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

I just escaped from possibly the most awkward date in the history of Earth, and I need to decompress. I brought ice cream. And wine. And cupcakes. 1x7, Home is Where the Heart Stops.

A short series of one-shots based on Rick and Kate's exes finding out about their family. Fluffy because I can't seem to do anything other than that.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

'You work at the phone store and I keep purposely messing up settings on my phone so I can come in and talk to you AU' - Prompt fill. AU of Castle and Beckett meeting for the first time, a story told in five parts. Completed in time for #CastleFanficMonday

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

A fill for the prompt: "My tent just broke and I'm not about to sleep by myself in there now, so can you scoot over?". Castle, Beckett, and the rest of the team decide to take a trip to the woods. COMPLETE.

'He's been coming to her library for over a month now and she likes him, really likes him.' An AU that explores the meeting of a burdened librarian and a struggling writer. Three shot.

"She couldn't sleep, still wired after the day's events, the cold from the freezer lodged deep in her bones and not wanting to leave." A post-ep for Countdown (3x17). A fic for CastleFanficMonday

"There was no sound until the eventual click of the lock, the sigh of the hinge that was reluctant to make room for him. And even though he'd been expecting it, he was startled when she appeared, slumped against the door jamb..." Episode insert for Rise (4x01), in which Castle goes to Kate during her recovery.

"The ride up in the elevator is tense. He wants to say "I don't want you to interrogate him," but that's a surefire way to get tossed into observation." A oneshot for Castle Fanfic Monday.

"Her eyes cut past the administrator, however, settling on the man trailing behind him. She knows that man. That man's face is on the back of the book she's holding in her hands right now. Ho-ly... what is Richard Castle doing in her English class?" - A Pre-Series Caskett AU for Castle Fanfic Monday.

She doesn't skip straight to the page, she forces herself to make an evening of it, let the sinful truth of what she's about to do, what she's contemplating, build within her with every preemptive action. She runs the water, hot, steamy. Set during 2x04.

Written for a prompt on castlefanficprompts. "You found me drunk and crying in a bathroom bc my ex dumped me and then you brought me to a taxi and insisted on giving me your number so you'd know that I got home safe and then we start texting a lot AU"

'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.

A co-authored story by bravevulnerability and seilleanmor. Castle accidentally gives Kate a black eye in his sleep, and Kate does everything she can to appease his guilt.

'It wouldn't be the first time she fell apart with the image of him flashing behind her closed eyelids, the illusion of his touch on her skin enough to send her shattering. Just the first time she allowed it to happen when she knew he didn't want her back.' An alternative ending to 4x20, the Limey.

AU one-shot based on the Tumblr Prompt from toomuchwineornotenough: KB is a struggling single mom of 2 boys working part time at a pizza place to make ends meet. Castle starts buying pizza daily, then bringing her coffee every morning.

An AU version of sorts for the events of Resurrection (7x14) and Reckoning (7x15), set in season 4.

'Kate surges forward, not taking but offering her mouth to him, offering him everything. But he denies her.' AU to 4x23, Always.

AU. Based on prompt from Tumblr- Castle is Beckett's physical therapist. When he had read "stabbed in the back", he had imagined a punk of a kid who had gotten on the wrong side of the law, not a gorgeous young woman from a well off family sporting a Stanford sweatshirt. A story in three parts.

'Nothing was going to stop him from getting to his wife.' A speculation fic of sorts for the second half of the two parter. Contains slight spoilers for the 7x15 promo.

"What you said earlier," she starts. "About wanting all of me? I want all of you too." An insert scene for Flashbacks and Echoes.

'"There's no one else I'd rather be snowed in with," he teases, his lips grazing the chilled shell of her ear, curling into a grin when a shudder that he doubts is from the cold clambers down her spine, but the words couldn't be more true.' Castle and Beckett weather the storm together. Set early season 4.

"Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing." An AU story for Christmas.

'It's been months since Montgomery's funeral, since the gunshot, since the damning diagnosis after she awoke from surgery. ' An alternate ending to 'Knockout' that changes everything. AU.

A single chance meeting can change everything. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

'If she expected him to hold even an ounce of concentration after she walked out of the bathroom dressed head to toe in black, she's sadly mistaken.' Episode insert for 7x07.

"…Give thy worst of thoughts/The worst of words." -Othello, Act 3, Scene 3. After Castle disappears, the only thing keeping Kate Beckett afloat is her conviction that Richard Castle is alive. But in order to return to work, Beckett is forced by Burke to keep a daily journal. 6x23 2014 CastleFicathon. Thanks to Angie & E for gorgeous artwork & Alex for an amazing summer of editing.

"There will be a later, there will be plenty of time to do everything she's ever dreamed of with him, but now – right now she just wants him." A continuation of the 'Always' deleted scene.

Castle grins, watching her. He never realized how into baseball she was. Not until she met Joe Torre last year that is. So when his publisher handed him tickets to a Yankees game earlier this week, he knew exactly who to give the second ticket to. Prompt from Tumblr: "A first kiss where they're at a Yankees game and it's the kiss cam on them and they just decide to go for it."

Castle and Beckett's love as told from a different perspective.

Based on a request I received on tumblr: Castle and Beckett are strangers and participate in the strangers kiss for the first time video. One shot.

Based on a seven step system determined by giraffepoliceforce on tumblr, for how to confess your love to someone. Set early season four, around the time of the rogue head and "just like us". Total crack, and I hope it makes you smile. One shot.

An AU summer fic, set between seasons two and three. The Hamptons trip doesn't work out, and Castle comes back to the city in time to score himself an invitation to Beckett's camping trip. Entry for the Winter Ficathon 13/14.

'She was glad that he could at least seek solace in her, that they could work through this too as a team.' A post-ep for 6x05, Time Will Tell. COMPLETE.

In that one moment, he knows he's ruined.

Castle has a little secret. Post-Always Crack!Fic. A short one-shot, co-authored by BlueOrchid96. COMPLETE.

Their bodies connect, hard and fast, the forward motion bringing them in close and they repel each other instantly. The two cups of coffee in his hands collide directly with her chest and Beckett lets out a yelp. One Shot Set Season Two during The Fifth Bullet.

You're drifting. You know you are. You just... stopped caring.

A fix-it-fic for 'Squab & the Quail'. Spoilers up to this episode.

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

"So are you ever going to tell me who Jordan is?" Based off of the second sneak peek for 5x18.

On Castle's birthday, Castle, Beckett, Esposito, Lanie, Ryan and Jenny decide to play a drinking game! Here's what ensues...

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.

What happens when a game of Truth or Dare at the precinct gives Castle a fun idea of how to spend the next day? Now complete!

"Is she giving him sex eyeballs? Is she biting her lip?"

The smile he was trying to suppress explodes. His cheeks actually ache with the ferocity of his joy. "What are you grinning at?" "You just called me your boyfriend." *****Post Ep for 5x02***** Spoilers*** One shot. Complete.

He knew she was a fan of his books, but not until today did he realize just how deeply his words had affected her. A Spiral Bound spinoff.

Kate Beckett is high. A sexy little one shot.

What on earth has Castle got to do with twenty-six mugs of coffee, uniforms, and a Black Pawn meeting? COMPLETE.

"I'm not quite sure I had a say in the process, but Castle has been very good about the research. He's gotten inside of me maybe more times than I'd like, but all in the name of research right?" Rick chokes out a laugh and then one, two, three, the detective's eyes widen.

Kink Meme 2012 Prompt. She's always been the first one to read his work. Why shouldn't he have a little fun with that? She is his Nikki Heat, after all.

Four years as partners, and there's still so much to learn. During their first intimate encounter, Rick learns something shocking about Kate. A lesson for him in devotion. A lesson for her in trust. Starts where 4x23 leaves off. Some may consider this AU, others call it out of character. So be warned. Now Complete.

What happens at Ryan's wedding stays at Ryan's wedding.

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

One-Shot. During the middle of the night, Alexis goes to the kitchen for a glass of orange juice, only to find an awkward surprise awaits her.

Esposito needs a little help with words. Castle is more than happy to oblige. Kate, however, has no idea what she's agreed to. And she agrees to far more than she planned.

It's the CAMPING trip that will change everything between the duo. Pranks turn nasty... fun turns to horror... friendly fire can burn... all in the name of good fun. C&B fluff for sure. You're gonna love this!