(7x06 AU) Instead of sending him home, the artifact is shot out of Castle's hand, breaking the artifact and leaving him trapped in the world where he and Beckett never met. Stuck in a world where nothing is right, Rick is torn between convincing this Kate that they belong together and trying to find a way back to his own. [Castle Fanfication 2019]

'He's never known a laugh more beautiful than the one that belonged to her. He'd never forget it either.' One shot.

‚She turned big red-rimmed eyes to her mother, searching for answers. „Can you be in love with someone you've only had one night with, mom?"' How a one-night-stand between Kate and Rick saved Johanna Beckett's life. AU. Set 1999

An entry for the Castle Ficathon Winter 2018: Kate accepted the task force job in D.C. and she and Rick haven't spoken since, but when he becomes the victim of a violent attack and she rushes to the city in its aftermath, will it pave the road back to one another? (Hint: Yes)

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."

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

Castle Soulmate Semi-AU Circa Season 2 finale/Season 3. Two-Shot.

Sometimes the wrong number can actually be the right one. Caskett One-Shot. FFYG Semi-AU

Kate Beckett has a daughter she received at only sixteen, but despite her being a single mom she's managed to become a homicide detective only 9 years later. When Kate meets Richard Castle she doesn't recognize him at first but as he continues to be rather sweet to her and her daughter she can't help finding him becoming a friend.

"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.

Richard Castle accidentally stumbles into something amazing during while Detective Kate Beckett is staying at his Loft after her apartment went boom. For CastlePornado. Rated M.

(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*

'All he wants for his birthday is to move past her. But his heart doesn't want that at all. His heart wants Kate Beckett to show up at his door and prove him wrong. Or, better yet, prove all of his previous misgivings about her, about them, right. But there aren't enough birthday wishes in the world to make that one come true.' Post 4x19 AU for Castle's birthday.

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?

On an ordinary day in a mundane week in a forgetful month, she was somebody's mom.

'This is ridiculous. This is absolutely ridiculous and she can't believe she's about to agree to it.' Dancing with the Stars AU.

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.

'She doesn't know where she is, only that he isn't here, that amidst all of the pain surging through her veins, she's more acutely aware of the harsh emptiness in the middle of her chest. She can't determine if it's because the bullet shattered her heart, or if it's because he took it with him when he left.' A Castle Halloween Bash 2017 entry. Set post 3x24, 'Knockout'.

Kate figures out a way to tell Castle about her pregnancy

'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.

This is the M rated chapter insert for Leave the Light On that goes between chapter 12 and 13. Coming back from recovery after taking a bullet for her, Beckett finally admits how she truly feels about Castle and takes him back to her apartment for the night. [Complete]

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.

They're both muddling through life. Her days are full of politics and paperwork. His are spent surfing the web in his underwear and buying gadgets to drive his mother crazy. Could a charity auction be what Captain Kate Beckett and novelist Richard Castle need to find their way together? Or will fumbles and stubbornness keep them apart? AU. A Castle 2015 Hiatus Ficathon story.

"Detective Castle, this is Katherine Beckett, famous mystery novelist with 26 bestsellers to date, perhaps 27 soon if this all works out. And your shadow for the foreseeable future." AU.

For Detective Kate Beckett, getting to know her barista, Rick, better may end up being more than she bargained for. Caskett AU. Trigger warnings inside.

'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.

'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.

'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.

Officer Kate Beckett is just trying to make her way through the holiday season with as little yuletide interaction as possible, but the more frequently she runs into a Santa Claus named Rick, the more he might be succeeding in warming her up to the season generally known as her least favorite. Caskett pre-series AU meet.

"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

"Why don't you flirt with me anymore?"

'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.

It's high school and freshman Dana Scully has a new pen pal, F.M., as a project for her class. Will she ever discover who she's been writing to?

"I wish I could see your face, Rick, but the only thing I see is your shape." Caskett AU meeting Rating: T [for now] Angst/Comfort

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

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.)

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.

Many years earlier, childhood best friends Rick and Kate made a marriage pact. Now, while playing a silly quiz game, the topic resurfaces. AU. One Shot.

Kate's been in a coma for 2 years. When she awakens, she learns that Castle let her go. He's moved on for the sake of his sanity. Can she forgive him for abandoning her? Will Castle risk his heart again to be with Kate? Love always finds a way. Or so they say!

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.

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.

The first time they used her handcuffs in the bedroom. Post-episode tag for 5x02 "Cloudy With A Chance Of Murder."

'The glimpse of her face, her smile illuminating his screen, causes his chest to burn, consumed by fire that chars his heart. He loves her, but it's not enough. It's too much. And he can't take anymore.' An alternate end to season 4 that changes everything.

Two strangers meet in a bar and spend a single night together, never to meet again. Can it really be that simple? Of course not.

Set in season 10. Mulder tries to convince Scully to come home.

A fill in the blanks/between the scenes on the evolution of Mulder and Scully's physical relationship.

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.

"She glanced down at the slip of paper on the passenger seat, crossed with the hasty scrawl of the address. Yup. This was the place, all right." What if, in Headhunters, Castle found himself dumped out in the sticks mid-investigation by Slaughter? Belated birthday present for the lovely Nic/ColieMacKenzie. Twoshot. Rating will go up in the second chapter.

After an assassination attempt on President Dalton which pushes his knowledge of a cover up involving Secretary Marsh's death into the public spotlight, Elizabeth must deal with the aftermath.

"Castle lingered a moment longer, and when he glanced down as he stood, he noticed the edge of a notebook peeking out from underneath Beckett's desk. He grabbed it, then turned towards the direction she had gone. 'Beckett,' he called. 'You forgot your…' It was too late. By the time he had shouted, the elevator doors had closed." Set early season 4. Three-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.

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

Katherine Beckett is the city's most influential women's self help journalist. What happens when she becomes more involved in her next story than she initially intended? A Caskett AU story based on "How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days" for the 2015 Castle Summer Ficathon

"What is she thinking? Uprooting her life, leaving the only town she's ever called home, and, even worse, dragging her father along because she's too selfish to leave him behind. But the new job should excite her. And it does. Secret Service Agent? It's a leap she never thought she'd take." Based on a prompt from the castlefanficprompts tumblr.

' "I like brunettes," Castle murmurs, insinuatingly. "I like writers," Beckett purrs.' An alternative story as to what happened during, and after, the dinner scene in 2.14, The Third Man. Three shot, sheer fluff. PWP.

"Hi, I hope you forgive me one day for this..."

Totally AU where Beckett has a younger sister. Rated T for language that is sure to come later.

Starts near the end of Season 2. Excerpt: "The irony of the situation didn't escape her ... She'd avoided even a hint of a romantic liaison with Castle, because she didn't want to be a conquest. She didn't want to be used. She needed respect ... It would be funny if it wasn't so damned tragic."

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

"She's Kate Beckett and it's midnight and she's falling apart on his doorstep." An AU set two months after Season 3. COMPLETE.

This is not a place where St Nicholas would distribute presents, though it might be where his demons let off steam. Danger abounds here: hot, heavy and welcome. This is a club where dreams can come true. Of course, dreams should only be a one-time experience... See CH1&3 A/N for Warnings Before Reading and note M-rating. Castle belongs to ABC/Marlowe.

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

Castle and Beckett takes care of a child whose mother was murdered. Please try it :) COMPLETED.

Det. Kate Beckett isn't so sure about her new partner, Det. Richard Castle. He's irritating and doesn't always play by her rules...he also just might be the one person she never knew she needed. AU set circa Season 1.

Post-ep for 2x24 Beckett deals with the aftermath of Gina showing up at the precinct and then leaving for the summer with Castle. She makes great efforts to move on with her life, and then disaster strikes. "Make. Me. Care." She uttered the words one last time in a tissue thin voice, as cruel, embarrassing tears coursed down her cheeks. "Too late, Kate. You already do."

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.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

A few bad decisions and unfortunate circumstances leave Kate Beckett, age 19, homeless just a few months after her mother's death. Richard Castle happens upon her in the park one day, not knowing he's just met his biggest fan.

This is a Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon EntryKate gets called into the school for a parent/teacher conference because her daughter keeps getting in fights with Alexis Castle. Johanna Beckett is also still alive. As such, this story is very AU.

She's competitive. She might not call it that, but she is. Has to compete with him at absolutely everything. Sometimes she wins. Sometimes he does. Maybe it's time they both did.

"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

When Fox Mulder is assigned a new partner on the X Files, the last thing he expected to do was fall in love with her. Or her daughter.

What if Kate said yes to Castle's invite to spending the summer with him in the Hamptons? What would've happened between the two? 4/5 years later, is the dance still going on or did the music finally stop? Set late season 6/early season 7.

It's not the same Richard Castle who got her pregnant. The one who was rescued is distant, doesn't touch her and hasn't felt their child move. It is decision time. S7 AU. Tumblr prompt

A fill for the prompt: "My tent just broke and I'm not about to sleep by myself in there now, so can you scoot over?". Castle, Beckett, and the rest of the team decide to take a trip to the woods. COMPLETE.

What would happen if Castle and Beckett switched bodies? Set late Season 2 (Assuming Demming doesn't exist)

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

Probable Cause AU. A fill for CastleFanFicPrompts. One Shot.

Richard Castle has no one. No one except his month old child and he has no idea what he's doing. His career is suffering. His thoughts are bordering on insanity and he needs something, someone to come help. One fateful night in the infant of a convenience store, his life changes

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.

RESUBMITTED. Castle AU, same jobs, different meeting. After a couple of dates Castle finds out Beckets biggest secret, something she only shares with people she has loved and trusted for a long time.

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

"When he pulled her arms off his chest, a lightening bolt of fear shot through her with the thought that he wasn't going to forgive her, he was too hurt, that she might have broken them already."

'Castle kissing Kate's bruises.' - Prompt fill from the castlefanficprompts Tumblr page. Takes place immediately after Always. One shot.

Set post 47 Seconds. Castle is finished being Beckett's partner but he wants to tell her why. Set three days after the show ends. Slightly AU. Now Complete.

"Sliding a finger under the sealed flap, he couldn't help the little flutter of excitement in his chest at the prospect of a surprise." Kate sends Castle on a Christmas trek through Manhattan. Fill for a ThankYouTerri prompt as a gift for Hawkgal08 in thanks for her generous donation to the Young Storytellers Foundation. Thanks to Alex and Dia for so much beta.

""I will sign the papers but…" She takes in a deep breath. "From tomorrow until Christmas, could you… hug me at least once a day?" she shrinks into her chair, feeling smaller than ever." Future AU. Angsty Christmas fic

A drunken Kate Beckett is not what he had expected for Christmas, but he's not complaining. A season 2 AU holiday oneshot.

Alexis walks into the loft studying the scene before her, Martha and Kate on the sofa with her father on the floor more importantly her grandmother feeding a baby. "Alexis, meet your brother." A different take on when Alexis walks into the loft in 6x10

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.

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.

Prompt: Castle helps Beckett through a panic attack. And how the sky gets heavy when you are underneath it.

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.

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

"You know, I remember being told by a certain morgue technician that I shouldn't get into a drinking competition with you because you would drink me under the table. Where did that Kate go?" - set between S4 and S5.

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

"I think I may be..." Her voice quietened as she tossed her head toward the area of the master bedroom. She remained silent as the sounds of Rick's snoring seemed to bring her ease. "I think I may be pregnant." Slight AU.

AU after S3. Its been just over a year since Rick was shot, nearly 2 since Kate was. She lives with him now, and late one night, she discovers that she isnt the only one having nightmares and Rick isnt the only Castle that worries about her. Kate finally gets the mother daughter relationship she's been missing, even if it is a little different. Kate/Alexis, established Caskett!

After her apartment is blown up, Kate Beckett has trouble sleeping during a thunderstorm. Could the solution be right down the hall? Takes place in Season 2.

It should have brought them closer together, not torn them apart – she understands this now. What she doesn't know is whether any way back for them still remains. Future fic - Complete. **Winner of 'Favorite M rated Fanfic Multi-chp' in the 2013 Castle Fanfic Writers Guild Awards**

Young Kate Beckett had looked for a night to forget only to find it turned into one she would remember for the rest of her life. AU

Post-47 Seconds. 'Kate stands several feet away from Castle's spot at the far end of the bar, hands jammed into her pants pockets, fists curled up tight with her short nails digging half-moons into her palms while the writer studiously tries to ignore her. "You're angry." "You think?" His voice is harsh, dripping sarcasm.

When she had been in Rick's arms it was like the rest of the world didn't exist. The ringing of a phone proved that unfortunately it did. Set post Always

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.

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.

AU. Mulder and Scully meet in a bar. He wants to get closer, but she's got a daughter.

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

"They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but words can capture things that pictures miss." Sequel to "Her Diamonds." Castle has an idea to help Beckett keep her mother's memory close... write about it.

The night after Kate and Rick have a fight, and she can't sleep without him in the bed. Smut!

The title says it all. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Spoilers for season four, but as you will see, quite a lot of it is. . .missing.

How did you destroy a man's entire life? Erase everything he'd thought he'd known? It couldn't be easy to have some of your most basic assumptions about your life thrown into question. AU. Alexis comes to Beckett with some interesting news.

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

"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

Episode Fix for The Limey, because Kate should never have made that last phonecall, she should have been angry! and gone after her guy demanding an explanation. It's M, folks!

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

A blast from Kate's past yields an interesting, very ADULT, result. VERY A/U, read, sorta slash-y , and will COMPLETELY deserve the M rating. You've been warned. COMPLETE!

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

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

Sequel to Summer Heat. Castle and Beckett are officially 'dating', but with that positive term comes obstacles they hadn't initially signed on for. Can their relationship stand the test of the holiday season, and time in general?

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.

Castle knows exactly how to please her...her body readily responds as chills run up her spine and a moan escapes from deep within her throat.

Rick Castle, who kept her from freezing to death and held her hand in front of a bomb, prepared to die with her, wasn't who she was going home with. Kate's night after the end of Countdown.

Kate is drinking and Rick comes to her rescue...

When Beckett takes a day off of work, Castle senses that something isn't quite right. Can he solve the mystery?

Set a year or so into the future, Castle finds himself exhausted with the game Beckett and him are playing. When he threatens to quit shadowing her, Beckett has a decision to make.

Beckett was ignoring him after he got back from the Hamptons, and he is tired of it. He lets her take out her frustrations but at what cost? I suck at summaries so read and then see!

Beckett is sick and Castle takes care of her. Pure fluffy goodness - very little plot for the time being. I upped the rating because I realise that every now and again, there's a bad word :o

Beckett isn't feeling well and Castle can tell.

Just one touch. That's all it takes. Post 3.06 - 3XK.

AU tag to S2. What if Kate hadn't kept her anger about Castle's departure to herself when he finally came back?

Castle returns from the Hamptons. He spars with Beckett, and the end result isn't pretty. Caskett. Enjoy and please review.

After a harrowing case, Scully comes down with a bad case of the flu and tries to deal with the aftermath of the assignment. With Mulder's help of course.

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

Rick & Kate play a childish game of Truth or Dare but end up with far more than they bargained for. Warning contains smut!

Richard Castle returns home late one evening to discover he is not alone.

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

Sometimes Kate just doesn’t listen. How far will Castle go to prove he’s right? Are the possible consequences worth it? Or will everything blow up in his face?

Beckett becomes ill, Castle takes care of her. My take on how this would go.

What better way to get two people to talk than to trapping them together in a storage closet! Warn: Little bit of coarse language

Scully gets married to a man, who isn't Mulder, and he turns out to be abusive.Mulder must find a way to get her out of the marriage before its too late and she turns up dead. PLS R&R MSR UPDATED!

After the Storm... there is only Kate Beckett... Snippets of the lives that make up Caskett after "A Death in the Family"... Hope you enjoy!

Skinner receives an email from the organizer of the Bureau team-building seminar, and has a little chat with his agents about their behavior.

Scully is fed up with Mulder and his ditching, not to mention skirt chasing when she's around. A Fight ensues and things between them will never be the same, one way or another. Set in approx. Season 6. : COMPLETE!