Will Kate take that chance she so desperately wants to take? The obligatory episode tag to 3x22. My first ever Castle fic.

Set just after S3 E24 "Knockout". The relationship between the writer and his muse is tested in ways that they never imagined. Will Kate survive the bullet? Will she remember what Castle said? Read and Review to find out.

Castle's thoughts before he yanks the wires from the bomb. Spoiler heavy for 3x13 and 3x17.

"All she had to do was tell him the truth. But sometimes, even she doesn't know what the truth is anymore." Beckett's reaction to the "talk" with Castle. 3x24 spoilers. Based off of the sneak peak.

Waiting. Everything came down to the waiting. Waiting for news, waiting for Dr. Motorcycle boy to go poof, and waiting to hear those all-important words said back to him. Really, the whole world came down to waiting. 3x24 spoilers, post-season fic.

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.

SPOILERS: The moment after the fade to black on Knockout. Oneshot. Very short.

Spoiler for finale...what if all was not as it seemed?

Post 3x24. A single bullet would never stop Kate from falling further down the rabbit hole, and Rick knows it. As she hunts down the shooter, will Rick let her face danger again? Will she push him away? Will this make the 4 month wait slightly easier?

He has a hard time with words when it counts but this time he knows it's important. Caskett, post Knockout.

Obligatory post-finale fiction. Beckett is at the hospital and Castle won't leave her side. Spoilers for 3x24 — Knockout

Waiting for her to open her eyes again, he is reminded of a certain day in the rain. A day where they broke and gave in to what the universe had been telling them all along. Written for Jameson Rook's challenge. Spoilers for 2x24, 3x01, 3x13, 3x18, 3x24.

Saying goodbye is sometimes the hardest thing we will ever do. Inspired by 3x24.

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

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.

He can't speak, but he can't let her slip away without hearing those three words. Spoilers for 3x24. Caskett oneshot.

Possible Spoiler Warning! "This is your fault! All your fault! If he hadn't- If he hadn't been following you around none of this would have happened!"

A case hits too close to home for Castle, but Kate is there for him when he needs her.

Post-ep for 3x23, Pretty Dead.

What happens when Kate falls down the Rabbit hole of her Mothers murder?

Spoilers for 3x24. "Look me in the eye and tell me that meant nothing to you, and we can be done and I'll leave and you'll never see me again." In a desperate effort to save their partnership, Castle fights back after Kate tells him they are over.

Scene based on the 'Knockout' sneak-peek. 'He's asking her to stop. To live. To let him in.'

SPOILER ALERT 3X24: My take based on the promos and the sneak peek that just came out. So much angst from Marlowe - this is what I think could happen...to a point. I may have taken some liberties for the sake of our Caskett worshiping little hearts. R&R

"I never wanted your words, Castle," she says. "All you do is string them together and make them sound beautiful."

After a nasty argument, Castle returns home in a blizzard to see Beckett.