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 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.

Another Castle high school fanfic with a bit of a twist. When Richard Rodgers returns to school after six months away he is given a dare by his best friends. But what does the new, beautiful brunette alone on the bench have to do with it? Rated T simply for language at rare times. Due to the plot in my head this won't go M but if it goes well a sequel might well do.

I am writing this for my wife, who desperately wants to know what will happen next. It's probably heavy on relationships/light on mystery. It starts the morning after the S4 finale. I'm looking to make it better, so bring on the helpful comments!