Sam can see that Yamatai has definitely changed Lara.

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.

A collection of Caskett one shots.

The early ones suck so feel free to start from the back and work forward until they stop being decent. Short drabbles and oneshots all centered around the Wally and Artemis pairing and/or the individual characters. Some are prompted by friends on Tumblr and some are purely my own doing. Ratings vary from K-T. Enjoy!

One of the last things true crime writer Richard Castle expected when he took a meeting with convicted murderer Kate Beckett was to be sent on a quest for proof of her innocence, the other was to fall in love with her. A Castle AU. Written 2012. Revised 2016.

In order to arrange a treaty for the long standing war between the Water Tribe and Fire Nation, Prince Zuko is sent to the South Pole to arrange a truce by Fire Lord Lu Ten, where he is greeted by subzero temperatures, sea prunes, and quirky customs. This of course, is a cake walk compared to the revelation he'll be marrying the stubborn spiritual leader, Katara. AU. Zutara.

"She isn't here, Mr. Castle. Don't you want to protect her? Isn't that what all of this is about?" AU from "Always"

Sequel to 'heart so helpless'. Castle and Beckett's struggles to overcome their past, the murders, and the mess they left behind. Cover art by half0utloud. COMPLETE.

When you get those rare moments of clarity, those flashes when the universe makes sense, you try desperately to hold on to them. They are the lifeboats for the darker times. A season 4 AU based on the fanvideo by OhChizzz.

Lara Croft didn't ask to become a killer. But following being shipwrecked on Yamatai, she must do what she must to ensure she and her best friend Sam survive. Set during Tomb Raider (2013). Features Lara x Sam

A requested fic for alwaysdefectivecastle. What would have happened in the Hamptons if a dead man hadn't fallen into the pool?

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 was if there had been a spontaneous explosion within her and she was desperately trying to hold it all together.

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*

"Castle, where the hell are we?" "Vegas baby." He mumbles, a sleepy grin stretching across his face.

She's been quiet the last few days, seems lost. The rejection weighs heavy, the consequences harsh, even though she should've expected it, should've known it could come to that... Follow-up to episode 6x03, "Need to Know."

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.

A post-ep one shot for 6x02 Dreamworld, although I suppose it doesn't mention anything we didn't learn in Valkyrie. Based on a prompt I received on tumblr: what if castle actually died and beckett was pregnant from the night in the bathroom?

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*

That's when he sees her. Golden curls splay around her face like they do sometimes when he wakes up first and sees her head nestled in his pillow, but this is such a stark contrast to that scene. She's lying on the concrete, her arms and legs limp and bent at odd angles. She's not moving.

Seriously, this just isn't fair. She so rarely has a day off in the middle of the week, and instead of spending it lounging in bed with her, all her delicious nakedness aligned with his, he has to sit through Black Pawn meetings. Happy Birthday, AC!

Spoilers for the Season 6 promo only. "Castle," she whispers. "I want to go to DC. But...I want to say yes to you as well."

They haven't spoken in three days. Not since the night they'd shouted at each other over the phone, the two hundred miles of earth between them fracturing, a chasm spreading wide and threatening to swallow them whole.

'And maybe none of it was planned, but this is more than anything she'd hoped for, dared dream about in her trembling heart that rest between her corrupted lungs.' For Amy. COMPLETE.

One of many ideas about a potential season 6. "Never once does he wake. She doesn't know what that says about them. She's not sure if she wants to know." Two-shot. COMPLETE.

It's wrong, so wrong; she shouldn't be here, she should not hear this... A season three story. One-shot.

The Dash half of Everything That Glitters. A future-set Dash companion exploring the adult versions of the Castle kids.

Because it was, and always would be, more than just a chair. Warning: reference to major character death.

The heavy ball of dread settles in her stomach, growing heavier and heavier until she hears the news. :: For Jenny. Happy birthday, babe.

Kind of a follow-up to Significant Others. Two chapters. Kate gets sick.

A sexy little romp leading up to 'The Lives of Others.'

"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.

Love, our light at night and shade at noon. Six scenes.

What if Castle followed Beckett when she had a breakdown in KIllshot? My AU take on that painful scene.

AU from season 4, in which Castle doesn't let Beckett run from him over the summer she recovers from the shooting. "She is sand slipping through your fingers. You need to hold on for one moment more." COMPLETE.

Beckett is in DC and Castle is in NYC - Post Watershed - with all spoilers inherently in play. Decisions have been made and stands taken, but someone from their past will force them to face one another one more time. Will Caskette conquer all? This is my first fanfiction EVER! Cover art by dtrekker - Castle 2013 Ficathon entry-Rating M for some language and later chapters.

After confiding in her loved ones, Beckett made her decision about the job in D.C. It takes the advice of someone unexpected to change her mind. Post-Watershed oneshot, references to 1x09 Little Girl Lost.

It's the tangle of his fingers in her hair, that's how it begins. That's how it always begins.

Beckett is diagnosed with brain cancer. Set one month after Always/After the Storm.

She hears his voice in there, just for a second – just in the instant between not existing and coming home. And that's when she knows, however delirious it may make her feel, that he's still out there. / Post-"Endgame." Wally/Artemis, with some others.

a Dash Companion. Working title for this one was 'Future/Adult Ellery' if that helps you at all with a summary. This one will be a longer story but not epic.

It's only the second time he's seen her legs and he's absolutely certain he wants to see more of them. Season 1.

How long does it take for two people who are seemingly destined to be together to fall in love? Longer than you may think, as love doesn't erupt from a shock of realization, but grows slowly from a series of moments and a lingering feeling. Spitfire.

In which Castle insists on warming Kate up after a long day on the slopes. Pre-ep of sorts for 5x19.

Picks up after Lara returns from killing the Sun Queen. Much has happened to both Lara and her crewmates in the last few days, but the adventures are not over yet. No this is just the beginning for a young Lara Croft and the friends that accompany her.

Your first step is always panic.

Post-finale fic. For those who asked me to fix it. "This is all very sweet, I suppose. But it's all very wrong." COMPLETE.

"Castle." She whispers, fingers reaching up to trace his lips. "Tell me you love me." Trigger warning: Self Harm. COMPLETE.

Lara survived Yamatai but just how has it affected her exactly? And what adventure might the future hold for Lara and Sam? Lara x Sam

A Castle/Beckett baby fic. "He'll never lie and say that he didn't picture it sometimes, Kate with a swollen stomach, glowing. He knows she's imagined it too. He's seen the deep flush of her cheeks late at night when he catches her daydreaming." Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. COMPLETE.

"I love you." A set of eight semi-interconnected one shots set at the end of season four and into season five.

It's hours later, and she's on her back in his bed. Post-ep for 5x22, Still.

A Dash Companion. The Castle family takes baby Ellery to her first baseball game.

The only thing Artemis knows how to say in sign language is "I love you." Worst time ever for her to have to use it.

They make everything a little sharper. Oneshot.

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.

they have time for real dinner but that's not what she's hungry for.

A collection of unrelated ficlets.

When she got the call, she didn't expect it to lead to this. Season 5 AU.

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.

AU. Lethal, hard-edged assassin Kate Beckett is hired to kill the handsome, best-selling author Richard Castle. But when everything's not as it should be, and feelings get muddled along the way, can she really think of him as just another paper target? Cover art by houghtonsbeckett. COMPLETE.

Because eventually, they're going to take that trip to Bora Bora. Spoilers for The Lives Of Others.

Post 5x19. He grins in the darkness of his bedroom, her body completely flat out next to his because she's exhausted. Running around for weeks like a secret ninja, and his injury leaving her very enthusiastically doing all the work in the bedroom.

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

He wanted to be there. Wants to be there, so badly. Follows The Vigil in the Sweetheart series. In progress.

She can't stop thinking about it... Episode reaction to 5x17, 'Scared to Death.'

Five glimpses in moonlight. Written for Julie.

A quiet, telling moment in the midst of Lara's chaotic first journey into the world of extreme survival. A reminder that such simple comfort becomes even more important when faced with almost certain death. Alex Weiss/Lara NEW GAME TIMELINE

3 months after the events that happened on Yamatai, the crew of the Endurance had gone their separate ways. All but two, that is. One quirky filmmaker, and one hardened survivor. Lara x Sam, because she's not on the character drop down list. EDIT: She's on the drop down list now. Haha.

But now, watching her slumped against the wide door, her eyes closed and a trembling hand held to her lips - Now she sees. Understands. Martha is just as human, just as breakable, as the rest of them. *Post ep for Hunt*

a Dash Companion. 3rd in the Home series. Halloween Night, Dash's 3rd birthday.

She'd almost run out and bought him something on at least three separate occasions. She's so glad she didn't. **Post ep for 5x14. One shot. Complete.**

Before Ryan, before Castle, there was Beckett, and there was Esposito. This is how it was for them, in those early days.

Castle and Beckett defined. (Inspired by the book of the same name).

With Cyrus, Killbane and Miller still alive, could the Saints really believe the war was over? And when there never was a body, how could they be sure Gat was really dead? Set after SRTT, some parings, mostly Boss/Gat

Unrelated oneshots. COMPLETE.

She sometimes forgot that Esposito was a soldier. A personal headcanon of mine.

The thumping pulse of the music vibrates through her body. Her bones sing with it, a high pitched resonation that rings in her ears and echoes inside her chest. She lets her spine sway and her hips roll, losing herself in the movement, the freedom that comes when she shuts off her brain and just feels. **An ode of sorts to 5x12* One shot. Complete.

Apparently a young uniform cop accidentally touched someone's chest at a crime scene last week. Meeting!fic. For Carto because she's stuck in one today.

a Dash companion, first in the Home series. More filling in the blanks. Castle and Kate's wedding.

"You really like him, don't you?" Insert for 5x06, "The Final Frontier"

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.'

Castle smiles, ruffling Ava's hair. She grunts softly but her little hands wrap around his back as if grounding herself to him, staying safe and warm. On the other end of the phone, Kate laughs, but there's something there; longing or regret and his eyes close. "You're not going to be home by midnight, are you?"

sometimes she just needs him to do this. fills for prompts from the 2012 kink meme on livejournal.

A Dash Companion for Christmas. Two chapters. Home series.

In which Beckett solves her own problem in a bathtub (with a little help from her trusty sidekick, Castle).

A short missing scene post-'Knockout'. Castle visits Beckett in the hospital during a thunderstorm.

"It's just a pencil skirt, Castle. Are you really that easy?"

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th, five years before she and Castle actually meet in the show. Based on an idea of Cartographical - chezchuckles and I just liked it so much that we each wrote our own. Variations on the same theme, sort of.

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.

She's the Warden-Commander. She's the Arlessa of Amaranthine. She's the Hero of Ferelden. And she's never been good at keeping out of trouble, so it's no surprise Mahariel finds herself in Kirkwall in a time of upheaval, and that she can't help but get involved when old feelings stir.

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

A little Thanksgiving dinner featuring our favorite crime fighting duo.

Because she may not be ready to hear the words again, but he wants to make sure that she knows how much he loves her.

Castle's actually a little offended that he didn't know about the supply closet at the Twelfth. Post-ep for Swan Song.

I think I'm afraid of being happy because whenever I get too happy something bad always happens —Charlie Brown

a Dash Companion, fourth in the Sleep Series. Two chapters total. For the correct order of the stories in the Dash Universe, consult my profile page.

He looks around the room, noticing how everything is bathed in soft light that has until now gone unnoticed, suddenly it makes so much more sense.

It occurs to Castle that he might not survive this.

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.

My post-ep for Probable Cause. "His warm breath washes in reverent preamble before the soft, sure brush of his mouth finds the edges, just exactly where he knows the touch won't sting, won't make things worse. An invocation that walks that perfect line between too much and not enough."

Beckett's a little worked up after a long day, how ever can Castle help? Set beginning of season 5, no spoilers.

Two weeks. Two weeks of late night texts and missed phone calls. Of missing his voice and his hands, the soft curve of his smile in the morning. Two weeks without him.

A Dash Companion. Third in the Sleep series. Kate gets to read the book Castle was writing in Dash Away, giving her the courage to ask for help.

Six strangers with nothing in common, except each other. Before the day was over, they broke the rules, bared their souls, and touched each other in a way they never dreamed possible. A Breakfast Club AU. Canon pairings with dangles of others.

Based on 5x05, Probable Cause. "Stop running away and hiding the truth. You punished me for lying, Castle." COMPLETE.

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

"If he's going to remember a view from this case, there's no question it will be that one." A sexy post-ep for "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder."

For months she's been gone. Months in which Castle's been forced to believe that Kate Beckett was dead. Eight full months in which he's missed her, craved her, mourned her. Now she's standing on his doorstep, two coffees in slightly shaking hands and Castle's world collapses. Direct spoilers for 4x23 Always, but most probably AU from there.

Second in the Sleep series. Necessary to have read only Dash Away, but I suggest reading these in the order posted on my profile. A prequel in the chronology of the Dash Universe.

He's really good at distractions.

She's so different to what he expected. Post 5x02

Episode tag for 5x02: Cloudy With a Chance of Murder. "What do you do when you have an annoying song stuck in your head?" One shot. Complete.

It can never be enough, making up for all the time they've missed. She laughs, full and rich, shaking with it and it's infectious. He grins, pressing his forehead against hers as he watches the light fill her face. He lets the backs of his fingers graze her cheek, overwhelmed by her, by this, them-Everything. COMPLETE.

It's the game they play; four years of teasing comments and loaded looks swirling between them, egging them on. They've finally given into each other but they've never stopped teasing, chasing. **Spoilers for 5x04 "Murder, He Wrote** One shot. Complete.

She only needed two. Season 5, no spoilers.

And then she gets to infiltrate a strip club and Castle is positive that he is currently in a very special type of paradise that he in no way deserves. Season 5. Oneshot. Kind of pwpish. Sorry.

Even in the bleakest of situations, she knows she will always find comfort in his arms. Missing scene from After The Storm. Spoilers...obviously...for 5x01.

Sunlight is filtering through the closed blinds of her living room, falling over their faces like dust settling after a windstorm. :: I wrote drunk again; subtitled "All Cute and Shit."

It's two o'clock on a Saturday afternoon and they've yet to get dressed, have spent the entire day camped out on his overstuffed leather couch, watching movies and teasing each other mercilessly with fleeting caresses and innuendo laden comments. One shot. Complete.

The everyday journey from friendship to a relationship. Post Always.

"She falls against him, willing, pliable, her spine a convex curve against his arm, so tightly wound around her waist and then he presses his hips into hers, his mouth to her lips." Follows 4x23, 'Always.' NO SPOILERS FOR SEASON 5

A quiet moment in the Hamptons, just Castle and Beckett and the still dark of night time. No spoilers

They've tried. For months, they've tried to make it work, to force themselves into something that comes within a mile of being healthy and functional. They love each other desperately but it's not enough.

She's standing in his bedroom half naked and he wants to know if he's dreaming her up. Spoilers for the season 5 promo!

Everyone pretends to be a hooker sometimes.

In the light of 'Always', it's his new lucky number.

She's driving him crazy. Slowly and completely mad. And she damn well knows it too.

Castle and Beckett escape to the Hamptons for a little weekend getaway.

"The first kiss can be as terrifying as the last." A love story with a twist, told forwards and backwards.

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

Castle and Beckett and a surprise visit from Beckett's sassy lesbian college roommate. All in all, a pretty amusing day for our dear detective.

It's said that laughter is the best medicine; but together, Castle and Beckett find something even greater.

A look at the lives of Richard Castle and Kate Beckett through the eyes of a relatively objective outside source. A complete experiment.

He's pretty sure he convinced the lady with the smoky voice that he knew exactly what he was doing, knew how to give her a good time. A variation on the 'Vice Beckett' theme. For ER, on request.

"Is it okay for me to put my hand under your dress if you're not my girlfriend?" - Episode insert for 2.14 - The Third Man.

a Dash companion. 1st in the Sleep Series

She listens to the way his breathing settles, tries to get lost in it but all she can think of is her mother, of the way she had looked fourteen years ago that morning, so composed, so brilliant, the lines around her eyes filled with laughter.

It's a grand collision, with heat and fright and fury, and Wally doesn't know why he ever thought it would be easy. Because the second he sees Tigress, it's like his ribs are being pulled apart.

Their footsteps echo in the nearly empty hallways as they make their way to the room that is at once so familiar and yet still feels so strange. Follows "Sweetheart," "The Message," and "The Call." Complete.

It's his last chance to kiss Kate Beckett.

"One end of the little yellow post-it sticks up at her, and she sees 'Kate - Will you be my Valentine' written across the top." S4.

Artemis has never been good at talking about her feelings, or at hearing other people talk about theirs. But somehow, when both sixteen-year-old Dick Grayson and Robin tell her out of nowhere – on the same day – that they might be in love with her, she eventually knows exactly what to say.

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.

Written for the Kink Meme on LJ.

It's the Fourth of July and Castle invites Beckett over for some, uh...fireworks.

Follows the events of "For Lovers Only". Yves and Sofia return to their former lives but can't forget each other or their short-lived affair.

AU from Always. "He hears that she fell fifteen floors." COMPLETE.

for fixati0ns. Prompt: Wally has summer school and Artemis has taken it upon herself to visit him / She gives him this smile and he misses her more than he already did, which is stupid because she's already standing right in front of him.

All he knows is that he has to talk to her. He has to talk to her before they find him. For ER, who begged me. A companion to Sweetheart. Complete.

Please, God, let it be her. He holds his breath, looks at the caller ID. Montgomery. Missing scenes from Knockout. COMPLETE.

His laughter rings through the speaker, makes her heart leap. One shot. Complete.

AU. What happens to Kate Beckett when the Dragon is slain - and she's charged with his murder?

"And it starts, sometime around midnight. Or at least that's when you lose yourself for a minute or two." No copyright intended.

"We've got to find her." "You won't have to look far." Post-Always. Chapter 4 up now. Now M-Rated.

A series of bedroom - and maybe a bathroom and deck and other locations near a bedroom- conversations between Beckett and Castle in the first year or so of their relationship.

The thing about the NYPD Twelfth Precinct elevator is that it's really the most tempting place to put your hands on someone. The other thing about elevators though, is that sometimes they break.

His chest heaves beneath her, staccato gasps echoing in the darkness of his room. Post-Always. Complete.

Castle, Beckett, and the Ferrari go to Connecticut. Chapter 2 is co-written with Cora Clavia and shimmeryshine.

From the living room to the bedroom. Post Always. 3rd and last chapter.

It's been a week since Artemis was kicked off the Team. Wandering through Gotham on a rainy night and contemplating her situation, she runs into the absolute last person she would have expected to see. Wally/Artemis. Birthday present for thecivilunrest.

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.

The morning after or the middle of the night after, just AFTER . Post-finale.

He isn't afraid of Kate in the crosshairs anymore. Right now, Castle is more afraid of his partner behind a gun than in front of one.

When Sportsmaster kidnaps and tortures Wally for six hours straight, the speedster pulls through with the hope that Artemis and the Team will come and save him. The Team comes, but Artemis doesn't. Two-shot.

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.

This is a monumental mistake. Earth shattering. Mind blowing. End of the world kind of mistake.

Door. Desk. Bookshelf. Bed. Spoilers for the end of the Always promo.

Shepard and James Vega are soldiers. They're survivors, having lived to see the other side of the worst a tour of duty could offer them. When neither is willing to take a chance, one of them is forced to be the catalyst of change or the opportunity will slip past them both.

A moment in the break room. Wishful thinking for the end of Undead Again, slight spoilers for the sneaks.

She didn't expect it to be like this. Maybe she should have. Three years. So much time. So much waiting, wanting, aching. Too long for it not to come to this.

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

for cartographical, because she will be in a boring meeting. no spoilers. just fun.

Castle and Beckett work out their jealousy issues in a supply closet at the Twelfth. Post The Limey.

Post-ep for Headhunters. Beckett stops by Castle's loft to fix some things, both skin deep and otherwise.

'I'm gonna write, a letter to my true love, I'm gonna sign my name.'

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

"I'm feeling anything but invincible at the moment. Tonight was one close call too many, Castle." ... Having survived a night of far too many close calls Kate realises she's come farther than she thought. This is a journey beyond the wall. COMPLETE

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

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

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.

"I'm not going anywhere until I get some answers as to why you're evidently injured and not in a hospital." Minor,synopsis mainly,SPOILERS for "Headhunters" 4x21. *Chapter 5 up now. COMPLETE

"Where are your hands right now?"

Castle and Beckett get stuck inside of Castle's apartment during a snowstorm...

Castle and Beckett go undercover in a club and things get a bit out of hand when they get cornered in the bathroom. A twist on a well loved trope, if you will.

Prompt #65: comfort. Post 1x23 "Insecurity": "Since when was there a Batgirl?" she asks, because out of the dozen of questions she has in her head, that one just sort of bubbled to the surface.

a Dash Companion second in Life series

She's prepared to wait. As long as it takes. He waited three months and still took her back. She owes him at least that much. Post 47 Seconds.

"The day starts badly." Spoilers for the promo for 47 seconds, but not the sneaks. Based on a writing prompt from the Tumblr Anon. One Shot. Complete.

a Dash companion

Cat's out of the bag for both of them, and Castle is crushed in the wake of the truth. Because if she cares for him at all - then how could she do this? ***Finalist for 'Best Drama' in the 2012 Castle Fanfiction Awards.***

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

Kate Beckett was twenty-six when the biggest accident in her life occurred. Five years later, the biggest miracle happens. AU.

A 'Dash Away' sequel.

Kate Beckett only has so many pieces.

Richard Castle writes Kate Beckett bestselling novels. He also writes her notes. This is their story.

Through all of the secrets and the lies, the betrayal and the pain, the destination was always the same. They were meant to be together. Complete. Winner of the 2012 Castle Fan Awards Best Non Romance/General category!

"They were both pale and thin; but those sick pale faces were bright with the dawn of a new future, of a full resurrection into a new life." One shot. Complete

Wally missed being able to see the sky. Post-apocalyptic AU. Oneshot. Wally/Artemis, Superboy/M'gann, Barry/Iris. Rated for language and character death.

Prompt #103: morning. She'll always find it at least a little bit hilarious when Wally uses a treadmill.

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

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

Words can do damage and repair. It all depends on how one uses them.

A writer, a detective, and her cat ring in the new year. A sequel to "Fluff." Yes, you should probably read that first. COMPLETE.

He was her friend, her brother in arms. So, how did everything suddenly become so different? And, more importantly, why did he have to be so bloody annoying about it?

Set after the events of Season 2's "Tick, Tick, Tick/Boom" arc. What if Kate had stayed with the Castles for longer than we saw on the show?

Everything goes wrong from the moment he first kisses her. Wally/Artemis.

Wedding reception PWP. Castle and Beckett discuss their pick-up repertoires, along with some completely platonic roleplaying. Not. post 4x11/spoilers/sexual content

"I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand and the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love..."

She needs to relax. This really isn't helping. Caskett, oneshot.

Only years later would they truly realize that their memories of each other could never be erased, that their love would never fade.

Three times Dick asks Artemis to homecoming, progressing through the years. Robin/Artemis.

"She's missing," Batman says. He shakes his head, pulling away from them. And from the looks on their faces—his friends, his mentor—he knows they're telling the truth.

A frustrating case, a victim with more enemies than friends, mob ties, gangs and something neither saw coming. When Castle and Beckett find they are being hunted, will it drive them closer or push them further apart? Rated M for Chapters 35 and up.

Richard Castle discovers something unexpected when he visits Kate Beckett one December night.

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

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.

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'.

Wally stumbles upon some great blackmail fodder: Artemis's part-time job at McDonald's. Whether this will cause him pain or profit is entirely up to him. Wally/Artemis.

She was never his boss. She was his friend. His partner. His sister. Spoilers through Kill Shot.

She always forgets how big his hands are until they are spanning her body, easily dwarfing her from finger to palm.

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

"Her tummy skips, a happy, excited sensation, and she savors it, this secret knowledge that this here, this evening, this moment, it feels like home." Follow-up piece to episode 4x07, 'Cops and Robbers'

It was Kate's worst nightmare; that he'd see her like this and run the other direction. What she didn't expect, however, was that this was the night that would prove just how deeply his love ran. Possible spoilers for Kill Shot.

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.

He had waited for months for proof that she loved him the way he loved her. Finally, he could see it.

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

A Dash Away Prequel. Chapters 95-99 should catch you up . Based upon geekygreek's idea of pinky fingers and the overwhelming call for backstory. Content warning for violence: This is what made her see him clearly.

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.

Sometimes band aids fixed more than scrapes, cuts, and broken bones. Spitfire fluff towards the end. Rated T for swearing .

Castle is forced to go on a book tour. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, they say. Our two friends may just find out that they don't like being apart.Those phone lines will be sure to light up!

This is not something she has ever done before, come home with Castle after a case. Spoilers for 4.07 - Cops & Robbers episode stills.

SPOILERS FOR "OF FINDING INNOCENCE." This is an alternate take on the events as they could have happened post chapter 30 of "Of Finding Innocence." A different sort of family emerges, and Kate has to learn to live with the past and present.

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

"I've been doing a lot of thinking," Wally said almost belligerently, "and the thing is, I love you." Wally/Artemis.

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!

"And that was all. Just a kiss?" Life after the kiss.

It has been nearly a decade since she last captained a ship. Now, with the need to evacuate Kirkwall in a hurry, Isabela wonders if she still has what it takes to lead. One-shot, FemHawke/Isabela.

He sputters as she raises her eyebrow saucily, eyeing his desk. He's eyeing it too though, and she can almost see the fantasies flicking across his retinas.

He doesn't know her, but the new detective in Homicide is no stranger to Roy Montgomery.

I feel so used, you didn't even get me naked.

Wally West does not, by any stretch of the imagination, miss Artemis Crock. Wally/Artemis. T for language.

After the events of Among Thieves, Nate and Elena still have some healing to do. Fluff. Oneshot. NatexElena.

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.

It was only two weeks; yet it felt like much longer. Takes place after "A Death in the Family" - it will make more sense if you've read that first. Rating warning!

He takes her places that summer. - Wally/Artemis, and their summer lovin'.

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

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

A tale of Lady Cousland's rise from a privileged daughter of the teyrn to the hero of Ferelden. Blood, tears, laughter, friendship, romance, and everything in between.

After recruiting Tali, Miranda discovers a flaw in her reconstruction of Shepard. She makes a promise to herself to make sure Shepard pulls through. goes to Suicide Mission. Fluff. slight FemShep/Miranda. Smidge AU. Not very good at summaries, sorry!

Missing scene from 3.24 Knockout. Castle/Beckett

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

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.

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

They thought this was his most remarkable dedication yet. But he didn't write it for them. He wrote it for her, and she would be the only one who'd never get to see it. One-shot, terribly sad, spoilers, major character death. But... give it a chance.

It's not about the damage the storm does to the sunlight. It's about the damage done to her world when that light is blocked out.

When you wake up in the morning, you never know if this might be your last. Kate is shot, and Castle is staying as close as he can get. A series-in-progress.

He knows Kate will die first. Countdown companion, oneshot.

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

Various speculative fics to fill the time between today and the release of Dragon Age 2. Who knows what'll be found here, honestly. The first oneshot has Varric and Fenris paired together, so. Enjoy? Wait, no. Let me do that over. Enjoy!

Cordia Hawke tells her lover about that one time she met the Hero of Ferelden.

It's never been if. It's always been when. Alternate Universe. Oneshot.

In law enforcement, the importance of cooperation is paramount. And sometimes Vice needs a little help. Caskett, oneshot.

A stressful weekend for Castle and Beckett.

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

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

A continuation of Dangerous Game. Highly recommended that you read that first. Beckett tries to figure out where she wants things to go with Castle. Meanwhile, a serial killer fixates on Beckett.

Progress. Regress. Repeat as necessary.

Javier Esposito considers himself Kate Beckett's big brother. Along with that definition comes the instinct to protect, which Javier makes quite clear to Castle, whom Esposito notices has gotten cozy with Kate. Javier/Kate friendship piece. ONESHOT.

She was not pretty by any stretch of the imagination, Alistair thought. He wasn’t sure when she started becoming beautiful. Fem!Tabris/Alistair, fairly pointless fluffy oneshot.

Set after the game has finished. A series of short character-based pieces focussed around each companion saying goodbye to their Grey Warden, a female Tabris.

Alistair/Fem!Mahariel centric drabbles. Two people raised by different cultures are bound to have trouble coming to an understanding. Sometimes the less they try, the easier it becomes, and needing each other becomes more important than being right.

COMPLETE Lara and Kurtis are separated and on paths to self destruction as they deal with their troubles illustrated in Angel of Darkness, until they realise that they may have just walked away from what was meant to be their salvation.