"It's him," her colleague answers and it's the solemn tone of his voice, the grave quality of words that she's heard in only the most dire of circumstances, that confirms it for her before he has to say another word. "It's Castle. They found him. Alive." AU. An entry for the Castle Ficathon 2017.

Just when you think it was smooth sailing ahead, life has a way of changing the direction of the wind. Reece Castle was not giving up, and God helped anyone that got in his way. When it came to Sydney, he would fight to the death.

A two-chapter story inspired by the following prompt: "I can't stop thinking about you." It's the morning after their first night together and Kate wakes up alone. When Rick isn't around for their first day as a "them," can he make it up to her?

On the swings during Watershed, Kate ends it. But when Castle gets a call from a DC hospital three months later, Kate Beckett once again turns his world upside down. *Entry for the 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon!*

Prompt: "Undress me" by Tatia Pilieva (on YT). AU, set in season 4, they've never met.

Hey guys! This is an AU about Castle and Beckett meeting in college a couple of years after Joanna's death. Let me know what you think! I hope you guys like it!

Set in Season 5 time...Rick & Kate share their first bath together. Very romantic and sexy.

A pledged one-shot for the Kai Dance Fundraiser. Castle post season 8 - you could even say this is a continuation of that nice family scene at the end.

He's naked. Completely naked. And holding a slice of watermelon. That's certainly not the sight she was expecting when she left the precinct, intending to invite him to dinner. And to her bed later.

'She's never mentioned the name Richard Castle, and no one's ever asked. She's kept their past as far away from here as she can manage. That burgundy pillow sitting on her bed is about as much as she will allow herself. Some nights, it's all she deserves, others it's all she can get. But most nights, it's all she will allow.' Post Watershed AU (5x24) *COMPLETE*

Post 3x17 (COUNTDOWN); AU a partir del final de ese episodio. Kate se da cuenta, tras un desafortunado incidente, que debe actuar contra reloj para conseguir recuperar a su compañero y volverlo algo más antes de que sea demasiado tarde y lo pierda definitivamente.

A collection of prompts received on tumblr, all consisting of only three words. (excludes the Dash related fics, which I will post separately). If a prompt had a follow-up scene, those will be posted all together in one chapter. A scene with season 8 spoilers will be noted at the beginning of the chapter.

She doesn't understand what happened between them, why it all went south. And at the touch of a hand it all comes rushing back to her, a wave of heavy emotion hitting her directly in the chest. Her eyes fall shut and she knows she's showing her hand, her heart, but god, she could have sworn they were headed somewhere five months ago. Probable Cause (5x05) AU

It was all behind them now- bullet wounds had scarred over and surgical incisions were fading; they were back at work, back to their regular lives. They were happy but what they'd almost lost still weighed heavily on their minds.

"So there's… a chance. That's what you're telling me." Something like hope blooms in his chest, fluttering against his ribs, but he won't give into it, not yet. - A Season 2 AU, Caskett.

After proposing to Castle out of the blue in mid-season 3, and a sudden, whirlwind marriage, Kate must finally confront the secret she's kept from Rick for seven years. Very Alternate Universe.

Rick is a fireman. His wife left him a year earlier, took his twelve year old daughter with her. Kate is a homicide detective. Young but savvy, knows what she's talking about. One day, Rick goes into a house fire and something goes very wrong and Kate and her team are called in to investigate.

AU: Den of Thieves. Castle gets tired of seeing Beckett flirting with Demming and says something. In this story Castle never slept with Ellie Monroe thinking that things are progressing with Beckett.

After the election, everything changes. People you thought you knew become strangers and life is turned upside down.

Castle's adventurous and creative courtship of Katherine Beckett. Just like Castle, Andrew Marlowe and his band of cronies have wooed us into playing in his adventure park. Thanks for your inspirational characters and for letting me hang around the sand box. Set during season five.

Kate manages to get Lily and the twins to bed early for once. This calls for a celebratory glass of wine with Rick... maybe. Fluffy one-shot.

AU: One man and one woman, both experienced survivalists are taking on the most punishing adventure of their lives. They have no water, no food and no clothes. Their task is to survive on the barren island of Andros in the West Indies for twenty-one days, Naked and Afraid.

AU: Hey guys! This is an AU about what would have happened had Castle and Beckett had a talk at the end of 4x19. Let me know what you guys think! I hope you like it!

Written for InkyCoffee's prompt: Castle runs into Josh while Kate is at Jim's cabin. Josh assumes C & B are together because she used C's ILY as a breakup excuse. – So basically 47 seconds happens before Kate gets back from the cabin. Obviously AU. COMPLETE

Set somewhere in Season 5, before "Still."