It's barely dawn when he wakes to a shiver coursing through his spine, the chill of the autumn air permeating his bedroom through the cracked window. He reaches for her, yearning to curl his hand around her hip and nudge his nose into the crook of her neck. A soft murmur of love is already waiting on his tongue, a drowsy habit he has no plans to break anytime soon. One-shot.

post-ep for Deep Cover. After seeing how happy it makes her, Castle is in a wedding planning mood.

A post-ep for 'Under Fire' 6x11, immediately after the ambulance leaves.

Post-ep for 5x20's The Fast and The Furriest.

The late summer breeze is a gentle hum and she relishes in the change of air in Napa, less humid and easier to take in like nothing matters but the grapes and atmosphere. The wine is a pleasant thrum throughout her body, lips moist with remnants of blackberry and chocolate, cedar and cassis.

Pre-ep/post-ep for 100th Episode, The Lives of Others. Spoilers for a handful of Hitchock movies, though hopefully not too bad.

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

The night life at Kate Beckett's apartment. Written for the tumblr anon who asked for a bedtime story.

Wearing nothing but boxers, he's flexing his biceps, sucking in his stomach, turning from right to left in front of the bathroom mirror, his eyebrows knitted critically. Episode tag-on for 5x12, 'Death Gone Crazy.'

All we do is light it up all night.

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.

"We're going to need to bang soon," Castle tells her.

He had flown too near the sun. His wax had melted, his wings had failed him, and he had fallen. But Icarus was not failing as he fell, just coming to the end of his triumph.