(4x01 AU) "You don't remember... the gunshot?" Rick says, letting cowardice guide him as it always does with her. "No, I remember I was giving the speech and everything just went black." What if she was being honest and really didn't remember her shooting? [COMPLETE W/ EPILOGUE]

Post Season 2. Beckett goes on vacation while Castle is writing in the Hamptons. Circumstances cross their paths and they end up spending some of that time together.

Still trying to fix that heartrending Season 2 finale all these years later. Two-shot.

This is an AU story. When Kate brings her book to be signed by Castle after her mother is killed, he is curious about the grieving girl. He invites her for coffee, and they become penpals until... The cover art is by @Artifex Prime

An AU meet - Kate Beckett's sailboat and Rick Castle's vacation fortuitously cross paths, and what comes of that convergence is neither expected nor uncomplicated.

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.

‚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

This is an AU story that begins during "Sucker Punch" when Dick Coonan is using Castle as a shield to get out of the precinct. This time Castle is a bit more successful in fighting back and Kate doesn't have to shoot Coonan. The cover art is by @Artifex Prime. Castle Ficathon Winter 2018

The disappearance of Richard Castle rocked Kate Beckett's world—and his return just might do the same. Semi-AU Season 3. Post 3XK.

He was leaving. This might be the last time she saw him. This could be her last chance to be with him. And she wanted that. She wanted him. 2x05 AU. ONESHOT. For Castle Pornado.

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.

Castle and Beckett are trapped in an elevator together right after the end of "The Limey". Three chapter ficlet.

"You're still here. I thought… I said I'd call you." Her words hurt him; pierced his carapace of calm. "Yeah. But it sounded like you wouldn't," he said bluntly. "So before I go, answer me just one thing. How much do you really remember?" AU, after Beckett was shot in s3. #Castleficathon2018

This is an AU story that begins right after "the scene" in Always. The story is told through Castle's eyes. There will be unintended consequences of their passion. The cover image is by Artifex Prime. I call it "Rode Hard and Put Away Wet."

"What if in 3x24 Castle actually saved Beckett but he got shot, how would she react? Would he tell her he loved her? Would she tell him?" - prompt from @naadjjja on instagram, THANK YOU! This fic will be 3 parts. Enjoy, xxx

An entry for Castle Ficathon 2018: In this AU, you will meet Kate Beckett, a woman who long ago moved back to her small hometown to help care for her father, and you will meet Rick Castle, a famed mystery author at the lowest point in his career, and thanks to one arbitrary decision, they meet one another. Love ensues.

Richard Castle can truly say his love story with Kate Beckett is eternal; Caskett Soulmate (Semi) AU - Set mid-S5. Two-shot.

"I don't want you to go." "I'm sorry, but you don't have a choice." Caskett AU with a touch of sci-fi

'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.

In which Castle recovers from the bullets to his chest, shows up at the Twelfth, and begins to slowly but surely weasel his way into Captain Beckett's life…and her heart. A reimagining of the series in which Castle & Beckett first meet in the 7x06 (Time of Our Lives) AU storyline. Entry for the Castle Ficathon Winter 2017. Complete.

100 different ways to say "I love you."

Castle had ignored her, had taken her for granted, and was now paying for it by watching her flirt with Eric Vaughn. He would not lose her to some rich playboy, oh no. There was only one rich playboy for Kate Beckett, and that is Richard Castle. Now all he has to do is tell her. Insert for 5x21. Rated T for language. ONESHOT

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

"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.

An undercover op causes Castle and Beckett some unexpected frustration. AU, set early season 5

Post Knockout (3x24) AU- If his feet were faster, if his reaction was quicker that day... much would have been different. An emotional take on if Castle had been just one second faster that day in the cemetery, and had taken that bullet. (COMPLETE W/ EPILOGUE)

Brokenclaw. For the Castle Ficathon 2017. After Spy Castle and Beckett return from Colombia, they must right a few wrongs at home.

"The question is this: when you come right down to it, would you be willing to break her out of prison? Because that, my boy, is true love." 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.

As their working relationship continues to deteriorate, Castle and Beckett must chase a serial killer targeting the city's billionaires. Set late in S4, after Headhunters and The Limey. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry]

Kate Beckett never expected to find herself nineteen, pregnant, and motherless, but that was the hand life dealt her and she was dealing with it the best she could. She had finally decided to give her baby up for adoption when the baby's father showed up and complicated things. Richard Castle had a tendency to do that. (Caskett AU)

"Royal is not going as a nun, a banana, a taco, or Zorro. She's not sure he has to go as anything at all, seeing as he is, in fact, a dog, but Castle's sheer enthusiasm and pleading looks had her caving fast, and so here she is, picking out a costume for their co-parented dog on the eve of Halloween." Entry for Castle Halloween Bash 2016.

'All they went through, all they fought for, shines so brightly in moments like these. And as Castle so often likes to remind her, she would never change their story either, not a single chapter. Not when every page spent with him means more to her than words could ever describe.' Post-ep for 8x22, 'Crossfire'.

Kate Beckett thought teaching a class of seniors would be a piece of cake. Then she met one of the most charming guys in the college- Richard Castle. This story is also part of the Castle Summer 2015 Haitus kink meme on the LJ community - kinkofthecastle. Prompt: Castle/Beckett: Student/Teacher. Note the rating.

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

"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.

Never Send Flowers. Spy Castle and Beckett attempt to exfiltrate a former CIA asset.

Octopussy: Agents Beckett and Castle are recalled to active duty at the CIA. Their first mission: rescue one of Castle's former assets.

"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.

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.

Takes place season 7, couple months after 7x06. "Beckett pushes the lamp out of the way to grasp the box, pulling it towards herself with one hefty tug. It's surprisingly heavy, making her grunt in the process of pulling it out and lifting it into her hands." Beckett makes an interesting discovery about her husband.

GoldenEye. Spy Castle and Beckett hide out on their private island, hoping to turn Hunt to their side.

SeaFire. "When Kate spoke, her voice was ragged. 'Diane Jolin is exhuming Dick Coonan's body.'" The spies try to get ahead of Diane Jolin's investigation into the program.

Licence Renewed. Beckett is healthy enough to want to get back to work, but the spies are about to hit a bump in their road to recovery.

'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.

Role of Honor. Now that Spy Castle and Beckett are back home after Paris, the process of healing their family's separation anxiety can begin.

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.

CE 24: Moonraker. Spy Castle and Beckett recover after the life-threatening events of Nobody Lives For Ever, eager to finally get home.

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

"It's a love story baby just say yes" Castle and Beckett are in high school and started seeing each other. Jim Beckett doesn't approve of Castle and doesn't want Kate seeing him.

Nobody Lives For Ever: Spy Castle works to get Beckett away from the ever-tightening net of the Collective - with the dubious help of his father.

Win, Lose, or Die. Beckett goes down in the line of duty and Spy Castle must save her life, but he can't trust his father.

Casino Royale. An old threat rears its ugly head when John Black contacts Spy Beckett. To protect their family, the Spies must gamble for their lives, and hope that the house really does win.

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)

Happy and Glorious. Spy Castle and Beckett welcome their jungle parasite.

Thunderball. Now that they have a name, Spy Castle and Beckett work to clean up their department while keeping certain secrets.

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

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

License to Kill. After receiving immunity, Beckett and Spy Castle head overseas to Cyprus for a second honeymoon in the hopes of regaining their equilibrium. But of course, nothing is that easy.

On the Secret Service. After Kate Beckett's encounter with Senator Bracken, she and Castle must face the fallout.

"She's usually better at this, at keeping her lid on. But something about tonight, the charged air, the broiling emotion barely contained by their skin, makes them brutal. Makes them honest."

"There would be no unexpected sound of her key in the lock. No sound of stilettos across the floorboards. No laughing greeting or warm embrace or welcoming kiss. Not any more." -My entry for the 2013 Castle Hiatus Ficathon

Skyfall: Spy Castle and Beckett return home from the Congo to rest and take up the case against Senator Bracken once more.

Never Say Never Again. Castle flies Beckett to the heart of the Congo to track down his father and hopefully acquire the missing elements of the regimen.

A View To A Kill. Castle chases Beckett to Tunisia where she's being held by Black.

CE 13: Quantum of Solace. In the aftermath of Spy Castle's super bug, Beckett goes on a hunt for the regimen. Meanwhile, Castle furthers his investigation into Bracken.

They'd agreed not to exchange gifts, but Kate couldn't resist when she saw that big red bow. TAG to 5x09-Secret Santa. Rated M (for a reason).

CE 12: Dr. No. Spy Castle and Beckett begin to build their case against Senator Bracken but are forced to confront old wounds instead.

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.

For Your Eyes Only. Spy Castle and Beckett return to New York.

The Living Daylights. Spy Castle and Beckett make the long trek out of Russia towards home.

The last time Castle regained consciousness, he was just grateful to be alive. Now, that other world dances technicolor at the edges of his dark reality.

Tomorrow Never Dies. After the events of CE8, Spy Castle recovers from the mortar shell and tries to go after Beckett.

From Russia With Love. Spy Castle and Beckett save the world one mission at a time - starting at a nuclear reprocessing plant in Russia.

CE 7: Live and Let Die. After the horrifying showdown with Bracken and Black, Spy Castle and Beckett take time to find a new normal.

You Only Live Twice. The continuing adventures of Spy Castle and Beckett.

A short piece about the four days of surveillance that Agent Castle undertook before making contact with Detective Beckett. For Jessie - Happy Birthday!

Spy Castle and Beckett's adventures continue in The World Is Not Enough.

Diamonds Are Forever - Follows Beckett and Castle as they complete covert assignments across Europe. It is necessary to have read CE1-3, though 3.5 not so much. AU

The Spy Who Loved Me: Beckett recovers at the CIA's rehab facility in Stone Farm. It is entirely necessary to have read CE 1-3 to understand this.

CE3: Die Another Day. Sequel to CE1 and CE2: After the death of Coonan, CIA Agent Richard Castle attempts to find the man behind Beckett's mother's murder, but events have a way of unfolding exactly as they have before.

Each consecutive Christmas in Rick and Kate's lives for 25 years. Each day of December, there will be a new chapter. Rated T Cover by ginalways; you can see her blog on Tumblr.

The Man With the Golden... Follows Close Encounters, a story in which Castle is a CIA spy and encountered Beckett during the episode Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind. In CE2, Castle partners with Beckett to solve her mother's murder.

She grins and rolls her eyes but lets him keep a hold on her foot as she turns back to her book. His book. **vague Frozen Heat spoilers** One shot. Complete.

But he remembers December 15th last year, because it snowed. He remembers the date, because they'd had a conversation about counting down until Christmas. And Beckett was wearing a royal blue pea coat at the crime scene that made her glow as the pale light filtered past the clouds to light the city morning.

an AU from Cartographical's list: What if Richard Castle was a spy? with special thanks to mjsofter for the cover art

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. inspired by the Richard Castle Bucket List on richardcastle dot net; set after 47 Seconds/The Limey. Chapter 9b is Bucket List in Paris, posted separately, and to be read before Chapter 10.

She may as well have been a virgin whenever she found herself in his bed. Mal/Inara one-shot, lemon.

An epilogue to the epilogue found in Unvanquished. One year later.

"So…" whispered Kate, a slight smile curving her lips and threatening to break wide open like the sun bursting free of a cloud, "you wanna talk about it?" she asked tentatively, looking up at him from beneath dark lashes. How the story might continue post-Always. The morning after...well, in my little world... If you find Ch1 a little OTT it does get better. COMPLETE.

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th. It's five years before the season one meeting. Cartographical sent me and Sandiane Carter a list of AUs she wanted to see. We were both so excited about Vice Beckett that we each wrote our own. This is mine. Thanks to garnetgivealittlelove for the cover art.

Just like the dandelion seeds on the breeze, they had no control over their fates but they had plenty of hopes and wishes to keep them aloft.

Always SPOILERS. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. How Kate Beckett and Rick Castle spend their summer.

Castle and Beckett investigate a spate of high profile strangling cases in SoHo, finding themselves wrestling with their feelings for one another along the way. Drama, angst, love and romance. COMPLETE!

She slides down to the floor, curling her arms around her legs, her cheek resting on top of her knees. She is not leaving until he tells her what the hell is going on with him.

Kate Beckett only has so many pieces.

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beckett and Castle are assigned to work a case undercover.

Co-authored story by Topsy and chezchuckles. While Beckett has been struggling with PTSD, with becoming more, Castle has been struggling as well.

Post-Cuffed fic. SPOILERS. COMPLETE

Taking liberties with the Nathan Fillion quote: "It's like our morning kiss. One way to say, without actually saying it, 'Good morning, my heart, how are you doing'" COMPLETE

Something happens to completely upturn the lives of Castle and Beckett, throwing them into an adventure that tests and pushes them to their extremes. Mystery, action, and love ensue.

New York City, 1925, Katherine Beckett walks into a joint and starts asking questions about a murder, capturing the attention of one Richard Castle. Together, they work to catch her mother's killer. Historical AU, ensemble cast make appearances.

It's just a scar. It doesn't mean anything. COMPLETE Spoilers for oblique allusions to season 3 finale, and maybe some of season four. Second chapter due to popular demand.

A magician never reveals her secrets...usually.

This is the adult companion piece for Apples & Cherries. If you haven't read that story, you totally should. But I'm biased. I guess it will make sense without the rest of the story. Sex is sex.

Finale didn't happen. Castle gets the nerve to ask Beckett on a first date, but bodies have a way of showing up at the worst of times. Happy Birthday to Carolina17! WARNING: Violence and angst. SPOILERS for 3XK. COMPLETE

It was a summer's night and the smell of the old rose bush was as heavy as rain. Under the light of the moon and guidance of the stars, two friends finally take that step into something more.

That one-carat stone had managed to kill both her birds. Josh had left because she hadn't wanted the ring and Castle had left because he thought she did.