He put together a fundraiser in honor of her mother because he loves her, and she's been working so hard in therapy to get to the point where she can wholly love him back. She's not quite sure she's ready to say the words, but she knows she's ready to show him. One-shot.

It took her a daunting thirty-storey drop to realize she needed him, a torrential downpour to realize she wanted him, and a relentless ache to realize she just couldn't take it anymore.

She needed to figure out a way to do this, a way to take the time to heal, for herself (that she still believed she needed), and still give Castle more, give him a reason to wait for her. AU for the summer of "Rise."

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

A story for advent with a new chapter posted every day. Each chapter is one year later than the previous, from 2016 through to 2040. My interpretation of the canon future we were shown. Merry Christmas!

"The memories play in slow motion and she watches on as if she's a viewer, not a participant, as if it's someone else and not her at all." Trigger warning: rape.

"If Tyson wants to play, he can play with her. Alexis will come out of this intact if it's the last thing Kate Beckett does." Season 4 AU. TW for violence, assault, recovery, and mature themes.

'The smile tugs at her lips. He's always been an amusing drunk, maybe a bit whiny, but also sweet, sleepy and easy to handle. "You're a lightweight."' Episode insert of sorts for 8x03, PhDead.

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

'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.

Post Knockout continuation. No lies and no secrets, but not all hugs and joy either. Caskett. Now Complete.

post-ep for Veritas, 6x22 "...on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge." 'Dulce Et Decorum Est', Wilfred Owen

Dying had been all too easy. It's coming back to life that's hard. AU, starting immediately after the shot in 3.24, Knockout. COMPLETE

"I lied to you. We've hardly spoken in two days. And now..." Her voice wavers, and she shakes her head regretfully, hating that she's doing this to him. "That's not a solid foundation for the future, Castle." Entry for the 2013 Castle Ficathon. Complete.

"I had an abortion." (future fic. no spoilers.)

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.

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

A romantic but interesting evening with Castle/Beckett. "All she really wants is to curl up in a bath with him and sleep for, preferably, forever. Of course, that was never actually going to happen. Her boyfriend is ridiculous." For Aisling. COMPLETE.

post-ep for Target/Hunt. Kate's side of the Welcome Home party.

Two years ago, she told him that she'd get him out if he ever ended up behind bars wrongfully accused of a crime. Unfortunately for him, the crime he's being accused of right now is against her, and until she wakes up, it's his word versus all the evidence piling up against him. Now AU because I'm slow and new episodes just keep coming out faster than I write new chapters. COMPLETE

A chapter a day. A holiday fic. Assume Season 5 spoilers.

"You'd better hurry up, Castle. I'm almost laced up, and you're on the clock with the Zamboni." A coda to "Wishes." My story from the 12th Precinct Christmas fanfic competition, which tied for third in the popular vote.

Mild Spoilers for 5x09 "Secret Santa" "This Christmas is going to be awesome!" he declares, pressing his fingers over his mouth to contain the excitement that looks ready to fly out of him and race around the room somewhere near the ceiling, like the witch in the Wizard of Oz. Change of Rating to M. COMPLETE

Post-5x06. "You want more kids?" she asks, and it almost comes out like a criticism as she fights to hide her surprise. "Well, I'd like the option." And since that really only leaves the option of 'kids with Kate' hanging in the air, she does the only thing she can do, which is hop right over his declaration and keep on moving like it never happened. COMPLETE

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.

From the video by yamakiluv. Castle is given an ultimatum: the file for Beckett's life. AU Future.

"Castle had never seen her look so small or scared. It was baffling to him. This was not his wife. This was not Kate Beckett-Castle. She looked like... she looked like a victim." No spoilers. Rating for violent theme

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.

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.

Himitsu-Bako is a Japanese Personal Secret Box. Set after Headhunters, although I've seen no spoilers for anything upcoming. COMPLETE

"Nikki Heat wouldn't have let Rook cancel a book tour and put his job on hold for her. Nikki Heat wouldn't be as weak as Kate Beckett clearly was." A companion one-shot for "Lean On Me". And yes, I suggest you read that one first.

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

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.