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

Beckett's homecoming one cold Thanksgiving night in the future. Some Spoilers for 6 x 10. This story has expanded to include several Thanksgiving as we follow the lives of the Caskett family into the future

"Always. 'Till death do us part, and for the time of our lives"... And when death does do them part… What's supposed to go next? Especially since this time, Beckett can't afford going down the rabbit whole, because this time, she's not alone. Will this beacon of hope be enough to keep her together? *Character Death*

It starts to come back to him. Flashes of brilliant colour against the grey fog of his mind. Light. Flashing. Reflected. And- Words, slurred on his lips. "I love you." Season Four AU.

"Because this is the woman he loves and her alter ego, the character he based off of her, both in the same bed with him. It's twice the fun, twice the pleasure and best of all, twice the 'heat'." A prompt fill for Lou (lousiemcdoogle).

"The difference is, last night they drifted to sleep after each round, sated, happy, and blissfully worn out. But now, sleep is the last thing on their minds and the awkward silence has definitely set in." A missed conversation that takes place in 'After the Storm'. For (@ MissKM )

It's his wedding shirt she wears, soft, white and no longer crisp. Post The Time Of Our Lives. For Adriana.

Her eyes search his at the door. Pupils rapid, darting back and forth, manic with something he's seen flares of before but hasn't dared put a name to. Post Cops and Robbers.

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

"For years since her mother passed away she'd been trying to find her way, her north star. She needs to find her place, her home. She's had to let go of too many things in her life, and her heart can't take much more." An AU take on what could have happened after the fight scene in "Watershed". (5X24)

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

"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.

"She's forceful when she rolls him onto his back and shifts so that she's lying on top of him completely, but it's purely so that she has his full attention. He blinks up at her with wide eyes that tell her although they're married; he still wonders if he's good for her." A post-ep for 7X06

"He's beginning to think she remembers far more than she's saying. He's beginning to think that she's missing because she's at medical appointments: more than just physical therapy appointments. And now she's here, in his loft, for at least a week, and doped into a state where those walls she talked about seem to have fallen down." S4 AU, 1 month in. Property of ABC/Marlowe.

AU Post 'For Better or Worse' The search for Richard Castle.

Beckett is forced to take two weeks of paid leave, and Castle invites her to the Hamptons with him. She reluctantly agrees, and starts to discover that her feelings for him are stronger than she was willing to admit.

Beckett: "What are we playing for?" Castle: "Pride. Or clothing." Beckett: "Clothing." A 2-shot take on the poker scene in 1.08. Pure fluff. No plot to speak of. Castle belongs to ABC and Marlowe.

A post-ep for 7x01, Driven. One-shot.

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

On the verge of starting something new, Beckett accepts Castle's invitation to the Hampton's only to have Gina arrive before he can reply. The lonely summer stretches ahead but that's not the last Kate sees of Castle or his family. An AU Season Two ending and Summer 2014 Ficathon entry.

Our favorite writer wakes up on a boat in the middle of nowhere, dazed, confused, and ... shirtless? He's being targeted by a mysterious new enemy and it looks like his only choice is to go into hiding. Who better to accompany him than his gorgeous partner and fiancee? A post-S6 AU, with a fluffy reunion scene, some very unusual wedding vows, and heaps of suspense. Now Complete.

What if Castle was still in the car in 5x08 After Hours? This is an AU for the ending of the episode. Castle!whump

"Her carefully constructed walls had been well-acknowledged, but his had been overlooked, even as they had strained with the ferocity of his love for her. Four words from her and they'd crumbled entirely." An AU take on what happened after the deleted scene from "Always" (4x23).

And as much as he tries, as desperately as he wants this experience to be filled with nothing but joy and positivity for her, he knows that in the end, there are going to be these moments of emotional pain that he can't shield her from. All he can do is hold her, curl his body around her and their baby and hope his love is enough.*Complete*

A day spent in his company gives her a bad headache and an almost overwhelming desire to hit him. Or shoot him. But under it all she can feel the current tugging at her. Because he's sexy in the bad-boy way that's always turned her on. Season 1. In the beginning, Marlowe created Castle and Beckett. I own nothing.

Bored at the precinct, Castle goes out with Ryan to follow up on a lead. One-Shot. *Based off a prompt from lousiemcdoogle.*

She wanted him. She wasn't supposed to want him. He was her partner. Castle was her partner. Based off of the SVU fic "Ropes" by MaddyM.

S6 opening fic. Mild spoilers. "Javi, I can't come back. I have my work here and…" she sighs, lowering her voice. "We agreed on a break. I just—It's too soon," she tells him, embarrassed to admit what a screw-up she's made of everything; the fairytale romance so many people were gambling their happy ending on turned to ordinary shit by her hand.'

One-shot based on the Kill Shot promo, so obviously some spoilers!