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

'Castle 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.

Only one person can make him start to feel whole again, like something more than a broken shell of a human. One person. And he doesn't even know her real name. *AU based loosely on 4x12*

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!

"He's never been good at these..." Castle and Beckett meet at a bar pre-season. One-shot.

When Kate gets into a car accident, the outcome of her injury is retrograde amnesia – she doesn't remember her life after 2008. Rick, as a result, is left to deal with the consequences of his wife's memory loss while she comes to terms with their life together. Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr. 2014 Ficathon Entry.

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.

Sequel to 'heart so helpless'. Castle and Beckett's struggles to overcome their past, the murders, and the mess they left behind. Cover art by half0utloud. COMPLETE.

Kate goes through a myriad of emotions in her second pregnancy as she recalls her first. ONESHOT.

A series of oneshots, each of which can stand alone, but that are connected by the common theme of trust. The first installment takes place toward the beginning of the S4-S5 interim. As for the rest, they take place sometime after Caskett becomes canon. This is not updated with any particular regularity, as it is not a continuous plot. It is marked as complete for the same reason.

Things don't go as planned on their wedding day. Then again, when have things ever been easy between these two? A story where things are not as they seem. Starts out very dark but ends with no small amount of romance. Now Complete.

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

"You all think - All anyone has done for the past three days is crack jokes and call him my husband and I hate it. This isn't funny. Not to me." *scene insert for 6x23 (For Better or For Worse)*

The night had been long and dark. My post-ep for "Veritas." Happy Mother's Day to everyone celebrating today.

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

"Mommy? Where did the circle on your heart come from?"

Castle and Beckett have the opportunity to finish their conversation from 6x04, as Pi, Martha and Alexis are nowhere to be found. It may have started out as an argument, but it ended up as so much more.

This is an extended scene for the dance at the end of 6x15, just because it ended so damn soon!

She's not easy.

Some speculation based on the tiny 6x17 spoiler found in China Central TV News' set visit. Castle and Beckett are in a car accident.

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-

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

Insert for Disciple, set right after Kelly Nieman's interrogation.

"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.

"Don't, Castle," Kate cautioned him, sitting up and drawing her knees to her chest. "Don't tell me that it's okay. Don't try and make this better. If that training exercise had been real, I'd be dealing with a lot worse than a couple of bruises." ...Valkyrie missing moment- between his arrival and discussing that case file.

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

Beckett remembers wearing her Dress Blues at Roy's funeral. She remembers standing on the podium, and she remembers everything just going black. She doesn't remember the gun shot. Or anything else. What happens when Castle and Beckett have one less lie standing in their way? A season 4 AU, canon until 3.24 Knockout. 2013 Ficathon Entry.

A thirty day fanfiction challenge. Each chapter is based on a prompt word. Loosely connected, but not chronological. Each is exactly one thousand words. SPOILERS for all US aired episodes.

Beckett is diagnosed with brain cancer. Set one month after Always/After the Storm.

"She doesn't try to hide it. She wants him to know, she wants him to see just how much this hurts." Spoilers for Watershed. A "What If?" scenario written for a lovely bunch of people who hinted not so subtly that they wanted it.

A/U It's definitely not love at first sight. Prickly, aloof and strait-laced Kate Beckett isn't what Rick expected when he hires someone to protect a young Alexis. She's all business while he's all about the play. Shallow, irresponsible and a playboy is how Beckett would characterize her latest employer. But sometimes first impressions can turn out to be wrong.

"Castle." She whispers, fingers reaching up to trace his lips. "Tell me you love me." Trigger warning: Self Harm. COMPLETE.

AU. Lethal, hard-edged assassin Kate Beckett is hired to kill the handsome, best-selling author Richard Castle. But when everything's not as it should be, and feelings get muddled along the way, can she really think of him as just another paper target? Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. COMPLETE.

He wanted to be there. Wants to be there, so badly. Follows The Vigil in the Sweetheart series. In progress.

"But it's been a year and he's not a stupid man. He can listen to what her silence is telling him." Set post hospital scene in Rise. What if Kate let her fear win and never reached out to Castle again? One-shot, complete.

Still reeling following his daughters kidnapping, Castle can't cope, and it could mean the end of his relationship with Kate. Disclaimer: The characters belong to Andrew W. Marlowe, not to me, though I wish they did because I would definitely have them kissing with the lights on!

"Sliding his hands down, he hoisted her up, set her on the smooth, wide, perfectly positioned banister. Whoever built this porch deserved a bonus." This is the 3rd and final M-Rated companion piece to "Unwritten" by Caffinate-me. Co-written with Kate Christie.

A Castle/Beckett wedding. "Look at yourself, Kate. Look how radiant you are." COMPLETE.

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

Kate divorced him over a year before. But while dropping off their two-year-old daughter, Castle discovers that Kate is still in love with him. Will the deal they strike be enough for either of them? COMPLETE

If it were possible for time to stop, for the earth to pause in its spinning, it would happen for them on this night. The hours between "Always" and "After the Storm." Now complete.

Rick Castle stands in the bedroom doorway, watching and listening... He still struggles sometimes to believe she's actually here, believe that she's his. Fluffy one-shot.

"She gave him her body. She gave him her body and her words and her heart. She gave him all her rain-soaked skin could allow." How they spend their summer. 'Always' spoilers. COMPLETE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

"I'm not going anywhere until I get some answers as to why you're evidently injured and not in a hospital." Minor,synopsis mainly,SPOILERS for "Headhunters" 4x21. *Chapter 5 up now. COMPLETE

Post 47 Seconds and The Limey with SPOILERS for Headhunters. After deciding to shadow a gang crimes detective, Castle has to deal with some unexpected consequences. Oneshot.

Post "47 Seconds". A cold winter day... yeah, I know, just bear with me... an unlikely accident and an angry Castle to the rescue. Need I say more? Rated M. One-shot.

spoilers for 47 Seconds. Title says it all. oneshot.

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

She needs to relax. This really isn't helping. Caskett, oneshot.

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

In which Kate Beckett is afraid of thunderstorms.

Rick returns home and something's wrong.