She loved him as an adolescent, he admired her from afar; each thought their difference in station an insurmountable obstacle. Years later, Princess Emma and Lt. Killian Jones enter into a marriage of convenience, having long ago given up on obtaining the other's love. Can they overcome tragedy and re-discover each other again? Rated M for sex, mature themes, triggers.

AU: When Princess Emma's ship is captured by the Jolly Roger and Captain Killian Jones, she offers herself as a hostage for ransom if he will let the ship and the other passengers go. With Emma, Killian remembers the honour he once held dear, and Emma catches glimpses of the gentleman Killian had been. Against all odds, the pirate and the princess begin to fall for each other.

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.

Kate Beckett wakes in a world where nothing is as she knows it to be. A season 4, AU story. NOW COMPLETE.

A Captain Swan story with a Black Sails twist. Princess Emma is on her way to her wedding when her ship is attacked by the Jolly Roger. Captured by ruthless pirates and miles from home, she is subject to the mercy of the handsome and dangerous Captain Hook. These aren't the fairytale pirates you know. Will contain very mature themes. Dark!Hook/Princess Emma

Western historical AU. In a bid to secure a more settled life for herself and her son, Emma Swan travels to Kansas as the mail-order bride of Liam Jones. Her dreams of a peaceful life are shattered when she finds herself married to his brother Killian, a man who appears to offer her anything but the quiet life she'd dreamed of. Where will this not-so-happy-ending take them?

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.

When in the wake of a messy breakup Emma makes the impulsive decision to return home to her parent's ranch in the Rockies, she certainly doesn't expect to find a strange Irish guy living in what was once her apartment over the garage, and she definitely doesn't imagine that the home she couldn't wait to be rid of five long years ago would be the very place her heart begins to heal.

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.

Post 2x18 Boom! Due to the circumstances, Kate moves into Rick's apartment and they begin a friends with benefits relationship.

Emma Swan wasn't a cat person, but she'd come to appreciate her cat. That didn't mean she needed another one hanging around, especially not a noisy, geriatric, thief with no appreciation of personal space. And she definitely wasn't sure about the cat's owner, Killian Jones. But just because everyone leaves in the end, does it really mean you can't be happy now? Modern AU.

Falling through the time portal alone, Emma must find a way back home without disrupting the course of her future. Despite her intentions of avoiding the past versions of all her Storybrooke acquaintances, a chance encounter with a persistent pirate captain may prove that true love really is timeless. Canon Divergence from 3x21/ Captain Swan

CS Enchanted Forest AU. A princess, a curse, and a vengeful pirate captain. Kidnapped and cursed as a child, Emma spends nearly a decade locked away in solitude, until one day a certain devilishly handsome pirate comes to her rescue. Rated M for language, violence, and steamy goodness.

After two years, Emma comes for visit and Killian offers to let her use his room while she's there. Captain Swan.

Killian Jones is one drunken mistake from never setting foot on a movie set again. Enter Emma Swan, the woman his manager has paid to pretend to date him and clean up his image. It seems straightforward enough...but there's always trouble with faking it. CaptainSwan.

Emma was in desperate need of a roommate, but wasn't finding anyone who suited her. Until her brother David presented her the perfect roommate. A man who had an obsession with tidiness, who was a great cook, and most importantly ... he was gay. Roommate AU.

Some day she was going to find a way to kill him without leaving a trace. Hopefully it would happen before he drove her insane. Neighbors AU.

AU: Castle and Beckett in the world of classical music. Yep. Rick Castle, Barihunk.

As Emma's twenty-eighth birthday approaches and Henry becomes more and more distant, Regina decides trusting in her wicked abilities will no longer do – Emma Swan must be stopped from ever reaching Storybrooke. Lucky for her, a certain pirate would do just about anything for revenge. AU, Captain Swan.

Emma Swan and Killian Jones sit next to each other during their Human Sexuality class at college. Emma is quite interested in her shy neighbor, but he has a small secret. Written for CS AU Week - Lieutenant Duckling with a Modern AU twist!

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

There's team bonding, and then there's Team Bonding. Captain Swan AU in which there is laser tag, team bonding and a kiss. Oh, and don't forget the aftermath. (COMPLETE: Thank you all so much for your readership and your comments and your encouragement. So grateful for it all, and this wouldn't have been as much fun without you!)

"Our love is pastured, such a mournful sound." Killian was left behind with Emma and Henry when the curse struck, memories intact. But it still wasn't happily ever after. Captain Swan. Post Curse AU series

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."

A Dash Universe mini-epic. Set four/five months after the events of Mad Dash.

Beckett stumbles across something confusing about Castle and his mysterious past. Detective senses tingling, she goes on the hunt to peel a layer off the Castle onion. Angst, romance, action and humor ensue. Chapter 13 now up! Rated M for a reason, folks!

A pre-"Lives of Others" fic dealing with the immediate aftermath of the snowboarding accident that broke Castle's knee. From a prompt.

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

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.

It floats across her mind, her history. Her past. The reasons why she is what she is and why she can no longer be who she was. Why Kate Beckett disappeared and Lone Vengeance was born. AU.

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."

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

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

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.

A co-written story by liviafan1 and Fanficwriterghc. A writer's blocked, post-Derrick Storm Castle meets Kate Beckett, a rising young mystery novelist acquired by Black Pawn to replace him. Despite their instant dislike of each other, they are given a month to co-write Black Pawn's next bestseller, or lose their advances, and possibly their jobs.

Her dad takes her to the airport. He doesn't ask where Castle is and she doesn't offer. *Watershed post-ep*

A short piece about the four days of surveillance that Agent Castle undertook before making contact with Detective Beckett. For Jessie - Happy Birthday!

After a vivid dream, Beckett thinks she's been given a second chance. When she begins to doubt the reality surrounding her, there is only one person she can think of who has come up with crazier things than what she's living through.

The Spy Who Loved Me: Beckett recovers at the CIA's rehab facility in Stone Farm. It is entirely necessary to have read CE 1-3 to understand this.

CE3: Die Another Day. Sequel to CE1 and CE2: After the death of Coonan, CIA Agent Richard Castle attempts to find the man behind Beckett's mother's murder, but events have a way of unfolding exactly as they have before.

A young Kate Beckett spends her summer waitressing at a local shack on a Jersey beach, tending to her alcoholic father and paying her way through the academy. One night, her world turns on its feet when Rick Castle enters the door...and her heart. AU. COMPLETE.

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

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

The Man With the Golden... Follows Close Encounters, a story in which Castle is a CIA spy and encountered Beckett during the episode Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind. In CE2, Castle partners with Beckett to solve her mother's murder.

This Castle Advent Calendar will be filled with a Caskett story treat - loosely connected ficlets you get to open each day; a countdown to Christmas as we accompany Castle and Beckett through this Christmas season. COMPLETE. Winner of "The 12th Fan Awards 2013" for best holiday-themed story.

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.

"It had been a mistake. All of it really. The drinks, the company, the dress. How she had thought any of it would ease the ache in her chest was beyond her. Because it hadn't. Not at all." Four-shot - based off of The Limey/To Love and Die in LA. Now Complete.

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

an AU from Cartographical's list: What if Richard Castle was a spy? with special thanks to mjsofter for the cover art

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.

Aftermath from Countdown: After Josh finds Kate at the 12th, they probably went to her place. Kate's emotions are running high from what she went through, but will Josh realize that? Pure smut in Ch 1-2, but not C/B smut. Castle comfort later, but builds on first two chapters.

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.

She can't seem to get him out of her mind.

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.

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.

By cartographical, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. 19. Live for a year in Paris. Kate says, No, only a month, Castle. This is what Bucket List version of Caskett did over the summer hiatus.

All the songs that don't make sense. A series of stand-alone one-shots with a common theme - the lyrics to catchy if inane chart-topping songs. AKA - Castle figures out that romancing a woman with Usher is not the way to go. Post-Always timeline, no season 5 information.

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

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.

Just like the dandelion seeds on the breeze, they had no control over their fates but they had plenty of hopes and wishes to keep them aloft.

If she hadn't said yes, they wouldn't have kissed. Alternate Universe. Picks up immediately after Cops and Robbers.

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

"Briefly, he wonders why he isn't blindfolded. The bastard wants Castle to see this-what he's planning to do to her." AU. Between "Undead Again" and "Always" Chapter 4 now up.

When it's broken, but you don't know why, is it possible to find the fix? Chapter 6 up now.

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

"my blood approves, and kisses are a better fate than wisdom. . .And death i think is no parenthesis" -ee cummings co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles

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.

Kate has a secret and when Rick finds out, it completely changes the way he sees her. Some suspension of disbelief will be necessary to enjoy the fluff. Seriously.

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.

Beckett's the writer, Castle's the cop. Everyone else is who they are in canon, sort of. Obviously AU and while there's enough Caskett for some and some Kater for others. Chapter 19 is adult smuttiness.

The title says it all. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Spoilers for season four, but as you will see, quite a lot of it is. . .missing.

He curses her. He curses himself...And he says his goodbye. A black and white goodbye note to her. To them. To partners. To a pair of fools. Collection of post-ep chapters: 47Seconds/TheLimey/Headhunters/UndeadAgain/Always

If this was what really being in love felt like Kate wasn't sure she was going to survive it. Not like this was news, but obviously something was seriously wrong with her. Winner of FanFic: Best Humor in the 2012 Castle Fan Awards

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

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.

There's a moment of silence and then he speaks, his voice both soft and resolute. "I'll meet you there." Spoilers for 4x22 and 4x23. Complete.

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

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.

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

If she can not love him in silence, he can stop loving her that way too. Post 47 Seconds. WIP.

She knew the secret would have its repercussions when finally coming to light, but never in her wildest dreams did she think this would be one of them.

Castle gets his revenge on Beckett. Sequel to my earlier fic "Cuffed Castle". Sorry for the long delay in posting this fic. THANK YOU to every one who has left awesome reviews, favourited and alerted my fic, it means a lot to me.

From my Mothers-fic Universe. Remember that little trip he won? Time to pack the bags. A summer fluff read.

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.

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.

Castle is backing off the sexual innuendo, letting Kate know he'll always be there. Kate is silently seeking and accepting more. A little back and forth. Chapter 52 up 03/19/12! *Reposted 3/20 due to FFnet errors.

AU. Detective Kate Beckett is separated and raises her son alone. She meets Richard Castle by accident, literally, on the tenth anniversary of her mother's death, turning her life upside down.

A 'Dash Away' sequel.

Walls fall down; that's the nature of the beast. And no matter how Kate looks at it, she's staring at piles of rubble. And from rubble, where do they go next? Slight spoilers for 4x11 and beyond.

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beckett and Castle are assigned to work a case undercover.

They have a deal.

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beckett and Castle are assigned to work a case undercover.

Watching too much Setup/Countdown produces fic like this. Castle and Beckett encounter something that just might act as a wrecking ball.

AU to Pride and Prejudice, the AU part starting when Lizzy leaves Pemberly after her embarrassing encounter with Mr. Darcy. She gets lost, gets attacked and saved by the gorgeous Mr. Darcy. Please Read And Review! Warning: rated M for reason! But tasteful

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

How could anyone be better than the image in his head? Meeting anyone but the head of the CIA would be a let down. A co-authored story from Chezchuckles and FanficwriterGHC.

Kate stumbles across a secret - no wonder he'd been so angry at her after she'd avoided him all summer - and reason comes from an unlikely source. Complete.

As another school year starts, Kate is taken aback by new student, Rick Castle. What will happen when their paths fatefully cross? Will Castle's charm finally win her over? ... CHAPTER 19 1/7/12

After a particularly difficult case, Castle takes Beckett on vacation to the Hamptons. NOW COMPLETE!

Kate is given guardianship of a friend's one-year-old daughter. Castle tries to help in his own unique way. Chaos and fluff ensues.

Context is important. Context can change everything, even the simplest of statements like 'I love you.' Emotional story about Rick's feelings and reactions to the shooting, and a different kind of potential roadblock to their relationship. NOW COMPLETE.

Castle has a plan for Kate's birthday, but then it eventually morphs into a sub-plan to pull a fast one on Lanie and the guys. Caskett moments in this one. Total AU. *Complete*

"I want to be more than who I am." After years of slaving over her mother's murder, Kate Beckett is finally ready to move forward with her life. As she begins letting go of all her demons, she also begins drifting closer to Rick Castle. Post 4x09.

After a year and a half apart, Beckett and Castle meet again. The path to recovering their relationship won't be easy, but easy things are never worth it. Rated T for now. Warning: features issues like violence against women and sexual assault.

One word. Many meanings.

"You asked me to come over here so you could handcuff me to a bed?" "Well – yes, but it sounds creepy when you say it like that." Caskett.

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.

All secrets eventually see the light of day. Spoilers for Rise. Rated M for chapters 4 and 8. Complete.

Castle believes in thorough research; Beckett isn't cooperating. He knows it's silly, but it's just another piece of the Beckett puzzle. When it finally falls into place, luck happens to take over and leads them in an unexpected direction.

Beckett tries to push Castle away but he sees straight through her. This is my first attempt at writing anything. Ever. So I would really love feedback on what is good and what I need to change.

Maria and Georg must spend their engagement completely apart to avoid cruel gossip . . . how nervous will this make the bride when she is alone with her husband?

Castle married Gina, Beckett married Josh. What happens when these two old flames meet again years later in the Hamptons? Rating may change later on.

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

Castle and Beckett end up trapped in a room during a gunfire and secrets end up surfacing by accident.

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

Post episode 3x24 cliffhanger therapy. Hurt/comfort.

Castle has a Karma problem that he hopes Beckett can help him solve. Reluctantly, she agrees, but will the secret mission they embark on change more than just Castle's bad luck? J.R. Challenge fic. A little light fun for a change. ON HIATUS

Rick and Kate make a bet of a pretty ...interesting nature. WARNING: SMUT! Established Caskett. Multi-chapter, because I like to torture you. Enjoy!

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

She - for he had realized it must be a woman - threw her leg over the bike, standing in tall boots and reaching up to her helmet.

A delicate and sometimes awkward dance between Beckett and Castle as they move from UST to RST. Finally finished to my satisfaction.

When Beckett steps away from her desk Castle's curiosity gets the better of him. He never expected to be crushed by what he found in her drawer. Is it too late for them or can he convince her that he's her 'one and done? Rated M, not fluff, angst warning.

It's 2012 and Castle and Beckett are attending Detective Ryan's wedding. Love is in the air... will our favorite couple add to the romance?

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