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.

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.

Beckett's escort to cousin Sofia's wedding bails at the last minute. Castle swoops in, eager for a night out with her after the progress they've made in "Sucker Punch." Season 2 AU. Complete.

"My heart has known the coup de grace. Ah! I did not foresee it." -'A Season in Hell,' Arthur Rimbaud. Prompt from Panda09: where Castle takes the bullet for Kate at the end of season three

In which people have their soulmate's last words on their body. You're here. I'll be home soon. COMPLETE.

Nothing matters except finding her... An AU take on 7x15, 'Reckoning'. Now complete.

post-ep and filler for 'Reckoning' 7x15. Castle comes in at the tail-end of Beckett's rescue of herself, offering the strength to gather her up again.

It's quiet. Just the rustle of fabric, quiet steps on the carpet and the soothing whisper of his voice. It's the small moments.

noceo - latin, 'I harm.' Noceos are shadow men, slender men, the black mass that torment children. A pre-Castle story about what happened in Hollander's Woods when Rick was 11 years old. Based off the comments from 7x02, though no real spoilers for that episode.

"She isn't here, Mr. Castle. Don't you want to protect her? Isn't that what all of this is about?" AU from "Always"

post-ep for 'Driven' 7x01, with a borrowing from the new Nikki Heat dedication.

Missing scenes from the series as a whole. For Alexis.

It could have been different. Castle fails to save Kate, over and over.

When Kate gets into a car accident, the outcome of her injury is retrograde amnesia – she doesn't remember her life after 2008. Rick, as a result, is left to deal with the consequences of his wife's memory loss while she comes to terms with their life together. Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr. 2014 Ficathon Entry.

She's clinging to him and it's for all the wrong reasons... Episode insert for 3x24, 'Knockout'.

post-ep for Veritas, 6x22 "...on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge." 'Dulce Et Decorum Est', Wilfred Owen

She thinks it's never been this intense before. This indescribable. So beautiful. Post-ep for 6x22, 'Veritas.'

He immediately knows what it is. AU ending to In the Belly of the Beast. Character death.

Birthday fic for my darling KT, who actually asked for this. "I know, Castle, I know," she sobs, doesn't know what else to say, she understands, and this fire is tearing her apart. COMPLETE

She lets her hand rest over one of the patches of off-white silk, almost feels warmth seep from the fabric, smells the scent that seems to have irrevocably permeated the fibers. Hears the familiar tinkle of laughter that's been missing from her life for so long.

It wasn't planned, wasn't a date, but when he'd shown up looking striking in his suit and with his arm empty, she'd gravitated to him like she always did, her whole body orienting toward him as if he was her shining beacon in a dark, starless night. Follows episode 4x11, "Till Death Do Us Part." -COMPLETE-

A oneshot post-ep for Time Will Tell 6x05. Castle laments the loss of his daughter from the loft. (Title is from a Dave Eggers novel.)

"A part of her stays with me and informs everything I do. That is the mark of a truly great muse." Warning - you know what that means by now.

Seriously, this just isn't fair. She so rarely has a day off in the middle of the week, and instead of spending it lounging in bed with her, all her delicious nakedness aligned with his, he has to sit through Black Pawn meetings. Happy Birthday, AC!

"She hated herself for it but she couldn't lie down, she couldn't force herself to close her eyes and drift off, the thought alone making the pain flare up in her chest." future!fic. character death.

Curled on her side she lies Ankles crossed Folded like a child.

"He brushes her hair back from her face carefully, doesn't want to wake her in case she'd gotten up at all in the middle of the night. His breath catches when he finds the dried mascara tracks down her cheeks, following the length of her jaw. He shouldn't be surprised. He's not surprised. But he'd hoped - He hoped she'd wake him if she needed him." Two-shot. COMPLETE.

Kind of a follow-up to Significant Others. Two chapters. Kate gets sick.

A thirty day fanfiction challenge. Each chapter is based on a prompt word. Loosely connected, but not chronological. Each is exactly one thousand words. SPOILERS for all US aired episodes.

You're drifting. You know you are. You just... stopped caring.

She realizes that in all these years, she's never been surprised that their swing set is always empty... A feel-good story.

Somewhat of a post-episode for 'Still' with 'Squab' and 'Significant Others' mixed in as well. A nice day in the park.

The late summer breeze is a gentle hum and she relishes in the change of air in Napa, less humid and easier to take in like nothing matters but the grapes and atmosphere. The wine is a pleasant thrum throughout her body, lips moist with remnants of blackberry and chocolate, cedar and cassis.

And he can't deny her because as she lays there in his arms, cramped in a small booth at their favorite diner, breathing softly against his chest, he falls in love with her a little more. COMPLETE.

post-ep for 'Wild Rover' aka Ryan's Ep. Spoilers for Target/Hunt, obliquely for Significant Others, and a smattering of Richard Castle novels.

Five glimpses in moonlight. Written for Julie.

"They never came there together." Oneshot.

Just a few of the "how can Gates not know they're together?" moments from season 5 through the eyes of the Captain. Spoilers for many aired eps.

She felt weighed down, her body like lead, tethered to the mattress. She tucked her knees up to her chest, curled into the thick warmth of the comforter. Would this ever get easier?

"It's like a vicious spiral. The more she tries to avoid thinking about what Meredith said, the deeper she sinks. The more questions flood her mind..." Post-ep for 5x10.

"You're supposed to make out on New Year's."

"He needed to sleep, but when she wakes up, he's not there."

It's you. It's you. It's all for you. COMPLETE.

Slicking his hair back, he contemplated, some memories as fresh and sharp as if it were yesterday. Episode reaction to 5x06, "Final Frontier."

Yes, it's a bedtime story.

They go back to his loft to clean up and kiss each other's wounds before they wrap things up at the precinct. She pulls him in the shower, her mouth soft and hot at his jaw, breathing life into him again. She almost lost him today, more than once, and she craves reassurance. She can't lose him, not after everything they've been through together. COMPLETE.

Post-ep drabble for 5x04. I wasn't going to because the episode was so wonderful, but KT asked.

An epilogue to the epilogue found in Unvanquished. One year later.

"We're gonna make it through this, Katie," he chokes out, his hand pressing against her head. And because this is the first time she's felt a glimmer of truth in his words, she slips the little guy into his pocket, pressing it into her father's body, a reminder that even on the worst days, there's a possibility for joy. Inspired by Kate's story in 5x03. COMPLETE.

Castle and Beckett will do anything in their power to protect an abused little girl. However, when the case threatens to reveal their secret relationship to the world, will they be forced to give it all up?

He talks a big game, and the shoes are just so perfect; she has to try it.

Oh, she really hopes these aren't more grocery lists of all the ingredients Castle needs for his odd culinary creations. One shot. Complete.

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.

When Castle gets life altering news, he has to decide whether to make a stand alone, or to involve Kate. He's always been able to tell Kate anything, but this time, he finds himself driven by his own emotions. Will he figure it all out? Caskett

Castle and Beckett are on a stakeout. Castle is bored, but he has an idea to help pass the time. One-Shot.

His laughter rings through the speaker, makes her heart leap. One shot. Complete.

AU. What happens to Kate Beckett when the Dragon is slain - and she's charged with his murder?

ONE-SHOT. Post-Always. An after story to the rooftop scene. She will always have someone to hold onto, even when there's no hope. CASKETT. Co-authored with CastleWriter16.

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.

After countless near-death experiences, why did it take hanging off a ledge for Beckett to muster up the courage to tell Castle how she felt? It's the first time she was dying without him. Oneshot. Caskett-esque.

"She's not naïve enough to believe that the wall inside is truly gone." Sometime post-Always, but spoiler free. Kate-centric with some Caskett. Oneshot.

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

for dtrekker - Happy Birthday. also, it's not what you think.

Castle/Beckett - not what I really want to happen . This might be the end, but as much as it feels like everything has walked out of the door with him, it hasn't.

How did you destroy a man's entire life? Erase everything he'd thought he'd known? It couldn't be easy to have some of your most basic assumptions about your life thrown into question. AU. Alexis comes to Beckett with some interesting news.

"Usually all it took was a piece of paper and his signature for his patients to return to work, no questions asked. But he understood that this was an extenuating circumstance." Warning: major character death. One shot from a different perspective.

Tumblr prompt from KC and twistymaven. Set a month or so after Kill Shot.

The panic attacks came back. And the nightmares and the fear-a constant, heavy thing, buzzing in her peripheral vision, clattering in the back of her mind. And he was gone. There was that, too. Post "The Limey". Castle/Beckett figuring things out.

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.

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.

He had always loved her hair... Oneshot, future!fic. Mindless fluff.

"Because when you have nightmares every night, they become as ordinary as the dreams you have every night that you wake up from in the morning and don't remember. With one little twist."

Super short ONE SHOT. A beautiful day in their lives. Some extra fluff to go through the day until the new episode airs. Enjoy!

Because love is not a switch.

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

"She wanted to act like this wasn't the worst thing she could be doing. That she wasn't ruining all of the progress that she had made with Dr. Burke and her father and Rick. That she wasn't caving in on herself. The walls knew better." Established Caskett

Companion collection to '50 Ways to a First Kiss,' exclusively for 'sexy times' first kisses. Number 8.5: "Inevitable."

Richard Castle writes Kate Beckett bestselling novels. He also writes her notes. This is their story.

"...I don't think I can get up." With a show of acting that would have had Martha groaning along with him, Castle slumped back to the floor, throwing his arm over his closed eyes. "You are going to have to dance without me." Judges Choice: Best Short Story for the 2012 Castle Fan Awards

Tonight is different. He can feel it in every trembling part of his body. It's time; it's finally time. Oneshot. Complete.

"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

"God, it hurts, Rick." She gasped, finally opening her eyes to find his concerned gaze on her. - 3rd installment in the "A Helping Hand" universe. Fluff warning.

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

"Rick leaned in and kissed her tenderly, letting himself linger against her. She tasted like peanut butter and… was that chocolate?" future!fic, established Caskett relationship. Minor spoilers for 04x13 and references to 03x21

In a hypothetical future, Rick realizes that it's not the ghosts that choose to stick around. It's the people left behind who can't bear to let them go. Caskett, family!fic. Warning: Terribly sad, character death. Just… give it a shot. Now complete.

They go on a date. But then, just as the happily-ever-after seems to be looming, Kate says something that changes the whole course of the evening. It takes Martha playing the role of Jiminy Cricket to change the ending to our favorite couple. Caskett.

Kate has taken a break from her mother's murder, for now. She knows Castle would do anything for her, even run into the line of fire. But she never thought he would proove it to her when they walked into that warehouse...

Letter L, Castle's fans. Mainly AU with just a line taken from the beginning of season 4. Enjoy the reading.

The 12th is thrown into chaos when Beckett is accused of murder. No one doubts she's framed...until her DNA is found at the scene of the crime. With Castle's help she tries to clear her name but if she doesn't know what happened, how innocent can she be?

Sequel to "A Helping Hand". It's Christmas and Kate receives some unexpected news while Rick's family is visiting.

After an accident sends his family to the hospital, Castle seeks comfort and solace in the one woman who is always there for him. A ficlet of indeterminate length.

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.

Kate helps Castle through a tough time when he receives some bad news.

Kate has a 13 year old daughter that no one knew about,not even her team, but that all changed when she was taken.will she survive? will she recover? will she bring Caskett together? 1st Castle ff. please R&R. Written for Jisbonforever. I dont own Castle.

"If there was one thing that Kate Beckett had learned during her life, it was that your only true duty in life was to protect your family." One-shot. I've been told it's quite sad. Future!fic emotional study. Just... give it a chance.

She knows it's not the fall that hurts but the sudden stop at the end. For her, the descent is no less terrible than the crash. But at the bottom, at the end, she realizes there is no place to go but up. So she rises. Now complete, with epilogue.

"The sight he was confronted with knocked him breathless." Implied Caskett, future-fic. Straight up fluff. Ignore the title... I'd like to think it's better than that. Hopefully not too OOC.

It's Alexis' graduation day and Beckett's father is dying in the hospital. The two most important women in Castle's life give him a lesson in living forever and dying today. Oneshot.

Castle cracks Beckett's emotional shell.

"Alexis took a shaky breath and gave Kate a sad smile. 'When are you going to start hating me too, Kate'" KatexAlexis family bonding, because we don't get enough of it on the show.

They thought this was his most remarkable dedication yet. But he didn't write it for them. He wrote it for her, and she would be the only one who'd never get to see it. One-shot, terribly sad, spoilers, major character death. But... give it a chance.

Alexis has been kidnapped. Castle is at a loss. And Beckett promises to make it right. Castle/Beckett.