It's been almost thirteen years since she's taken strides without him and she can't – she should quit too, walk away and find bliss on an island, date someone who doesn't remind her of Elliot or the job or a life she had lost because she never said the words when the time was right. She should learn to live without the demons and nightmares and victims she could never quite save.

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.

Post-ep mid-ep? for "After the Storm." There's none of the playfulness that marked the last time. Nor is it like the first time—raw, desperate need tinged still with anger and a deep hurt. This time is purposeful, deliberate. One shot. Complete. Rated M.

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.

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.

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.

Castle, Beckett, and the Ferrari go to Connecticut. Chapter 2 is co-written with Cora Clavia and shimmeryshine.

"Later, years later, what Castle remembers most from that terrible day isn't the day at all." Always post-ep. One-shot.

post Always fic.

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

What's left to hold onto but them? *Spoilers and Promo for Always.*

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.

Castle gets a new hobby.

for cartographical, because she will be in a boring meeting. no spoilers. just fun.

You can't get away from a fight when you're locked in a trunk together. Near future fic based on a Tumblr prompt: No secrets, no angst. One Shot.

Sometime in the future. Has nothing, absolutely NOTHING, to do with secrets. I'm tired of secrets, aren't you?

I hate to do it, but more angst after 47 Secs and The Limey. I can't help myself. It ends well.

She has to fix this. She just doesn't know if she can. Follows "Darkness Falls" and "Jaws of Death."

Easter fic. Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever. No spoilers really, just vague references to a rough patch that is now over. I like my world better than Marlowe's.

She can't believe their moment is going to happen here, in a hospital room, when she can't even reach out to stop him. Slight Spoilers for 4x21.

Boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell...-Tennyson. Follows "Darkness Falls."

His mother told him he should move on. His head told him he should move on. His heart speaks different advice.

Castle and Beckett get stuck inside of Castle's apartment during a snowstorm...

"Rabid fangirl," he whispers, his voice loud enough for her ears only. "Rabid fangirl at ten o' clock." One shot. Complete.

SPOILERS for The Limey and 47 Seconds. Because that last phone call made me hate them both a little.

He certainly never expected to see her wearing THAT.

Castle and Beckett's entire life together in 27 frames, 100 words each.

What happens at Ryan's wedding stays at Ryan's wedding.

spoilers for 47 Seconds. Title says it all. oneshot.

post-ep for 47 Seconds I am completely ignoring the preview for next week. COMPLETELY IGNORING IT. thus the title . oneshot.

Playtime at the loft. A Minnie-verse one shot. Complete.

"The day starts badly." Spoilers for the promo for 47 seconds, but not the sneaks. Based on a writing prompt from the Tumblr Anon. One Shot. Complete.

It's the end of the world as we know it. COMPLETE.

Follows Fluff, Warm & Fuzzy, Claws, and Victory. "Cats are cats...the world over! These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something." -James Mackintosh Qwilleran

a Dash companion

He's hurt; she thinks she can help. Takes place some time during S4, after Cuffed. Happy unbirthday, Laura! I love you.

'My body is a cage that keeps me from dancing with the one I love, but my mind holds the key.' -Arcade Fire for daphnebeauty

SPOILERS - Pandora/Linchpin - 'Your songs remind me of swimming which I forgot when I started to sink.'

For Julie, who needs Castle and Beckett to not miss their moment.

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.

Princess Iya of the planet Amour is not happy that Castle and Beckett STILL haven't admitted their feeling for each other. Her mother, Queen Mam-Biki, has decided to force the issue. Potential spoilers for all episodes.

Futurefic - if you're optimistic, season five. If you're a realist, sometime after the series finale.

After the events of Go Out Fighting 2: Serendipity, Castle and Beckett attempt to resolve her mother's case while recovering from their wounds.

He really wishes she wouldn't smile like that.

Castle and Beckett spice things up. One shot. Complete.

She's fairly certain she's never caused anyone this much pain.

"They were both pale and thin; but those sick pale faces were bright with the dawn of a new future, of a full resurrection into a new life." One shot. Complete

SPOILERS for Pandora. A post-ep story. For Laura, who begged me.

I got a love that keeps me waiting. A co-authored story by chezchuckles and International08. Complete.

Kate finally sees what's been standing in front of her this whole time. For manuxinhace, who asked for something light.

In Reverie, Castle write a better story while he sits vigil at Kate's hospital bed. In this sequel, Kate wakes and reads his story. Alternate version of the hospital scene in Rise. SPOILERS

SPOILERS for Pandora. Post-ep oneshot

A Valentine's Day fic. Happy Valentine's Day, Julie! I love you.

Castle and Beckett spend an evening outside the ordinary. Fluff, plain and simple. One-shot. Complete.

A Dash Companion. 4th in the Light series. to be read concurrently with Dash It All.

A conversation she never expected. Possible spoilers for 4x16 and 4x17. One-shot, complete.

He really has to wonder how it is that they end up in these situations. It's like they're magnets for near-death. Complete. Sequel: More Than Them.

They have a deal.

It's just Castle and Beckett. And a dog.

Her kitten isn't the only one with claws. Follows "Fluff" and "Warm and Fuzzy," picking up on January 2nd in the Minnie-verse. Complete.

Oh dear. No one had prepared her for something like this. A Castle one-shot.

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

Post-ep for 4x13. Castle wants to get a dog and discusses the idea with Beckett. One-shot. Complete.

Season-1-style Caskett FUN ramped up to a season-4/5-level.

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

Because any time a woman, much less his woman, camps out in the bathroom, curled up against the side of the tub, something's very, very wrong.

Third time's the charm for Rick Castle, father.

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.

Post-ep for the Wedding. SPOILERS. co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Multi-chapter.

Some games can make, break, or shake you. Kate's not sure what this game will do for them, but it's going to do something all right. She's just not sure Castle can handle it. Does he really want to know? Spoilers for 4x11.

Since being his usual charming self isn't working, Castle tries to come up with a Plan B. SPOILERS for the book, Heat Rises.

by Cora Clavia, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. Fantasies become reality.

Beckett said that next time, they should do it without the tiger. This isn't really what she'd had in mind.

Castle tries to convince Beckett of the magic of the season. A chapter posted every day. COMPLETE

A frustrating case, a victim with more enemies than friends, mob ties, gangs and something neither saw coming. When Castle and Beckett find they are being hunted, will it drive them closer or push them further apart? Rated M for Chapters 35 and up.

Castle and Beckett find a young witness at the scene of a traumatic murder, and it gives them both pause for thought. Oneshot. Casketty to the level of a season 4 episode, but set roughly a year in the future.

Richard Castle discovers something unexpected when he visits Kate Beckett one December night.

In the end, all it took was a night out with drinks and friends. But can they pick up enough of the pieces in the aftermath to make a whole? Wall breaker, three parter.

Kate and Castle with a newborn Dash at Christmas - *not* the Christmas with Martha . Dash Companion 4th in series 1. Dash Away 2. No Light, No Light 3. Only Light - COMPLETE

Beckett isn't the only one who has trouble.

Post-Cuffed fic. SPOILERS. COMPLETE

Someday in the future, this is what will happen between them. COMPLETE

No Light, No Light continuation. A Dash Away prequel. The morning after that terrible case. COMPLETE

Post-ep for Kill Shot. It's not a hundred cups of coffee but it's a start. COMPLETE

"Kate?" His confusion is laced with relief, because lord only knows what he was afraid of finding here. His hand is on her shoulder, heavy and warm. As soon as he sees her face his own crumples a little. "Oh, Kate." post ep. Cops & Robbers

November 17th is Kate Beckett's birthday. COMPLETE

AU: carolina17 had this idea: What if Kate's mother was never murdered but her father was instead? This Kate Beckett never went to the police academy, grew up under the shadow of her mother's ambition, and has her own wall to deal with. COMPLETE

A Ghost on the Canvas sequel by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beth Beckett is coming back to New York City. COMPLETE

COMPLETE. All the ways Beckett could say 'I love you too' without saying a word.

"Not like this": as if she has a favourite way for Castle to die, as if she has an order of preference, as if *anything* could make it better. - Mid-ep scene for Cops & Robbers, you know, that time when Martha couldn't shut up.

Beckett and Castle handcuffed together. no real spoilers because I don't know anything at all about this ep . COMPLETE

A Dash Away Prequel. Chapters 95-99 should catch you up . Based upon geekygreek's idea of pinky fingers and the overwhelming call for backstory. Content warning for violence: This is what made her see him clearly.

Nine months ago she gave him up at the behest of his daughter - choosing to break herself in order to free him. As dumb ideas go it's the worst one ever. ***Finalist for 'Best Romance' in the 2012 Castle Fan Fiction Awards.***

post ep oneshot for Cops & Robbers. for Gabee, who begged me

Taking liberties with the Nathan Fillion quote: "It's like our morning kiss. One way to say, without actually saying it, 'Good morning, my heart, how are you doing'" COMPLETE

Post-ep piece for 'Demons'. Ohh, you know the scene.

"The dreams in which I'm dying. . ." season 4 spoilers for shows already aired mild references only COMPLETE

Sometimes the words just get in the way. A co-authored story by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles.

Castle has a plan to take down that wall. After three days, love will rise again. SPOILERS: season 4 premiere. by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. COMPLETE

Heat Rises Spoilers! Kate reads Castle's latest novel and has some questions for him. "Heat, like work, is energy in transit." COMPLETE

Alexis, after her rejection from Stanford, decides she needs to do more with her life than pad her transcript. Beckett and Castle help her organize a blood drive. ...kudos to Vandi for the twist in this story... COMPLETE at 2

A continuation of the If At First, Try Again universe. Beckett takes Jordan Shaw's offer. COMPLETE

Kate Beckett is confronted by Alexis about rejection. SPOILERS for 4x1 Rise and 4x3 Head Case. A birthday fic for clayfish32, unspeakably early.

He only says, 'Good fences make good neighbors'. Set after 4x01, Rise, with spoilers.

For the last 21 days-since she dumped Josh-Kate has been struggling with nightly dreams of Castle. She isn't sure how much more she can take without showing Castle how he REALLY affects her. Season 3, slight A/U Finale never happened.

by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. AU. Assuming all things are equal, the watch is for the life she saved; the ring is for the life she lost; but the bracelet is for the life she misses. SPOILERS for Boom! from Season Two. COMPLETE

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

Set in winter of season four. SPOILERS for Rise. All it takes is time, and patience. The wall inside won't be there forever.

COMPLETE at 100. AU: Kate and Castle try to adjust to life as parents. Check out AC's preview video on youtube: /watch?v nARnCrP2Z98 Thanks AC!

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 gets Kate to help make a pros/cons list of why they should or shouldn't date. Misunderstandings ensue. Then fluff. Fluff to make you happy.

It's just a scar. It doesn't mean anything. COMPLETE Spoilers for oblique allusions to season 3 finale, and maybe some of season four. Second chapter due to popular demand.

Recovery Kate! discovers some interesting scenes on Castle's laptop as she's holed up in his guest room. One-shot that unfortunately has stretched to two chapters. COMPLETE

COMPLETE Kate Beckett tries to recover while Castle prepares for the worst: someone is still after the Detective and will stop at nothing to silence her. Now that Castle knows his identity, he's in the line of fire. Spoilers S3 Finale; SEQUEL.

They say no two are exactly alike. This is a series of Bones oneshots. The latest is set in 6x22, after the scene we didn't see on-screen.

A magician never reveals her secrets...usually.

Taking up in the middle of Knockout, Castle tries to find a way around Kate's demand that they are over. SPOILERS. Some backstory on Lanie and Kate.

SPOILERS for Knockout. In between scenes, before and after the hangar. ONESHOT

A year after S3 Finale, Kate Beckett and Richard Castle finally host the Johanna Beckett Memorial Fund Silent Auction. Almost fully healed, two months into desk duty, Kate admits to herself there's something more she wants. For carolina17. COMPLETE

He rearranges her words until he has hope.

Finale didn't happen. Castle gets the nerve to ask Beckett on a first date, but bodies have a way of showing up at the worst of times. Happy Birthday to Carolina17! WARNING: Violence and angst. SPOILERS for 3XK. COMPLETE

At times it's almost like Rick Castle can read Kate Beckett's mind. But this time, he actually can.

Kate Beckett doesn't do family gatherings. Then again, her aunt Lily's never died before.

Post-ep for 3x24 and beyond.

::SPOILER for Knockout:: Castle waits for Kate to wake up and imagines all the things he wants to say, all the ways she might love him too. Birthday fic for killmypatience.

After the events of Setup and Countdown, Rick Castle can't get warm without a little help. Oneshot COMPLETE.

He had flown too near the sun. His wax had melted, his wings had failed him, and he had fallen. But Icarus was not failing as he fell, just coming to the end of his triumph.

SPOILERS for Knockout. Post-episode series. What happens after Beckett gets shot? COMPLETE at chapter 9.

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.

Only time and effort can fix what's been broken.

COMPLETE Set in the One and Done? universe. Post 3x19. Castle asks Beckett for some parenting advice; a plot from within threatens Castle's position as Beckett's shadow.

Richard Castle is on the other side of that door. Oneshot, based on the sneak peek for the LA episode.

It was a summer's night and the smell of the old rose bush was as heavy as rain. Under the light of the moon and guidance of the stars, two friends finally take that step into something more.

Kate Beckett wants no help from Castle. But she needs an apartment. Badly.

Kate supposed it fit that the biggest step of their lives would be summed up in a gesture that would mean nothing to any normal adult.

Tag line for 'The Dead Pool'. Beckett's thoughts as she watches Castle watching her from the seat beside her desk.

Post-Ep Castle musings for 'Law & Murder'. "That's it." Beckett replies. "I'm taking you . . . my treat." "I can't," he lies. "I have plans." Beckett shakes her head. "Not anymore."

"I don't believe in your happiness," he says.

It's never been if. It's always been when. Alternate Universe. Oneshot.

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

A stressful weekend for Castle and Beckett.

Castle catches Beckett in a rare moment of vulnerability.

My episode continuation for the season finale. Can Rick just leave with Gina? What happened next from Rick's POV.

Kate has some thinking to do.

Brennan's away, so Booth takes matters into his own hands. Completed story reopened for companion chapters. Updated with Chapter 3.

Presbyopia is the loss of the eye's ability to change focus to see near objects, but sometimes it makes other things crystal clear. x Booth & Brennan x

Nobody said it was easy; no one ever said it would be this hard. Ficlet set not long after The End in the Beginning.

Booth shares his coma experience with Bones. ONE-SHOT

Angst-fic. Possible eventual B/B. Was an M-Rated Magpie's Nest, but by request, now a multi-chapter. Ch. 30 now up.

An epic, magical-realist year in the life of S. and T. Booth-Brennan, pre-Season 4. Angst, Romance, Humor & Smut. More fluff than your dentist would recommend. And, I still promise-- I won't kill Brennan off! Ch. 78 now up.

It’s ironic that it’s only now, when she’s threatened with the loss of Booth’s partnership, friendship, companionship, love, that she begins to think with her heart. oneshot.

Booth helps Brennan deal with some lingering resentment towards her father, but when Max gets an invitation to move out of town, Temperance learns a valuable lesson about those who choose to stay, and those who choose to go.

"Whoa whoa whoa, stop." Booth grabbed her outstretched wrist as she invaded his personal space. "I put on this costume and agreed to be the Boris to your Natasha, but I am NOT wearing makeup." Missing scene for Double Trouble in the Panhandle.

A mad scientist obsessed with making Brennan his test subject kidnaps our favorite forensic anthropologist and invades her subconscious. Can Booth save her before it's too late? BB all the way, M for sexual situations in later chapters.

Alcohol frees the tongue to say what is in the heart. x Booth and Brennan x

Booth overhears one of his colleagues crudely reliving an intimate rendezvous with Brennan, and his ill-conceived reaction threatens to end their partnership on a permanent basis, leaving their emotions running dangerously high.

An unexpected sight raises some unsettling issues in Brennan's mind. x Booth and Brennan x Now COMPLETE.

Booth is injured in the course of apprehending a suspect, and Brennan proves to be a surprisingly attentive caregiver. However, with Booth's 'death' still playing on her mind, how will Bones react when she is forced to confront her partner's mortality?

Sometimes a kiss is just a kiss, and sometimes... Set during The Santa in the Slush. x Booth and Brennan x

Yup, the mighty Temperance Brennan was sick. Takes place after Season 3, Episode 4. x Booth and Brennan x Now COMPLETE.

It happened like this. Future fic. x Booth and Brennan x

Who does Booth turn to on a night when his job feels like too much? Possible spoilers for Season 3. Rating for language and adult themes. Please note this story is classified as Angst. x Booth and Brennan x

Four Places Booth Wants to Kiss Brennan--And One Place He Did x Exactly what the title says. x

Angela and Brennan have a friendly chat on the phone.

A series of oneshots about Brennan and Booth in response to the 5 Things That Never Happened challenge. Each chapter covers something that didn't happen between them, but could have. Chapter 4 is set a few weeks after Santa in the Slush.

Booth and Brennan cross the line.

Postep for Stargazer in a Puddle. Honoring Hodgins' and Angela's request, Booth and Brennan attend their friends' wedding reception and find that sometimes, circumstances change even when you're not looking for them to do so. x Booth and Brennan x

Booth and Brennan circle the truth about their feelings for each other. Can they hold together and reach for each other at the same time?

When the cameras stop rolling, imagination kicks in. Elliot finally talks to Olivia. Part 1 posted 12904 and Part 2 is in progress.

Can Carter become what Susan thought she had lost forever?

Doing a favor for a colleague, Doug journeys to New York for a meeting. Chapter 2 now up! Please R/R

Follow-up to 'Every Street'

Facilis descensus Averno – the descent to hell is easy.

Doug/other character - somewhere in Nebraska, a family tree project leads to questions