Dark Fic. After Jules is assaulted, she and the team try to cope. Strong violence and adult content-explained fully in the A/N. Set AU during Season 2 after Lew's death. Jules centric but concerns all main characters.

Because this time, It's his turn to be the strong one. "Yet, like after a wildfire, the earth renews, more vibrant and alive than the dead brush of the past." EO (Now Complete)

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.

It was the day of her mother's funeral that her father pulled her aside and gave her the marching orders that were to set the course for the rest of her life. When her undercover operation takes away everything she has, Ziva is left broken. With nothing left but her carefully guarded emotional walls and her beloved siblings, she makes her escape. (T/Z) AU

Kate's rescue becomes the linchpin of change in her relationship with Castle, and events from that night lead to resolution for them both. **Voted Best Crime Fic on The 12th Precinct Castle Fanfiction Awards.**

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.

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.

When an old Stark Tech capsule is discovered frozen into the ice, a piece of Captain America's wartime life comes to light. The Avengers band together to help him as Steve comes to grips with his past, present, and future. Captain America/Avengers crossover, no slash. Spoilers for Marvel movies up through Cap 2 and TV show Agent Carter.

Radio silence from Annie after ditching her ride from Hong Kong leads Auggie to send in the calvary, Codename Krakatoa. This is the story of Annie's long road home.

A series of conversations between Kate and Jim Beckett, in which they discuss (among other things) a certain mystery author. *Chapter 86: 'Private Investigator' ('Castle, P.I.')*

"What's past is prologue." -William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene I. An AU season six Castle story.

Tag to 11.02 PPF; Ziva-centric; eventually Tiva. It has been two months since Ziva David left her old life behind for a journey of repentance as an aid worker in the Dohuk region of Iraq. Unlike many of her fellow volunteers, she loves most when the work is hard. When it is hard, repenting is easy. But will it ever be enough to bring her peace? A complete saga.

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now Edited 9/2015.

Vic Moretti and Cady Longmire have had just about enough of the macho BS. What happens when two strong women decide to take charge of Henry's case? Takes place after Episode 3.8, ignores 3.9. No Femslash, maybe a little shippy Walt & Vic.

Alexis seeks refuge at Kate's apartment, but why?

Kate confronts Castle for Alexis' sake because no daughter should watch her father self-destruct. 47 Second fix. Spoilers loosely through Headhunters promo. (Para Espanol "Nada que no se pueda arreglar" por Dipsy19)

Vic's husband is killed just as they're about to divorce. Was it an accident? Walt's instincts say no, and when Gorski resurfaces, he's sure he's right. Rating is for language, and there may be a little shippyness going on.

Seventeen years postSerenity, old friends meet again, earthbound. MalInara.

If she were with him, he'd tell her everyday. Slide his mouth across her cheek in a soft smile, tug gently on her ear with his teeth as he murmurs it into the shell of her ear - everything she does to him. Everything she makes him feel. Season Two AU that follows 2x23, "Overkill."

Tragedy once again strikes the Los Angeles NCIS team in a way no one could have ever seen coming and the teammates are devastated, as well as left in the dark about what led up to this moment. All the teammates have left to work their case, is each other. This story takes place after the latest episode, Spoils of War, and is not a sequel to my other fiction, In the Blink of an Eye.

When Jules goes into a prison to question the brother of a subject, she gets more than she bargained for. For the rest of the team, especially Sam, a hot call had never felt more personal. Story takes place between Slow Burn and Broken Peace. CH. 17 POSTED 5/31/14

The night had been long and dark. My post-ep for "Veritas." Happy Mother's Day to everyone celebrating today.

They don't go back the precinct. *post ep for Veritas*

Kate struggles with PTSD over her torture during "In the Belly of the Beast." How could Fowler mess things up so badly? Is Bracken really Lazarus and what does this all mean for Beckett and crew? (6x17 continuation) COMPLETED!

From Struggle, Knowledge. From Light, Truth. An insert for episode 6x22, "Veritas" about why Castle didn't follow Kate into the building to arrest Bracken. Rated T for strong language (just one "f" word).

Insert for 6x22 "Veritas." Salvum, Safe in Latin

She can't believe she had just forgotten about them in the haze of closing her mother's case. Post-'Veritas.'

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

X-Over : Castle Post S4, Blue Bloods Post S2 Third Watch post series. Rating M to allow for language and situations. Castle owes an old friend a favour, Kevin Ryan gets a new partner in Jamie Reagan; and a past Ryan has tried to stay away from collides with Castle's. Rick and Kate try to navigate a new relationship, but old secrets never stay silent for long. family/casefic

The death of a probationary agent in the winter of 2015 links back to a case Ziva, Tony and McGee worked on their own after quitting NCIS in the summer of 2013. The story jumps back and forth between the two timelines, focusing on the changes in Ziva and Tony's relationship and the devil that Ziva can never seem to get off her back. T/Z relationship, angst and casefic. Out of canon

He counts to ten and back down to one and still can't properly breathe. [tag to 5x19, "Spoils of War"]

"With you, there's never been a choice." This is her salvation.

She's here, he knows it. Who else could it be but her? He gets to his feet as the doors open and he's hit with a wave of disbelief. The weight that's been settled in his chest all day alleviates but doesn't dissipate entirely. He needs to hold her, to wrap his arms around her slim body and never let her go. 6x17 mid-ep insert.

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

/"Holiday cards. Motherfucking holiday cards. She feels like a fool in the store even as she picks them up; she feels guilty with them in her hands, like someone is going to look over her shoulder and see the glittery font and cheery paper and know, just know that she's an imposter."/ Olivia Benson is a professional bullshitter. S15, multi-chapter, EO friendship (yeah right).

Even after Sealview, she was not this nakedly raw, this transparently vulnerable. From this he concludes: So this was worse than Sealview.

It all started as a moment of distrust between Greg and Jules that spiraled out of control. But a series of Hot Calls managed to make it worse and put them through much more than they bargained for. Picks up right where "You think you know someone" left of.

"She has been at the twelfth only two weeks but already she knows who her partner is." Based on a pre-show Esposito/Beckett theory, their story told in three parts, before Castle and hope and any source of light at all. Co-written with Eleantris. COMPLETE.

NOW a WIP - AU beginning the first day of the Occupation of New Caprica. Kara's experiences over those 4 months is much more traumatic than anyone realized, and her people on Galactica have to deal with the aftermath. Very Dark fic, especially early on, but I like light endings. Trigger Warnings!

Two of the Twelfth's own become targets, but a greater purpose lies in the crosshairs - destroying Richard Castle's life by eliminating what he loves the most. An AU re-telling of episode 6X09 'Disciple'. Includes the death of a major character, as well as an alternate ending for those happier-inclined among us.

T/Z. Ziva never wanted to be found, but Tony finds her anyway.

They had originally been so in love, yet their happy existence is slowly being ripped to shreds and all that Alexis is left with are broken fragments of an illusion. While she hides behind the happiest of smiles, Kate sees through the façade, and the detective is soon caught between her fiancé and his daughter, as she attempts to find a place inside her future family. AU after 6x05

Post Ep 5X2 - Ascension (kind of). While trying to protect Deeks, Kensi gets herself in a dangerous situation that reminds him entirely too much of what he'd just gone through with his own torture, and it sends their relationship/partnership into turmoil and his career into doubt. KD.

A quick 6x02 post-ep. Because I love the Martha/Kate dynamic. One-shot.

Post-ep to Surrender Benson set a few days after Olivia is back at work after her abduction and she is struggling with the pain, memories and nightmares more than she wants to admit E/O

In which Tony faces reality and Ziva is more than a few steps behind. A series of inter-connected one shots. Rated T for language.

The darkest moment in the history of SVU has taken Olivia Benson into the unknown, with 48 hours to be alone with the very face of evil. Season 14 finale.

His first instinct is to panic. He'll leave the fury for later.

A four-year-old, a mall, and finding something you didn't even know you'd lost. Sometimes all it takes is a chance encounter for everything to fall into place. AU with echoes of canon.

He never thought it could hurt like this. AU for 5x05, "Probable Cause."

This green-eyed woman took a bullet for Mal Reynolds before he ever learned her name. Kate Beckett becomes a character in the 'verse. Mackett.

Begins after Bye, K. Deeks had respected the stoicism his partner required while she was precariously teetering on the edge. Kensi realized being her tether left Deeks feeling frayed. Their partnership becomes an awkward dance of redrawing the lines.

The last time Castle regained consciousness, he was just grateful to be alive. Now, that other world dances technicolor at the edges of his dark reality.

Watershed. Bridge fic between seasons 5 and 6. "It's who you are. You don't let people in. I've had to scratch and claw for every inch."

Post-ep for S1 "Always Buy Retail." What Castle really, REALLY wants Beckett to do. Now a two-shot!

An Always AU, in which Ryan calls, and this time Castle answers. A two-shot, co-authored by seilleanmor and BerkieLynn

When the Reynosas come after Gibbs the team is forced into dark territory.

My entry for the Castle Hiatus Ficathon 2013. In which Kate and Rick build a foundation strong enough to weather a marriage. SPOILERS for all US aired episodes including 5x24.

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.

It seemed to Samuel Anders that the escape from New Caprica would never end. Set after and spoilers for Exodus Part Two.

He had no idea her pain would become his. McGiva. Post-Somalia. Short WIP.

What's a little tragedy between two veterans of hell and heaven? Zibbs relationship (not father daughter)

If fate planned on taking one, he hoped they wouldn't just leave the other. A post-Berlin, pre-Revenge tag.

One-shot set during season 1 after "Little Girl Lost." Beckett wants a rematch. Castle wants drinks.

T/Z. AU S3-10. She snaps, "Just because we slept together, doesn't mean I have to trust you." The long resulting silence – stunned, angry, disbelieving – tells her, painfully, that he disagrees.

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

"Sometimes she looks almost fine: she laughs at his jokes, plays along when he teases her, lets him drag her into a tickling game that leaves her breathless but cheerful. Sometimes, though, she shuts herself away and his attempts at bringing her walls down are ineffective, and all he can do is hold her closer and tighter." Set after Damned If You Do.

They aren't dead yet . . . An epilogue, of sorts, to Season 9.

There were so many things he wanted to say to her but that wasn't a part of their relationship. So he wrote her letters instead, hid them away, never intending for her to read them. Until one day, Kate stumbled upon them by mistake. Complete.

Your first step is always panic.

Spoilers for 5x24. As he watches, sees the hollow emptiness wash over her face, it all falls into place. She wants answers. She wants a reason to stay in the city. And she wants that reason to come from him. Complete.

Castle remembers this feeling, this hot rush of fear. Post Ep for "Still"

"If there was one thing Jim Beckett hated more than foul weather on a camping trip, it was his phone." A post-ep for Still. Spoiler warning.

Alternate explanation for Alexis' situation in The Fast and the Furriest. "What kind of father doesn't realize that his daughter is sneaking home to sleep in her own bed? That his daughter is terrified to be alone and is too ashamed to talk about it?"

A routine hot call goes bad and two members of Team One are put in jeopardy. Will the rest of the team be able to rescue them before it's too late? **Takes place Season 4 directly after "A Day in the Life." (Don't let the character pairing in the tags fool you; there is JAM.)

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.

"The writer in him wants the sky to be overcast, with maybe some rain, or – better yet – loud claps of thunder. He's writing some dark, stormy scene in his head, lost among the words, so he doesn't notice the men behind him. He doesn't notice anything until a second before it all happens. And then, it's too late. Everything goes dark." Post Killshot AU

His daughter stopped breathing. Twice - Set during Rise.

When Kate is forced to work with Detective Ethan Slaughter without her team to have her back, Castle is not excited, fearing Slaughter might get her into trouble. But when Kate disappears Castle and the boys soon realize something much bigger is going on. Will they be able to stop it?

Sometimes she wishes they'd had more time. - A post-ep for Recoil, because better late than never.

She's shaking, her legs wobbly, fingers clamped around the doorknob as if it's the only thing keeping her upright. Her stomach tightens, with fear, with want, with everything she's so carefully held in check for months, years... What if for 3x22, 'To Love and Die in L.A.'. Happy Birthday, Joy! Winner of "The 12th" Fan Awards 2013 for best M-rated fanfic (under 10,000 words).

Some fears, some healing, and maybe even a realization or two. / A post-ep for Target and Hunt that attempts to tie together some of the loose threads in Caskett's relationship that the show has been dangling our way.

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

"He couldn't bring himself to leave just yet." Future!fic, spoilers for 05x16. Inspired by a post on tumblr.

NCIS SVU crossover. Season 7 NCIS & 11 SVU. After Somalia. The NCIS team gets called to assist SVU when a Marine is found dead at the hands of his prisoner. The case brings back painful memories for Ziva. Can Olivia get her to finally open up?

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.**

NCIS agents and teams around the world fight against time to investigate a murder of one of their own, and in the process, discover a terrorist plot to attack Washington, DC on the 4th of July. Tiva, latest in my series.

"'I thought nothing could be worse - Nothing could be worse than watching them lower your wife into the ground... But I was wrong. I was so wrong... Because then I watched you get shot in front of me." A potential idea in progress.

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

In which Gibbs has been there before, McGee thought wrong, Ziva never even had a chance, Tony is a man with nothing to lose, and Vance failed . . . A tag to Shabbat Shalom and Shiva. Spoilerish.

"In times of grief and sorrow I will hold you and rock you and take your grief and make it my own. When you cry I cry and when you hurt I hurt. And together we will try to hold back the floods to tears and despair and make it through the potholed street of life" ― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Tony is terrified that no one will be there when she finally falls apart. Speculation for Shabbot Shalom/Shiva. Tiva.

a post-ep for Significant Others

Anxiety knots in her stomach as she fills the sink with warm water, touches her fingertips to the assortment of items she needs for this. Her body aches with the weight of the week and she wants nothing more than to crawl into bed next to him, to feel the solid presence of his body against hers as she tries to sleep. One shot. Complete.

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.

As soon as the bullet went through her, Kate thought about the man that was holding her as she bled. The man that she loved the most, over everyone else. Caskett, Esplanie.

Kara's been falling and falling after the Exodus, but Lee's too busy feeling hurt at her rejection of him to notice, until it's nearly too late.

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

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.

Post 5x05- Post ep fic dealing with what happened on the bridge. Kate's POV

She arrested him tonight. For the third time. This is the first time it's broken her heart. ***Spec fic for 5x05. Spoilers from US promo only ***

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.

Because, as much as I love Caskett, there's more to Castle than just a love story. A collection of oneshots revolving around the fraternal bonds between Beckett, Esposito, Ryan, and Castle. 2. There's no one she trusts more to have her back.

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.

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.

*Finally Complete!* When she woke that morning, she'd been filled with joy and hope and the knowledge that they had their whole lives in front of them. She knows this for a naïve dream when she wakes up that night to blood on her hands and a gun to her head. S5 speculation.

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.

Alternate Universe. Castle and Beckett take a trip and learn a thing or two about looking after each other.

Tag for "Truth or Consequences." What happened after they returned to the bullpen? Not necessarily a TIVA, but could be construed as such.

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

"I haven't been able to resist you since the day we first met. Even if you were hostile and rude." - The only post-"Always" fic you're likely to see where they don't immediately sleep together. Light on angst. Spoilers for anything through 4x20. - NOW COMPLETE.

An M-rated interlude to "A Better Fate," a story co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles.

Jules finally gets a day off when the banks aren't closed, and can deal with business. Yet nothing is simple, not even a walk to the bank. Ordering new checks quickly turns deadly for this member of the SRU. Can the team get her out before the man reaches his flashpoint? Rated T for violence and blood.

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

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

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

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

A/U after mid season 2 post "Kobol". They'd given Kara up for dead when she disappeared during a Cylon attack but someone else found her. How has the crew dealt with losing Starbuck? What did they do to her while she was held captive? Can Lee get her back

He doesn't know what to do with all the left over emotion. Anger and relief. Sheer joy and terrible, aching fear. Season Three AU. Complete.

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

Solving murders is hard enough. It's even harder when the victim is one of their own.

"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

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.

The team's been having a boring week, but when they finally get a call, the fate of one of the team members is at risk.

"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

"I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow." - Scarlett O'Hara; Begins with Tony's quest to find Ziva. Interactions and repercussions. Tags for S7 through current.

After a long day at the 12th, Castle is roused from his twisted sheets by a phone call. She needs him. There is no hesitation in what he does next.

"But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication." A collaboration between ajksmusic & TappinCastlefan.

They're magnets for life as well, and now that they've survived, they need to learn to navigate a life that has ceased to be his or hers. Sequel to More Than This.

He really has to wonder how it is that they end up in these situations. It's like they're magnets for near-death. Complete. Sequel: More Than Them.

Tony does a favor for Ziva, which is almost like a 'boyfriend job'. Tony celebrates Ziva's birthday

Jules is working undercover. Somewhere before 'The Cost of Doing Business' when nobody knows about Jules and Sam secretly renewed relationship. Mostly Jules but whole Team One is placed. Please R&R .

"She had always tried to be the strong one for them, but they had been her foundation." BeckettxRyanxEsposito friendship!fic. Some strong language and Caskett. Reuploaded because something went wrong the first time.

Kara:Lee Pairing. The ghosts from Kara's captivity on New Caprica come back to haunt her, Lee notices.

"I'm tired of being *her* replacement." my take on the "lovers tiff" mentioned in alidiabin's story "Conversations, Strange". Malachi/Liat, spoilers for Enemies Foreign

Ziva thinks she's over Somalia but what happens when a case the team investigates hits a little close to home?

"Do you really consider me to be in your life?" The words are softly spoken, but they carry across to the edges of the bullpen where Gibbs leans in the shadows... Tags 9x12's final Tiva scene, extending a few minutes more and through Gibbs' POV.

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.

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

Ziva's first birthday in the states prompts Tony to do some alarming math.

She almost died today.

Episode tag for Cuffed. Contains spoilers. Ryan and Esposito have some words with Beckett about her behavior.

It's an interesting gathering this year for the 12th at the NYPD Picnic.

If you want a story that feels realistic, and will make you laugh as well as cry, than this one is for you. Drama mixed with fun, romance, and unexpected developments for Castle and Beckett.

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.

"Last time you got on a plane for the Middle East, you didn't come back." The Tony/Ziva conversation I would love to see before she leaves for Afghanistan. Tags 9x8 Engaged and is unashamedly Tiva, but not overly shippy. Read as partnership if you wish!

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.***

"His heart swells with emotion for her. Even with what she's just shared, he knows it's just the tip of the iceberg of how deep her wounds run." Beckett spends the evening with the Castles after a case leaves her feeling vulnerable.

"Make no mistake, WE are her family." Safe Harbor has me jonesing for more Gibbs/Ziva moments. A slight AU season-7ish tag that was supposed to go with a new story but is posting now as a standalone in honor of tonight's wonderful final scene.

Something happens to completely upturn the lives of Castle and Beckett, throwing them into an adventure that tests and pushes them to their extremes. Mystery, action, and love ensue.

"Perhaps this is how she would die.." T&Z - another version of Post Somalia Rated M for Sex & Language. No idea if it will be suitable for work - I guess that depends on what you're supposed to be doing instead of reading!

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

After that finale, my take on what happens next, to help tide you over 'til fall! Multi-chapter. Who shot Beckett? What does Castle do next? Where does Esposito fit into all this? Read, enjoy, review!

Post episode 3x24 cliffhanger therapy. Hurt/comfort.

The murder of a sailor in a DC warehouse reveals a conspiracy that's been silently destroying lives on a Navy carrier for years. Someone high is covering it up. Can Gibbs and company get to the root of it before more lives are lost? NOW COMPLETE.

Castle and Beckett are in way over their heads when a double murder investigation turns into a very deadly game. The stakes? Their lives.

Ziva considers what it might take to make Tony blush. **This is a very adult story. If you're under age, please skip it.**

She was prepared to sacrifice, to crash and burn. At least, that's what she thought. A sequel to Out in the Open.

It all came down to that one moment. That one ricocheting bullet. That one mistake, easily worse than any of the other mistakes he's ever made with her. How will he be able to fix this? —Tony/Ziva—

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.

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.

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.

Castle finds himself kidnapped whilst on a book tour. Will Beckett, his partner, move heaven and earth to get him back safe and sound?

Just because there was only one bullet, doesn't mean there was only one victim. A look into everyone's thoughts after the screen went black. One-shot.

Sister to "Something More". Same premise, but with some of the episodes I missed the first time around. Established Zibbs, of course. Starts with Cloak, but follows no particular order. Rated T though that may change on a chap by chap basis.

Adaptation is key to survival. But what happens when survival rests on one's senses, and suddenly one sense is ripped away?

Finale didn't happen. Castle gets the nerve to ask Beckett on a first date, but bodies have a way of showing up at the worst of times. Happy Birthday to Carolina17! WARNING: Violence and angst. SPOILERS for 3XK. COMPLETE

Hospital waiting rooms seem to foster an awful lot of flashbacks... The 'immediate family' reflects, one by one, on the first time they met Kate Beckett. SPOILERS for "Knockout," post-3x24, but not the way you think. Reviews are quite highly appreciated.

Kate Beckett doesn't do family gatherings. Then again, her aunt Lily's never died before.

Her face is soft, but he never knew that before. Before, she never would have allowed him to touch her face. Tiva. Tag to 8x23, Swan Song. Oneshot.

His agents come to him at night, looking for answers. If only he had some.

"You got a new tattoo!" Ziva exclaimed. Abby's face fell and her voice was subdued when she answered, "Yeah...this summer." A short Ziva/Abby friendship story, equal parts fluff and gravity, from somewhere midseason 7.

How far would you go to protect the ones you love? Castle finds out. And so does Kate Beckett. Castle/Beckett. Final Chapter. This is my 2nd attempt at a story. Thanks for the comments and special thnks to the Immortal 31. Enjoy

Second in the Something More verse. Featuring the events of the eight season finale, and a surprising discovery that will shock an agency. COMPLETED.

SPOILERS for Knockout. Post-episode series. What happens after Beckett gets shot? COMPLETE at chapter 9.

Oneshot. Post Knockout. Finale. Some of the scenes they didn't show us. Kate's POV.

SPOILERS Continuation of the scene in Knockout after Beckett runs back to the hangar. COMPLETE First time I published this, no one could see it, so I'm republishing it.

She'll always be his extraordinary KB. With or without her badge. AtW IV.

Because in an hourglass, one grain of sand makes all the difference. And they're running out of time. . . . Predictions for Pyramid. Tiva, of course.

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.

When Castle asks Kate to have a heart-to-heart with his daughter about relationships, Beckett discovers more than he really wanted her to know about himself. COMPLETE. Now broken into chapters for easier reading.

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.

COMPLETE Set in the One and Done? universe. Post 3x19. Castle asks Beckett for some parenting advice; a plot from within threatens Castle's position as Beckett's shadow.

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

Ziva is Vance's protection detial during a what turns out to be deadly conference.

The world didn't end. It is only his world that is crumbling down. Post 3x17 - Countdown.

Before Beckett and Castle, there was Beckett and Royce. Oneshot.

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.

While worrying over her reaction to the new cover art, a call from Esposito shatters his world, tilting it off it's axis. Castle/Beckett

Because there's no place like home, after all. Follows Truth Or Consequences.

For Detective Kate Beckett, every case comes at a price. But only Richard Castle knows that sometimes, that price is too high for her to pay alone.

Starbuck and Tigh find that a torturous experience at the hands of the Cylon’s forges a bond of steel. Post LDYB2.

In which Kate Beckett reflects about the events that took place during "Knockdown". One-shot.

When a throwaway comment leads to some serious revelations, Castle and Beckett's relationship is changed forever.

A prequel to A Winter Wonderland...see the formation of a deeper, unbreakable friendship develop between Beckett and Castle when a serial killer sets loose in NYC...

ONESHOT; SPOILERS FOR 3x13. When Ryan and Esposito are in trouble, Beckett will do anything to have their backs like they have hers. My GUESS as to "Knockdown," written BEFORE the ep aired. Boys/Beckett friendship. Castle also present. Reviews are adored.

Into Temptation...or so the prayer goes. What if their partnership started off very badly, because of something they couldn't control? How will they work together if they can't even be in the same room without yelling at each other? Something's gotta give

Maybe it's not about what you end, but what you begin.

Set between 7.01 and 7.02. "She wasn't dead yet; she had always been a survivor, after all."

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.

The ever-evolving relationship between Ziva and Gibbs. Unusual, unorthodox, and totally right. It started with a stakeout, and nothing will ever be the same.

Just one touch. That's all it takes. Post 3.06 - 3XK.

Kate Beckett works on what may be the most unusual murder case of her career. Will her personal involvement with the victim help her solve the case, or will it cause events to spiral out of control? Now *COMPLETE*

Castle and Beckett must deal with their feelings when she is attacked by a man obsessed with Nikki Heat after she spends the evening with the writer and his daughter. He must deal with his guilt as she struggles to catch the man that sees himself as Rook.

Chapter 96: Ziva confronts Gibbs about setting people up to kill their siblings. Spoilers for Spider and the Fly 8x01. *A series of one-shot conversations between Ziva and Gibbs over the course of the show*

Tony and Ziva have some long-overdue conversations. Post eps for the last few episodes of season 7. Minor spoilers.

"It's like finally breaking the surface after you've been drowning." Gibbs realizes how much he and Ziva have in common. A father/daughter one-shot, featuring Mike Franks.

Chapter 7: Ziva realizes Israel is no longer an option. *A reimagining of Kill Ari through Ziva's eyes*

Ziva has resumed her NCIS life but the affects of Somalia start to surface. Team fic, in character, so I've been told by reviewers : . Starts during Masquerade, but some liberties taken for the flow of the story.

He's her self-appointed guardian and he doesn't even realize it. She's just glad he's there.

The Doctor is interrogated by Gibbs. Paradoxical craziness ensues.

Tony knows he can hold out against Vance's questions, Eli David's interrogation, and even Saleem's truth serum. Leroy Jethro Gibbs is another matter entirely. Spoilers for the end of Season 6 and the start of Season 7.

Ziva deals with the aftermath of her time in Somalia, and finds solace in an old routine. Ziva-centric introspection fic, complete.

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

After the Big Damn Movie Mal gets more than he bargained for in his two new crew members Sam Anders and Kara Thrace

Oneshot. Takes place very shortly after 2x24 "A Deadly Game," maybe even right after the party, but not the typical what-happened-next fic. Beckett takes to the mat to let off some steam. She wants to be alone, but then, does she KNOW what she wants? R&R

Established Zibbs. Series of one-shots along the theme of "unwelcome visitors" who spark heart-felt conversations between Z & G. Spoilers S7x14, 15, 16: "Masquerade"/that lawyer, "Jack Knifed"/Damon, "Mother's Day"/Joann . Revelations universe.

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.

After Ziva's citizenship ceremony, Gibb's pulls her aside for a conversation. Gibbs/Ziva Father/Daughter. Tiny hint of Tony/Ziva.

Chain of events that could have happened had the powers that be been in a different mood while creating the episode Aliyah. Possibly the first of several stories. Now complete.

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

“This is why he became a writer; this is the story he can’t tell her.” A Castle/Dollhouse but mostly Castle fic. Sometimes, even through death, love survives. Beckett/Castle.

You've done this loss before. Ficlet for 7.1

Ziva is reunited with an old friend and Tony realizes what his partner is missing. . . . TIVA

A study of the five times Ziva David nearly killed Tony DiNozzo . . . . Spoilers up to S7.

They were working, teasing, when suddenly Somalia was upon them. "Do you remember what I said?" Tony pressed. Season 7.

Beckett is jealous. Castle wants to play a game. This could be dangerous.

It suddenly hit him that it wasn't a word he was waiting for. It was this. Missing scene post Truth or Consequences. Tony has to come to terms with the fact that she is actually here. Tony/Ziva friendship

When the Demetrius runs into Cavil's forces, they must make an emergency blind jump. Finding themselves stranded in a strange world, they're soon picked up by a ship called Serenity and its motley crew.

She cries out her frustration and she swears that as soon as she is free, as soon as the ropes have been cut, she will draw blood - and Death hovers at her shoulders all night. Some insight into Ziva's captivity, before and after T&C. 2-Parter.

Saleem has taken something precious from Ziva. Spoilers for season 7. Rated M for graphic description.

Set during early S2. Kara returns from Caprica and has a lot to deal with ... oh, and Lee too. Lee:Kara, PG to R rating.

Season 7 Spoilers Ziva slips - and he's there to catch her. Just like he has always been. High rating due to the mention of adult subjects. *Now Complete*

Everything falls eventually, no matter how hard or high you try to throw it. Series of in-episode tags to the premiere. *Spoilers for 7x01 Truth or Consequences*

Sometimes the people who are left behind have the hardest job. Because they're the ones who have nothing to do but wait. Abby-centric, spoilers for 7x01.

In the aftermath of Aliyah, Tony and the team cope with Ziva's assumed betrayal and abandonment, but not everything is as it seems. What they find will unravel a web of secrets spanning the globe. Eventually Tony/Ziva.

In what will become a hostage-taking with no acceptable solution, some may wonder if Jules will always be the one to pay the price for another's actions. Sam/Jules if you squint. Season Two continuity Team One fic, with some familiar faces.

Post-Aliyah Tiva angsty-ness. There is a difference between being rescued and being saved, and, as the dust settles, the team wonders whether what they've done will ever be enough.

How would you celebrate surviving a bloodbath? Thanks to hazel eyes 86 for beta and morale building, and to A. Marlowe et al. for letting me spend time with his characters.

Castle talks with Esposito. Beckett talks with Parish. No one persuades anyone of anything. AN: The real title should be, "Esposito Will Kill Him If He Tries Anything," if you remember the Very Secret Diaries. Thanks to hazel eyes 86 for beta!

Middle of the ep scene for Dead Reckoning, in which Jimmy starts to have discomfiting feelings about ninjaness.

Casefic. After investigating an attack on a Jewish lieutenant and her non-Jewish boyfriend, Ziva discovers a pattern of similar deaths. An undercover mission with Tony as her boyfriend leads to some dramatic discoveries. No OCs, lots of Tiva.

Begins "the morning after" on New Caprica. What if Lee had reacted differently? What if everything had turned out differently? Early chapters will be PG to PG-13, but we will be heading into NC-17 territory. Kara:Lee

One-shot, spoilers to Deliverance. A session in the NCIS gym makes DiNozzo think about his partner's violent tendencies and what that means for either of them. TIVA.

Just a little one shot into Ziva's training at Mossad.

Life on New Caprica is interrupted by a cylon invasion, and no one leaves unscathed. Kara, Lee with child, Sam and others. Spoilers and speculation from Lay Down Your Burdens, on.

Abby didn't like Ziva, but suddenly during Boxed-In, her and Ziva are friends. What happened that changed Abby's mind? Friendship fic.

At this moment Olivia loves her partner more than she thought possible. Also she wants to smack him upside the head." One case throws a partnership off-kilter.

Gibbs said he trusted her, but Ziva isn't so sure. Some part of her still feels the need to prove herself.

Individual Series of Tags to the Season Five Episode "Recoil"

Recoil missing scene. Abby meets Ziva at the hospital.

Complete. Post:Unfinished Business. Kara ends up stranded on a not-too-friendly planet and Lee ends up on the rescue party. Kara:Lee. R for adult themes.

It's Purim, a Jewish holiday, explanation inside, and Ziva decides to throw a party. Slight Tiva at the end. Oneshot.

Sometimes, Sam Anders suffers from nightmares of what might have been.

Starbuck died tragically over five years ago. The Fleet mourned and moved on with their lives. What happens when the lost daughter is returned to the Fleet? Will she ever find herself again? Is there anywhere she belongs?

On Kobol, Kara is trying to deal with her time on Caprica. Lee's close scrutiny isn't helping. LeeKara, set between Kobol's Last Gleaming, Parts 1 and 2.

A filler fic with a little action for season four. What if Ziva actually needed Tony when he ignored her phone calls?

Can Lee and Kara reconnect after the Battle for New Caprica?

A friend asked me for my take on how could Leoben have broken Kara, this is my answer. This takes place between LDYB and Occupation. It is kind of a dark fic so please read the warnings!

COMPLETE. Someone from Ziva's past comes back to haunt her, with sexy results. That's a bad place for a Simpsons' joke, because there are also really, really terribly awful results. Less casefile than its predecessors, more undercover op.

Oneshot, sometime postSandblast. Someone gets hurt when the team isn't quite as lucky with the third bomb they get personally involved with.

Starbuck is in fine form, Kara is hurting and Lee decides to find out why, with a little help from Apollo and Helo. Some language involved.

Lee hopes that Kara will return to him, what he receives is a letter from his best friend. Warning Character death.

Ziva seeks revenge for her sister's death. Perhaps the very first TIVA moment.

Lee loses Kara and finds her again. Speculation on why the Cylons keep telling Starbuck she has a special destiny.

If the homecoming had gone a little differently for Kara and Lee. Set after 'The Farm'. Now complete at last!

Sequel to Seek Ye First. Some angst and a fair bit of violence in later chapters. But do not look for a tell. You'll not have it from me.

What if something went wrong inside the Tomb of Athena? What if the Fleet “lost” its two best pilots? KaraLee

Lee and Anders have a little talk regarding all things 'Kara'. This was originally a oneshot piece, but it has since spawned ideas for several more, so this will be the first of a few. It's set 3 months after 'Home part 2' and one month after Anders and

Kara's coming home from Caprica. Lee's still sulking. So? RR please. Kinda AU, now that the second season finally started.

She's back, but she's far from okay. (Spoilers for CD, KLG I and KLG II, but not for anything in season 2)

Complete! I took a single thought from the "spoilers" on series episode 4 and decided to throw it into my Out of Hand continuity and see what kind of a mess Lee and Kara could get into. Lee finds out more than he needs to know about Kara's past.

Complete! Not what was originally intended... a roundabout story where rumors aren't what they seem and reality is adjusted by circumstances. Lee-Kara; William-Original

COMPLETE! (2003 Miniseries) While Starbuck and Apollo seemed to resolved their issues at the end of the miniseries, Kara and Lee may not have...