

Castle and Beckett discuss whether Cosmo is a suitable name for a future child and other options besides. One-shot post-ep for 'The Good, The Bad and the Baby' (6x10).

One shot. How would Castle's last day at the precinct look? My version of a series ending.

His eyes open to her. Flutter and close again. Mmmm. The fall of her hair soft where it trips over his skin, the whisper of her laughter a lingering melody in his ear. Her scent surrounding him. The press of her mouth. Warm. Familiar.

"It's late, and she's sleep-ruffled and wants to cuddle with him on their first night in the loft when both their names are on the lease. But it's been three years and she's still seeing a doctor and he has to know." Castle finds Beckett's medical records from her shooting. A sort-of future fic. Oneshot.

How Rick Castle looks from his fiancée's point of view.

Kate Beckett comes home late from work, will the sight of a well-read novel get her to admit to Castle just how big of a fan she is?

The rest of Thanksgiving after the costumes. Pure, unadulterated, shameless holiday fluff. The entire new family at the table.

"She'd find it insulting that the snow merits the exact kind of hypnotizing stare that she does, if it wasn't so damn endearing." Castle and Beckett's Christmas season in snapshots. Season 6.

Post 5x01 "After the Storm" One-shot.

Waking up to the sound of his voice is intoxicating. Makes her feel safe. She'd know his voice anywhere. She'd always hear him... even now... when his heart is shattered... (Sometime early S6 - No spoilers) - COMPLETE - {2014 Castle FanFic Writer's Guild Winner - Fav. T Rated Multi-Chapter}

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"Birthday brunch." He grins, pulling out of her reach. It's not fair, she's still in bits and - deliciously liquid - pieces from their morning in bed and he ... he's made plans.

A pre-scene for "Still". Kate comes home. One shot.

"I hadn't seen a sunset like that in forever. Do you remember how incredible the colors were? It was like the sky was on fire, all the reds and pinks and oranges blurred together." Her voice lilts toward him, tugs him deeper into the memory. - A 6x08 post-ep.

Fun two-shot based on Spoilers & Sneak Peeks for 6x08 'A Murder is Forever'. "Come here," he cajoles, his husky voice dripping bourbon and smoke from their night out at his bar; the night out that lasted until two in the morning when Kate pushed the last paying customers out of the door and locked up behind them so they could have a little private party of their own." COMPLETE

Kate keeps vigil over a bruised Castle. Set immediately after "Number One Fan" One-Shot. My undying gratitude, respect and love to every creative master in the Castle universe. Well done! These fabulous characters are yours, not mine, but I do like to play with them.

A one shot post-episode piece for "Get A Clue." Beckett oversteps but someone has to say these things.

'She was glad that he could at least seek solace in her, that they could work through this too as a team.' A post-ep for 6x05, Time Will Tell. COMPLETE.

"I'm not saying he was right." She points out, "Or that he was even from the future." A post post epi for 6.05 contains spoilers for the episode

A throat clears from somewhere nearby but she doesn't move away. Not tonight. Tonight, she doesn't care. *Post ep for 6x04, Number One Fan*

He swallows hard, his heart in his throat, the truth of it almost unexpected, how close it really had been. The bullet hitting dead center between his breasts, right above the heart – just like hers. Post-ep for 6x04, "Number One Fan."

Post-ep for 6x04. Beckett voices her disapproval about Emma being Castle's supposed "number one fan" as she helps tend to the bruise from the shooting. One-shot.

He wakes to the sound of her voice again, twice in as many days and a lifetime hereafter that he's more than okay with. The light tippy-tappy movement of her fingers brush out over his cheeks and though he feigns sleeps just a little while longer he can't help the smile that creeps out across his face. Post epi for 6.04

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

In which Castle insists on warming Kate up after a long day on the slopes. Pre-ep of sorts for 5x19.

Under normal circumstances, she'd assume he was doing something as innocent as visiting the bathroom but she knows him too well for that. It's late, they're alone, and he's restless; the perfect conditions for him to wander off in search of trouble.

He starts out slowly. Subtly. A light touch at the small of her back to usher her through a doorway. Grazing his fingers across the bend of her elbow to get her attention in the bullpen. Freeing the hair trapped in her collar after helping with her jacket. Small gestures of physicality meant to acclimate her to his touch, the feel of his hands on her body. One Shot. Complete.

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.

Turns out, everybody's got one. A sexy little one shot.

Because I don't believe Kate is the only one who has trouble saying 'I love you.'

Hunt Post Ep: His tone held a mix of jubilation and fragility, wonder and puzzlement. One Shot.

post-ep for Reality Star Struck; Castle's second attempt at gift-giving.

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.

It's Edgewyck's 20 year reunion, Richard Castle is nervous and he has no idea why. A birthday fic for BlindAssassin

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

Two weeks. Two weeks of late night texts and missed phone calls. Of missing his voice and his hands, the soft curve of his smile in the morning. Two weeks without him.

She laughs and leans in to press her lips to his. "I am all yours, Castle," she says as she pulls back. "I don't consider breaking just anyone out of prison." Post Ep for 5x05.

Post-ep for Murder, He Wrote. aka, the Hamptons episode. What happened on their drive home.

The box is plain, unassuming. A hard plastic tub that he's glanced at dozens of times over the past few months, used as a way station for his spare clothes and overnight bag. He'd assumed it was nothing more than storage - books and papers, maybe, out of style clothes or shoes. He's never been more happy to be wrong. **post ep of sorts for 5x03**

The smile he was trying to suppress explodes. His cheeks actually ache with the ferocity of his joy. "What are you grinning at?" "You just called me your boyfriend." *****Post Ep for 5x02***** Spoilers*** One shot. Complete.

Kate Beckett is doing the walk of shame and she wants to do it as privately as possible. Please let the elevator be empty, she prays silently... We've all done the Walk of Shame; this is my version of what Kate's may have looked like post Always.

What I hope will happen with season 5, episode 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Murder... Because a jealous Kate Beckett is my favorite Kate Beckett! You can thank BlueOrchid96 for this little one shot.

She finds him in her laundry room, shirtless, transferring tangles of wet clothes from the washing machine to the dryer. His jeans rest low on his hips and her eyes trace over his back, a lazy hunger stirring inside her chest.

"Come on, Birthday Boy. Let's go." Beckett throws Castle a 42nd birthday party. Co-authored with airbefore.

"Is it okay for me to put my hand under your dress if you're not my girlfriend?" - Episode insert for 2.14 - The Third Man.

It's our dear Beckett's birthday, and Castle has some pretty sweet ideas for how to celebrate.

Ryan and Esposito catch Castle and Beckett in the break room and for once they're actually interrupting. ONE-SHOT.