While following a lead in a gruesome homicide case, Captain Kate Beckett disappears and is eventually presumed dead. Six years later she's found, barely alive, in a cabin in the woods, only to return to a world she no longer recognizes. An Absentia-inspired Castle fic.

Castle's a wreck after the shooting, struggling with his feelings for Kate while navigating her months-long lack of communication. He reluctantly enters therapy at his daughter's request and starts to put the pieces together - until he bumps into Kate at a coffee shop. Reeling with betrayal, he puts their partnership on hold. Canon until Post-Knockout. COMPLETE.

"He got the text on a quiet Sunday evening. 'Come over'" Kate needs a friend, and Castle is there. Set fairly late in Season 3. One shot. Complete.

"We should date. For Christmas." / AU

An episode by episode tag for season three. Any AU versions will be marked.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But sometimes the fall is laden with bumps and bruises. Jakes journey to adulthood fits that bill.

Caskett run into each other after not seeing each other for years. One shot but could be more.

A tiny glimpse into Caskett's missed movie night (4x23).

'There was a story, always a story, and she was only here temporarily, but she wanted to know his, wanted to invest in his. And hadn't she just discussed yesterday with Decker that fraternizing with fellow recruits was a bad thing' AU for 8x15, 'Fidelis Ad Mortem'.

There was no stopping, after that first time. Set post episode 8x07. No spoilers for any upcoming episodes.

"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.

What happens when they get to cheat, and read the last page first? Set immediately after 'Flowers for Your Grave'

Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry. Castle's first time at the Becketts' cabin, summer after season four.

"Why? So I can be one of your conquests?" - "Or I could be one of yours." Episode insert for 1x01, 'Flowers For Your Grave. Prompt fill for the ThankYouTerri campaign.

M-rated insert between Chapters 33 and 34 from the tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

Castle escapes to Vegas for the weekend to "clear his head". Beckett ends up on the first flight out to sin city to change his mind. Set immediately before 4x20, The Limey. Three shot.

Fluff Friday and National Poetry Month. "Could I concentrate/ on anything but your leg against mine /under the table?" -Marilyn Hacker, Runaways Cafe II; Set sometime after Still.

She's always been a fan. Of the taste. Of the feel. The smell. The sinful intoxication that comes with each mouthful that bathes her tongue. Only it's not her tongue being bathed right now... Happy Easter.

"'I'm not going home. Not until you tell me why you're so pissed.' He pauses, tilting his head as he studies her. 'Actually, no. Not until you tell me why you're hurt. Because that's what this is, right? You're hurt.'" Castle confronts Beckett after his return to the precinct in 3x01.

This one shot picks up from 5x03 Secrets's Safe With Me. from a Tumblr gif prompt. PROMPT: Caskett enjoys some fun in the shower. I'm not usually the type to write smut, but here goes.

Beckett and Castle bump into each other in the city. Late season four. FLUFF. One-shot.

Set Post Limey. Castle is pursuing "uncomplicated" with the flight attendant. Kate is thinking she's too late and is trying to move on. Can she make it without her sidekick? And what surprises add to her dilemma. A/N This is my first FanFic. Helpful critiques and suggestions welcome. Be kind.

Based on Lousie McDoogle's prompt - post- "Resurrection" family ice cream binge. MilMar and ABC own the characters and all the real stuff. I just add a few words here and there in homage.

post-ep and filler for 'Reckoning' 7x15. Castle comes in at the tail-end of Beckett's rescue of herself, offering the strength to gather her up again.

Set after 5.10 'Significant Others'. Beckett questions Meredith's reasons for the end of her marriage with Castle, and worries that they are heading for the same fate. Written as a Valentine's gift for whatifellinlovewith, as part of caskettvalentines on Tumblr.

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.

"Okay, Castle. Remind me how it feels when we work together." An insert for 7x11, Castle P.I.

Takes place just moments after 'Time of Our Lives'. Jim and Kate have a lovely father/daughter moment.

"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 )

an insert for Veritas 6x22, in between the discovery of the cassette tape and her arrest of William Bracken (for my purposes, the arrest occurred in DC). Dedicated to Adriana (@AAR1806).

"Even though he's terrified he may have overstepped, he believes it's worth it if only he can give her just a little bit of the hope she gives him. If only he can show her that magic does exist and they've been dancing around the edges of it for longer than he imagined." A mid-season 4 oneshot. Winner of 3rd place in the Castle Hiatus Fanfiction Writing Contest.

Castle Christmas. Spoilers for current season seven of Castle (but not for tonight's episode in this specific chapter). Each day of the Advent calendar (December 1-25), please expect a chapter to be posted as my gift to you this holiday season, as well as a song from the playlist (youtube: chezchuckles).

All of my love, clumsy and loud: Kate Beckett, Rick Castle, and slow steps forward.

3x24 Insert. A look at the night after Montgomery's death. AU, but considering that we don't know much of what happened between the hangar and funeral, it can work as canon.

7x06 sort of insert. I don't even know. Castle hasn't been sleeping and neither have I. Lol.

a post-ep for 7x04 "Child's Play." thanks to jyleafer15 for awesome cover art.

Episode insert for 7x01, 'Driven.' Jim Beckett checks up on Kate during the time that Castle is missing.

A 7x03 post-ep that picks up right where the show left off. I own nothing, I am simply borrowing from the genius mind of AWM.

The candles on the nightstand flicker, flames dancing in the breeze created by his body as he tumbles off the bed, mouth still gaping. *Post ep for 7x03*

a post-ep for 7x02 Montreal. "Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart." -Charles Dickens

The package comes on a Tuesday, two weeks before what would have been their first anniversary. (An AU take on the first two eps of S7)

A quick one-shot based off the first sneak peek for 7x03 "Clear and Present Danger" as if Beckett's phone hadn't rung and interrupted her and Castle

'She wants to welcome him home in an entirely different way.' One shot based on a sneak peek for 7x03, Clear and Present Danger.

It didn't happen that first night back home. Or the second. Not even that first week. Castle and Beckett work at reclaiming their intimacy and reaffirming their love. Post-DRIVEN. One Shot. Rated M.

"…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.

"A case. They must have caught a case and something happend. Something must have went wrong." A story during their first year being in a relationship in which Kate is injured and Rick takes care of her. COMPLETE.

Our favorite writer and detective do a bit of show and tell of two of their "firsts." rated M for safe keeping...

[Post "47 Seconds." Long one-shot.] Castle and Beckett have a long-overdue heart to heart with many miles between them.

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?

Wrongly accused of two murders he didn't commit, Richard Castle escapes police custody in hopes of proving his own innocence. FBI Agent Kate Beckett is on the team assigned to bring him in, but as the bizarre evidence stacks up, she begins to question his guilt-particularly after meeting him face-to-face. AU. 2014 Ficathon Entry

These are some scenes I have missed in the episode. También disponible en español de España.

Post ep for 6x21 Law & Boarder. It's exactly what you think. Shameless.

Post-ep for Boom. Life at Chez Castle.

'If she was being completely honest, she hadn't spared him a thought in ages; they hadn't spoken or crossed paths since their break-up...' Set late S6, Kate runs into a familiar face at a coffee shop.

Her head hits the top of the trunk and she curses, her full body weight falling back onto Castle. He groans as her elbow connects with his jaw. Inspired by the behind the scenes photos released for 6x22, Veritas. Doesn't contain actual spoilers, because I really don't know what the episode will be a about. This is just a prediction.

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

A prequel of sorts to my fic 'fugaces labuntur anni', although you don't need to have read that to understand this. The life of Alexander James Castle.

Post-episode fic for In The Belly Of The Beast. "You were with me the whole time." Rated T. *Updated 03/24/2014* Final chapter has just been posted!

Beckett gets proposed to which leads her to an interesting realisation as she imagines married life. What does Castle have to do with it? Caskett.

A post-ep for 6x17 - The missing reunion scene between the woods and the precinct. EXTENDED TO FOUR CHAPTERS.

A sequel to 'Coming Home'. "She thinks she understands – the life she led here for three solitary months is still a mystery to him. So she gives him latitude to catch-up, to ease into the small space she made for herself: the sharply delineated edges that her DC life was defined and constrained by. She resolves to show him that he missed nothing, while all she missed was him."

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

A mid-episode filler for "Watershed." Before Castle met Beckett at the swings, he called her father. Jim Beckett's POV of Caskett, at least in part.

"No, it's… okay. It's okay. I'm… glad you're okay." A post-ep/AU of cops and robbers, co-written by tombombadillo and closingdoors.

My take on what happens after the very last scene in 4x23 – Always

Beckett and Castle realize that her 'wall' is beginning to fall and they can finally see a future together. But nothing is that easy, especially with outside forces attempting to destroy them. While they are both determined to keep their family together, will living on the run tear them apart? Or should they just be more focused on staying alive? AU after Cops and Robbers.

A starry night. The faint light from the stars flickers across the sky and gives her a sense of peace. A faint moment of calm in the midst of the chaos. A sob breaks free. Angst. Oneshot.

Picks-up at the end of 6X17. What happens when Kate follows Castle into the bedroom. One-Shot.

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)

Takes place towards the end of 'The squab and the quail' and takes a life of its own. One-Shot.

post-ep/fill-in for 6x17 'In The Belly Of the Beast'. Kate makes her way back to him.

In response to seilleanmor's filius est pars patris, a continuation of This Is the Dreamworld that allows Rick Castle to be alive and present for his child's birth. Not necessary to have read mine or hers, just know that Castle's 'Dreamworld' surprise arrival in DC left Kate Beckett knocked up.

Co-authored by cartographical, chezchuckles, and muppet 47. Something of a post-ep for Recoil. 'As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.'

Castle and Beckett spend an evening looking through a scrapbook and discussing their life.

The beat changed long ago - something driving that rattles the floor and echoes in her bones - but still they sway, caught up in the moment. In each other. *Smells Like Teen Spirit post ep*

A short post 6x15 ep. story. My first fanfic ever...Because I really needed something to start with and Andrew Belle is really my inspiration at the moment...

a kind of post-ep continuation of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' 6x15. thanks to detectivekbeckett on tumblr for the prompt: clearly castle and beckett have both heard "In My Veins" before this episode.

In Beckett's 'Hierarchy of Needs' after coffee, food and shelter came justice then security. Fashionable boots definitely had a tier but falling head over heels in love did not. She wanted a relationship she could contain. Post-ep for Food to Die For. Now Complete.

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**

[AU somewhere in S3 post-3x17.] Beckett discovers what Castle is made of: big things and little things and silly things, and maybe a bit of magic too.

When they want to reenact some of their most tantalizing fantasies, where do Kate Beckett and Richard Castle get their ideas? The silver-screen. A collection of stand-alone stories revolving around B/C reenacting sexual situations in movies. (Marked as complete, for now)

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 had been three days since he had last seen her smile, three days since he had last heard her laugh. Most importantly, it had been three days since he had told her 'I love you', but now, where is she?

The bank explodes and so do the emotions inside Beckett. She enters the building with only one thing in her mind - Castle. She finds him alive. Will she be able to hold back her emotions? Slightly AU take on Cops & Robbers - Note the rating change. Complete.

This was originally just a cute, fluffy one-shot of what I thought should happen in 6x10, "The Good, the Bad, and the Baby," but I decided to make it multi-chapter.

Fun two-shot based on Spoilers & Sneak Peeks for 6x08 'A Murder is Forever'. "Come here," he cajoles, his husky voice dripping bourbon and smoke from their night out at his bar; the night out that lasted until two in the morning when Kate pushed the last paying customers out of the door and locked up behind them so they could have a little private party of their own." COMPLETE

Castle and Beckett finally get to have that trip to Bora-Bora. But not all goes as planned. Instead of sipping mojitos in paradise, they find themselves stranded on an isolated island. Cover Art made from collaboration with @dtrekker. 2013 Castle Ficathon Entry. Rated M for safety, though the bulk of the story is T-rated. COMPLETE.

"You know, I get it now." "You get what?" Kate asked "Why Dad sticks around the precinct, even though he's got enough Nikki inspiration to last a lifetime." The conversation between Kate and Alexis that so many people wanted... set post Like Father, Like Daughter.

Castle and Beckett are spending a Saturday night at home in the loft. Rick starts pestering Kate about her "number" which leads to a serious discussion about many of the issues our favorite couple has never properly addressed. Angst, romance, and smut…this story is rated M for dialogue and sexual acts. Set Season 6 anytime after episode 3. Consider possible spoilers for all previou

My post ep for Get a clue. Includes spoilers for the episode. Yes, I think that Alexis is going about this whole Pi situation the wrong way and has been from the beginning. That she is asking too much of her dad to simply accept him. Not trying to make either character look bad as I love them both.

Post-ep for 6x06 'Get A Clue'. Spoilers for Season 6 so far. 'The front door swings open almost before Kate registers the sound of the key in the lock, and it opens with such force that it barely misses rebounding off the wall behind. "Hey," calls out Kate in greeting. "You're home early." COMPLETE

He's not quite sure what he's witnessing, but he knows he's holding his breath. Post epi 6x07 contains spoilers for the episode.

A one shot post-episode piece for "Get A Clue." Beckett oversteps but someone has to say these things.

Castle thought he knew how much he had to lose after Alexis was abducted, but the nightmare is just beginning. Back in New York, their lives have turned upside down in an instant and instead of being by Kate's side, her partner is in Paris. Becomes AU during Hunt. This is rated M because of a graphic description (not sexual content).

A throat clears from somewhere nearby but she doesn't move away. Not tonight. Tonight, she doesn't care. *Post ep for 6x04, Number One Fan*

He wakes to the sound of her voice again, twice in as many days and a lifetime hereafter that he's more than okay with. The light tippy-tappy movement of her fingers brush out over his cheeks and though he feigns sleeps just a little while longer he can't help the smile that creeps out across his face. Post epi for 6.04

A quick 6x02 post-ep. Because I love the Martha/Kate dynamic. One-shot.

My fiftieth story on this site and a gift for chezchuckles, without whom I mightn't have made it past one. Snapshots of Kate Castle's life with her son.

Post-Need to Know. Castle and Beckett attempt to pick up the pieces and move forward after she's terminated.

Post-ep for Valkyrie/Dreamworld. Kate finally asks, Why Castle?

In response to seilleanmor's fic fugaces labuntur anni (based on a tumblr prompt) and combining it with stanaskatic's tumblr prompt I got that was entirely the opposite. AU from Dreamworld. Content Warning for Corgis.

He unpacks while he waits. Unwinds the bubble wrap from a few knickknacks he himself wrapped and boxed six weeks ago. The delicate little bird on rocker legs, a silver paperweight in the shape of an asterisk, the parade of elephants that sat on her desk at the precinct for five years. *6x01 post-ep/scene filler* Complete*

Episode 2x05, what if Castle's walls were a little more broken down? making him able to take the initiative to start a real relationship. Disclaimer: I do not own Castle nor any of the shows characters

The tone of the heart monitor rings in her ears, the length between beeps steadily growing. She holds his hand, trying to focus on anything but the way his skin is already cooling, the way his fingers weakly grip her own.

One shot. Post Watershed. She said no.

Rick's in a meeting when Espo calls him to let Rick know that something happened to Kate. So naturally, Rick rushes to be by her side. Please read and review.

"It's never been fiction, Castle, not really. Even if I denied it for all those years - it's always been us. In every line of every book, I've always seen us." Season 5. AU. Oneshot.

My entry for the Castle Hiatus Ficathon 2013. In which Kate and Rick build a foundation strong enough to weather a marriage. SPOILERS for all US aired episodes including 5x24.

Si x months, 24 weeks, 180 something days since she said not yet. Six months of talks, tears, and work. So much work. She said not yet and he's been afraid to ask again. Don't own any of the characters or anything Castle related.

SPOILER ALERT-One shot, post Watershed.

It's different now, seeing him with their kids. (Father's Day fic)

Alternatively titled: Third Time's the Charm

Under normal circumstances, she'd assume he was doing something as innocent as visiting the bathroom but she knows him too well for that. It's late, they're alone, and he's restless; the perfect conditions for him to wander off in search of trouble.

"She hears the sound echoing in the loft before she even opens the door. Music welcomes her home that Friday afternoon.". Oneshot.

A Watershed one-shot. "If you're stubborn enough to keep going, I'm stupid enough to go with you." -Linchpin

Your first step is always panic.

Post Watershed story. Kate answers Castles question. SPOILERS FOR THE SEASON 5 FINALE. Don't read if you haven't watched it yet. For now it's a one-shot but I might add a second chapter later.

Well, she said it and it was wonderful, but before she said it, the possibilities were seemingly endless; and thus this series of one-shots was born. - - SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE SHOW.

Post-ep for "Still"

A late night conversation with Martha Rodgers might just hold the solution to Kate's relationship problems with Rick. Even though it's mostly Kate & Martha, this one-shot is Caskett all the way!

We don't always get the ending we want, but that doesn't mean the story is worth any less.

They make everything a little sharper. Oneshot.

This story is my attempt at illustrating Kate's fear, in written form, after she is cut off during the phone call with Castle in "Hunt." First time writer of Castle fic so any and all reviews welcome :)

She'll always remember the letter that waited for her in her inbox, the pounding of her heart as she opened it and scanned words from a man who had saved her and broken her throughout the timeline of her life.

He starts out slowly. Subtly. A light touch at the small of her back to usher her through a doorway. Grazing his fingers across the bend of her elbow to get her attention in the bullpen. Freeing the hair trapped in her collar after helping with her jacket. Small gestures of physicality meant to acclimate her to his touch, the feel of his hands on her body. One Shot. Complete.

Castle and Beckett's relationship through the eyes of Martha Rodgers... with a little bit of help from The Bard. Written for the 100th Episode.

It's slow tonight, calm, laced with a tenderness that almost aches. Episode tag for 5x19, "The Lives of Others." Complete.

A post Wild Rover one-shot.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter; Castle and Beckett's story through the seasons. COMPLETE.

My version of Castle and Beckett getting together, one of many. Set: S4, before "47 Seconds". At Beckett's place after a poker game with Espo and Ryan. Now the Gang has left and Caskett is alone. When a small spot changes everything.

Post-Ep for 5x19 'The Lives of Others'. "Her earrings shiver as she slowly moves her head, luminous pearls dancing in the ambient light while she slowly brushes her lips back and forth over his, their fingers tightening on each other's clothing, bodies, seeking out skin, swallowing down the moan that rises in their throats..." COMPLETE

"The first time she said it, she was drenched on his doorstep, whispering apologies and pleading with him." -A post-Ep to 5x19 The Lives of Others, inspired by a Twitter conversation about Castle's reaction to something Beckett said.

Kate wakes up her daughter for a surprise. Based on Plain White T's Hey There Delilah. TWOSHOT

When it's over for the night, paperwork and all, she lets him take her home. - Missing scene from 5x13 - "Recoil"

Spoiler-prompted one shot that my imagination went wild with.

When Castle accepts a delivery for Kate, his curiosity about the package is overwhelming. Will his intimate interrogation unravel Kate's mystery, or will he decide he doesn't need answers at all? M-rated one-shot with spoilers through 5x17.

post-ep for 'Wild Rover' aka Ryan's Ep. Spoilers for Target/Hunt, obliquely for Significant Others, and a smattering of Richard Castle novels.

Of course he believes it's real. He's - well, he's him. Magic and curses and zombie apocalypses are right up his alley. *An insert of sorts for 5x17, vague spoilers* Now a two shot. Complete.

A sequel to 'Follow The Yellow Brick Road'. A pre-5x19 one-shot with spoilers. "So…you think I have a thing for you in ski pants?" Castle had asked her playfully, clinking his glass against Kate's. "I think you have a thing for me in or out of any pants," she had replied, arching one eyebrow and waiting for that trademark, sexy smirk to transform her partner's face.' COMPLETE

A Dash Companion. Fourth in the Home series. The marriage proposals.

Five glimpses in moonlight. Written for Julie.

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!

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.

SPOILERS FOR "ALWAYS"! "It was so worth the wait." If I could write the first scene of Season 5, this is how it would go. Quick one-shot.

When he stumbles through the darkened living room and opens the door, Beckett is standing there. Beckett, in faded jeans and a black button-down. Beckett, carrying a bottle of wine.

Castle/Beckett. The first time Alexis finds them, she knows she wasn't supposed to find them at all.