An alternate imagining of Mrs. Gaskell's story, assuming Margaret had been hurt more seriously on the day of the riot. Intertwines elements of both the book and the BBC series, but focuses less on angst and more on the relationship of John and Margaret. Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, but am only presuming to borrow them for a while.

On the brink of divorce nearly two years following the events of 8x01, Beckett uproots her life in New York to move to Los Angeles, where Castle lives now, to try to repair what she broke. Season 8 AU.

"Does your invitation still stand?" A 2x24 end AU.

What if Margaret Hale did look back at Mr. Thornton as she was about to leave Milton after the death of her parents? The story continues after Margaret visits the Thorntons to say goodbye and to give Mr. Thornton her father's book. Book and series based.

So the title is self-explanatory. The story is about our two favourite people falling in love.

His kiss was gentle, a questing affair of soft lips and warm skin that felt almost overheated from his time on the train.

John and Margaret's wedded bliss; or, John and Margaret's strife and suffering. An often dramatic, sometimes smutty account of the Thornton marriage. Influenced by both Gaskell and BBC.

Distressed by her mother's death and afraid for her brother's life, Margaret Hale turns to prayer for comfort and guidance. The answer she receives will force her to swallow her pride and depend upon another. But will she be able to do so?

If Margaret had time to pick up those abandoned gloves, muse over what she said, and receive a few words of advice from Mr. Bell.

The team from the Twelfth investigates a murder straight out of the crazy world of fandom, as Castle's own writing struggles have him questioning his future.

Mr. Thornton's mind is turned to his friend Mr. Hale during what should be a joyful season. But can it be joyful for those who have lost those dearest to them? And what of Mr. Hale's daughter and the burden she must bear? Is there a chance for happiness amid grief?

A continuation of 'The Last Battle'. Beckett and Castle, after surviving the season finale, must work to create the home they dream of. Two of three.

"London train about to depart, London train's about to depart!" Margaret decides to do things properly and returns to London with Henry. Train Scene AU.

Margaret Hale never thought she would ever find happiness in the dirty, smokey Milton she now called home. Due to her own stubbornness, Margaret finds herself being saved by a tall, dark, handsome stranger. A shocking curiosity is awoken within her; one she cannot and would not ignore. Will she find her savior before it's too late? Margaret/Thornton retold.

A very old AU set post-Knockout in season 3, Castle and Beckett stumble towards something new, but as the conspiracy begins to unravel around them, Beckett realizes there are some stands we make alone.

AU Matthew marries a very much alive Lavinia, and the show that flopped keeps flopping and the dance they danced keeps playing in their heads. Mary realizes she is not the only girl in the world, but a girl he once knew and decides to do the unexpected. While Mary comes back to life, Matthew realizes what he's given up. It's not what you think...or could it be? As of Chap 31, M.

He knew Margaret would not take kindly to being forced into a marriage against her will. If the best that could be said before was that she didn't like him, he knew she would hate him now.

She's always had a passionate nature, and now she's about to discover the extent of those passions. A short story about John and Margaret's wedding night, if they got married. Rated M for lots of fluffy, smutty goodness.

The shock of sudden death of Mr. Hale crushes Mr. Bell, rendering him unable to bring the sad news to Margaret himself. He is forced to delegate the terrible duty to the only one he can entrust it: his friend and tenant Mr. Thornton.

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.

This is a modern Downton AU that follows the premise of the movie The Holiday (with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet). It will be primarily Tom and Sybil with some Matthew and Mary mixed in. *Highclere Award Winner*

"It's still the same old story, a fight for love and glory, a case of do or die. The world will always welcome lovers as time goes by" - Herman Hupfeld. This is a continuation of the novel with light 2004 movie influences. I do not own the lyrics to As Time Goes By or the world and characters of Elizabeth Gaskell.

While he is visiting the Hales, Mr. Thornton and Margaret have an unexpected conversation. Will this change their relationship as events in Milton unfold?

Positive it is some Malfoy plot of revenge, Ron and Hermione forbid their only daughter from seeing Scorpius. But when Hugo, Albus and the rest of the cousins come forward with memories to the contrary, can they continue their defacing claims?

Some things never changed... unless he made them change. Crossover casefic with H/P, Caskett and underlying other couples. Co-authored with SignedSealedWritten. (2015 PCA Winner - Best Crossover)

Modern AU. Matthew and Mary encounter each other at a high-profile event, mere days after their relationship changed irrevocably. I don't want to give too much away! Now a multi-chapter fic. Rated M to be safe.

This is what I think happened to Scarlett and Rhett. I have set the story in March 1874 - six months after Melly has died and Rhett has left Scarlett. Scarlett is trying to carve out a new life for herself in Atlanta when Rhett suddenly reappears. NOW COMPLETE

Kate has always favored the theory of evolution over the big bang...

"There?" he whispers in her ear and, sure enough, he feels her grip tighten. - COMPLETE! -

Kate Beckett has personal experience when it comes to dealing with a nine year old on a sugar rush.

M/M Modern AU. Mary Crawley: daughter of a great British political dynasty, keeper of her dysfunctional family's secrets and the woman holding the UK Government together with her bare hands, meets Matthew Crawley: politically inexperienced but with the power to make or break all she stands for. Power, romance and scandal ensue. NOW COMPLETE.

The life and times of New York's most sarcastic coroner... And everyone else is an idiot. (Spoilers through 5x10 "Significant Others")

He knows this game she's playing, and she wants him eager. Wants him clumsy over his drink, wants his lame pick up line so she can laugh before she slips him her hotel key.

He always had this vague, half-formed desire for a family with Kate Beckett. He just never expected it to happen like this. - for Laura. I hope you had an amazing birthday!

Peace and love and hope abide. Christmas Day, oneshot.

Dash Series Epic #3 - read Dash Away and Dash It All first. COMPLETE at 100.

It should be easy: Matthew Crawley, after all, has a spotless record. But not everything is as it seems at the mysterious organization that calls itself The Abbey, and even worse, the spy he's assigned to bring in from the cold wants nothing to do with him. Now it's Matthew vs. Mary in a battle of lies, spies, and double-talk, and they'll need all of their wits to survive.

Neither are sure just whose idea it was, when Mr Crawley encounters a dark haired beauty going by the name of Mrs Levinson in a London jazz club. Shamelessly M/M, and... shamelessly M. ;P

When the Dragon is slain, there's just a life to be lived. And sometimes there's more to learn in peace than in war. Complete. Separate epilogue pending.

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 can't seem to get him out of her mind.

All the songs that don't make sense. A series of stand-alone one-shots with a common theme - the lyrics to catchy if inane chart-topping songs. AKA - Castle figures out that romancing a woman with Usher is not the way to go. Post-Always timeline, no season 5 information.

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.

"Kate? Um, you want to explain this?" Castle finds something he didn't expect. Oneshot.

Still just recently married, Matthew only wants the chance for he and Mary to learn more about each other in peace. And they do, though not quite in the way he'd imagined. Loosely based on S3 spec, not spoilery.

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.

"She gave him her body. She gave him her body and her words and her heart. She gave him all her rain-soaked skin could allow." How they spend their summer. 'Always' spoilers. COMPLETE

What lies beneath the surface of a betrayal? For Matthew, Richard, Lavinia and Mary, betrayal can be read in the turn of a shoulder, the crack of a rifle, or the touch of a fingertip against glass, as the line dividing love and hatred begins to blur.

Everyone pretends to be a hooker sometimes.

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

a Dash companion. 1st in the Sleep Series

There are only these truths for him: Someone wants Kate dead. Kate wants him. He cannot let her walk out his door alone.

Beckett wants a day, just one day, to dive into this new relationship with Castle. Alas, Other People have Other Plans. Oneshot that grew a plot. Oh dear.

Castle/Beckett. It's been six months since they closed the case. Five & a half since he brought her to the Hamptons for the first time. Five since he kissed her for the first time that counted. One week since the trial that ended with a guilty verdict. COMPLETE.

Ok, still the ghost of Downton will not leave me alone! Five years on from the Christmas Special and a 'sort of' sequel to my previous story 'If you were the only girl in the world' Enjoy. x

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.

"Maybe I need you the way that big moon needs that open sea." For AC, Happy Birthday.

Onehsot sequel to the AU That Familiar Feeling. For AC - Happy Birthday.

"Did you ever think about us here?" - Post Finale, Castle and Beckett stop by her apartment for the first time since she showed up at his door.

She stares for a moment before her shoulders are sagging and her jaw is relaxing and she barely even registers the sound of her heels clacking on the wood floor as she moves to him. Always to him.

"I like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. E.E. Cummings. Winner of "The 12th Fan Awards 2013" for best poetry-themed fanfic.

AU. What happens when two people, who are perfect for each other, meet in exactly the right place at the completely wrong time? For literature professor Katherine Beckett and writer Richard Castle, only time will tell. COMPLETE.

He's pretty sure he will never stop being amazed by her. Never. Spoilers for 4x23. Sequel: Every New Day.

It's indescribably beautiful, how they are together. A post-ep for 'Always'

Esposito said pancakes are an edible way to say, "Thank you so much for last night." Kate's not sure they could ever say enough.

post Always fic.

SPOILERS for Headhunters. "She's a little girl, she's a tigress, and she's a warrior. She's insecure and she's indomitable. She's everything." -Stana Katic on Kate Beckett, Parade Magazine March 16, 2012

"They truly are a match. A perfect messy match." Based on the 4x23 ALWAYS Promos and spoilers. Yes, this is my take on THAT possible scene. Its pure PWP and NC-17. If you are spoiler-free and NC-17 is not your thing, please, run away.All others - welcome

a Dash companion - fourth in the Life series; Kate comforts Allie in Chicago and Castle discovers help for Dash right before the birth of Ellery.

There's a moment of silence and then he speaks, his voice both soft and resolute. "I'll meet you there." Spoilers for 4x22 and 4x23. Complete.

Lips and voices which are for kissing and to sing with. Birthday present for cartographical.

Maybe he should have just turned his phone off, after all. For cartographical, stuck in a boring meeting today.

It might have been the bravest thing she ever did. Post-Headhunters, oneshot.

a Dash Companion. 3rd in the Life series. The day of the half-marathon (after Dash Away) when Kate figures it out.

He wakes to the smell of bacon. One shot. Complete.

She doesn't want to keep her love locked up in a cage anymore. It's banging on the bars and she finds that she doesn't want it to quiet down. She's ready.

Castle and Beckett get stuck on a roof.

Sometime in the future. Has nothing, absolutely NOTHING, to do with secrets. I'm tired of secrets, aren't you?

Post-ep for 47 Seconds. I totally wasn't going to do this...But then I had to.

She has to fix this. She just doesn't know if she can. Follows "Darkness Falls" and "Jaws of Death."

She can't believe their moment is going to happen here, in a hospital room, when she can't even reach out to stop him. Slight Spoilers for 4x21.

It's been too long. Just three weeks. Less than, actually. But too long, all the same. One shot. Complete

He certainly never expected to see her wearing THAT.

There isn't any formula or method. You learn to love by loving - by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done. - Aldous Huxley. One shot. Complete.

It's the end of the world as we know it. COMPLETE.

a Dash companion

He's hurt; she thinks she can help. Takes place some time during S4, after Cuffed. Happy unbirthday, Laura! I love you.

It is imperative that we do things in the right order. A story that happens backwards. Sort of. Written as a present for cartographical.

Castle is backing off the sexual innuendo, letting Kate know he'll always be there. Kate is silently seeking and accepting more. A little back and forth. Chapter 52 up 03/19/12! *Reposted 3/20 due to FFnet errors.

AU. Detective Kate Beckett is separated and raises her son alone. She meets Richard Castle by accident, literally, on the tenth anniversary of her mother's death, turning her life upside down.

A 'Dash Away' sequel.

June 1918. "All alone, with plenty of money, and a house in Eaton Square? I can't imagine anything better." It came too soon for her, and now Lady Mary Carlisle feels nothing. Definitely AU and positively M/M.

SPOILERS - Pandora/Linchpin - 'Your songs remind me of swimming which I forgot when I started to sink.'

2nd in the Western Series. 1876. When Sheriff Kate Beckett takes Richard Castle up on his offer to visit him in New York City, she finds herself in a whole new world. A world with new rules, hidden meanings and key players she didn't know existed. AU.

Futurefic - if you're optimistic, season five. If you're a realist, sometime after the series finale.

After the events of Go Out Fighting 2: Serendipity, Castle and Beckett attempt to resolve her mother's case while recovering from their wounds.

SPOILERS for Pandora. A post-ep story. For Laura, who begged me.

You are more beautiful in anger than in repose. One-shot. Complete.

In Reverie, Castle write a better story while he sits vigil at Kate's hospital bed. In this sequel, Kate wakes and reads his story. Alternate version of the hospital scene in Rise. SPOILERS

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

A Valentine's Day fic. Happy Valentine's Day, Julie! I love you.

A Dash Companion. 4th in the Light series. to be read concurrently with Dash It All.

They have a deal.

It's just Castle and Beckett. And a dog.

Watching too much Setup/Countdown produces fic like this. Castle and Beckett encounter something that just might act as a wrecking ball.

Sex makes it harder to keep secrets, especially when the case wears at both of them. A series of missing scenes from Dial M For Murder,

In which Matthew has a love/hate relationship with a small white dog...

Ok, I'll admit it... I cannot wait nine months for my Downton fix, so I decided to carry on without Mr Fellowes assistance. No doubt he will change it all anyway. But this is how I want things to go after the Christmas swoon fest. Enjoy.

When she thinks about saying the words, "I heard you," or "I love you," her heart races so fast that she can't even tell if it's in fear or hope.

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

How could anyone be better than the image in his head? Meeting anyone but the head of the CIA would be a let down. A co-authored story from Chezchuckles and FanficwriterGHC.

Post-ep for the Wedding. SPOILERS. co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Multi-chapter.

Kate stumbles across a secret - no wonder he'd been so angry at her after she'd avoided him all summer - and reason comes from an unlikely source. Complete.

Since being his usual charming self isn't working, Castle tries to come up with a Plan B. SPOILERS for the book, Heat Rises.

by Cora Clavia, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. Fantasies become reality.

A seemingly innocent gift from Castle sends Kate on a journey to rediscover her past and possibly a wall-less future. Post "Cuffed." Romance/Angst/Humour/Friendship.

Beckett said that next time, they should do it without the tiger. This isn't really what she'd had in mind.

1st in the Western Series. Colorado Springs, 1875. Reporter Richard Castle, Sheriff Kate Beckett, cowboys, Indians, assassins, corsets, boots, cowboy hats, secrets, lies, courage and steel. But, remember, things aren't always what they appear in the Wild West.

She called him often lately, and was quickly running out of legitimate reasons for why. Whenever her recurrent nightmare struck though, she'd use whatever excuse necessary that didn't involve admitting the sheer terror encompassing her body. COMPLETE

Castle tries to convince Beckett of the magic of the season. A chapter posted every day. COMPLETE

Direct continuation of the Christmas Special. In which EVERYTHING IS HAPPINESS AND NOTHING HURTS.

...and a little child shall lead them. Or maybe not so little. ho ho ho.

Kate and Castle with a newborn Dash at Christmas - *not* the Christmas with Martha . Dash Companion 4th in series 1. Dash Away 2. No Light, No Light 3. Only Light - COMPLETE

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to begin. Follows Tryst. Post Countdown.

Give me a thousand nights and I'll tell you a thousand tales. A collection of unrelated oneshots, drabbles and vignettes. Latest update: she can't believe he doesn't remember.

It's slow at the precinct. No murder to solve has them killing time, playing games, making conversation, thinking about going home early or contemplating pranks on Sir Gates. But for Beckett and Castle? They just can't seem to get any alone time.

A series of season four episode additions that often become thematic extrapolations. All Castle-Beckett flavoured. Currently: 409. Letting go.

Word challenge stories: Short stories written predicated on three incongruous words. No more than 1,000 words. Idea from DeadPigeon.

A car accident that's more than a car accident. A tour for too long. Loving more than being loved. A wedding that won't be planned. Castle/Beckett, Lanie/Esposito.

Every new addition to a family requires some negotiation. Beckett's father's cabin proves instrumental in that process. Castle/Beckett but exploring Alexis and Beckett's relationship.

Someday in the future, this is what will happen between them. COMPLETE

No Light, No Light continuation. A Dash Away prequel. The morning after that terrible case. COMPLETE

She showed Lee Travis her scar. On her way home from her appointment with Dr. Burke, it occurs to Kate that there is someone else who should see it more. This contains spoilers for 'Kill Shot' Post-Ep and Castle's novel 'Heat Rises'.

The night and morning after their relationship changes. Nearly plot-less Casketty goodness.

The boys try to stop him, telling him Beckett will never forgive him for seeing her like this. A pre-ep for 'Kill Shot' based on the promo.

Beckett/Castle. I dare you to let me be your, your one and only.

November 17th is Kate Beckett's birthday. COMPLETE

Beckett and Castle are banished to her father's cabin in the woods. Alone. For days. Make of that what you will.

AU: carolina17 had this idea: What if Kate's mother was never murdered but her father was instead? This Kate Beckett never went to the police academy, grew up under the shadow of her mother's ambition, and has her own wall to deal with. COMPLETE

A Ghost on the Canvas sequel by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beth Beckett is coming back to New York City. COMPLETE

COMPLETE. All the ways Beckett could say 'I love you too' without saying a word.

"You asked me to come over here so you could handcuff me to a bed?" "Well – yes, but it sounds creepy when you say it like that." Caskett.

"Not like this": as if she has a favourite way for Castle to die, as if she has an order of preference, as if *anything* could make it better. - Mid-ep scene for Cops & Robbers, you know, that time when Martha couldn't shut up.

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.

She knows too well what close calls are like with him - a response to the underwhelming end of ep 4x07. Castle/Beckett.

Life isn't so easy with a sniper around. Very, very vague spoilers for 4x09, Kill Shot.

Inspired by 4.07, Cops and Robbers, this is an added scene between Beckett asking Castle for a drink and the two of them showing up at his loft. You'll need to have seen that ep before reading.

When Kate Beckett lost her mother, she started wearing a piece of jewellery to remind her of life that had been snatched away. Her father's watch was given to her for another reason.

Nine months ago she gave him up at the behest of his daughter - choosing to break herself in order to free him. As dumb ideas go it's the worst one ever. ***Finalist for 'Best Romance' in the 2012 Castle Fan Fiction Awards.***

post ep oneshot for Cops & Robbers. for Gabee, who begged me

He's always been her North Star, guiding her home when she herself doesn't know which direction is which.

Post-ep for Cops & Robbers. The end of a hell of a day is quiet after all the chaos.

The wedding is nearly here, but Matthew's not sure he can still dance. One shot - only spoiler - S2x08 teaser trailer

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

A companion to Worst of Times which takes place immediately after WoT but before Best of Times. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. . ." Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

Post-ep piece for 'Demons'. Ohh, you know the scene.

A Worst of Times companion. Epilogue of sorts. for Julie. Happy Birthday! you asked for it. COMPLETE at 3 chapters.

What Castle can do for her when she lets him. Also known as, Second Unofficial Date to Remy's. kudos to lv2bnsb1 for the idea of this one.

Episode-fic set in late season 4. The case of a body drowned in paint causes Beckett to re-evaluate Castle's place on her team and in her life. Complete.

"The dreams in which I'm dying. . ." season 4 spoilers for shows already aired mild references only COMPLETE

When Castle goes missing, Kate must confront her feelings as she and the team struggle to find him in time. Takes place after season 3, but not a finale fic.

You asked for it. Sequel to Inherited Traits. COMPLETE

Sometimes the words just get in the way. A co-authored story by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles.

'If only'...what? Canon in the interstices, for Wig257, who didn't get nearly as much Victor Webster as she wanted.

Castle has a plan to take down that wall. After three days, love will rise again. SPOILERS: season 4 premiere. by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. COMPLETE

Heat Rises Spoilers! Kate reads Castle's latest novel and has some questions for him. "Heat, like work, is energy in transit." COMPLETE

Ch. 5: Kate figured out long ago that had the two of them met, Johanna would have absolutely loved Rick Castle and immediately started dropping subtle hints like So Katie, when's the wedding? Caskett.

A new Castle story - and Montgomery will be alive in mine

Alexis, after her rejection from Stanford, decides she needs to do more with her life than pad her transcript. Beckett and Castle help her organize a blood drive. ...kudos to Vandi for the twist in this story... COMPLETE at 2

Kate Beckett is confronted by Alexis about rejection. SPOILERS for 4x1 Rise and 4x3 Head Case. A birthday fic for clayfish32, unspeakably early.

He only says, 'Good fences make good neighbors'. Set after 4x01, Rise, with spoilers.

An AU story originally published at Livejournal. The 12th Precinct gang congregate at TOH for a pre-wedding celebration in honour of Ryan and Jenny. The pool table is the focal point for banter, wagers and UST. Until it's not.

Kate Beckett wakes with a voice in her head. Set during 'Rise', Beckett's thought process. Castle/Beckett

Kate runs away from Castle, but she can't run for long. SPOILERS for seasons 3/4 finale/premiere. COMPLETE for Julie :

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.

The secrets that they've been keeping from each other finally come to light.

He made a wish as the New York City lights shone brightly a hundred floors below. Then he realised it had just been granted.

by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. AU. Assuming all things are equal, the watch is for the life she saved; the ring is for the life she lost; but the bracelet is for the life she misses. SPOILERS for Boom! from Season Two. COMPLETE

Set in winter of season four. SPOILERS for Rise. All it takes is time, and patience. The wall inside won't be there forever.

COMPLETE at 100. AU: Kate and Castle try to adjust to life as parents. Check out AC's preview video on youtube: /watch?v nARnCrP2Z98 Thanks AC!

Their story isn't even half written yet. He has the power to give Nikki Heat a happy ending and so he has the power to give Kate Beckett one too. That's his job.

It takes a moment of weakness for Kate Beckett to admit her true feelings for her partner. Spoilers for "Knockdown" and "Knockout."

Companion piece to 'Never Forget.' "So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing." -T. S. Eliot

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.

The second she had seen Castle with that awful green and white rope around his neck she had decided to stop running. She didn't want to fight him anymore. She no longer wanted to ignore the words he thinks she doesn't remember. Mid Season 4.

The first time Rick Castle hears the word 'no' from Kate Beckett, they're in mid-introduction.

Recovery Kate! discovers some interesting scenes on Castle's laptop as she's holed up in his guest room. One-shot that unfortunately has stretched to two chapters. COMPLETE

He'd already sort of kind of tricked Kate Beckett into going out on a date with him twice. Why not try for a perfect 3-0 run?

Castle and Beckett have an honest to God conversation about their relationship. Oh, and bullets fly. One-shot.

Five short stories, each inspired by lines from the Bard. Caskett, Castle POV. Oneshot.

In the aftermath of solving her mother's case, Beckett tries to comes to terms with the fact that she is still in love with Castle and tries to make things right with him before it is too late.

Together they would stand, and together they would fall. Spoilers for Knockout.

Sequel to 'Wrong'. Beckett finally makes a decision regarding her relationship with Castle.

She knows it's not the fall that hurts but the sudden stop at the end. For her, the descent is no less terrible than the crash. But at the bottom, at the end, she realizes there is no place to go but up. So she rises. Now complete, with epilogue.

COMPLETE Kate Beckett tries to recover while Castle prepares for the worst: someone is still after the Detective and will stop at nothing to silence her. Now that Castle knows his identity, he's in the line of fire. Spoilers S3 Finale; SEQUEL.

A series of one shots that will explore the five years between Chapter 10 and the epilogue of Coming to Terms.

It's midsummer in the Hamptons. Fluffy one-shot.

Castle and Beckett, a collection of oneshots and story arcs inspired by Carmina Burana.

The call about the body came from Lanie, at four in the morning, on her day off. Lanie never called her about bodies.

A continuation of '26 Notes'- Just a contemplation of word-prompted one-shots. Ratings subject to vary and will inevitably rise.

Shot, hospitalized and confused, Katherine Beckett wakes up to a changing future. Richard Castle wants to protect her, love her, save her. But there are things she must face, and she can't make him the promises he needs. Post-Knockout continuation.

After Kate has been shot, she struggles with her recovery, her feelings for Castle & finding her shooter. Rick, in turn, struggles expressing his love for Kate while trying to keep her safe from those who still wish her harm. Post S3. Angst/Rom/humor

Mid-season 4: Kate has recovered, but Castle has not. Alexis plans for Stanford while Castle and Beckett still work on her mother's case. SPOILERS for season 3, especially the finale, though this is not a finale fic. COMPLETE at chapter 5.

Beckett never realized what she had until it was gone. Complete.

What if Castle had seen the glint of the gun just an instant earlier, and had taken the bullet for Beckett?

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.

A delicate and sometimes awkward dance between Beckett and Castle as they move from UST to RST. Finally finished to my satisfaction.

When Beckett steps away from her desk Castle's curiosity gets the better of him. He never expected to be crushed by what he found in her drawer. Is it too late for them or can he convince her that he's her 'one and done? Rated M, not fluff, angst warning.

A year after S3 Finale, Kate Beckett and Richard Castle finally host the Johanna Beckett Memorial Fund Silent Auction. Almost fully healed, two months into desk duty, Kate admits to herself there's something more she wants. For carolina17. COMPLETE

How I think season 4 should start, realistically. A lot has changed over the summer: a new Captain, something's up with Castle. Beckett is back at work and re-considering their relationship, but Castle has other things on his mind...

He rearranges her words until he has hope.

Spoilers: Missing scenes for 'Knockout' and several for the aftermath. "I can't promise you it means anything, Castle. And I can't tell you it changes anything. All I can tell you is that I need you. Tonight, I need to be with you."

Castle deals with some interesting information regarding the state of Beckett's love life. Completed 19 June 2011.

This is my take on the first few hours following the end of Knockout. Can Castle find his way through the terror and grief after seeing Kate shot right in front of him?

Post-ep for 3x24 and beyond.

Kate receives many presents while she's recovering in the hospital, but what Castle brings is the best gift of all. Post-season 3 one-shot.

: Rick Castle can count on one hand the number of things he's sure of when it comes to understanding Kate Beckett. Missing scene fic for 3.24

Kate and Josh have broken up, and Kate and Castle have…well, they haven't anythinged. And tonight, they finally stop fighting it. Set somewhere at the end of Season Three, assuming that our shipper irritant is gone.

One more for the post-Knockout files.

When he kissed her, it didn't surprise her at all that he tasted like coffee. Castle/Beckett

It took her two near-death experiences to finally realize what she'd been denying all this time. But now she knows, can she just dive in?

A moment between. Post-Knockout, missing scene. A standalone for now.

Post-finale. Castle tries to put the pieces back together.

In which Rick and Kate discuss Kate's previous injuries. World'verse. RATING WARNING!

The second time she wakes, she has a question for him. 3x24 Spoilers

SPOILERS for the final scene of 3x24. Lanie reflects on seeing herself in Evelyn Montgomery; Esposito has choices to make to guard the lives around him. They'll make their stand...together. ESPLANIE, splashes of Caskett. Ryan, Alexis, Jim appear as well.

Only time and effort can fix what's been broken.

He knows now, as if he hadn't before, that this is why she guards her heart, why he sees so little of it despite all they've been through, all they've done together. Letting him in, the way she let Royce, could break him the same way.

With the help of Dr. Seuss and Johanna Beckett, Kate finally realizes that she doesn't have to be alone anymore; that the gravity of 'always' will lead her to straight to Castle. A romance/Humor/Hurt/Comfort one-shot, contains potential S3 spoilers.

In a world where he was less famous, Castle would be a smut-peddler who wrote crime novels. In this one, he writes crime novels that just happen to contain some smoking-hot smut. Castle/Beckett. possible spoilers all episodes

Beckett and Castle begin to come to terms with where their relationship is heading

Just a fluffy little melding of various spoiler snippets from past and future episodes. All of it is purely my spin on what I think would be a fun way to begin the next level of their relationship. No spoilers.

Kate Beckett wants no help from Castle. But she needs an apartment. Badly.

A series of connected one shots about what happens post-"Countdown" when Castle and Beckett go back to work after not dying. Basically, my version of this oh-so-popular "after episode" scenario. Hope you like it. Now with installment number five.

It takes a lot to push Detective Kate Beckett over the edge.

Closure. It was a two-bit, pop psychology word. But sometimes, even the pop psychologists got it right. Prequel to Romance

Beckett celebrates.

Sequel to 'To Love' and set about a year after it. It's 11:02 and she still isn't home.

He ended up dedicating all four Nikki Heat books to her. A story of Castle and Beckett, past, present, and future. Written after 3x19.

All these years and Kate still can't figure out what she loves about him. Established Caskett. Please read and review!

She's still finding it hard to get warm. post-ep for setup/countdown. castle/beckett; beckett/josh.

Post-Countdown. Kate and Josh have dinner and a long conversation that leads to some interesting realizations.

"He's not mine to mark, Lanie." Her place was being the best friend, the partner, the person who helped him through it all. Lover was not in the job description. "To hell with that, Kate."

She was never actually Nikki Heat and he was never Jameson Rook. But sometimes it sure feels like they were despite the fact that Josh is the one in her bed.

It's unexpected. But it's nice to know that they haven't run out of surprises. Castle/Beckett

Castle gets the cold shoulder.

It's Ryan and Jenny's wedding and love is definitely in the air.

Castle and Beckett have been tiptoeing around each other for too long. Will he step up to the plate when it looks like he's going to lose her? And how will she react to his life changing news?

A Valetine's Day drink between an author and muse.

"I don't believe in your happiness," he says.

An expansion of the "Grief" entry in my Alphabet Drabble series. All about life, love, and loss, in no particular order.

"Knockdown"-response multi-shot. Once you've been knocked down, sometimes all that's left to do is get back up again. Beckett/boys, Lanie/Espo, Espo/Ryan, Castle, etc. all to be included. NO slash. Each ch. a oneshot. Spoilers for 3x13. READ and REVIEW!

"I never wanted your words, Castle," she says. "All you do is string them together and make them sound beautiful."

And she hates herself for thinking of it this way, but she can't help but think maybe she and Castle need to stop playing phone tag with other people's hearts. Ch. 2, Falldown, Kate's POV.

It all started with a book. Or, in which Castle gets in trouble but then he ends up with something even better than an apology. Castle/Beckett.

Once you read something, it can't be unread. Caskett.

"You know, this story relies pretty heavily on me letting you feel me up in the back of a cab, Castle."

Step by step, they're getting to where they need to be. A twelve-parter, now complete with epilogue, covering a year in the life of Castle and Beckett. Written during the winter hiatus of Season 3; now AU.

Nikki or no, some things are just plain irritating. 'Heat' exposure can kill. xD 3x11 ONESHOT. Natalie Rhodes already got to Castle: there's no WAY she's going to steal Roach too. Beckett's POV: more of that fun, comedic misery we saw in the ep. ;D

A touch was just the beginning.

It's the one thing that symbolizes their relationship best. Coffee can be sweet, bitter, hot, cold... steamy. Not that it is, though. But Castle does always seen to know when she needs him. Er... it. Coffee, you know. One-shot series.

There was something magical about nights like this, Kate Beckett had always thought. Something about them teased of promise, of the potential for anything to happen. - Based on the now infamous spoiler picture for 3x13!

After a nasty argument, Castle returns home in a blizzard to see Beckett.

It was snowing, not the first of the season and certainly not the last. But she wouldn't see it. Couldn't see it. The whiteness blinding, but not enough to block out the red.

He lets himself believe that there is a little more sweet in her expression now that he's here, that her burden has lightened just a little bit in his presence.

My take on if Almost Famous had been shown before 3XK.

Castle and Beckett are out in Central Park on a case when it starts to rain...

A stressful weekend for Castle and Beckett.

Previously Titled 'Four Walls': Castle and Becket head north, revisit the past, and build on the future. Set post 'Boom'

Digging for buried treasure was harder than it seemed.

Castle/Beckett. Beckett's developing relationship with Castle. Long oneshot.

Set after the end of S2, Castle returns to Beckett's side after an accident. Can more than just the physical wounds be healed after their time apart?

The last month of Kate's sick leave in the Hamptons isn't going to be a vacation. Caskett. Around the World Part 3

26 letters in the alphabet, A word, and a Castle drabble to go with each. A collection of cute little one-shots. Rated for chapters 10 and every few after that. Now Complete!

Something unexpected, even by Castle's standards, leads Kate on an emotional journey - with a little help from her friends.

An undercover case plunges Kate into the violent world of a Russian drug ring. How will it affect her blossoming relationship with Castle?

A bad day at work and a goldfish named Ricardo. Oh, and some pillow talk.

A quiet moment between Beckett and Alexis. Set in the Days-verse.

Verbal sparring, innuendoes, and late-night snacks. Enough said.

Part 10 - Despite the rocky beginning, it's always led to this. To them. Caskett smut.

Castle catches Beckett in a rare moment of vulnerability.

A small collection of moments in the Kate/Rick relationship, the bits we know and the pieces we haven't seen yet.

A movie premiere, a gunshot and an interesting connection to Kate's past. And it was just supposed to be a night of glitz and glamour. Caskett. Around the World Series - Part 2

We have all read at least one. This is my twist on the ever popular Truth or Dare fanfic. I know it's an overused tool, but I couldn't resist. It's too much fun.

AU. Beckett responds when one of the Castles is in the hospital. She's family already; she just doesn't know it yet. Go Team Castle! Friendship; turns into Caskett

Progress. Regress. Repeat as necessary.

Beckett gets sick and Castle uses it as an opportunity to try to peel another layer off the Beckett onion.

Fallout from Castle's unauthorized investigation of Kate's mother's murder, and both of their reactions. I know, it took me long enough, right?

Ten songs, ten drabbles, ten snapshots into the first year of Castle and Beckett's marraige. ONESHOT