"But then he leaves, right when the vows are to be said. She doesn't move; she doesn't do anything. She's here for her best friend, she tells herself. That man is as important to her as a stranger might be, but then why does the regret settle in almost instantaneously?"

Katherine Beckett prides herself on her thoroughness, her attention to detail, but her mind has been elsewhere lately. Set early in Season 5. One shot. Complete.

"¿Qué tal el –largo– verano?" ¿Y si Castle no hubiera vuelto desde que dejó la comisaría para irse con su exmujer? ¿Qué pasaría si se reencontrasen musa y escritor? [Situada cerca de año y medio después del final de la segunda temporada]. PAUSADA/

Pre epi/speculation fic for 8x07. Contains spoilers.

A sort of AU post episode universe. Kate and Castle meeting in a coffee shop after each case, to talk things out and have a moment of closeness.

A short post-ep for 8x06, "Cool Boys," based on a prompt received via Twitter: "Beckett-out-of-town, drunk-on-the-minibar, calling Castle for honest conversation/phone sex." Except I sort of omitted the honest conversation part.

"Hey, is there any chance that smoking wife of yours is going to come hunting for me too?" Kate slows in her walk around the corner at the sound of the familiar voice, dulling the sharp click of her heels on the concrete, steeling herself and channeling every ounce of patience she has left to deal with Ethan Slaughter a second time around. AU insert for 8x06, 'Cool Boys'.

Just a little something that might bring me out of my writer's block. Based on Season 8. No spoilers, that I know of. "She caught him. She finally caught the other man. Many lost their lives, but she finally caught him. This was supposed to be good, she was supposed to feel relief...but she just felt sadness."

After encountering a suspect with a stun grenade, Castle is left temporarily blind. Beckett, feeling guilty about the accident, offers to take care of him. A Season 3 story.

Martha and Jim tell their grandchildren about first impressions. Posted to celebrate the end of the 3 week hiatus! As always, I don't own Castle, I just wish I did.

Beckett asks Castle to pretend to be her boyfriend so she doesn't have to turn up at her friend's wedding alone.

Ha perdido el contacto con su nueva compañera. Hace dos dias que no sabe de ella, y cuando su contacto aparece flotando en el East River, a la agente especial Shaw no le queda otra que cooperar de nuevo con Beckett y Castle, que llevan la investigación, para salvarla antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

Because they discussed fonts—really, fonts—long before they chose their Save the Date card. A series of standalone, unrelated chapters, covering a wide time period and with a variety of ratings. The first one, rated M, takes place during the book party in 2x05, "When the Bough Breaks." Also, because a few people have asked: yes, every font mentioned in these chapters is real.

"If she hadn't had that thrice-damned third whisky she wouldn't have bet more than she could really afford to lose, or indeed have got into the poker game with him at all." M-fluff. All characters belong to Marlowe, ABC, et al.

PWP with mild Season 8 spoilers. Based on prompt: "when they get back together, kate tells castle that she was turn on by Professor Castle"

"You were right," she declared determinedly, flint sparking in her eyes, her honesty catching, suddenly ablaze. Her partner frowned, questioning. "The other day at my apartment, you were right." 5x01 insert for After The Storm. One-shot. COMPLETE

Yes, I've decided that I am gonna jump onto the bandwagon of one-shots. Here are scenes that I have come up with in my mind and somehow get down on paper. First of, hopefully, many chapters posted.

How Castle and Beckett went from working together to waking up together. A What Happens in AC prequel.

8x4 Episode insert: The soft sounds of the night janitor and random uniform cops lulled her into a false sense of security. She was so engrossed in the report that she paid no mind to the quiet snick of the door. Her guest entered silently and unbidden. She only looked up with the click of the interior lock.

She really hates her training officer. Three shot. AU.

Casefic. An encounter at a book signing inspires Castle to try to solve a classic whodunnit-style mystery. He gets his chance in the slaying of a wealthy businessman, but are his little grey cells up to the challenge?

A lot of love is spreading through the 12th precinct.

Who said you couldn't fall for your pizza delivery girl?

A bouqet of flowers can be beautiful even if some petals fell off. People with scars aren't damaged goods. Read if you are interested cause this is going to be a rollercoaster.

Castle's plans for his and Beckett's first anniversary are thwarted when he's once again abducted at gunpoint. One-shot, canon through 8x05.