No matter how many times they fight each other Tracer can't help but feel that there has to be a way to help her old friend. To free Widowmaker from Talon's clutches and reconditioning. No matter how many people she kills there has to be some spark of emotion left in her somewhere. Because even if Amélie is gone forever that doesn't mean Widowmaker isn't worth saving.

Tracer has a slight problem. Ever since her mission to London, she's unable to get her mind off Widowmaker, who incidentally faces similar problems herself. But the price for their mutual affection is a high one, coming at the cost of more than they ever imagined. Soon they find themselves facing off new threats and old enemies with unexpected allies. Widowtracer. Pharmercy later.

Being a royal is not easy. Add ice powers, and a peculiar family and you get Queen Elsa's typical normal day. Even with that, Elsa is learning of the perks and downsides of being a royal. But even more, she is learning to be herself. So what happens when an old friend enters her life again and turns her life upside down? And why is her magic behaving strangely?

Timer: Counting Down To Your Soulmate; Castle mashup with the movie of the same name. Caskett.

Conducting a diplomatic mission on a nearby planet, Shiro and Allura have to pretend to be married to build rapport with the locals. Easier said than done―especially when they just happen to be secretly in love with each other. Fake relationship AU [Shiro/Allura] Rated T for safety

Overwatch is but a shadow of its former self. Those who managed to evade arrest or capture struggle valiantly, and old friends recruit new ones to continue the fight against the ever encroaching Talon. Lena desperately searches for a sliver of good in Talon's most prized assassin. She remembers the woman that Widowmaker once was, even if Widowmaker herself does not.

When Kate Beckett, no-nonsense professional ballroom dancer, takes on bestselling novelist and renowned playboy Richard Castle as her partner for the third season of Dancing with the Stars, will the sparks that fly light up the dance floor, or send their chances for the trophy up in flames?

From the moment Link meets the beautiful princess, Zelda leaves a mark on his heart and mind, and even years later thoughts of fair skin and sparkling eyes plague him merciless. As he battles and courageous risks his life, his goal is more than simply saving Hyrule. He will stop at nothing to find the woman he fell in love with as a child, no matter the cost.

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.

Since the day her mother died, Kate Beckett has been on a quest to find the truth, making a career of acquiring rare and hard to find artifacts for private collectors and museums across the globe. Now she's in hot pursuit of those responsible, while also dodging investigative journalist Rick Castle in search of his next story. AU. Castle Winter Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry.

'He isn't sure where she has gone, but it's obvious she wants to be alone. Or at least, without him. Until nearly a month into the summer when his phone chirps with a new message. From Kate Beckett.' Set during the summer after Beckett's shooting.

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.

'The woman is staring at them, frozen for a second, and while he briefly registers how stunning she is, it's the two men standing behind her with guns in their hands that really catch his attention. He suddenly wishes he had asked Eli what his mother does for a living.' AU. Entry for Castle Ficathon 2017.

"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*

"He isn't surprised that he wakes alone, although he'd be lying to himself if he said he isn't a little disappointed." A series of Father's Day scenes set in the years post-series finale, belated Father's Day 2017 post. Canon-compliant if you squint. COMPLETE.

She's falling down the rabbit hole of her mother's murder again, has taken a hold of their single lead and dug her claws in, and if she isn't careful, it will consume her, likely kill her. He won't let that happen. A Knockout AU. COMPLETE.

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

Third Installment in the Medical Attention Series: New York City was in a state of panic but he couldn't think about that right now, all he cared about was making sure his family was safe. S3 AU

'The kid seems to be a little charmer. He's sure his mother must be equally as enchanting.' A little meeting AU.

From a prompt on castlefanficprompts. What happens when homicide Detective Kate Beckett and a mystery writer Richard Castle meet and he does all he can to shadow her on her cases? What happens when they find out she's a vampire and he's a werewolf? Urban!Fantasy AU

"Beckett," Castle calls, dropping his forehead against the door's frame while his arm remains upright, mechanically slamming his fist into the surface of the door. "Why aren't you answering?" Ah, definitely drunk then.' A season 4 AU set between 4x21, 'Headhunters', and 4x22, 'Undead Again'. For AC.

"'If you go in there, you die,' Castle counters, inching closer. His entire body is buzzing. 'You killed his brother, Beckett, what do you think he wants you for? A talk'" A Cops & Robbers AU.

Going to university was supposed to broaden Kate Beckett's mind. Broadening her genetic make-up was going just a little too far. By popular request, how Beckett became a shapeshifter and what happened thereafter. Rating warning for the final chapter, which is mildly M. Caskett Cats Universe #2.

"The question is this: when you come right down to it, would you be willing to break her out of prison? Because that, my boy, is true love." AU.

"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.

"She can't stop thinking about it. About him. The feel of his lips pressed against hers as his hands tangled in her hair. The feeling of him pressed against her, taking every ounce of her strength not to roll her hips into his." Season 3 AU where Castle and Beckett get together before she's shot and they spend the summer together at the cabin. Summer Ficathon 2016.

No Semblances. No Dust. No Weapons. No Aura. No Huntsmen or Huntresses. Only Traits and Heroes. Every person in Remnant has a Superpower from birth known as a Trait. Those who chose to use their gifts to protect those who can't protect themselves are known as Heroes. And Beacon happens to be one of the schools who trains Heroes. WhiteRose

TFLN prompt: "Just calling to thank you for not dying. I love you." An alternate ending for 4x21 "Headhunters."

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.

"She's so busy trying to blink back tears, trying to avoid the look her daughter'd given her as she was wheeled away, that she doesn't notice anyone else sit down in the waiting area, not until there's a small murmur of 'excuse me' and she turns to find a man sitting beside her, a small packet of tissues in his extended hand." AU meeting.

'The messages come daily, sometimes motivational messages to start off her morning, other times mid-day pick me ups. They vary in type: sweet reminders, funny animal photos to make her laugh, small messages of inspiration. Sometimes, she even replies.' AU meeting prompt fill.

Castle makes a food run, and comes back with a few surprises. Caskett, Set after 7x16.

'It took every ounce of restraint he possessed not to follow. Until he just couldn't stay away any longer.' An alternative route for 4x09, Kill Shot. For the #castle28 project on the castleficmentors' blog on tumblr. Prompt: "I can't believe you did this! I didn't ask for any of this!"

'Life hasn't exactly been going well for him throughout the last three years, but he hadn't expected dying lost, alone, and in the middle of New York's worst blizzard in decades, to be his fate.' An AU twist on season 8 that picks up from the end of 8x07, 'The Last Seduction'. Two shot.

A repository for random stories from the Felis Felix universe (read that first). Beckett is pregnant - but what sort of babies will she have? Human, or feline? A rather sardonic look at pregnancy, with added genetics. Followed by The Visitor. Caskett and their very new twins have an unexpected visitor in the form of the giant cop, O'Leary. Caskett Cats #6 and #7.

"The world is bright. His eyes are closed, but the world is bright, shining through closed lids in swirls of pastels, of smoke twining with itself, waves of different shades lapping at each other, mixing into new shades, maintain the view's beauty. It has him almost not wanting to open them. To risk seeing what comes next." Post-finale fic. For Rachel.

She almost looks peaceful, as if she's meditating or finding some sort of peace in the middle of the loud, bustling eatery. It's only the furrow of her brow and the downturn of her lips that ruins that illusion and solidifies what he'd known since his phone buzzed in his pocket less than an hour ago: something is up. - A Season 3 AU ficlet. Caskett

Sombra has always remained one step ahead of the darkness. Talon used her technology and skills to condition Widowmaker, but she left a back door. And it's time to open it, before she stares too long into the abyss.

"You're right. It's probably lucky you don't remember. I just didn't think you'd choose to forget me." Insert for 4x01, 'Rise'. Inspired by the recently released episode script.

'His daughter is hopelessly smitten with her dance teacher, already attached, and she isn't the only one.' After enrolling Alexis in dance classes, Castle meets her talented instructor, Kate Beckett. AU. Three shot. For Alex.

A little bit of season four holiday fluff. One shot, complete.

Widowmaker and Tracer's ballet of violence is down to an art form, neither ever expecting to take the upper hand. And then one of them does, changing the playing field forever. Injured and hunted by Talon, Widowmaker and Tracer attempt to lay low and recover. Of course, it's never that simple. Not when the ice begins to thaw and Widowmaker has to discover who she's going to be.

"She'd think about Rick, too, long to be by his side, held back only by the last bit of wall she can't seem to knock down. But he goes all out for Christmas, he'd told her as much last year, and she isn't ready to take that leap yet." A season 4 Christmas fic. For the 2016 Castle Secret Santa, and Mak. COMPLETE

There's a whole lot of dreaming going on, but no one's admitting it. Set in S2. Complete.

"'It's peaceful. The ocean, the snow. The blend of the two polar opposites. There's something serene about it.'" AU holiday meeting.

A story for advent with a new chapter posted every day. Each chapter is one year later than the previous, from 2016 through to 2040. My interpretation of the canon future we were shown. Merry Christmas!

'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.

Richard Castle is bored when he's wheelchair bound after a skiing accident. However, that changes when he becomes intrigued with the woman from across the way. The Lives of Others AU.

One-shot. Post-1x05: "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins". Kate tells Castle all about the night her mother died and how her life changed in the aftermath. COMPLETE

A collection of family based one shots. First chapter written for CastleFanficMonday.

After Beckett returns from California (To Love And Die In L.A.), Josh finds her asleep with Royce's letter in her hand. A birthday fic for Lou, based on a prompt she gave me ages ago!

She's always trusted Weiss, all this time, all these months. Why shouldn't she trust her now? She is her partner. Trust is the very foundation of their relationship. Ruby needs to show her just how dearly she values she takes a breath, steps back, and lets her go.

'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.

"You may not care, but I'm not losing you again," he states under his breath, his eyes a thunderous shade of blue burning bright in the darkness of night all around them. "Definitely not like this." A Castle Halloween Bash 2016 entry. Set during 4x22, 'Undead Again'.

Entry for the Castle Halloween Bash of 2016. A case forces the team to relocate to a remote location in the mountains to investigate the death of a mass murder survivor. Between legends, curses, a haunted sanatorium and a bloodthirsty serial killer, they have to choose wisely their next move, if they want to save their skin. Rating may be subject to a change.

In the wee hours of the morning, Castle texts Beckett with an unusual request. A piece of improbable mid-Season-3 silliness, based on two TFLN posts.

'It's a plush elephant, sinfully soft and grey, long floppy ears and velvety feet, soulful black eyes and a curved, downy trunk. And she doesn't even have to guess to know it was him. That Castle sent her this.' Set immediately after the summer that followed Beckett's shooting in 3x24, 'Knockout'.

"Until the words that tumble into the weighted silence between them ring familiar in his ears, an echo of something hopeful, a reminder of a moment that was far less complicated by emotions, by love and pain and heartbreak and the mixture of so much more. 'Well, it doesn't have to be. We could go to dinner. Debrief each other.'" A 4x22 AU, for CastleFanficMonday.

From an anonymous prompt from castlefanficprompts: Beckett is sick, but manages to hide it from Castle and the boys until she collapses at the precinct. Either Pre-Caskett, or when they were split up. For #CastleFanficElectionDay

"I thought you were asleep." "Dozing," she hums, eyes drifting the length of his body now she sees exactly how little he went wandering in. Just the shirt. An Always M! insert. Based on a prompt from the CastleFanfic Blog and written for #CastleFanficElectionDay

On the anniversary of their kiss, Beckett takes a step to show Castle where she hopes they're going. A Season 4 AU two-shot. Now Complete for CastleFanficMonday: Tuesday Edition.

"The ride lifts over the top of the hill, goes racing down and in front of her, hands fly free of the carts, screams echoing loud over the sound of the tracks beneath them. Richard Castle releases the cart, too. And takes her hand instead." A theme park AU. Two-shot.

Castle is beta testing Pokemon Go! instead of buying Lucy. While hunting pokemon, he accidentally discovers Kate and Vikram's strip club hideout. A prompt from Shutterbug5269

She'd never thought she was a baby person but she was learning that what she'd really meant was that she wasn't a baby person when it came to someone else's babies. Because this moment was perfect. A short plotless one-shot.

A collection of unrelated AU Halloween themed one shots written for the Castle Halloween Bash 2016.

"It's not a bad thing. It just seems strange that you're here when you're so sure there's nothing out there, no potential for spirits or hauntings, or people talking to us from another place. I just wondered why." Kate Beckett and Richard Castle, a skeptic and a believer. AU - Written for CastleFicPromoter's Castle Halloween Bash 2016.

"I'm sitting in my living room with you on Halloween watching scary movies, Beckett. What more could I want?" Set season 4. Final entry for the Castle Halloween Bash 2016.

"Royal is not going as a nun, a banana, a taco, or Zorro. She's not sure he has to go as anything at all, seeing as he is, in fact, a dog, but Castle's sheer enthusiasm and pleading looks had her caving fast, and so here she is, picking out a costume for their co-parented dog on the eve of Halloween." Entry for Castle Halloween Bash 2016.

'There are only two options: let her die, peacefully, naturally, like a human should, or save her life by damning her at the same time. ' A Castle Halloween Bash 2016 entry. Three shot.

"Blinking long and slow, she turns, puts her profile to the ornate brass mirror. A thin, white line pulls at her skin, fainter now, but still tight. Still angry." A season four Castle AU made up of brief episode additions. Complete. Late Castle Halloween Bash 2016 Entry. :)

"The day Richard Castle found a stray cat strutting through an alley, uncollared, unchipped, but clearly very expensively pedigreed, was the end of his world as he knew it. He just didn't realise it. Then." Fluff in six chapters. Written for the Castle Hallowe'en Bash. Caskett Cats Universe #1

"Seriously though, never in her life would she – Kate Beckett – have picked him – Richard Castle – for a messy person." Prompt fill for a donor's generous donation to the GoodLuckStana fundraising campaign.

Still having nightmares of being trapped in the cargo freezer container, Castle awakes to an unexpected, yet pleasant late night visitor knocking at his front door. Season 3 AU; ONESHOT. Rated M.

A collection of short, mostly unrelated pieces written on tumblr as prompt responses. Some may contain mild Season 8 spoilers.

AU where Beckett is shot by Tisdale in the first episode, as prompted on twitter. Castle blames himself for her getting shot because he was trying to play the hero. Fair warning: no fluff here, at all, and no resolution either.

'Kate casts her gaze to the evening sky, momentarily ponders how she ended up here with a supposedly unlucky cat and a ludicrous writer both accompanying her home on Halloween night.' A Castle Halloween Bash 2016 entry. Set in season 3.

On a quiet, cool morning in early July, Jim Beckett steps out onto the knotted wood porch of his cabin and does what his daughter can't or won't do for herself: he calls Richard Castle.

The last person Kate Beckett expects to bump into in an airport is Richard Castle and of course he's on her flight, too. AU After Season 1.

"Undercover. I like it. You might want to pop one more button just in case." Her fingers still at his words, his offhand statement. He expects her eyes to flash in teasing defiance, in challenge, the way they would've a year ago. Not this year. - What if Last Call happened in S4? Posted for CastleFanficMonday

"Walking into the precinct, her precinct, was a risk. Held far too much potential for pain even after he'd managed to worm his way into her last case. Had managed to remind himself of his heartbreak when he'd left the precinct without her by his side, fallen asleep with a cold pillow that still smelled of her right next to him." Season 8 AU, set post 8x03. For CastleFanficMonday.

Alternate title: Castle Goes To Hell. An entry for the CastleFicPromoter Halloween Bash 2016.

"He has some of his memories intact," Kate tells Lanie. "Alexis, Martha, the acting studio. Just - nothing to do with the Twelfth. Including me, you, Kevin, Javi...any of the cases we've worked." Castle reappears as depicted in "Driven", but he's missing a large chunk of his memory - the chunk that includes Kate.

She could stay like this for hours, her fiancé's warm fingers around hers, the low timbre of his voice making her flush. A post-engagement one shot. For Ally.

A kiss a day while daddy's away. Soldier Castle AU.

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.

"Kate is sitting on the floor between the kitchen and the living room, legs crossed and purple tee hanging loosely off her shoulders, her hair pulled up into an adorable messy bun. Lily sits on her lap, chestnut pigtails poking out from either side of her head, her waving hands covered in blue paint." Follow-up to Handprints on my Heart. For Ally.

There's something about sharing news like this with her father, something about the life-affirming reality after everything they've been through, after almost dying yet again, and making it against all odds... Prompt fill for whyiseverythingcooltaken for her generous donation to the GoodLuckStana fundraising campaign.

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.

Season 4 AU that takes place before the 47 seconds arc. Beckett gets hurt and Castle doesn't like it. Based on a three word prompt.

"So here she finds herself, sneaking out of her room long past midnight in Castle's clothes - in Castle's home - drawn to the window by the blanket of white that now coats the city." A post Tick, Tick Tick/Boom S2 AU. Oneshot.

Castle and Beckett go apartment hunting. Season 2 AU, post Boom. A co-authored fic by me, chezchuckles and jstar1382.

A sequel to my fic "Feels Like Home". An AU version of Season 3, following Castle and Beckett's relationship.

'Kate glances up from her place on the porch to the sight of Richard Castle approaching, concern drawing his brow into a furrow, but his eyes still light up at the sight of her, bright blue and shimmering. An unexpectedly welcome sight to her sore heart.' A 'Sister Cities' inspired AU.

'They're no closer to finding the antidote, and he should know. He deserves to know.' In an AU twist on the ending of 6x01, Castle's survival becomes more important than ever. A prompt fill for the #GoodLuckStana fundraiser, with cover art provided by the always-talented E (random-ship).

She hears light tapping in the office, and as she slides out of bed and finds his discarded tux shirt, she smiles. When he disappears it's usually to write, especially in the wee hours of morning. A 7x23 post-ep. COMPLETE.

Prompt fill: Kate steals Castle's sheets when sleep they together (beginning of their relationship)

4x01 AU. "Don't look!" Just to hiss out these words, the effort left her breathless and rigid with pain. Castle eased the door shut behind him as quietly as he could. The soles of his shoes squeaked on the shiny floor and he cringed at the screech of sound. COMPLETE

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.

Everything that Kate Beckett believed in was falling apart. Her entire career had been spent following the evidence, trusting in it. But with this case, unlike any before, she just could not believe it. AU ONESHOT; Takes place sometime after 3x17-Countdown. Prompt fill for the GoodLuckStana prompt challenge. Cover art by the talented E (random-ship).

The darkness of the precinct has always fascinated Castle. Set early season 4

For a brave rabbit! GoodLuckStana. Prompt fill for a cause! When the bank had blown up, her world had stopped spinning. Her heart only beat to the rhythm of those words. It's not over. It's not over. It's not over.

AU: Rick Castle goes on a writing retreat and meets a mysterious stranger.

Castle receives an unexpected visitor. Set during the Season 8 "fake separation" arc. Unrepentant PWP.

'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).

Rough case. Long day. It's just a little nightcap among friends. Mid S4 AU. Prompt fill for the #GoodLuckStana prompt challenge. Cover art by the 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.

Do you know the legend of the red string of fate? The very string that binds lovers together from the moment they are born? Do you believe in the legend's many wonders? Or is all of it a hoax to you? Let me be the first to tell you that the legend of the red string is true. And that this is the story of four girls as they slowly realize that their fates are intertwined.

Prompt fill as a thank you for the GoodLuckStana charity drive. Castle and Beckett at a season four book launch party. Cover art graciously provided by E (random-ship)

'He expects the smile, is overjoyed to see it, but what he doesn't expect is for her to close the gap between them, to practically throw her arms around him and hold on.' Military Castle prompt fill.

As he gets closer, she's convinced more and more that he isn't a figment of her imagination: his voice, his scent, his very presence invades her every sense, his words grounding her. A 6x01 episode insert. COMPLETE.

a co-authored fic with jstar1382. An AU version of the Nikki Heat episode. "How could he ever settle for a generic substitute when the original graced him with her presence every day?"

Finding another living, breathing human being in the post-apocalyptic world was not just difficult, but impossible. Kate Beckett never expected to find anyone, let alone Richard Castle. After saving him from certain death, they form an alliance, which soon leads to the realization from both of them that they finally found a reason to keep living. Caskett AU/ZombieApocolypse

It's silly, and he's only come in a few times, but she finds herself looking forward to Tuesdays. To his easy smile, his bright blue eyes with their ever-present sparkle. A two-shot meeting AU. COMPLETE

"So no, Castle isn't just a friend. And that means this weekend is going to be something. Whether it's something insane and the start of something new, or a terrible, terrible idea, she hasn't quite figured out just yet." A 2x24 AU - What if Beckett had said yes to Castle's invitation.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin. Castle and Beckett have their first date. Set early season four. Might need to read the first two in this series.

"A huge sheet of paper rolled out across the floor, smudges of various colors of paint on the hardwood and their messy little girl, betray exactly what they were up to." A post-finale fic.

Set during 4x11: "Till Death Do Us Part" Jenny is in need of an extra bridesmaid. Three-shot.

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

AU set early Season 4. "Where's Beckett?" A dark head appears over the top of a computer screen. "Yo! Can't say, bro." Esposito taps the side of his nose. "Top Secret." "Yeah, need to know," Ryan chips in, grinning at the immediate look of frustration and indignation that pops up on Castle's face when Kevin backs up his partner, refusing to help. COMPLETE

"God, what the hell had she been thinking? Marrying a guy she met in a bar on what amounted to a dare? Do something crazy, Kate, her friends had teased the moment they landed in Las Vegas. It's your last chance before you go serious Stanford on us." - A Caskett AU.

'She's fairly certain she's no one's mother. Surely she'd remember that. How many glasses of wine did she have last night? She'd needed a drink after their case, after the non-hickeys on both her and Castle's necks caused quite the commotion in the bullpen. One? Two maybe? Three tops.' Time travel fill. Two shot.

She couldn't chicken out, not with Yang betting on it. AU(whiteRose)

[314.5] It sounds like a promise and this one he means to keep. — AliMor

What if the events of "The Squab And The Quail" took place earlier in the Caskett relationship? And what if they actually *talked* about their feelings and stuff?

What if Castle told Kate he loved her right after her apartment blew up in "Boom!"? Another prompt from Lou, for #castlefanficmonday.

'It's his first signing abroad since… since she made a mess of things and spent months with him at her side, carefully putting all the pieces back together and earning the forgiveness she sought, the trust she shook.' A post season 8 AU. Inspired by photo prompts sent to me on tumblr.

Sometimes he had to remind himself that it was real, that he was married to a woman who loved him as fiercely as he loved her. That the strong, savvy detective who'd confessed to him once that she wasn't a baby person had taken so well to motherhood. A future fic. COMPLETE.

'Castle is a fan of gestures, especially those that tend to be grand, and she fully intends to give him one tonight. Not if he fails to show up, though.' A late season 4 one shot.

"And the love in his eyes, the lilt of it in his words that catch her heart once more, wrap around her in the way that warms her cheeks and has her lilting towards him once more, catching his lips for a final kiss and her mind runs wild with her glorious love for this wonderful man." A reflection upon the meals that brought them together. For Lindsey.

'Kate trails her index finger along Lily's onesie covered foot before she straightens in her seat, folds her hands over her lap and tries to locate the peace her daughter has found in a place where she's spilled her heart out more than once, let it bleed all over the polished hardwood floors of Carter Burke's office.' A future fic.

He looks nervous and indecisive, his tongue darting out to wet his lips, before he seems to come to a decision. His grip tightens on her shoulder and he tugs, pulls her into the wall of his chest. A 2x18 Boom! AU, prompt from castlefanficprompts Tumblr. COMPLETE.

"TFLN (803): Oh, I also stabbed a guy Friday and he still asked me out." A Caskett AU.

No scars to your beautiful/We're stars and we're beautiful. A future fic. COMPLETE.

Happy Fourth of July, America. An AU season 2 hiatus Castle fic. Sort of makes a series out of unrelated "Independence" and "Liberty." Thanks to Airbefore and Caffinate-me for the beta.

Inspired by the prompt: 'Castle is looking for Beckett and the boys tell him she's in the gym, but he finds her crying in the shower.' Set post 4x09, Kill Shot.

She'd gathered her intel, arranged her information, and made her decision to move. But she can't face Yang. Not yet. Not after what she'd done. Consequently, Blake knows that means she can't face Ruby either, since she is still with Yang in Patch. That left only one other person.

Set during 4x01: Rise. Castle strode past the diner's long bank of windows as quickly as his legs would take him. A bead of sweat trickled down the middle of his back despite the cool of the evening. He was desperate to get inside. Kate's father had called him not a half hour ago and he couldn't get there fast enough.

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.

When Castle and Beckett meet in a bar one night, they have no idea what's about to happen when Castle finds two detectives on his doorstep the next day. This launches Castle into a search he never thought he'd be involved in. Beta-read by Sanctuaria.

'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'.

This can't be the end; this just cannot be it. AU for episode 3x17, 'Countdown.'

"She's strong. She is. But she's tired. And she's been standing in the dimly lit staircase for too many minutes, because she's tired, and on the brink of losing it, and she can't seem to catch her breath." An AU take on Beckett's PTSD battle in season 4.

One-shot. Early meeting AU. Castle caught her in profile for the first time. She seemed so young, hesitant and slightly unsure of herself, weighed down almost if he were to describe her fully, that writer's itch already in search of a pen to capture such untouched beauty and effortless poise. COMPLETE

"'Je me souviens,' she blurts, the words falling from her tongue in misspoken fragments. The sounds of French are unpracticed, tainted with an English accent, and yet instinctual. Useful. Because they let her keep her secret. all the while lifting the weight from her chest." A season 4 AU of sorts. For Cathey.

Episode insert for 4x21 "Headhunters." Castle and Beckett hash things out under the overpass.

'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.

For #CastleFanficMonday; takes place after "Crossfire", while Castle and Beckett are well on their way to recovery. While still in hospital, they get a surprise visit from a former victim and a longtime friend.

"In the silence, the tendrils of desire, of that unspoken feeling that she leaves unnamed for the sake of her own sanity, wrap around her heart, curling loosely around the broken pieces he's managed to put back together." A season three and four fic, for CastleFanficMonday.

He has already lost Johanna and he's in danger of losing Katie, but he will not lose himself too. A post-8x22 ficlet for CastleFanficMonday.

Sweat beads across her forehead as Kate jerks awake for the fourth time, too vibrant images of his mangled body lingering in her wine soaked brain. Awake or asleep, she can't escape it. *Cops & Robbers post ep. One shot, complete. Posted for Fanfic Monday*

Season 2 AU. "It was Memorial Day weekend and with his daughter off in California visiting her mother, Richard Castle, mystery writer and fêted man-about-town, was at a dangerous loose end."

Missing scene from 1x02, Nanny McDead. "Are you really the one who has to call her parents?" Oneshot.

Post 4x11. Castle, alcohol, and a Beckett burrito. Unashamed fluff for Bean's birthday.

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.)

Kate has some exciting news, and Castle is keeping a secret. A follow-on / addition / continuation / extension / (...okay, fine, a sequel) to The Life Of Sound.

A collection of filled prompts.

"Her hair falls away and he can see her face now, all sharp lines covered in impeccable makeup and incredible bone structure. She's gorgeous, there's no doubt about it. Stunning even." An AU meeting.

'The news they just got was huge and life-altering and her silence about it is becoming a little unnerving.' Set a few years after the end of season 8, Castle and Beckett have their lives turned upside down by an ultrasound, and discuss a certain time traveler's eerily accurate predictions. Pure fluff.

A wishful-thinking retelling of the couch scene from "To Love And Die In L.A." What if Castle had still been there when Beckett reopened her door?

He's going to feel it tomorrow, but it's worth it. It's definitely worth it. He'd do anything to make his wife happy, and the look on her face when she saw her bike, the love shining from her eyes; it makes up for everything they've gone through. An 8x18 post-ep, posted in honor of Castle Pornado. COMPLETE.

'Anything you desire this morning, I'm happy to do it for you.' Set the morning of Cloudy With a Chance of Murder, Castle and Beckett end her suspension on a high note.

A continuation of 8x22 just a few months later; set in Paris, France.

He needs to get to her. His wife. He needs to know she's okay. He needs her to know that he's okay. An 8x22 post-ep. COMPLETE.

"She wakes to a hazy world, her thoughts blurred at the edges, her vision distorted and darkened with spots of black, the beeping sound that reaches her ears as distant as the voices she thinks are talking to her." A 8x22, Crossfire, post-ep.

"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.

Beckett's asked for a miracle, for someone to come and save him from an agonizing death on their kitchen floor. Her prayers are answered by the most peculiar, and unexpected, guardian angel. Written for Costanza and Elisa.

Prompted at castlefanficprompts for 8x12, "The Blame Game", thus spoilers: What if Kate were injured, or pregnant, during this episode? I went with both and made it as fluffy as possible when there's an emergency room involved.

'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'.

That's what the great love stories are about, beating the odds. Set immediately before the time jump. 8x22

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

Tonight silence carries them through their actions, tomorrow an unspoken thing that sits in the other room like a misplaced guest. Not ignored, not forgotten, just there. Inevitable. A night-before-the-foreverfinale fic.

AU: "It still catches him off guard, the wave of curiosity like a weight lifted off his shoulders, the wave of inspiration so very sweet, a taste of something he hasn't had in forever. Kate Beckett. She's going to be a tough nut to crack." Castle and Beckett meet in yoga class. Entry for the winter ficathon 2015.

Post-ep for 3x13 "Knockdown."

Entry for the Summer 2015 Ficathon. Richard Castle is a Witcher, a monster slayer for hire, that occasionally writes books. He's hired by a young woman to look for the monster that killed her mother. A job that seems easy enough becomes a walk through hell and back. Rated M for sex, violence, gore and... everything. Set in The Witcher universe. Low fantasy AU. Very low fantasy.

Weiss had never had a choice. The place where she was now couldn't be called "home" like Ruby and Yang's house could, she knew that much. That mansion back in Atlas wasn't Weiss' home. It was just a place where she was forced to exist. Ruby hated this.

"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'.

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.**

'Today was a 'dark' day. It didn't really matter anyway. Measuring time was inconsequential when she lived her life one breath of air at a time.' A Castle apocalypse-ish AU, post Season 4. One shot. Caskett.

"The first time he snuck a picture of her had been long before he'd gained the privilege of calling Kate Beckett his." Post-ep for 8x19, 'Dead Again'.

She wakes to the twisted knot of barbed wire in her stomach. Set during S4 Kill shot

"This is our life, not just mine anymore, and I'm happy about that," she promises him, smoothing over old wounds and doubts with soft words, nipping on his bottom lip when he leans in to kiss her again. "Besides, you on the bike is extremely hot." Castle and Beckett take that cross-country trip. Post-ep for 8x18, 'Backstabber'.

"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'.

A post ep for 8x17 Death Wish. Castle and Beckett have a long postponed conversation. Also babies.

"I'm telling you, we need a dog." Post-ep of sorts for 8x16, 'Heartbreaker'.

'What she wants, and what she believes she can have, are two entirely different things.' Set after Tick Tick Tick/Boom, a violent storm keeps Castle and Beckett awake in the middle of the night. Filled for Alex's Castlefanfics Prompt Challenge.

At the end of the world, they find each other. Apocalyptic AU.

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

AU Castle. Based during the start of season 3. Kate is surprised that the man on the other line isn't her usual go to Chinese take out man.

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

'Castle opens his mouth, determined to set the words free in this moment of solace with her, but the noise that escapes his throat is hoarse, raspy, silent. He can't speak.' AU for 4x16, Linchpin. Two shot.

AU first meeting: He finds it in the early hours of dawn, in those scarce and precious moments between light and dark, when the world feels both limitless and impossible all at once. Based on a prompt from the Castlefanfics prompt challenge.

"Kate, wherever she was, wasn't here…and nothing would ever be normal again, he could feel the truth of it in his bones, somewhere deep and immeasurable and ancient." An AU take on the 3XK/Jerry Tyson conclusion occurring prior to 7x06.

A typical hunting mission goes amiss as Ruby and Weiss discover parts of the deep forests that are better left unexplored. Mentally exhausted and in physically grave danger, they learn there are some obstacles that only love can overcome. [Henceforth AU].

""Of course," he says, forcing a smile, standing to leave. To give her time. To give her space. "We'll talk tomorrow?" She smiles despite it all, joy shining under the mask of pain spread across her features. "Of course," she echoes." 3x24/4x01 AU. For Castle Fanfic Monday.

In episode 3x09, "Close Encounters Of The Murderous Kind," Beckett and Castle wake up with mysterious marks on their necks. They aren't hickeys. Or are they?

"Kate?" he calls out as he comes out of the secret room, and as he takes long strides back through the living room, he feels something hit his ass. "What the-" He turns in surprise and hears a giggle, and his eyes strain through the bookshelves that double as office walls. COMPLETE.

Ridiculous smut/crackfic for the prompt: "He wouldn't let me leave his house until he made me orgasm once for every year I've been alive."

An AU one shot based on the prompt 'What if The Good The Bad and The Baby happened before they were a couple' *Complete*

"Her captor jerks her head forward, sending a jolt of pain down her spine, and then to the side so she can see whomever makes up the rest of this we. He's sitting in a chair, staring back at her, his eyes wide with fear. Castle." A pre-2x01 AU. For Castle Fanfic Monday and the Castlefanfic Prompt Challenge.

'Who knew it would take a power outage to bring them to their senses...' An AU post-ep for The Limey. For the lovely Lou, on this Castle Fanfic Monday.

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

A collection of prompt fills for the Castlefanfics Prompt Challenge, which can be found on the castlefanfics tumblr.

Kate Beckett is an extraordinary woman, so Rick Castle is going to woo her in an out-of-the ordinary way. Set in season 4, beginning immediately after 4x10, "Cuffed." Complete.

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

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

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

Birthday Prompt Fill for a good friend. Based on All I Ask by Adele. Pre-Always. Rated T

Episode insert for 8x11 "Dead Red." Beckett makes good on her promise to keep Castle "happy." Unrepentant PWP.

Post ep for Cops and Robbers. For Valen. "He feels it too, that this thing between them, that whatever is holding them back isn't so strong here in this moment. And maybe, if they were alone, she'd drop her walls and let him in."

"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.

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

"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*

Three word Prompt. What if the sniper had targeted Beckett at her apartment instead of the funeral? Now Complete.

Kate Beckett gets an interesting glimpse into her future. Set late Season 2. One-Shot.

"If Tyson wants to play, he can play with her. Alexis will come out of this intact if it's the last thing Kate Beckett does." Season 4 AU. TW for violence, assault, recovery, and mature themes.

Castle and Beckett's first New Year as a married couple, spent at her father's cabin. A sequel to Living is Easy, although it's not truly necessary to have read that story. A chapter posted every day for advent.

A really old prompt fill from castlefanficprompts. Beckett takes Castle bowling after Undead Again. Three Shot.

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

An alternate Book 4 for The Legend of Korra, detailing a plot on Asami's life. Korra and Asami's bond goes beyond friendship (Korrasami), but Asami struggles with her past. There are a few OC's. Rated M for language, adult situations/themes, violence. All reviews are welcome :) Cover art is by a great artist, not me.

Based on a prompt from CastleFanficPrompts, in honour of #CastleFanficMonday. S4, pre-Caskett hurt/comfort fluff. One shot.

This was not how her morning was supposed to go. WhiteRose AU prompt oneshot

For CastleFanficMonday! A Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry. Beckett decides to have a baby and is looking for a donor. Castle ends up switching the donors "seed" for his own and doesn't tell Beckett. AU.

"This woman could be anyone. He could've seen her before, or multiple times, and not have known it was her, the one with the voice that's captured his kid. And him." AU prompt fill. Alternatively titled "Kate Beckett sings 90s hits" probably.

"If she wakes up and he's carrying her, there's a one hundred percent chance she'll shoot him. Even if she doesn't have her gun on her. The pure disdain she'll have radiating from her body will propel her gun up for her and shoot him on its own." A fluffy post ep for 2x18.

They were both so thankful every day. Thankful for the other, thankful that the both of them were still alive and healthy, thankful that nothing had torn them apart even after all these years – not words, not disease, not enemies. [White Rose Henceforth AU for Kuma! Happy birthday!]

Can you hear the silence, can you see the dark? Can you fix the broken, can you feel my heart? Can you help the hopeless? Well, I'm begging on my knees, can you save my bastard soul? Will you wait for me? The story of Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee, and how they fell in love.

Based on a prompt from the castlefanficprompts blog: "Beckett accidentally texts Castle "I love you" thinking she was sending that to her dad." For the wonderful lousiemcdoogle.

"She steals his words and gives them life all the same." A 7x23 fic inspired by the episode stills. No spoilers other than what my own imagination came up with after seeing the stills.

What if the Castle crew had met in the First Grade? How would their lives have been different? Would Castle and Beckett have gotten along as children? How would the path their lives took have been different. These will all be answered (in theory) when you read this Fic. This is my first shot at Castle FF so be kind.

Fortuitous: (adjective) happening by chance rather than design. Beckett's day off takes a turn for the unexpected.

A cowardly betrayal leaves Rick Rodgers and Kate Beckett fighting for their lives. Can they learn to rely on the other; will it lead to something more? What happens when they return from exile and the world learns the truth? A/U. Complete. Giant hugs to who've taken a chance on this story and followed to the end. Which is just a beginning...

A kingdom thrown into chaos, where danger and corruption lurk in every shadow, waiting for the right time to strike the hearts of the innocent. Monsters take the forms of both humans and beasts. The righteous princess and those she loves struggle desperately to overcome a thousand-year curse. (Dragon's Curse AU)

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 particularly rough day of work leaves Weiss in pain. Luckily, Ruby has just the solution. [Henceforward AU, White Rose]. Dumb fluff, as usual.

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

"The moment hits them both squarely on the chest. Images from the last hour flicker between them; hot, sweet memories they know will never completely fade, no matter where this takes them." Every second of the wondrous, magnificent things that happened between "Beckett, what do you want?" and "Made you a coffee." Post-Always. Now complete.

Weiss was always professional, always poised and composed and level-headed, especially in sight of the public. It was her reputation - it was her job. But not today. Ruby was hurt. [Henceforth AU. Happy RWBY Tuesday!]

As Ruby lay baffled on her backside after falling over Weiss's luggage, a spark of clarity lit in her mind. Weiss Schnee. The heiress of the famous company. The girl who had been supposed to die six years ago. [[Happy RWBY Tuesday!]]

'He read that body heat helps in these situations.' Season 4 AU.

A man with a secret and a past he desperately wants to avoid. A queen not looking for love but finding it in unexpected places. They say love is powerful and strange, that it can melt a frozen heart, and that maybe, just maybe, it can bring two wayward souls together and erase the sins of the past.

'He's testing the boundaries, wondering how far down her wall has really fallen.' An alternate ending to Undead Again, 4x22.

Season four fic, set shortly after Once Upon a Crime. A misunderstanding makes the green-eyed monster rear its ugly head.

Weiss gasped several times as she tried to gather herself, whimpering as she finally lowered her hands. She could smell the blood, and her stomach churned when she saw it coating her palms. She felt sick. The rustic tang was all too familiar...

A/N: Prompt from Castlefanficprompts: "Pre-Caskett: someone accidentally calls the other and they end up hearing the other masturbate."

Weiss kept a watchful eye over Ruby with everything she did. Because she would be damned if anything else happened to her. Weiss couldn't afford to let anything else happen; Ruby was too important, her everything now. [Henceforth AU, White Rose].

Weiss herself never realized when she stopped calling him "Papa". The servants and maids who took care of her more and more frequently referred to him as "your father", therefore it was hardly a conscious decision she started calling him by the same title. [For Chii's birthday!]

Post "Always", Kate and Rick take a little time for themselves. Smutty smutty goodness and lots of relationship exploration along the way. Rated M for a good reason!

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

Fourteen years ago, she had done the most despicable thing a wife could do to her husband. Now, finally, she could tell him the truth. But the truth was, she had made him walk through the fiery pits of hell, and now he was about to find out it was all based on a lie.

We base our relationships on first impressions. But then life gets involved and makes us realize that everything we think we know could be wrong. An A/U take on things. As of 'Flowers for your Grave,' yet Johanna Beckett is alive.

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

"So you're flying us up to your house in the Hamptons—in a helicopter—for beef stew?" "You make it sound so... pedestrian." A fun, silly, now M-rated Beckett's birthday fic, based on tweets from WriteRCastle(underscore) and MuseKBeckett sent on November 17th. Part 3/3.

Castle smiles, ruffling Ava's hair. She grunts softly but her little hands wrap around his back as if grounding herself to him, staying safe and warm. On the other end of the phone, Kate laughs, but there's something there; longing or regret and his eyes close. "You're not going to be home by midnight, are you?"

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

Rick had a blast picking out costumes for all the officers attending his Halloween party. Will he survive though when Beckett finds out what he's chosen for her? (Set during season 4) Fun, laughter, romance and naughtiness ensue.

Things are supposed to follow an order. A season 5 story. No spoilers for any promos. COMPLETE.

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).

"So…" whispered Kate, a slight smile curving her lips and threatening to break wide open like the sun bursting free of a cloud, "you wanna talk about it?" she asked tentatively, looking up at him from beneath dark lashes. How the story might continue post-Always. The morning after...well, in my little world... If you find Ch1 a little OTT it does get better. COMPLETE.

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)

Suddenly tomorrow doesn't seem early enough. "I've got a better idea," he smiles tentatively, holds out his right arm for her. "Come with me." Set post 4x22, Undead Again. NO Spoilers for season finale. NOW COMPLETE.

"Give you my sleep?" she asks a minute later, as though the thought had to slog through water to come out. "Stealing," she sighs. Tumblr prompt: "Can't sleep? Me either. Let's can't sleep together."

Kate and Rick explore new, lingerie-inspired aspects of their relationship. M-rated content from my lingerie story, Enlightenment. This one has emotional content and character development. And fluffy, smutty, Casketty goodness. Gotta have that.

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

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

CASKETT. Post-ep for "Once Upon a Crime". Title kinda says it all.

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

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

Sometimes the words just get in the way. A co-authored story by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles.

Castle has a plan to take down that wall. After three days, love will rise again. SPOILERS: season 4 premiere. by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. COMPLETE

It's different when it happens right in front of you...close enough to watch the lights go out. Castle experiences this for himself when Beckett passes out after taking a bullet at the end of Knockout. What happens next? Caskett, of course.

Post episode 3x24 cliffhanger therapy. Hurt/comfort.

It was a summer's night and the smell of the old rose bush was as heavy as rain. Under the light of the moon and guidance of the stars, two friends finally take that step into something more.

While worrying over her reaction to the new cover art, a call from Esposito shatters his world, tilting it off it's axis. Castle/Beckett