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

A lighthouse is meant to save ships, boats and people. Usually it works great. - NOW COMPLETE

Authors Note: This is my SEQUEL to my AU version to a different outcome from the RISE episode in Canon COURSE CORRECTION and UNEXPECTED DETOUR, you will need to read those first to understand this work. This picks up exactly where we left off, no time jumps longer than a few months. WARNING: ANGST, P.T.S.D. and other injuries will be covered, please ignore this story if this upsets

Castle has a secret and Beckett and Castle are about to go undercover as a married couple. However, Castle has a secret. Season 3. Rated T for now

AU. On January 9th, 1999, Castle saves Johanna Beckett from being murdered. His act of bravery sparks a complicated love with her daughter, and a totally different life and career path for Kate Beckett. Because although Johanna lived, someone out there still wants her dead, and as the years go by, Kate Beckett and Richard Castle are determined to find out who.

An AU retelling of Deadly Game. Beckett's treatment of Castle goes too far. He leaves the precinct for good. No pathetic need of Gina or tail between his legs return in the fall. It will be a major shock to Beckett and her crew when she finds out who Richard Rodgers really is. Caskett is not a foregone conclusion in this one.

„So? What's the father's name?" At Kate's question Lanie's gaze flicked towards Castle for a second before she handed Kate the paper. „Look for yourself." When Kate read the name written on the paternity test she looked up at Lanie in shock. „You are kidding, right?".. The appearance of a little girl during a case turns Castle's and Beckett's world upside down. Set season 3.

Formerly Double Caskett. Kate Beckett's parents had a second kid when she was a teenager. And she's not the only Beckett with eyes for a Castle.

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

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.

Season 3. Haunted by the kiss in Knockdown, Castle is tired of being stuck in the friend zone. Is it possible for him to find a happy ending with Kate? Story goes AU from Knockdown. Josh makes a brief appearance, but this is all about Rick and Kate. Rated M for a reason. Mild angst in later chapters but I believe in happy endings.

What happens when Gates finds out about Beckett and Castle's relationship? How does Castle prove his worth to the Captain? Will he be able to stay at the 12th Precinct or will the partnership be broken? Starting sometime in mid Season 5 - pretty much fully AU from then on.

A series of short stories surrounding Beckett and Castle's relationship. This will be an ongoing compilation of stories, largely lovey and smutty. The show has been over a while, so I'm not sure if people are still reading, but I just started watching and I'm hooked on Caskett. Some will be in cannon, some diverging, but I'll make it clear with each short story within.

A creepy case in the autumn following Beckett's return to the precinct exposes secrets within the Homicide team. An AU story for a Castle Halloween Bash 2018 Entry.

This story is about eight year old, Emily Marie Beckett Roswell, who loses her mother to a drug overdose. She finds her Aunt Kate and has to live with her because there is no other family members except Kate's father who will help from time to time. This will follow Emily's adventures and all the trouble she causes and gets into, while driving Detective Beckett crazy.

Castle missed his going away party because something unexpected came up and the Castle/Gina/Hamptons thing didn't happen etc. Castle assumes Beckett is with Demming and goes off the grid for several months. Would our favorite couple ever reconnect? From a prompt from Kato769.

This story begins right after Kate and Rachel recover the antidote in Dreamworld. It will fill in some gaps in the Castle saga and become more AU as it goes along. The cover is a picture I took of an original that Artifex Prime sent me for Christmas a couple of years ago.

Rick and Kate celebrate her birthday and their wedding anniversary at a hotel.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that drunk texts are flattering." A sequel.

M-Rated Companion to There's Always A Story. A collection of unrelated M-Rated one shots, ficlets, and/or drabbles. I'm open to prompts.

Because I read a prompt about Kate Beckett being an actress, cast in a new role as a detective, who, for character research, is paired up w/ NYPD partners Rick Castle & Jordan Shaw to observe and learn the ropes. And, of course, there's a spark between Kate & Rick, but he's currently seeing his on-again, off-again Kyra Blaine, which makes things a bit more complicated.

When Kate Beckett sublets a new apartment, the last thing she expects is to meet Richard Castle's spirit. Based on the film "Just Like Heaven."

This is a one-shot story that begins after episode 3. John is determined to save a child and Lucy is trying to figure out how to survive Bradford. The cover image is by @Artifex Prime.

This is the continuation of Love's Journey, Parts 1,2,3, IF you haven't read the original Love's Journey, and Love's Journey 2 and 3 please do so before proceeding with this, This is my AU interpretation of events from Season 2, all started during the Demming story arc.

A story from the Redemption/Tuesdays with Johanna Universe: Fatherhood was supposed to be easier the second time around but it isn't going as Castle had planned. When his youngest child proclaims a dislike for the spooks and scares of Halloween and asks for an un-scary version of the holiday, he's pretty sure it's his worst nightmare. CastleHalloweenBash2018

A very special story involving a young woman having cancer in her legs. She is placed on a donor robotics program for which mystery writer Richard Castle donate's to. He is asked to attend the operation with her request. Since he is her favorite mystery writer. A film crew comes along to document the entire operation. Seven chapters total...

This story is based on the pilot of The ere is a slight difference between it and the first episode, but I think it is true to the characters. It highlights the experience of both John and Lucy The site just added the category so have at it, folks!

"Who is the father?" Kate looked offended at the question. She shot her a look. Hurt that she would even have to ask. Which could only mean... "Ca...Ca...Castle?" Lanie asked, her jaw on the floor. "When? How?" Set sometime after "The Limey"

A collection of stand alone Halloween themed stories written as a Castle Halloween Bash 2018 entry. Ratings and Genre may change with each chapter.

Castle and the police are involved in a strange murder case. Opening up the third level of the loft to make room for the twins. The construction crews find a body inside a wall with the skeleton, clothing and other evidence dating back years. There are ten chapters total for this story.

In which they learn what it means to be family. A sequel to Homeward.

Prompt: "Richard Castle riding a horse naked. Wish knew the story behind that. And Kate Beckett being the arresting officer. New Castle prompt for you Lova." - tvcastlealways aka Jo! Hahah, thanks girl! Hope you'll enjoy!

While visiting Castle and Beckett in New York, Alexis and Conner help investigate the murder of a single mother and the abduction of her baby. Castle does not approve of Conner dating his daughter. Beckett discovers she is pregnant with her and Castle's first child.

Rick and Kate prepare to take the twins and Lily trick or treating. One Shot Caskett fluff Castle Halloween Bash 2018 Entry

Alexis, Tyler, and Conner, along with Tyler's new girlfriend, Briana Cappuccio, travel to Paris to promote Tyler's new book. Tyler is not happy when Alexis shows jealousy after finding out Tyler is dating Briana. Alexis begins to suffer from PTSD upon arriving in Paris. When Briana is abducted, Alexis is determined to save her. Back in Santa Barbara, Angela gets in her own trouble.

Since a lot of you guys asked for it, here's a small three part sequel to my previous one shot "Twenty Questions" where you'll be able to read what happened after that night locked in the wine cellar. Second part will be M-rated while the third part is slightly rated M.

When Castle decides that Beckett's had a stressful week and buys her a present to cheer her up, matters do not proceed precisely as he had hoped. Caskett Cats universe, pre-children. Two shot. Strongish T. Cats Universe 5.5

This is my AU version of events as the end of Season 2 was played out. Kate takes the initiative to tell Castle what she wants, is she too late? NO Doctor MB, but some old characters, owned by both Marlowe and me will pay a visit in this story. Picks up immediately before "See you in the fall?" This one's for Kate, you asked, I delivered. SW requested dedicated to Kate !

Jackson Hunt is asked a favor for one of his C.I.A. buddies after being threatened by an unknown enemy. He heads for Bridgeport CT. game resort for shooting small game and fish. However this particular enemy shows up at the resort for where he shoots Hunt into the shoulder. Castle is worried since he was supposed to show up to visit the twins.

Alexis helps investigate the murder of a famous race car driver. Meanwhile, Conner begins to develop feelings for Alexis.

This is a continuation of Down for the Count, my AU version of events immediately following the end scene of Countdown where Kate is in the arms of Josh watching Castle walk away after several near-death experiences. Please read that before continuing with this. Caskett is safe, Angst from others, Does Rick return to NYPD, HOW?

Prompt given to me by Cocyy on twitter: The gang goes to the beach by Coney Island, Rick can't come because of a book thing and Kate is sad and mopey because of it. Rick surprises her by coming later on.

Alexis Castle leaves behind her life and family in New York to move to Santa Barbara, California to start her new business "Alexis Castle Investigations". Tyler Hunter, a popular romance novelist who longs to write mysteries and become the next Richard Castle, begins shadowing Alexis in order and uses her as his muse. Things take a turn when Tyler's literary agent is murdered.

"Only bought this dress so you could take it off." 4x20 AU in which Castle goes undercover with Beckett in The Limey and she wears the black dress for him.

Prompt: In 4x09 Beckett has a breakdown after a sniper-victim grabs her arm. What if Castle ran after her when she disappears?

Prompt found on tumblr: AU: Castle and Beckett are both miserable at a party and somehow get locked in a room or out on a balcony. My idea (the tumblr acc's, unfortunately I can't remember the name sorry!): they could play 20 questions.

"How the hell can you ask me something like that? Think about how much you love Alexis, and that is how much I love you, and don't you dare ask me where this is coming from!" A study of Martha and how she raises Rick and how their experiences shape him into the man we know today. Bless the characters created by Andrew Marlowe. His creation inspires and I am indebted to his genius.

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

Richard Rodgers is a former U.S. Army Captain, he becomes Richard Edgar Castle a best-selling author, but he also combat training. He has seen many things in his life both as a Captain and father but working with the NYPD is a new level. This story is technically like my other story A Wonderful Partnership but instead of marriage, it's experience. Castle Ficathon 2018

This is a story about a former military and ex-spy. A man working as an NYPD detective for 13 years full time. This is a story about a man named Richard Castle and this is me peeling his Castle onion. (Castle Ficathon 2017)

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

The team haven't seen each other in years, after a massive trauma tore them all apart. As they gather once more, brought together for the memorial, they can't help but remember the terrible events that brought them all there.

This story will be told in 3 parts all under the same name to make things easier on the readers. You've lost something or someone. What if you could have it back. What are your chances? Let's find out. - Now Complete

"She thinks he's just watching all of the girls, but then he's still staring at her when she looks again a few minutes later. He's not watching all the girls, he's watching her." AU. Kate's a stripper, Rick meets her at a bachelor party. Prompt fill.

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

This is an AU story that takes place right after Castle beats Lockwood's face in, in Knockdown. Kate decides to stay with Castle until he can use his hand again.

Fluffly rysposito

Richard Rodgers is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the daytime. He's the author behind the popular Derrick Storm books. The true identity is unknown to anyone but his family and publisher. Can he find true love? Read and find out...Definitely AU with some angst...

He only needs to keep seeing her. To listen to her stories. He doesn't need to tell her about his missing book, because if he can only hear her brisk, uptown tones then the story is going to be there. He only needs to keep her near. AU, shortly before 1.1

This is a rewrite of season two, episodes seventeen and eighteen. What-if Kate had a daughter when the bomb went off in her apartment? Can Castle save the both of them in time? Or will it be one over the other? This is an AU to the ending of season two.

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

Sometimes letting go is the hardest thing of all. Caskett pre-series AU.

Richard Castle, LAPD, considered himself very lucky, today. Of all the breaking and enterings he had been on in the past , this just had to be the best one yet. To Love and Die in LA - AU. Rated T to M.

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

Richard Castle made a promise in 1999 to get justice. He never thought that opportunity would show up ten years later through a beautiful NYPD detective. Kate Beckett never thought she'd come face-to-face with the author who save her life and help her solve a mystery of a lifetime. Entry to the Castle Ficathon Winter 2017.

The roaring motor of the car grunts and grumbles louder and louder, wheels screeching at every turn - but before the man can do anything, the vehicle dives into the void. AU Castle Ficathon Winter 2017 entry.

When Kate Beckett takes her adopted sixteen year old daughter, Leanne Beckett, to a signing of Richard Castle's latest book, 'Storm Falls', she did not expect to strike up a friendship with the author after his daughter, five year old Alexis Castle, took a liking to Leanne.

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?

3x01 AU. Castle comes back from the Hamptons to find that Kate Beckett's heart has already been stolen, but the thief is nothing like what he expected.

Castle Ficathon 2017: The party of our lives AU Meeting- Kate is 19 years old and Rick is 24 when a party changes their destiny.

"There was something about her, he couldn't put a finger on it but it pulled at him and the very same words kept flashing before his eyes. - Help her." AU from the start but takes place here after Knockout.

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

Kate and Rick run their lives on a tight budget. However, that doesn't mean they can't enjoy the holiday season. AU Entry for the Castle Winter Ficathon 2017.

Christmas AU set during Season 4. Complete.

Kate Beckett or, as you might know her, Nikki Heat has been in the business since she was sixteen years old. And everything was fine, or at least so she thought it was, until she met him. He wasn't like the others, he didn't understand it was a job. Because it WAS. A. JOB. It was HER job. Her job to satisfy his, and others', needs. But what does one do when the job turns into more?

Traveling home for the holidays comes with more complications than Kate Beckett is prepared for; particularly after she runs into a famous mystery writer. A Caskett Pre-Show AU holiday tale. For the CastleFicathonWinter2017

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

This story is set for when they encounter each other during College. Are they still destined to be together. Only problem is, is that Rick has a secret. A very important one. One that he will soon find out could mean life and death. But not just for him. - now Complete

Katherine Beckett loses her memory after she is attacked in her apartment. She can't remember anyone from the precinct but she feels drawn to one particular writer boy. Castle helps her through her daily life without any memory of her being a cop at the 12th and tries to help her remember a certain part in her life that is very important to him. (The story is set before Roy dies)

Alternate ending to the first episode: if Kate had taken Rick up on his offer to be one of her conquests.

'"Kate?" She had never heard him sound so hesitant. "What's going on? Are you on your way back?" "I'm still here. I'm not done. I can't… Kate, I can't do this." He sounded on the verge of panic.' Castle calls his wife for... assistance. Post Season 8 phone sex. Written for the Pornado, and for Anja. One shot. Complete.

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.

A story in response to the following prompt: S1 - Beckett has to attend a family gathering (wedding, reunion, etc.), something that takes place over a few days. Her distant family's always been bugging her about finding "Mr. Right" so she ends up taking Castle as her boyfriend - cute awkwardness, closeness, feelings ensue.

Detective Kate Beckett was shot. She succumbed to her injuries after eight hours on the operating table. She died. At least, that's what her family and friends were told. In truth, she survived and was placed in witness protection. Now, after three years, she returns home. Castle Ficathon 2017 entry.

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

AU: Den of Thieves. Castle gets tired of seeing Beckett flirting with Demming and says something. In this story Castle never slept with Ellie Monroe thinking that things are progressing with Beckett.

AU: One man and one woman, both experienced survivalists are taking on the most punishing adventure of their lives. They have no water, no food and no clothes. Their task is to survive on the barren island of Andros in the West Indies for twenty-one days, Naked and Afraid.

Entry Castle 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon. Kate has been recuperating from her shooting at Jim's cabin. Kate is having nightmares about her shooting and misses Castle. What if Jim confronts her about her feelings for him? Will she be able to deny them? This story will end after chapter 12, but there is a sequel in Return To Maine

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

A young Kate Beckett goes to a party. A young Rick Castle accepts a dare. What could possibly go wrong? An AU pre-series Caskett meeting.

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

The last thing Kate had ever expected was to fall pregnant with Richard Castle's baby while with another man. She also didn't expect to see the father of her baby and the man she had been falling in love with walk away with his ex-wife. Season 2 Finale AU.

She's a professional. This is just like any other day, any other job. Any other job where her companion for the evening is a millionaire playboy and her favorite author. A Pretty Woman AU prompt fill for GoodLuckStana.

AU. Arrested for a crime he didn't commit, Rick Castle is in trouble. Even more so when no one believes he's innocent. With the evidence stacked against him and time running out, can Kate Beckett save him before it's too late?

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

Rick Rodgers is a struggling writer. He is working on his first novel. Trying to balance working and writing his days are pretty full. That is until his daughter comes along. In a second everything changes for worse. He needs to set his priorities straight. Can he survive? Read along and find out! Pre-series/pre-Caskett. Rated T to start, will be changed to M in later chapters.

Summary: Set in season three just after the freezer/bomb incidents. Kate takes a two week vacation with Josh. She realizes that there's no future with Josh and breaks up with him. When she gets back, Castle is nowhere to be found. Will she, can she get him back? Sort of a mix of Brigadoon, Outlander and once upon a time.

What happens when Castle gets invited to Beckett's family reunion and what will he find out once he gets there. CASKETT will eventually happen. And Beckett gets some news which could mean life or death. And Beckett learns to open up to the people she loves the most.

A frustrated Beckett goes shopping, subconsciously selecting some rather elongated vegetables. A frustrated Castle also goes shopping, and everything he buys seems to be cream-filled. The farmer's market may never be the same. AU for S3:1.

'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.

Castle and Beckett are forced to spend the night in a hotel. As it turns out - they have to share one room. The long night and the awkward morning after.

AU End of Season 2. Everything changes when Castle decides he's had enough. How does Kate handle his departure? What happens when they next meet? Rated M for Adult Situations. ***Officially Abandoned, Sorry***

The moment they met, their lives became extraordinary. They just didn't know it yet. A pre-series meeting AU. Entry for the Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon.

After the fight in Knockdown Castle must call upon his past to ensure the saftey of the ones he loves. He has to enlist Josh's help to save Beckett. Stong T for violence and language. May turn to M if the need arrises.

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

AU from "47 Seconds" Late one evening an explosion rocks the precinct. Kate is there after hours and is taken hostage along with the rest of the late shift. Castle never returned after finding out Kate remembered her shooting. Will he come back to help the boys try to rescue her and the other police officers?

This is not a continuous story, but a collection of Castle fics I've written from prompts. I am no longer accepting prompts. I've now marked this as complete. Thank you for all the prompts, for reading, and all the feedback. I hope y'all continue to enjoy these stories.

Castle is having a fashion emergency and needs Beckett's help. After all, he wants to look good for her...

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

"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.

"Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten" Three years after the events of Secrets, Kate and Rick are engaged and trying their best to raise their family. But it's never that simple. Life has thrown them a curveball, and is about to throw another. Between them, they have to make sure that no one gets left behind.

Is there anything worse than being forced to attend an obnoxious old friend's engagement party? Yes, having to go with Castle. As a couple. Albeit a fake one. Set in season 2.

One of the last things true crime writer Richard Castle expected when he took a meeting with convicted murderer Kate Beckett was to be sent on a quest for proof of her innocence, the other was to fall in love with her. A Castle AU. Written 2012. Revised 2016.

A Season 3 AU insert somewhere after the two-parter, where Josh is a twinkle in his mom's eye and Gina is just an ex-wife. #CastleFanficMonday

Rick C. Rodgers is a 17 year old star athlete. So when he goes to live with his Aunt that he hasn't seen in 7 years, can he help save his new schools sports program and the school it self. Can he bring his new basketball team to the championship? Will Kate Beckett find love with this school savior? Will his past continue to haunt him? I don't own anything!

AU: What if Castle had never become a famous, successful, and wealthy writer? Struggling to make ends meet, failed writer Richard Rodgers meets Detective Kate Beckett under quite different circumstances.

AU. Kate Beckett is in love when it all comes crashing down. Can her love and hope for the future be saved? Angst, Romance, Drama. Rated M for Adult Situations, Violence, and Language. COMPLETE.

A look at how a seemingly innocent decision can have major consequence. Immediately after Headhunters A/U from there. Beckett, Esposito, and Ryan ignored Castle after Slaughter punched him. He has been rushed to the hospital after Alexis found him bleeding in his office. Consequences will abound from the linchpin moment.Question posted for readers of this story. apology for delays

22 years after a shipboard romance Castle finds out that he has a son that he never knew about. will this knowledge derail the romance between Rick and Kate's son and the adopted sister of the previously unknown son or will Jim Rogers and Fallon Reynolds persevere. Set in the Wings of Fury universe.

Tumblr Prompt: Josh comes home to find a distraught Kate in the midst of a panic attack and has no idea how to calm her down. There's really only one person who can, so he calls in reinforcements in the form of Castle.

"What do you weigh, a buck twenty soaking wet? How the hell did you think you survived getting shot in the heart?" An AU that picks up during 4x10 (Cuffed) and takes a serious left turn from there.

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

Richard Castle has it all: fame, fortune, and Kate Beckett, the best friend anyone could ask for. Yet, when they're separated by her job abroad, Castle realizes he wants to turn their friendship into more. Before he can tell her, she returns...with her fiance. He's determined to stop the wedding, but will he be able before they say 'I do' (AU based on the movie Made of Honor)

Rick Castle had it all: a successful career, a wonderful daughter and a beautiful fiancée. And yet, something was missing. Until certain detective crashed his book party. My entry for the Castle Winter Ficathon 2015.

When Special Agent Kate Beckett is offered an interview for a Secret Service position at the White House she didn't know what to expect, but even less than the position as personal protection for the first daughter, she never expected him. President/SSA AU. COMPLETE.

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

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

The lives of Kate and Jim Beckett are turned on end when a mysterious stranger arrives in town and joins them for the Christmas season. Though they don't know it, the appearance of Rick Rodgers is far from coincidental, and might just change all three lives forever. Entry in the Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon 2015-2016

This story is a gift for Aufa. It is post 808 one shot. Weary of their masquerade of separation, Rick and Kate get away for a weekend of adult fun together in Las Vegas. This is fluff. I own nothing Castle and the hotel is made up, but based on a real one.

My 1st ever entry for the '2014 Ficathon Entry'. Based on @Fembot77's prompt. All gratitude for Castle goes to Marlowe/ABC; I own only my own words in random order. It's been a long, fun, exciting ride. THANKS for your kind words, reviews, and friendly correspondence. You, dear readers, are awesome human beings. Estou feliz que eu fiz você se sentir fortemente. Muito obrigado!

One-shot, photo prompt. Future-fic. "Things seem just a little too quiet for this time of day; suspiciously quiet. Kate finds him sitting in the corner, diaper on, and a Santa hat of all things. A string of Christmas lights lie tangled between his chubby little legs. He looks excited. Impossibly excited. The kind of damp diaper excited only daddy seems to cause." COMPLETE

A one shot feed for all things Castle. I'll write just about anything: AU, future, alternate endings, etc. So please feel free to send in your prompts! ***NEW PROMPT JUST POSTED!***

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

What will happen when Kate is waiting at JFK for Rick to return from a book tour and contact is lost with the flight in bad weather?

Kate escapes a abusive relationship and seeks comfort from Castle Rated M for subject matter possible triggers

'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.

'New York was bracing for a hurricane and Kate Beckett was terribly ill prepared. But she was even less prepared to see Richard Castle again after a summer of silence.' Set late in the summer, post season 2.

Eight years later Richard Castle is found, and it's no longer his ring on her finger. AU from 6x23 "For Better Or Worse".

"You know, Castle, your bucket list was way more PG-13 that I thought it'd be." A series of steamy little one-shots based on our favorite couple's new weekly tradition. Season 5.

Beckett and Esposito race to find Castle after he's taken from his loft. After tracking him down to a parking garage, things take a definite turn. Rated M for future chapters! Opinions much appreciated.

"She's wheeled into his room the day after Mr. Johnson dies, seemingly asleep, perfectly silent. The only thing he knows about her by the end of the day is that her condition isn't good." Sharing a room, waiting for a heart transplant, Richard Castle gets to know the quiet, dying Kate Beckett. AU. Three-shot.

What if Kate and Rick had met when Alexis was in trouble? AU: Johanna is alive, Kate is not a cop and... well read to find out the rest.

Kate woke with no memory,no idea of where she was. All she wants is Castle. But what she knew was that she was kidnapped. And she wasn't alone. Post 5x08 The rating is T but might change

A super storm has hit New York, knocking out all the electricity, and gas, and trapping residents under tens of feet of snow. The temperature is dropping rapidly by the second, and our duo have to do everything they can to stay warm, and protect their family.

AU: He was arrested for her mother's murder. She sat in the courtroom and watched as the jury convicted him of the crime. She visits him, without fail, once a month, asking "Why?" but each time, he insists he's innocent. Full prompt inside. COMPLETE.

"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

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.

While engaged to Kate Beckett, Castle wakes up after a book signing bender in Vegas only to find that he's married. His wife goes by the name of Saffron.

AU first meeting. Her shoulders are slouched when he sees her. Everyone's are, but even with three layers of blood and make-up plastered to her skin the way she slumps as she walks is kinda cute.

'It was never supposed to go this far; he was never supposed to become more than a kind man bringing a recovering gunshot victim her mail, was never supposed to become more.' AU.

What happens when Kate and Rick meet in front of their children's school? AU

The Castle family tries to move onward and upwards after their three years apart. Sequel to Silentium! Please read and review!

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...

"He knew it was a bad idea to come tonight. A Christmas party hosted by Mr. Castle. Perlmutter lets out a huff. He has better things to do in his spare time." Perlmutter finds himself in a sticky situation. A Crack!Fic.

AU. Based on prompt from Tumblr- Castle is Beckett's physical therapist. When he had read "stabbed in the back", he had imagined a punk of a kid who had gotten on the wrong side of the law, not a gorgeous young woman from a well off family sporting a Stanford sweatshirt. A story in three parts.

Detective Beckett meets a stranger in the coffee shop. He helps guide her through the next period in her life. And beyond

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

Post-Ep for '47 Seconds'. "I need a word with you." Castle's voice cuts through the hubbub of the bullpen even though he has it purposefully toned low. Low and rough, scraping at his vocal cords with a touch of something dark and smoky that tugs at Kate's gut, exciting and scaring her in equal measure.

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

Set during 4x01: "Rise", immediately after the swing scene. Kate is shocked by how much seeing Castle again affects her. She can't get him out of her head. "So…what? I just wait? Behave like old times? Let things crawl on like before, with neither of us admitting what we really want?"

'Discouraging a very doped up Kate Beckett from doing anything other than what she wants is no small feat.' A season 4 insert of sorts set between 4x16, Linchpin, and 4x17, Once Upon A Crime.

"Sure, it was the forty-eighth time he had called in the last two months, but he couldn't be the worst case they'd had. Right? He can't be the only person in New York who keeps burning their dinner." An AU Caskett meeting.

Castle has to deal with some dark thoughts as he learns Beckett is engaged to another man. Can their relationship be saved, or will Castle succumb to thoughts he'd never dreamt of having? Rated M for a reason.

Supposing that Caskett knew each other and kind of were in a relationship when Johanna died, Kate comes to Castle after Jim beat her up in one of his alcoholic rages. (Tumblr Prompt, Two-shot) Mention of slight violence!

Beckett is distraught when Castle seems to have finally given up hope on them ever being more than just partners, and he begins to pull away from her, prompting her to face up to her own feelings.

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

I'm not a cop, he thinks. I'm... not a cop. And that means there are a lot of things I can't do. But it also means... I don't have to play by the rules.

"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.

It's been three months. Three whole months with absolutely no leads and no new evidence. She thought it would get easier. Thought that if she could just get through every day then the next would be better. She was wrong. She was wrong until today. Today her life changed for the better. (AU after season 6 finale)

CASKETT: What should have happened during and after the couch scene in "To Love and Die in LA"... In my opinion anyway. Rated M for a very good reason. For those that know me this is really, REALLY NOT FEMSLASH! (But there will be more of that soon!)

"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.

"His seat-mate is the slip of a woman, all skinny and efficiency-sized." / An AU where Kate and Castle meet where they least expect. Immediately follows Johanna Beckett's death. Pre-series. Now complete.

"And who are you?" If he were more awake, he probably would have heard shatter of her last shred of confidence. "My name's Kate Beckett…" she bit her lower lip as she stared at him. "You were shot saving my life."

"Her mind flashes back to his question – his invitation to the Hamptons. He's building up ideas in her head, painting pictures of a Fourth of July spent on the beach, fireworks and bonfires; relaxation and a break from the work she's thrown herself into even harder since Memorial Day. And it's tempting." A post season 2 AU in which Castle returns after only two weeks.

S4 AU It's been a month since Kate was shot. A month since he's heard from her. A month since he's been sleepless in Manhattan.

Rick is beaten almost daily by the man supposed to be his father. Kate just wants the pain to stop. Who protects you when your own parents are the monsters? Very AU / OOC / adult themes / Caskett / very dark fic /

Just when Kate feels her life is hitting rock bottom, fate throws her right in the middle of Downtown Manhattan, on that fateful September 11, 2001. Underneath the rubble of her life, and her city, will Kate be to find hope, peace and love? AU **HIATUS**

AU. Rick's completed the Storm series and is looking for a female muse for inspiration. He hears about the stunning, illustrious Diamond through an exclusive men's club and decides he has to meet the high-end escort for himself. He's amazed by her hidden depths and floored by the realization that he just might not be man enough to handle her. (Romance/Angst)

When one of the team is marked for death, Kate has to find a way to keep herself from spiraling out of control before she loses everything. Caskett & Esplanie, but romance really takes the backseat in this.

After a case goes wrong, Kate Beckett experiences an attempted rape. With the help of her friends and Castle, she works to overcome the after effects. Can Castle help her to overcome this? What does this mean for their future?

An old cliche with a twist. Rick and Kate meet in a book store, but not in the way you'd imagine. They start to get to know one another and soon find that they both have a lot of things going on that neither expected of the other. Can they make their baggage match, or will their histories clash too much?

"Haha very funny Castle. But seriously, what am I doing in your body!" "How can I know?" "I don't like to be you." "I understand that you miss your body detective, you have amazing breasts." With that he hung up. She stared at her, o wait, his phone with open mouth and wide eyes. Did he really just told her he liked her breasts? She felt a blush warming her cheeks.

"Kate," the use of her first name has the detective's eyes popping open, another shuddering breath released from its hold in her throat, "I don't want to wait anymore," he whispers, delighted at the soft curl of her smile, the light blush that paints a pink glow against her skin. [47 seconds AU. Castle asks Beckett on a date after talking to Martha.]

Post Watershed. Kate has accepted both the proposal and the job. As she begins training while Rick is off on a long book tour she becomes quite ill. Will Rick be at her side in time?

Kate Beckett is the new nanny for Richard Castle's young daughter, trying to pay back loans and attending Community College as a way to build up credits for her entrance into the Police Academy. She takes the job as delightful Alexis's nanny thinking that it would just be that; a job. But she finds herself falling for her charge's father and finds his affections returned. AU

An M rated one shot to bridge the gap between chapters fifteen and sixteen of Jane Doe, although I suppose it could also work as a standalone fic.

"It was a rather dark and wet day in New York. For days it hasn't stopped raining and people were afraid that there'll be flooding, but Katherine Beckett couldn't care less. The weather fitted to her mood. Two days ago she was told that her mother was dead. Two days ago her life has completely changed."

For the past 5 years Richard Castle has been following Detective Nikki Heat, or at least that's what he thinks. The truth is that, for the past 5 years Richard Castle has been on a Mental Health Hospital trying to cure his mild psychosis, product from the horrible car crash he survived. HIATUS

An angsty post-ep for 'For Better Or Worse' (6x23) that explores one possible scenario for what might have happened to Castle. Description of torture, if that sort of thing bothers you. Somewhat uplifting ending.

It's Castle's birthday, and one of his gifts is that his little girl is moving back home…without Pi in her life. He didn't think he could be happier. (Very AU after the May 3 episode and finale. LOL One of those stories that was intended to stop around chapter 3 or 4 but wandered off on its own.) Involves family, some excitement, and so much fluff I should be ashamed.

Booze and flirting and sexy times! What more could you ask for from an M-rated Caskett fic?

If it only takes a moment for your life to change forever, can a 'one time thing' right the wrong? An AU Caskett meeting.

Castle and Beckett never met five years ago. Beckett's Mom's case remains unsolved, and Castle has no muse. What happens when their paths cross? An AU Target/Hunt meeting.

They meet again in the hospital. AU. Cover art by half0utloud.

Post-ep for 1x07, Home Is Where The Heart Stops. For my darling Amy. "He leans against the counter, and his eyes are so warm, so wonderful – the way that he normally looks at her when he thinks she isn't looking. This time she doesn't look away." COMPLETE.

Prompt fill for Winter Hiatus 13 "KinkoftheCastle" Castle/Beckett/Ryan/Espo Early S1: once it becomes clear Castle will be around for a while, they initiate him to the team by their usual ritual for new team members, each taking their turn.

AU: Professor Alexander Rodgers was never one for the lime light. Though he moonlights as famed novelist, Richard Castle, his true pride lies in his work teaching at NYU. All this comes to a standstill however when he finds his worlds colliding, with his alter ego called out as a person of interest in a murder investigation.

Alexis didn't survive 'Hunt' and Castle never returned to New York. 5 years later he is back.

Birthday fic for my darling KT, who actually asked for this. "I know, Castle, I know," she sobs, doesn't know what else to say, she understands, and this fire is tearing her apart. COMPLETE

"'She's teething,' he explains, slightly panicked. 'You know, announcing her way into the teenaged world. Marking herself as a woman.'" Castle has his first real experience with Alexis as a teenaged girl. One-shot. A fic encompassing familial relationships and spanning three generations.

When a soon-to-be-divorced Richard Castle goes to a poetry slam in the East Village back in 1996 he's floored when he meets a gorgeous young woman named Kate. (Rebel!Becks and young Rick Castle smut)

Richard Castle, now an old man, reminisces about his life with Beckett.

What if Kate had taken Castle up on that "debriefing" after their first case? Would that have been the end of them? Or would the writer simply have uncovered more clues to inspire him within the beautiful puzzle that was Detective Kate Beckett?

Ryan and Esposito are partners on the streets and in the sheets. They've kept their relationship from everyone but now that Beckett and Castle know, everything begins to change. What happens when a case goes wrong and everyone finds out about the boys?

She doesn't like him. Not one tiny little bit. She hates him. She hates him every minute he turns those bedroom eyes on her and heats her blood and fries her nerves. Very early in Season 1. AU. Fill for the 2013 Winter Hiatus Kink Meme. No plot to speak of.

"Rick blinked and looked again at the female figure which seemed so familiar. That wasn't even possible. He shook his head to get rid of his silly thoughts putting on his best Grampa-smile instead." What if Beckett and Castle meet by chance because of his grandchildren a decade after he got back together with Gina and never returned to the precinct? (AU - 11 years after 2x24)

When Castle's son is kidnapped, the man calling himself M doesn't demand money. He wants Castle to write a story in which Derrick Storm teams up with Detective Heat to solve the kidnapping. It's a race against time to find Rome before M decides how the story should end. Set between seas 1&2. A sequel to "Like Father Like Son." CoWritten with HugMe. Final Chapter up. Please R&R!

Kate goes undercover while Castle is left to watch from the sidelines. Will he be able to protect her even if he's off the case? And will their passions finally ignite? Set early season 4. A birthday present for my dear purplangel. Rated M for porn with plot.

Castle is sick and Beckett breaks into his apartment looking for him. What will arise as she starts caring for the man who annoys her so? Set in Season 4. Fluff and smut with some character development. Now AU because of the finale. Finally Completed :

"What was his problem? Did he have no sense of justice or morals whatsoever? He just let a killer free and all he could think about was boobs." An AU Castle/Beckett story.

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

To the girl at the table near the back of the library...

Set during season 3, Countdown. After they defuse the bomb, Rick tries to tell Kate how he feels, but Josh shows up. Castle decides he will let Kate have her life and he will finally move on. For them, there is NO TOMORROW! Or is it possible to regain that feeling?

AU It started with a visit to her father in the rehab facility. Kate never expected it to lead to time away with Richard Castle and his family in the Hamptons.

Rick wakes up from a coma. AU in which Kate is an attending and Rick is/was a patient of hers. ABANDONED, YOU CAN STEAL THIS AND CARRY ON IF YOU REALLY WANT TO

A new life. The 'something more' she had been craving lately. Will it be what they need to make their relationship work? *Post-ep for Whatershed* RATING CHANGE TO M

Okay so new story, Beckett and Castle have to go undercover this is around the time Beckett has finally realised that she loves Castle in season 4 but I'm making it so its about 5 episodes into season four because let's face it those two have been in love since day one!

Its the first Girl's Night Out since Castle and Beckett have done the deed and Lanie is prepared for an intense investigation to get all the dirty details from the tight lipped detective

Outside, cops and clerks moved about their days. She felt far away from that world. It was just her and him and he knew her and when he held her at night, she didn't feel lonely anymore. She let out a long breath. "I'm pregnant," she whispered.

"He'd awakened to the sound of her cries. The wet stream of tears falling against his chest as she curled on her side huddled against him, and he knew it would be one of those nights." - Castle comforts Kate the best way he can. STEAM ALERT!

Detective Esposito had is share of failed relantionship...Until he met a simple girl at his usual coffee shop, who happens to drink vanilla lattes too. Would she be able to break Espo's bad romantic history? Mild M

What if Castle has 2 kids? Alexis and a 10 year old son. Like his father in so many ways, Rome is creative, mischievous, and a smart alec. He wants to be a graphic novelist when he grows up his dad is his super hero, he likes to annoy his older sister, but he loves her. He's a regular kid, minus 1 important fact, he's going deaf. Final chap. up, Story 1 of series for seasons 1-5.

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

Newly-promoted investigative reporter Marty Castle starts working on her first article series. What she finds out when investigating it - and what happens while she does - will give her an unexpected, and sometimes painful, education about the things parents don't tell their children. Part of the "Their Fathers' Eyes" series, which is AU after 5x22 "Still."

A one shot circa season four, a few weeks after the Ryans' wedding. A birthday present for closingdoors and my first M rated fic. Ellie said: car sex, and I said: okay.

"I had an abortion." (future fic. no spoilers.)

There were so many things he wanted to say to her but that wasn't a part of their relationship. So he wrote her letters instead, hid them away, never intending for her to read them. Until one day, Kate stumbled upon them by mistake. Complete.

AU. While investigating the murder of a young woman, Castle and Beckett find themselves with and unexpected surprise in their hands. Caskett established. You can also read the sequel to this story "A little Christmas Surprise".

What if the crew from the 12th, unknowingly met as kids, inevitably setting the path for their futures? 100% AU and completely fun goofy fluff!

When the Dragon is slain, there's just a life to be lived. And sometimes there's more to learn in peace than in war. Complete. Separate epilogue pending.

Kate and Rick meet in a completely different setting. Kate has newborn twin girls and Rick has a 7 year old Alexis and meet in Central Park. What will become of there sudden friendship.

He has to get her out of his system somehow . . . Post-episode aftermath for 'The Limey' and going AU from there.

There is a lot more to this story than meets the eye. Kate was called to a poss. murder suicide at one of NYC's foster homes. Little did Kate or Rick realise they would find one girl that would change her life forever! Hope you like it

Rick and Kate meet for the first time at the hospital. Why are they here? How will it go? How will it impact their lives? Read to find out ;- Rick: 30; Kate: 23; Alexis: 5

Friends with benefits. A bad idea when said partners are in love. It's even worse when they can't communicate their feelings. What happens when they both settle for casual because they think it's all they can have? Complications and consequences arise.

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

Castle is involved in a car crash and his and Beckett's lives give a 180º turn. With a long recovery ahead, will they become closer or even farther apart? Angst and fluff in equal measure. Enjoy!

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

set into the future, about 3 years. The perfect Castle family -because of course only a perfect family can come out of those two- lives a quiet life ... but a certain MotorCycle Boy just doesn't seem to be able to accept it