Totally AU where Beckett has a younger sister. Rated T for language that is sure to come later.

She's glad she could help out Alexis, reassure her that the school dance won't be so bad even though her dad is attending as a chaperone. But she's just made a promise she's not entirely sure she knows how to keep. How on Earth is she going to distract Richard Castle? AU where Kate is Alexis' teacher.

A collection of unrelated oneshots inspired by prompts received on tumblr.

Photographer Kate Beckett and aspiring novelist Rick Rodgers are perfectly content in their solitary lives. But it's only after an unlikely matchmaker conspires to have them meet that they realize how extraordinary their lives could become. A Castle AU for Summer Ficathon 2016 co-written by airbefore and caffinate-me.

Twelve weeks. All Kate Beckett needed to do was survived twelve weeks as the assistant to the surly, unkind, and downright unpleasant writer. The position was temporary, so she could make it. She had, after all, faced far worse than Richard Castle…or had she? Caskett AU

She needed to figure out a way to do this, a way to take the time to heal, for herself (that she still believed she needed), and still give Castle more, give him a reason to wait for her. AU for the summer of "Rise."

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

"Maybe," he grins against her skin, "but can't I treat my wife to a getaway to celebrate the end of another grueling quarter?" - A 'Waking Up in Vegas' verse ficlet.

Her best friend was getting married, and Kate Beckett needed a date. What she got was more than she bargained for. Caskett AU meeting. Based on the movie of the same name. Castle Summer 2016 Ficathon Entry. Complete.

"The baby is already kicking, awoken by her stillness after having let her sleep through the night, and it intensifies everything, the reminder of how far they've come, that life grows within her even though she almost lost her own less than two years ago." Castle brings the Christmas season to Beckett while she's on bed rest. A Pulse Sequel.

Tumblr prompts (or prompts in general) that I have filled. Rating up to M.

The moment they met, their lives became extraordinary. They just didn't know it yet. A pre-series meeting AU. Entry for the Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon.

A collection of Caskett one shots.

A sequel to my fic "Feels Like Home". An AU version of Season 3, following Castle and Beckett's relationship.

Prompt: "Castle is a soldier and after 3 years of being apart he comes home. Of course, Beckett doesn't know about it and he surprises her at the precinct." AU Caskett reunion.

This is not a continuous story, but a collection of Castle fics I've written from prompts. I am no longer accepting prompts. I've now marked this as complete. Thank you for all the prompts, for reading, and all the feedback. I hope y'all continue to enjoy these stories.

When Rick Castle agrees to a meeting with the head of one of New York's more efficient crime families, he has no idea what he's getting into, or how it's going to change his life. A 2016 Castle Hiatus Mini-Ficathon story. Meeting AU. Job AU. COMPLETE

When a bridesmaid is killed hours before a wedding, Ryan and Esposito are called to solve the case. Serving as their shadow, Rick Castle runs headlong into his past; ex-girlfriend and current bride, Kate Beckett. An AU re-telling of 2x12 'A Rose For Everafter'. [An eight-part prompt from the Castle fanfics prompt blog on Tumblr.]

Castle and Beckett spent one night together and over a year apart. Now they were neighbors and they had a second chance for something extraordinary. Pre-Series AU, Meeting AU. Caskett. A prompt response written for CastleFanficMonday and continued for the 2015 Castle Hiatus Ficathon.

AU meeting fic. Kate is a young mother, living in the same apartment complex as Castle. He is annoyed that the baby is crying all night while he tries to write, and goes to yell at her. Instead, he finds her disheveled and upset, pacing with the baby down the hall, and offers to help.

Sequel to Medical Attention: Balancing life in a blended family can be hard enough, but when a pipe dream becomes a reality, can they survive with all pieces intact? (Beautiful cover art courtesy of Nadia) *2015 Castle Summer Ficathon*

AU: Castle is the fun English teacher. Beckett is the strict English teacher. All their students ship them together. (And they may ship themselves together, too). Castle Ficathon 2015 Entry.

Richard Castle has it all: fame, fortune, and Kate Beckett, the best friend anyone could ask for. Yet, when they're separated by her job abroad, Castle realizes he wants to turn their friendship into more. Before he can tell her, she returns...with her fiance. He's determined to stop the wedding, but will he be able before they say 'I do' (AU based on the movie Made of Honor)

When Special Agent Kate Beckett is offered an interview for a Secret Service position at the White House she didn't know what to expect, but even less than the position as personal protection for the first daughter, she never expected him. President/SSA AU. COMPLETE.

I just escaped from possibly the most awkward date in the history of Earth, and I need to decompress. I brought ice cream. And wine. And cupcakes. 1x7, Home is Where the Heart Stops.

Richard Castle is a best-selling author on a book tour. Kate Beckett is a young woman who ran from, and is still trying to deal with, her past. What happens when he meets her at a bar during his tour? AU.

Post 2x18 Boom! Due to the circumstances, Kate moves into Rick's apartment and they begin a friends with benefits relationship.

In any universe, they are meant to be together. It's only a matter of time. (Multi-chapter romance set entirely in the AU!Canon reality.)

Dreamworld is a Caskett story about how Kate's life might have gone if her mother hadn't died. Will she become a lawyer? Will she find the love of her life? Will she start a family of her own? Starts in December 1998.

Katherine Beckett is the city's most influential women's self help journalist. What happens when she becomes more involved in her next story than she initially intended? A Caskett AU story based on "How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days" for the 2015 Castle Summer Ficathon

Kate Beckett is repaying a favour for a colleague, his client has got himself arrested stealing a police horse and needs a lawyer. For her sins legal, his representation falls on her shoulders. At least it is only a onetime thing. Who she's defending doesn't click until she seems him in his jail cell. *Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry*

8/14 update - "Don't get up, stay in bed." **A collection of misc Tumblr prompts previously posted on Tumblr.**

'Castle plops down to the sand once she's gone, opens his notebook on his bent knees and uncaps his pen. He came here for inspiration, and he may have just found it.' Based on a gif set by katigron on tumblr.

Eight years later Richard Castle is found, and it's no longer his ring on her finger. AU from 6x23 "For Better Or Worse".

AU: She hasn't seen him in seventeen years, not since she was pre-law and he was Rick Rodgers. But Rick Castle in her interrogation room now is the least of her troubles. Entry for 2015 Castle Summer Hiatus Ficathon.

Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry. Castle's first time at the Becketts' cabin, summer after season four.

A collection of drabbles from prompts I've received on tumblr. Will be marked as complete, but I'll add ficlets as I write them.

'Just another job, that's all Richard Castle would ever be. Maybe if she repeated it enough, she would actually believe it.' Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

A series of unrelated Castle and Beckett ficlets based on prompts from readers.

Kate Beckett, aka Lola Banks, is the award-winning superstar of Hollywood, and her entire life is under threat. After a shooting on the red carpet, Kate's publicist insists on hiring her a bodyguard. Richard Castle, ex-army sniper, is hired to protect her, though Beckett insists that she can take care of herself. AU Rated M

Looking for inspiration, Rick Castle gets more than he bargained for.

Castle and Beckett are secretly dating and these are the various times they almost get caught. Caskett Fluff.

tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

Based off text post on Tumblr. Castle and Beckett AU arranged marriage. In a society without true romantic love, Kate Beckett has been betrothed to a man she has never met since her birth. Now, it is the time for them to meet and start the year-long engagement before being bound forever. Can she go through with it? Will she learn to love him in a way that does not exist? Rated M

What if the Castle crew had met in the First Grade? How would their lives have been different? Would Castle and Beckett have gotten along as children? How would the path their lives took have been different. These will all be answered (in theory) when you read this Fic. This is my first shot at Castle FF so be kind.

Rick Castle thought nothing was going to top winning the Super Bowl. Then he drove into the back of Kate Beckett's car. An AU entry for the Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon 2014.

Just because it's the Christmas season. Richard Castle was rich and successful, the president of a hot shot publishing company. He wakes up one morning with a wife and kids, in a life that can't possibly be his.

Their one year anniversary has finally come, and Castle is about to find out he's going to be a daddy.. again. Go through the trials and joy they face as they go through this together. PLEASE REVIEW! Some sex scenes in it so its rated M.

Kate arrives at the loft for an impromptu visit and she comes bearing news. A Season 6 AU that picks up after the beginning of 6x01, Valkyrie.

"She stares at Jacinda, yearns to be everything that the woman is, because she knows her lips taste like Castle's, knows her skin is painted with the scent of him. And maybe if she was blonde and flaky, fun and uncomplicated, Castle would want her just as much as he wants Jacinda." A three-shot fix it for the "47 Seconds"/"The Limey" arc.

What happens when Kate and Rick meet in front of their children's school? AU

Post ep for 7x15 Reckoning. The conversation they never got to finish.

AU. Based on prompt from Tumblr- Castle is Beckett's physical therapist. When he had read "stabbed in the back", he had imagined a punk of a kid who had gotten on the wrong side of the law, not a gorgeous young woman from a well off family sporting a Stanford sweatshirt. A story in three parts.

AU where Kate goes to law school. They were chasing fire, and people who chased fire were bound to get burned. The thing was, he had already been burned by this woman; her kiss was permanently seared into his brain and he knew he would spend a lifetime chasing after her to get that feeling back again. NOW COMPLETE

Castle arrived safely in his own world in 'Time of Our Lives' 7x06, but meanwhile the AU version of Castle comes to consciousness in his universe to find he's been shot while saving the life of a Captain Beckett of the Twelfth. This is the story of those in the AU. Follows the storyline set up in 'Change of State'.

Two people meet on a plane. What happens next?

She has a baby. She brought a baby back from Haiti. Can you even do that? Season 3 AU.

…the more they stay the same. *Season 2- AU Caskett story* Kate Beckett is bored with life, but when a serial killer starts dedicating murders to her- someone enters the scene to aid with the investigation and her life may never be the same.

"He's been a husband three times now, but she's never been a wife, not a participating one anyway, and Castle intends to make every part of their marriage special and exciting. After all, they did promise each other to never be boring." *An AU entry for the Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon.* Cover Art by the talented (XFchemist).

Left off at the Season 2 finale, "A Deadly Game" with Beckett getting to tell Castle what she wants and them heading to the Hamptons together. HAHA Gina! I always wanted it to end differently but kind of glad it didn't. But if it did, here's how I imagined things.

AU. When a teenage girl is found orphaned after both of her parents are murdered, Beckett struggles to find the girl more family. When the DNA results return Beckett as a match, she quickly realizes the young girl is the baby she gave up for adoption. Set during season 6.

This year, Lanie's determined to drag Beckett to Castle's Halloween party. At first Beckett's reluctant, but when she sees a certain costume, she changes her mind. How would Castle react if he saw her in this? And she's not the only one with a plan... Set mid-S4. Now Complete.

"Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing." An AU story for Christmas.

12 fluffy wintery oneshots about our favourite couple, based on a list called 'Best Things About Christmas'. Enjoy, and happy holidays!

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now Edited 9/2015.

AU set in 2001. 1993 was a big year for both Kate and Rick. Eight years later they forge a friendship brought on by the friendship their daughters are developing.

AU. "Apparently I don't look like a Kate but do I really look like an idiot?" It's Kate Beckett's first year at Stanford and it's not long before she meets Rick 'different girl every week' Rodgers. Sparks fly and Kate tries her hardest to ignore them - but how long will that last, especially when Rick is determined to make her his? Rating may change.

"For years since her mother passed away she'd been trying to find her way, her north star. She needs to find her place, her home. She's had to let go of too many things in her life, and her heart can't take much more." An AU take on what could have happened after the fight scene in "Watershed". (5X24)

"Got the last seat on the last flight out in the very back of the plane. It was practically the lavatory." He shouldn't have spent an arm and a leg to subject himself to a two and a half hour flight in a cramped coach seat, but she wouldn't pretend she wasn't happy he had. - A ThankYouTerri Fill for Hope (tshlw).

A single chance meeting can change everything. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

"You outgrew that Santa costume around our third year of being married, Rick." He comes into the kitchen and plops down on a seat at the island, and accepts the mug she hands him. "I did not. It was like… A year ago." She deadpans, "We got married four years ago." / An AU fic based on the prompt on castlefanficprompts: "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus" Caskett style.

"Castle, Castle wake up." Their joined hands wiggle against her belly in her efforts to rouse him. "Castle, we got married last night," she hisses. - A Season 4 AU that starts mid-4x08 (Heartbreak Hotel) based on a tumblr prompt. Caskett.

Castle and Beckett survive high school with their friends. (It's your basic, boy meets girl, they fall in love story. or is it?) Chapters are based on songs

Everyday was the same. Get up, work, and then go to bed. Kate Beckett was bored. She needed a change in her routine. So, after some nagging from her best friend, she allowed herself to be set up on a blind date… and that's when she met Rick Castle. AU. Spy Castle. Entry for 2014 Castle Ficathon.

This is a re-posting of a story from a few years back. Our version of life after Always. Post ep for Always. See author's note for explanation

"The moment hits them both squarely on the chest. Images from the last hour flicker between them; hot, sweet memories they know will never completely fade, no matter where this takes them." Every second of the wondrous, magnificent things that happened between "Beckett, what do you want?" and "Made you a coffee." Post-Always. Now complete.

Castle and Beckett attend her ex Sorenson's wedding, and reflect on their own ceremony and relationship. A post-ep for 'The Time Of Our Lives' (7x06) but set some months afterwards.

Post-episode for 7x06. My version of Castle and Beckett's wedding night because they're finally married.

"She's forceful when she rolls him onto his back and shifts so that she's lying on top of him completely, but it's purely so that she has his full attention. He blinks up at her with wide eyes that tell her although they're married; he still wonders if he's good for her." A post-ep for 7X06

A short post-ep to 7x6, "The Time Of Our Lives"-because I needed to write something. "Tell me more about this alternate universe you dreamed about, Castle." Now, a two-shot including the morning after. **SPOILERS AHEAD** Do not read unless you've watched the latest episode!

Insert for 7x06, The Time Of Our Lives. Because they're married now and they're my babies and it still hasn't sunk in yet.

"His seat-mate is the slip of a woman, all skinny and efficiency-sized." / An AU where Kate and Castle meet where they least expect. Immediately follows Johanna Beckett's death. Pre-series. Now complete.

"And who are you?" If he were more awake, he probably would have heard shatter of her last shred of confidence. "My name's Kate Beckett…" she bit her lower lip as she stared at him. "You were shot saving my life."

'Agreeing to drinks with him was probably a bad idea.' What if an AU twist had been taken in the alternative universe? Insert for 7x06, The Time Of Our Lives.

The trace of his name flees from her lips, the whispered exhalation chased by a panicked breath. "No, please don't go, stay with me…stay with me - Castle! Castle?" Oneshot following AU Beckett once Castle has returned to his reality. Spoilers for 7x06, Time Of Our Lives.

"Castle has been watching her for weeks, how she seems to be radiantly glowing, how she seems to be more tired than usual. He sees her throwing up one morning and he knows, he knows that she thinks she just has the stomach flu, or food poisoning. But he thinks he knows the real reason, he just doesn't know how to bring it up."

Post 7x06 story. (possible spoiler warning) Also a bit of a future fic as well. One shot. Too hard to explain.

"Her mind flashes back to his question – his invitation to the Hamptons. He's building up ideas in her head, painting pictures of a Fourth of July spent on the beach, fireworks and bonfires; relaxation and a break from the work she's thrown herself into even harder since Memorial Day. And it's tempting." A post season 2 AU in which Castle returns after only two weeks.

Kate had a hole in her heart after her mother died. That hole has partially been repaired. However now she has a new hole in her heart and this time it hurts even more. Castle isn't there to help her fix it this time, ... or is he? - NOW COMPLETE

Prompt; Beckett is seven months pregnant and she's feeling emotional and paranoid that everything is going to go wrong and she doesn't want to do anything but lie in bed under the covers. So Castle builds them a fort out of bed sheets and pillows and they hide out while Castle reads to her.

"He's beginning to think she remembers far more than she's saying. He's beginning to think that she's missing because she's at medical appointments: more than just physical therapy appointments. And now she's here, in his loft, for at least a week, and doped into a state where those walls she talked about seem to have fallen down." S4 AU, 1 month in. Property of ABC/Marlowe.

'He hadn't come expecting to find anyone interesting, he never does when he ends up in one of these clubs, but the requirement of masks, the promise of unknown identities and costumed anonymity for a night had appealed to him.' An AU meeting on Halloween night. Entry for the #CastleHalloweenBash.

This wasn't her. This wasn't his Kate, his Beckett. This was the hollow shell of a woman he'd met nearly seven years ago, beaten down endlessly by a case she was never going to solve. She was just older, her hair lighter, but her same cynicism surrounded her. This is the Kate, the Beckett, he spent years trying to knock down the walls of.

Rick Castle is called over to 7-year-old Alexis' classroom, where he meets her teacher, Ms Beckett. (Based on ep 7x04 - 'Child's Play')

a post-ep for 7x04 "Child's Play." thanks to jyleafer15 for awesome cover art.

A post-ep for 7x04, 'Child's Play.'

An AU twist on 7x04, Child's Play. Complete.

When Richard Castle learns his publisher hired a writing consultant to help him complete his latest novel he's insulted-until he meets her. Dr. Kate Beckett was merely looking for a summer job between semesters, but could three weeks with the famous writer might be more than she bargained for? Caskett AU.

College AU: After being dragged to a house party by her overly zealous room-mate, Kate makes an acquaintance that she can't quite seem to get rid of.

"I'm sorry, there's a mistake. I've never been married." The clerk was not to be put off. "Well according to this, you have. And it looks like you still are." What if Kate's Vegas bridegroom wasn't Rogan after all? An AU meeting/6x23 fix-it, cowritten by AnnieXM and louisiemcdoogle.

Just when Kate feels her life is hitting rock bottom, fate throws her right in the middle of Downtown Manhattan, on that fateful September 11, 2001. Underneath the rubble of her life, and her city, will Kate be to find hope, peace and love? AU **HIATUS**

What happens when the new kid comes to school and falls in love with Kate Beckett? This story is happening in present time, so you won't be confused. And yeah, the chapters are actually named after some pieces of lyrics from random but beautiful songs.

Season four fic, set shortly after Once Upon a Crime. A misunderstanding makes the green-eyed monster rear its ugly head.

AU. 'Getting his new book signed had been on her to-do list for a long time now, but she never really got the chance. And since he was in New York again and the case she was working on didn't really have any progress, she couldn't help it but give into the opportunity.' - Castle and Beckett meet at one of his book signings. COMPLETED

With no reason left to hold onto where life was taking her prior to her parents' deaths, Kate Beckett stumbles into a different world. Can she keep herself and her emotions buried deep or will everything crack open when fate throws Rick Castle her way? An AU Caskett meeting. Ficathon 2014 Entry. COMPLETE

"Kate," the use of her first name has the detective's eyes popping open, another shuddering breath released from its hold in her throat, "I don't want to wait anymore," he whispers, delighted at the soft curl of her smile, the light blush that paints a pink glow against her skin. [47 seconds AU. Castle asks Beckett on a date after talking to Martha.]

Post Watershed. Kate has accepted both the proposal and the job. As she begins training while Rick is off on a long book tour she becomes quite ill. Will Rick be at her side in time?

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.

Series of one- and some two-shots, depicting AU moments. Stories that have happened differently or didn't happen at all and things like that but some with dialog from the show. Rated T for safety, though some of the Chapters will have salacious things in them. Chapter 26 is up. Please Read & Review :) Note: Chapters 11-14,17,19-20, 24-25 are linked in timeline.

Kate Beckett is the new nanny for Richard Castle's young daughter, trying to pay back loans and attending Community College as a way to build up credits for her entrance into the Police Academy. She takes the job as delightful Alexis's nanny thinking that it would just be that; a job. But she finds herself falling for her charge's father and finds his affections returned. AU

Third Story in the TMYFML Universe: Kate balances family and career as she navigates the ups and downs of new motherhood.

Rick Castle takes little Alexis to the same baseball game that newly made lead homicide detective Kate Beckett is at with her father. After a little problem in the girl's bathroom, their paths cross and leads to new adventures for the writer and detective. As they get closer together, secrets come to light. AU. Very AU.

"Hi, this is Dr. Asher calling from Mount Sinai Hospital on behalf of Katherine Beckett. There's been an accident." Set during season 4 by request. A look at what would have happened if Castle and Beckett had decided to start their relationship earlier in season 4.

Post ep. 6.03...my take on unemployed Beckett and how she reacted to the news. Will she go back to work or will she stay unemployed?

If it only takes a moment for your life to change forever, can a 'one time thing' right the wrong? An AU Caskett meeting.

A collection of Castle and Beckett first kisses! Number Eighteen: "Dare You To Move."

They turn in opposite directions and his skin is on fire, hot annoyance like acid through his veins and - it stuns him - he's hurt. Set S2 during When The Bough Breaks. M for language and content. Now Complete.

Well, I started this bit post CountDown, but really it spoils Lucky Stiff. It's my first Castle fanfic. What got me thinking about it was Beckett. Beckett seems quite good at playing a bad girl...a series of loosely connected one-shots... Definitely M.

Based off a comment on Tumblr. Kate just wants some pepperoni, but it's not as easy as it seems.

Sequel to Second Chance. AU. One year has gone by since Rick and Kate confirmed their relationship to the public. Join them as they enter the next phase of their relationship and try to navigate through it. Mainly fluffy family moments ;) Readers are advised to check out Second Chance before reading this. Now COMPLETE.

It started in a club and then ended like this. Reeling from a break-up, Kate Beckett is most definitely on the rebound. But what she gets instead is something she never imagined. AU

Fill for tumblr prompt: called the wrong number while drunk AU. Kate and Lanie have a girls night out which ends in Kate attempting to call her ex, Josh, for some fun. What happens when she calls Castle by mistake? Set S4 but pre-Always, one chapter split into two.

Taking the flowers from Beckett's hand, Castle grins. It's amazingly sweet to have someone taking the time and effort to make him smile, to have someone trying to improve his day, and these flowers have just become sacred. Poof! You're Dead (S3) post episode story, becomes AU. How a simple gift turns into something so much more. COMPLETE

When you get those rare moments of clarity, those flashes when the universe makes sense, you try desperately to hold on to them. They are the lifeboats for the darker times. A season 4 AU based on the fanvideo by OhChizzz.

It should have brought them closer together, not torn them apart – she understands this now. What she doesn't know is whether any way back for them still remains. Future fic - Complete. **Winner of 'Favorite M rated Fanfic Multi-chp' in the 2013 Castle Fanfic Writers Guild Awards**

Beckett is fed up with the men in her life and decides to have a baby on her own. Not what you expect to read, please review!

Post-47 Seconds. 'Kate stands several feet away from Castle's spot at the far end of the bar, hands jammed into her pants pockets, fists curled up tight with her short nails digging half-moons into her palms while the writer studiously tries to ignore her. "You're angry." "You think?" His voice is harsh, dripping sarcasm.

Series of one-shots set in an alt-season 3 with the not-so-significant others removed from the picture. How might things have played out differently? Entry in the Castle Hiatus Ficathon 2013. Cover art by dtrekker.

AU that explores Castle and Beckett's relationship if they hadn't missed their shot at the end of season 2, weaving in and out of canon. A Castle 2013/14 Winter Ficathon Entry.

A requested fic for alwaysdefectivecastle. What would have happened in the Hamptons if a dead man hadn't fallen into the pool?

Sequel to NOT GOING ANYWHERE; With an unplanned pregnancy, Beckett and Castle start a new chapter in their lives. Together navigating the ups and downs of a new relationship and expectant parenthood. Rated M.

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-

"Castle opens the flaps and is greeted with a bunch of books. He's about to push it aside as well, when the cover art from one of the novels catches his eye. These aren't just any books, they're his books. Hail of Bullets, Deadly Storm, Nikki Heat, they're all there. Every book he's ever written hidden here amongst Beckett's things." Contains a spoiler from Heat Rises.

Castle is sick and Beckett breaks into his apartment looking for him. What will arise as she starts caring for the man who annoys her so? Set in Season 4. Fluff and smut with some character development. Now AU because of the finale. Finally Completed :

"What was his problem? Did he have no sense of justice or morals whatsoever? He just let a killer free and all he could think about was boobs." An AU Castle/Beckett story.

"She's falling down the rabbit hole of her obsession, but completely unable to stop." Her mother's case haunts Beckett's sleep and the only thing stopping her nightmares is being with Castle. Season Two, post the almost kiss in Vampire Weekend. NOW COMPLETE.

AU: Kate is going through a bad divorce. After a big fight one day, she decides to go for a run to sort out her emotions, having no idea who she was about to stumble upon.

Inspired by a youtube video MommyToBe. Kate married Josh and gets pregnant. He doesn't want kids and leaves her. What happens when Castle finds out? Will Kate allow him to mend her broken heart? Will the two find the love they are looking for in each other? Rated M now.

"Castle, where the hell are we?" "Vegas baby." He mumbles, a sleepy grin stretching across his face.

"Hey, baby girl. Whatcha doin' in there, huh?" Kate coos at her swollen belly. At twenty five weeks, her little one is rambunctious inside of her. Kate watches with amusement as her daughter jets out her limbs and swivels around, Kate's whole belly shaking with every movement. (Short one-shot)

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!

What happens when it gets boring when our Detective and Writer are stuck in the Elevator? From "Undead Again". Alternative ending for Season 4. Now updated with Epilogue number two - celebrating the year passing of this fic.

It's 1998 when Katherine Beckett and Richard Rodgers meet, and when he's in College and she's still in High school things can get complicated with the folks and him trying to build his career as a successful mystery writer.

What if Castle has 2 kids? Alexis and a 10 year old son. Like his father in so many ways, Rome is creative, mischievous, and a smart alec. He wants to be a graphic novelist when he grows up his dad is his super hero, he likes to annoy his older sister, but he loves her. He's a regular kid, minus 1 important fact, he's going deaf. Final chap. up, Story 1 of series for seasons 1-5.

They were becoming a family. And, like any family, there were problems, especially for Alexis. Caskett, set during season five. Disclaimer: The story is mine, but the characters and settings are not. They belong to Andrew Marlowe and company, with whom I am, regrettably, not affiliated.

The investigation into the murder of a young mother in the foyer of a brownstone puts Beckett in danger and leads to changes in the detective's life. Caskett pairing. Complete

AU. Seems our detective has been keeping a secret all these years. Watch what happens when Castle finds out Beckett has a daughter and how they move on from there. Caskett. Set late S4-early S5. *NOW COMPLETE* R&R :)

We're not broken, just bent; and we can learn to love again. AU: What if Kate had gone down a different path after her mom's murder? What if Rick had married Kyra? Was it fate that still brought them together?

When her world begins to crash all around her, can anyone save her? **COMPLETE! Part two coming soon!**

"Twenty minutes ago, she had already begun her interrogation of Bobby. Twenty minutes ago, he would have slipped into the observation room to watch. Twenty minutes ago, he would have heard her confess to remembering everything, in the worst possible way." -What if Castle never heard her say she remembers? A 47 Seconds fix-it, because there's no such thing as too many of those.

Making the call might just have been one of the best decisions of his life, he thought, as he stared at his phone again like he had been for the past five days. (AU from the S2 finale.)

A collection of one-shots centered around possessive!Caskett and the slightly mature situations it leads to. Rated for safety.

Castle and Beckett are drifting apart, but will a sudden accident bring them back together? Told from both Castle and Beckett's perspectives. Picks up at 4x20. Lots of Caskett. M for future potential. *Now Complete*

"So you're flying us up to your house in the Hamptons—in a helicopter—for beef stew?" "You make it sound so... pedestrian." A fun, silly, now M-rated Beckett's birthday fic, based on tweets from WriteRCastle(underscore) and MuseKBeckett sent on November 17th. Part 3/3.

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

A post "Always" story. Rated T. Rick & Kate work at their new relationship as well as the mess surrounding Maddox, injuries, suspensions, resignation, Gates, cases, Smith, deals for Kate's life... Love, Angst, Family, Hurt/Comfort, Cases, Fluff & some of Castle's past.

Kate shares the story of how she came to read Castle's books with him. But that's not all that she wants to talk about. Set an undetermined period of time down the road, established relationship.

When Kate tries to help Alexis, Rick winds up helping her-and they all wind up helping eachother with lots of laughs, tears, and trials along the way. Funny how sometimes you don't realize you need help until you get it.

AU from Undead Again. In which the zombie case really *is* Castle's last case, and Beckett has to try and deal with the prospect of never seeing Castle again. COMPLETE.

A family dinner, the creation of a new holiday,some mischeif and a few nudges in the right direction could lead Castle and Beckett where they need to be. Sequel to 'Someone To Tell My Troubles To'. Family/Romance/Humor Cover Art by Andy (vwlvbugg).

"So…" whispered Kate, a slight smile curving her lips and threatening to break wide open like the sun bursting free of a cloud, "you wanna talk about it?" she asked tentatively, looking up at him from beneath dark lashes. How the story might continue post-Always. The morning after...well, in my little world... If you find Ch1 a little OTT it does get better. COMPLETE.

Kate and Rick meet in a completely different setting. Kate has newborn twin girls and Rick has a 7 year old Alexis and meet in Central Park. What will become of there sudden friendship.

The Castle family is growing and problems are arising with work, family problems and most of all the closing down of Johanna Beckett's murder. What will happen when stress begins to take over Kate's life and issues arise within the family? Disclaimer- Anyone to do with Castle isn't mine, AJ however is my lovely creation!

"I was three months old, Dad dressed me up in this and carted me around the entire burrow where, I was, as he describes it; a total candy-magnet." - After a study session, Alexis and Kate discuss Alexis' first Halloween. I've classified it as Alexis/Kate but there is Caskett too :) I really hope we see some nice Kalexis like this on the show this season.

"Kate inched a little bit closer, pressing a thigh against his, wanting more, wanting it all; she couldn't quite believe how good this felt, to finally let go of all her fears." Post Always story. Picks up the morning after. Includes Part 2: I'm Not Doing This Again. And Part 3: This Is The Last Of It.

Chapter 28. Life goes on and Kate discovers magic is real.

"You can kid the world, but not your sister"-Charlotte Grey. It's been five years, but Cassie Beckett is back in NYC, and she won't let anything stand in the way of her big sister's happiness, not even Kate herself. A BabySisterBeckett!Fic. Nominated for the the 12th Precinct's Fan Awards: Best Character Specific Fic. COMPLETE

Rick and Kate meet for the first time at the hospital. Why are they here? How will it go? How will it impact their lives? Read to find out ;- Rick: 30; Kate: 23; Alexis: 5

There have been a lot of important beverages for Castle and Beckett throughout the years. Here is a behind the scenes look at some of them.

Always SPOILERS. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. How Kate Beckett and Rick Castle spend their summer.

Early season 4- Castle's having trouble with the women in his life, who does he tell his troubles to? Kate Beckett of course. Just a light fun story. (Now Edited)

"my blood approves, and kisses are a better fate than wisdom. . .And death i think is no parenthesis" -ee cummings co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles

Third in the Coffee series! Rick has gone behind Kate's back to start the investigation into her mother's case- but what happens when secrets are burst open and cracks begin to appear both in the case and their marriage?

Lanie and Esposito's wedding leads a now broken up Kate and Rick back together, in a very unexpected way.

Kate was only looking to spend time with her son at the park, but what found her there was a chance to meet the man that saved her years ago. AU. Complete.

Set after the events of Countdown. Cold, lost, empty, scared. Beckett turns to the only person who can make that all go away. Castle

Sequel to Coffee and Scribbles! Basically following straight on from Coffee and Scribbles. What will happen in their relationships? What new hurdles do they have to face? Disclaimer: Castle is not mine!

Four years as partners, and there's still so much to learn. During their first intimate encounter, Rick learns something shocking about Kate. A lesson for him in devotion. A lesson for her in trust. Starts where 4x23 leaves off. Some may consider this AU, others call it out of character. So be warned. Now Complete.

A sequel to 'Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop'.

Great relationships are based on little things ... starts at the end of "One Life to Lose"

Rick joins Kate on her day off to go shopping. What fun times will our favorite duo have? What trouble will they get into? Read to find out! Rated T. *Updated 05/19/2012* Final chapter is now up!

AU. What happens when two people, who are perfect for each other, meet in exactly the right place at the completely wrong time? For literature professor Katherine Beckett and writer Richard Castle, only time will tell. COMPLETE.

Revised: Kate made the first move, now they're together, but Kate's been sick, Castle's by her side, past lives are shared, Both secrets are out-So, now what happens-Enjoy, this part of their story is NOW COMPLETE, Maybe they will return in a sequel

What happens if Kate and Rick meet earlier than believed in a coffee shop? What will happen between the two of them? Johanna Beckett is alive in this story! At least for some of it! Disclaimer: I don't own Castle!

AU. What happens when teenage Kate Beckett starts at a new school and meets Richard Rodgers. Can she learn to love his quirks? Can he handle her baggage? Songfic for "Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam.

Castle and Beckett investigate a spate of high profile strangling cases in SoHo, finding themselves wrestling with their feelings for one another along the way. Drama, angst, love and romance. COMPLETE!

Kate wants to be more. She wants to spend time with her dad and revive old father-daughter traditions. That was the plan anyway, until he ends up in the hospital two days before Christmas. Lucky for her, Castle is always by her side in times of need. COMPLETE

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

Kate Beckett was twenty-six when the biggest accident in her life occurred. Five years later, the biggest miracle happens. AU.

Castle is backing off the sexual innuendo, letting Kate know he'll always be there. Kate is silently seeking and accepting more. A little back and forth. Chapter 52 up 03/19/12! *Reposted 3/20 due to FFnet errors.

AU. Detective Kate Beckett is separated and raises her son alone. She meets Richard Castle by accident, literally, on the tenth anniversary of her mother's death, turning her life upside down.

It's New Year's Eve, and when Castle and Beckett are together, they may not always have the right words, but they do have costumes, booze, and some very powerful music. One-shot, complete.

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.

Castle has a plan for Kate's birthday, but then it eventually morphs into a sub-plan to pull a fast one on Lanie and the guys. Caskett moments in this one. Total AU. *Complete*

Kate met Rick by accident one cold morning in Central Park. Based on Adele's song with the same title. Completely AU.

When Kate Beckett went to get her book signed by Richard Castle, she never imagined that she'd end up meeting his daughter, much less offering to babysit for the afternoon. AU.

They've both said it is. Is it really? Are they fooling themselves? Or do either of them really believe the lie?

Castle and Beckett settle down to wait out a blizzard together. What will happen when they're trapped together? Romance, injuries... Pure fluff. FINAL CHAPTER! Story is now complete.

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.

Rick Castle, who kept her from freezing to death and held her hand in front of a bomb, prepared to die with her, wasn't who she was going home with. Kate's night after the end of Countdown.

When Beckett steps away from her desk Castle's curiosity gets the better of him. He never expected to be crushed by what he found in her drawer. Is it too late for them or can he convince her that he's her 'one and done? Rated M, not fluff, angst warning.

Set post "Countdown" Beckett is ready to admit her feelings for Castle and they move their relationship to the next level.

It's 2012 and Castle and Beckett are attending Detective Ryan's wedding. Love is in the air... will our favorite couple add to the romance?

Takes place after Countdown. Castle and Beckett finally talk about their undercover kiss, what it truly meant to both of them, and where they want to go from here. Story is now complete with an epilogue!

"If" is a very big word. What if the one moment that changed everything never happened? Castle's "transported" to a world where he and Beckett never met. He remembers everything... has the world gone mad? How's he going to get back? CASKETT

When Castle asks Kate to have a heart-to-heart with his daughter about relationships, Beckett discovers more than he really wanted her to know about himself. COMPLETE. Now broken into chapters for easier reading.

"My name is Richard Castle and you've never met me before, but I know all about you." If Rick is going to do this, he's going to do it right. Just a little Rick/KatexJohanna/Jim family love. Future-fic, rated T to be safe.

Caskett; One-Shot; Something happens that changes everything. Set sometime after 3x20 SLICE OF DEATH. Rated for language and mature content. WARNING: Possible triggers, non-con.

Her lips tasted just like the Junior mints she had bought. A continuation of episode 3x19 "Law & Murder". Fluffy Caskett One Shot. Enjoy!

Sometimes, one conversation can change everything.