Kate Beckett struggles with her demons after the Sniper case and, because of it, she's re-assigned to protect celebrity writer, Richard Castle, whose life is threatened by a dangerous stalker. AU-meeting fic set during season 4.

Kate Beckett was a strong, stubborn young woman with a dream to become the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. She was following in her parents' footsteps, studying pre-law at Stanford University, when her whole world was turned upside down. It causes her to change, to become a different person, but one thing remains constant: her drive for justice.

Part 2 of the "unexpected" series, you might want to read 'Harry Potter and the Unexpected Friend' first. This story covers year 3 of Harry and Daphne's adventures in the magical world. [Harry Daphne] [Sirius OC] Tracey Davis, Neville Longbottom, Astoria Greengrass, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley

She gave up everything for something that she just lost. It was her all or nothing. Now that it's gone, she realizes just how much she gave up, and how much of it wouldn't just sit around and wait for her to come back. Especially not him. (Post Watershed[5x24]) *COMPLETE W/ 2 PART EPILOGUE*

When Tony left the team, he cut ties with Tim. It was entirely Tim's fault, even he admits that. Three years later, Tim has a chance to make it right when Tony returns to DC. Can he fix their friendship? Or is it too far gone? Mild AU from 13x24. Angst. Mentions of Tiva and Tali. Already complete. 1 chapter/day.

A creepy case in the autumn following Beckett's return to the precinct exposes secrets within the Homicide team. An AU story for a Castle Halloween Bash 2018 Entry.

Set during 5 x13, 'Recoil," after Beckett saves Senator Bracken from a car bomb. Complete.

After living in a flat in London for nearly four years, it felt so amazing to live in an actual house, but perhaps it was even more amazing because of the people she shared her home with -her husband, Admiral Harmon Rabb, Jr. and their bubbly, adventurous, intelligent and adorable daughter. Prequel to "Tell Me The Story" and "Unity". "Bonus" chapter added as Chapter 9a on 4/15/20

Mac left JAG two and a half years ago to be with Mic Brumby...but it wasn't by choice and she's been through hell. Only Harm can help her through it.

Beckett always expected to get shot. She was a cop. It was part of the job. What she didn't expect was getting shot at Captain Roy Montgomery's funeral, but it made her realize that there was more to life than loveless relationships and solving her mother's murder.

This is the 5th story in the Different Road Taken AU. It takes place roughly six weeks after the conclusion of A Fly in the Garden. A murder takes Richard Castle and Kate Beckett to the seedy side of San Francisco.

Mac gets a little help from an unlikely angel. My JAG take on "It's a Wonderful Life." I rated it T just in case.

With an absent Gibbs and a serial killer on the loose, Tim McGee's hands are more than full. When a lead ties their case to France, Tony DiNozzo returns to help out.

What would you do if you went to sleep knowing your family, your fiancée, your life and yourself, but woke to strangers? When you strip away everything that you know, what is left? A Season 7 A/U set several weeks after Driven. As always, Andrew Marlowe's characters are unforgettable. A 2016 Castle Summer Hiatus Ficathon story.

Beckett reads something she shouldn't in Castle's office. Set immediately after 2x18 "Boom!" Complete.

Set in season eight.

A long lost relative, a curiously worded will, and an expansion of their partnership agreement lead Castle and Beckett down a path neither of them could have ever imagined. Caskett. Set mid-Season 3.

This is my entry into the Castle Ficathon 2019. It is an AU story in the same universe as Shattered Lies and picks up five months later. We start with a baby and a mystery for Out of The Cold. The cover image is by Artifex Prime.

(Pre-Caskett total AU) A job. That's all it was supposed to be. Something to pass the time and help pay the bills. Waitressing at The Old Haunt, a nice quiet bar, seemed easy enough, at least until enrollment at the Academy started. She wasn't supposed to meet anyone that special. Why did she have to meet him?

Tony meets a stranger at his father's funeral - but is he a stranger? Most of the team involved at some point. Short epilogue now up.

(4x01 AU) "You don't remember... the gunshot?" Rick says, letting cowardice guide him as it always does with her. "No, I remember I was giving the speech and everything just went black." What if she was being honest and really didn't remember her shooting? [COMPLETE W/ EPILOGUE]

Sitting by a lake begins an unexpected relationship. Tony centric but whole team involved eventually. Final chapter now up.

A slap in the face and access to his inheritance changes Tony's life

Mac finds something she didn't know she'd lost.

What happens when Gates finds out about Beckett and Castle's relationship? How does Castle prove his worth to the Captain? Will he be able to stay at the 12th Precinct or will the partnership be broken? Starting sometime in mid Season 5 - pretty much fully AU from then on.

The team find out about one of Tony's 'family' - of course, it's not simple. Two chapters - now complete.

A/U just before "After the Storm." Complete.

Harm and Mac are getting married on Christmas Eve. Twenty-five Christmas ficlets.

Follows on from Destina. Tony's travels, and eventually where he ends up.

A follow-up to "Falling Down," which picks up the morning after that story ended and will finish seven and a half months later. Complete.

Imagine relying on yourself...for everything. You know that you need to have in you to make it to survive, but can you do it without the one person who makes you who you are? This is my entry for CastleFicPromoter's CastleFicathon2018. Rated T to start M rating will be posted before each chapter that needs it.

This is set the end of season two, starting on the rooftop and moving forward from there. Yes, it's AU, yes, it's Kibbs, and yes, I kept Kate alive. How I would have liked to have seen the show go if Kate hadn't died, but had taken a back seat and moved away from NCIS.

Castle gets disturbing news while Kate is at her dads cabin recuperating. He decides a change is in order for his life. How will Kate cope with this news. Can Caskett even happen? We will have to wait and see, but I don't think Beckson or Davidett has a ring to it. Do you?

AU set in the summer after S4. Castle and Beckett have left the precinct, but not together. Complete.

While following a lead in a gruesome homicide case, Captain Kate Beckett disappears and is eventually presumed dead. Six years later she's found, barely alive, in a cabin in the woods, only to return to a world she no longer recognizes. An Absentia-inspired Castle fic.

Tony is struggling with Kate's death, his job at NCIS, and the fact that none of his relationships seem to work out. Enter JJ, Paula Cassidy's cousin.

I'll never know, and neither will you, of the life you don't choose. Semi-AU, maybe.

Beckett returns to the precinct to find that things have changed more than expected. Set early in Season 4.

When Richard Castle meets Kate Beckett four months after she was shot at her captain's funeral, he's catapulted into a decades-long conspiracy that has long haunted her. Working by her side and helping to solve the case may be the only way he can give her the closure she needs. A very AU take on the end of the JB case.

This is a continuation of my AU story, Ian. In it, Castle had married Kyra, not Meredith. They had a son Ian, but Kyra died when he was an infant. That strongly impacted Castle's personality. Ian is a talented artist, but has learning disabilities related to reading. Castle and Kate are now married and Kate is pregnant. CastleFicathonWinter 2017 entry

A Castle Advent Calendar fic! Each chapter will be a Christmas song inspired one-shot and provide a glimpse into Castle and Beckett's future holiday seasons. All will be set post season 8 and not in any chronological order.

A series of firsts, written as a through story, from 1x01 to 4x23.

At the end of Season 2, Castle decided to stop working with Beckett, and misery follows. Complete.

Post Knockout (3x24) AU- If his feet were faster, if his reaction was quicker that day... much would have been different. An emotional take on if Castle had been just one second faster that day in the cemetery, and had taken that bullet. (COMPLETE W/ EPILOGUE)

'The woman is staring at them, frozen for a second, and while he briefly registers how stunning she is, it's the two men standing behind her with guns in their hands that really catch his attention. He suddenly wishes he had asked Eli what his mother does for a living.' AU. Entry for Castle Ficathon 2017.

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.

"I don't know. Somewhere along the line, Castle lost faith in me. He stopped trusting me. He's always been so accepting of me that I... I guess I never considered what would happen when I came back. And now that I am back, I don't know if there's a way I can convince him that what we had was worth fighting for." Post 8x02 (Complete w/ Epilogue)

Tony receives a surprise late-night visitor who brings unwelcome news about the return of an enemy and potential threat to those closest to him. The news and realization that it's time to move out of Gibbs' shadow set the stage for his departure from NCIS. First, a round of goodbyes and a confrontation with Gibbs that's been put off for far too long. Part 1 of 3. Gen.

Rory's starting a new chapter in her life, but doesn't know what role Jess wants to play in it. Lit. Set directly after AYITL. Complete.

"Detective Castle, this is Katherine Beckett, famous mystery novelist with 26 bestsellers to date, perhaps 27 soon if this all works out. And your shadow for the foreseeable future." AU.

Part of the story Family Time. This is the early years, after the coin toss.

Tony meets his new team and hires some new staff. Part 2 of the Sheriff of Stillwater series. Each chapter is complete and can be read alone. Everyone will have their own chapter, new and already on the Stillwater Sheriff's Department.

A sequel of sorts to Masks, guards and a single life line. Some characters will be OOC. Ziva and Abby bashing because they are self absorbed brats.

What happens in the ambulance, and the first few days in the hospital, after Beckett is shot at Montgomery's funeral. AU end of S3, beginning of S4. Complete.

Tony often wonders what kind of man would he be if he never met Gibbs. After an accident, he gets a glimpse into what could have been. Out of all the possibilities, married with kids never even crossed his mind. Life Before His Eyes (9x14) Tony-style. Not Tiva! AU.

Sometimes the after effects of our actions are just great, sometimes they're not...Sue& Jack, Tara& Bobby

*For those who need closure after those final four words* Now that the Gilmore Girls' lives have come full circle, it seems predestined that Rory follow in her mother's footsteps. But does she have the will to break away and write her own story? And will she do it alone or will Jess Mariano finally take his place beside her?

An AU take on the end of Season 3, in the cemetery at Roy Montgomery's funeral.

A story for advent with a new chapter posted every day. Each chapter is one year later than the previous, from 2016 through to 2040. My interpretation of the canon future we were shown. Merry Christmas!

This is a continuation of MCRT - Upside Down. I've included a brief summary of what happened in that story at the beginning of the first chapter so it won't matter if you haven't read the original story. We catch up with the MCRT about 3 years after it was set up. Now complete.

A case hits close to home for Kate when a pregnant woman is found shot to death. With few leads and fewer suspects, Captain Beckett has to overcome some of her worst fears to bring the killer to justice. Meanwhile, Castle struggles with questions about his future. Season 9, episode 5.

Beckett's all alone in Manhattan, and Castle's in the Hamptons with Gina. Now what? All hell's about to break loose, that's what. Set in the summer between S2 and S3. Complete.

A look at how the Major Case Response Team could have come into being - with the emphasis on 'could'. I'm not sure what genre this is going to be so I'll leave it as general for the moment but may change it later. Probably a bit of everything! Now complete.

Finding himself hurt in New York while working for Fornell, Tony goes to an old friend he knows he can trust. He had already put into motion his plans not to return to NCIS once the mission was finished. Friends from Blood Bloods in this story.

Pulling all the wires might have stopped the bomb, but life at the 12th still explodes. An AU story set immediately following Countdown. #CastleFicathon Summer 2016.

Series Finale Fic. Takes place directly after the violent events in the Castle kitchen and spans the period of time directly after. Spoilers for all seasons of Castle. Multi-chapter.

4fireking suggested a story where Castle has a son instead of a daughter. This is obviously AU. It starts at the beginning when Rick meets Kate. Ian is not a male Alexis. He has challenges but is determined to overcome them. Rick helps the best he can. I own nothing Castle except my dreams.

Kate's rescue becomes the linchpin of change in her relationship with Castle, and events from that night lead to resolution for them both. **Voted Best Crime Fic on The 12th Precinct Castle Fanfiction Awards.**

This story is based on the idea that Tony quit NCIS rather than be reassigned as Agent Afloat. More than a decade later he meets up with the team again. (I had a similar premise in another story (Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot) but this one goes in a completely different direction and the two are not connected). All the team involved. Now complete.

"What do you weigh, a buck twenty soaking wet? How the hell did you think you survived getting shot in the heart?" An AU that picks up during 4x10 (Cuffed) and takes a serious left turn from there.

Castle Halloween Bash 2015 Entry. Richard Castle has certain abilities. If only one of them was making a particular NYPD Detective fall in love with him. Season 3. A/U. Supernatural. Grateful acknowledgement to the great and mighty wizard, Marlowe and his familiars for creating this wonderful magic. I am under their spell.

The team investigates when the husband of Viv Blackadder, a former NCIS agent who worked with Gibbs and Tony, dies. As the case progresses, Tony and Ziva try to decide where to take their relationship, and whether they can live with the consequences of making the wrong decision. Out of canon season 10 casefic with lashings of T/Z.

He likes her. She understands the power of grammar and that's just… hot. For some reason, he's the one left a little dumb struck. He doesn't know why his suave has suddenly left him, and of course it all had to happen when in the face this beautiful, intriguing woman. AU: Meeting in the public library.

Part 2 Set one month after and follows the "Cold War Murders". Rick and Kate are settling in on their new life as a couple. Trying to swim in new uncharted waters When a friend and neighbor of Castle is found murdered and the local police ask for the help from the pair

After resigning from NCIS, Tony might have a chance at a new life. Part 1 of the Sheriff of Stillwater series.

As Christmas approaches, Beckett gets a little help in realising that by keeping Castle waiting for her, she's also been putting off her own life. A tribute to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

Set in Season 4, Episode 1 after Kate Beckett is shot. Story goes AU immediately after Rick leaves Kate's room in the hospital. Rick takes a very different road, and finds a very different and fulfilling purpose.

A thoughtless remark from Beckett makes Castle give up on them ever becoming more than partners, and he leaves. Without being able to talk to him, Beckett must convince him that he's wrong about her feelings.

A simple decision can change everything. AU for the end of Season 2 and the beginning of Season 3.

A tragedy and a startling revelation conspire to change Tony's life forever. Goes AU after the episode 'Flesh and Blood'

They treated it as a joke, but Tony wasn't laughing. An alt ending to Dead Air. This is what we wish would have happened in the show. Strong Tony and Gibbs friendship, McGee and Ziva bashing. Don't like, don't read. You've been warned, so don't leave reviews about how mean we are to Tim and Ziva.

Tony goes missing for over a month. When the team finds him, he's not the man they knew...

In the aftermath of an unthinkable tragedy, the team struggle to come to terms with their grief...and how to deal with their new reality. WARNING: MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH! Spoilers up to 9x1 "Nature of the Beast".

Caught overhearing a private conversation between Tony and Ducky. Gibbs learns how the masks and the guards that Tony uses came to be part of his life. Some of the characters will be OOC. I now have a wonderful Beta, Arress.

A post-"Hiatus" exploration of how Tony and Jimmy might have become friends. Casefic with ensemble cast—minus Gibbs... kinda. He's remarkably present for being so very gone. Language and possible spoilers.

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.

Tony's come to a decision. Now all he has to do is let the team know. What has he decided and how will it affect them? Completed story; new chapters will be posted every few days.

Ever wonder sometimes about things you see during an episode of NCIS? Me too. This is where I try to answer those burning questions. If you have one leave it in a review. I might turn it into a story. R&R Please.

Jack emerges from a coma after being critically injured leaving the last five years a total blank. Told mainly from Jack's perspective, the story follows his attempts to put his life back together. Jack/Allie Jack/Sue pairings.

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.

Something happens to completely upturn the lives of Castle and Beckett, throwing them into an adventure that tests and pushes them to their extremes. Mystery, action, and love ensue.

Sequel to "Wedding Bells". This is a short story-a bit of a bridge to the end of my last story, Wedding Bells. Gibbs and Kate are back from their honeymoon. Now in chapter format.

Tony is hurt and heartsick after the events of Boxed In. Will helping someone even worse off than him help ease the pain? First in the "A Beautiful Friendship" series.

Ziva has resumed her NCIS life but the affects of Somalia start to surface. Team fic, in character, so I've been told by reviewers : . Starts during Masquerade, but some liberties taken for the flow of the story.

Summary: After leaving NCIS, Tony needs the team's help. T for mild language. Now complete.

Tony is in trouble again. Choices made by others in the past resurface and our favourite trouble magnet suffers the consequences. Slight spoilers for Leap of Faith and Flesh and Blood. Minor changes to canon, won't affect story. NOW COMPLETE

Summary: Tony finds a friend in the least likely place. Spoilers Through 7x01 "Truth or Consequences". One Shot. Complete.

Art draws many admirers, but when Castle gets in over his head, he discovers that his art attracts a different kind of admirer. The dangerous kind. Very mild Beckett/Castle, rated for some language.