New beginnings are only so new when you don't really want to escape the past. / Set during the beginning of season 5, but follows a different story line.

She's been left with a thousand questions. He would give anything to remember the answers. Alternate Eric/Calleigh storyline for Season 8. Begins post-7x25.

[Early S3] They can't seem to let each other go, can't seem to move forward. He's a bad habit she just can't kick, and she's his willing drug.

This is not a place where St Nicholas would distribute presents, though it might be where his demons let off steam. Danger abounds here: hot, heavy and welcome. This is a club where dreams can come true. Of course, dreams should only be a one-time experience... See CH1&3 A/N for Warnings Before Reading and note M-rating. Castle belongs to ABC/Marlowe.

What happens when they get to cheat, and read the last page first? Set immediately after 'Flowers for Your Grave'

Earlier, when he had received a text from Kate requesting he pick up ice cream for movie night on the way home from his meeting, he had never expected to come home to this. One-shot. Based on the prompt from Msmorg

Life happens in every small moment. A story about really nothing at all, for Castle Fluff Friday.

[Castle Pornado 2015. Early S5. Fluff-smut with no plot.] How Beckett got her mojo back, and Castle got the holy grail of lifetime contracts at (though not necessarily with) Black Pawn.

A cowardly betrayal leaves Rick Rodgers and Kate Beckett fighting for their lives. Can they learn to rely on the other; will it lead to something more? What happens when they return from exile and the world learns the truth? A/U. Complete. Giant hugs to who've taken a chance on this story and followed to the end. Which is just a beginning...

[S7. Tumblr ficlet that accidentally found half a plot. Pure fluff.] Castle solves a long-forgotten domestic mystery and contemplates wormhole physics.

A ThankYouTerri prompt fill. Please see the A/N at the end of the story for the prompt. And, Thank you to all who have participated in this amazing endeavor, especially Kate Christie and Dia. Disclaimer: They're not mine, I'm just playing with them. Spoilers: Up to 7X10.

"Her eyes are shining with such joy that it's almost blinding, especially in combination with the wide grin on her face as she reaches across the table, twining her fingers with her husband's." A ThankYouTerri prompt fill. One shot.

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

A set of interconnecting kiss based one shots set in the not so distant Caskett future.

'She has so much to say to him, so much she wants him to know, but how would she find the words? How would she find the courage' An AU oneshot set in the summer after Beckett's shooting. Birthday fic for ournorthstars.

[Sequel to 'Contact.'] "She lets his coat fall." Castle makes good on his promises during a weekend away. Complete.

And as much as he tries, as desperately as he wants this experience to be filled with nothing but joy and positivity for her, he knows that in the end, there are going to be these moments of emotional pain that he can't shield her from. All he can do is hold her, curl his body around her and their baby and hope his love is enough.*Complete*

"Why don't you show me how much you'll miss me instead?" A requested insert for Human Factor (5x23) and Watershed (5x24). One shot.

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

[Post "47 Seconds." Long one-shot.] Castle and Beckett have a long-overdue heart to heart with many miles between them.

"Castle, I said legs!" Alternative scene for episode 4x06, 'Demons'.

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

It's with each other where they find relief from the havoc of their lives.

"You like that I'm going to be walking around for the next however long with your name written on my skin." Early Season 5 *One Shot*

"He's touching her the same way he always does, but tonight it's lighting her up like it did in the very beginning." Castle and Beckett have to keep quiet.

When you can't go back, but forward is impossible. A post-finale vignette.

When Castle's on a book tour, Beckett finds something interesting in her desk drawer.

Kate has one last thing to do before she puts this case to bed. Post-VERITAS. ONE-SHOT.

Post 6x22, Veritas, oneshot. "There's no hesitancy to her happiness now." COMPLETE

Because a button-down looks good on Richard Castle, but it looks even better on Kate Beckett.

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

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

She pulled back so she could look him square in the eye before boldly announcing "I'm claiming you."

Post-ep for 1x07, Home Is Where The Heart Stops. For my darling Amy. "He leans against the counter, and his eyes are so warm, so wonderful – the way that he normally looks at her when he thinks she isn't looking. This time she doesn't look away." COMPLETE.

Based on a request I received on tumblr: Castle and Beckett are strangers and participate in the strangers kiss for the first time video. One shot.

Happy birthday, Richard Castle. No spoilers.

[S6-ish. Pretty much pure fluff-smut to ease the pain of Castle-less Monday.] Castle has work to do. Kate distracts him for a change. "You can stay," he challenges, as if it's some sort of noble sacrifice to let her do so, "if you can be quiet."

Post-ep one shot for 6x18 The Way of the Ninja. Working title for this one was 'Leather Pants'.

"You're the only one I want touching me." Based off the promo for 6x18. One shot.

Knockout fic. Assuming Josh is out of the picture, there's another way they could have channelled their anger during that fight.

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.

Based on a seven step system determined by giraffepoliceforce on tumblr, for how to confess your love to someone. Set early season four, around the time of the rogue head and "just like us". Total crack, and I hope it makes you smile. One shot.

The beat changed long ago - something driving that rattles the floor and echoes in her bones - but still they sway, caught up in the moment. In each other. *Smells Like Teen Spirit post ep*

a kind of post-ep continuation of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' 6x15. thanks to detectivekbeckett on tumblr for the prompt: clearly castle and beckett have both heard "In My Veins" before this episode.

A post-ep for 6x15 Smells Like Teen Spirit. Because dancing is not the only prom night rite of passage that those two explored.

She's still unfurling her story ever so slowly, spinning her tale in little pieces, in the only ways she knows how. She'll never be a novelist who can disguise fact as fiction, so she embraces her truth instead, leaves it for him to find in rare and stolen moments. Complete.

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**

[AU somewhere in S3 post-3x17.] Beckett discovers what Castle is made of: big things and little things and silly things, and maybe a bit of magic too.

"He loved her. He wanted to marry her. He loved her more than his job, more than his plans. He already considered her to be a part of his family. In spite of everything that had happened today, she could honestly say that she had never been happier in her life." Smutty post ep for Deep Cover. One shot.

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

Post Under Fire based on a prompt. Later that night, Detective Kate and "Fireman" Rick made their own pyrophilia video called "GUNS N' HOSES"

SPOILERS: Post-ep for 6x11 'Under Fire'. 'They trudge through the front door, feet heavy, hair, clothes, everything reeking of smoke. They have sooty smudges on their faces and a pair of matching grins that are already threatening to fade to nothing – soppy, tired, over emotional. "Hey, come here," growls Castle, catching her sleeve and tugging her back towards him'. COMPLETE

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-

Written for the 2013 Kink Meme, specifically for the prompt: "Castle catches Beckett masturbating. Author's choice is he joins, eats her out, and/or they have sex". The prompt asked for season one, but this...isn't. I hope you'll forgive me that little deviation.

"If it's so adorable, why won't you sleep with me?" An AU episode insert for 03x11. For Meg, because her tags inspired it.

Holiday fic. A chapter a day. Spoilers for all US aired episodes. Set in the More Than Together universe, although I suppose it's not necessary to have read that fic to understand this one.

They'd agreed not to exchange gifts, but Kate couldn't resist when she saw that big red bow. TAG to 5x09-Secret Santa. Rated M (for a reason).

The knock on her door is strong and clear. The sound travels easily through the stillness that is her apartment and it catches her by surprise as she readies herself for bed. It's only a fleeting noise, but it has her heart racing, and the pulsating throb that started in her chest is suddenly flooding her system. A Christmas Eve story.

'Her head was spinning, and not just because of the needle that had been plunged into the side of her neck.' Castle and Beckett wake up stranded in her car after being abducted, and while waiting for a ride back to the city, one thing leads to another. Set during 3x09.

"It's late, and she's sleep-ruffled and wants to cuddle with him on their first night in the loft when both their names are on the lease. But it's been three years and she's still seeing a doctor and he has to know." Castle finds Beckett's medical records from her shooting. A sort-of future fic. Oneshot.

It's an answer that hangs in the air between them, only they might be asking the wrong question.

"I hadn't seen a sunset like that in forever. Do you remember how incredible the colors were? It was like the sky was on fire, all the reds and pinks and oranges blurred together." Her voice lilts toward him, tugs him deeper into the memory. - A 6x08 post-ep.

Castle and Beckett start filling his loft with more of their story, and reminisce while doing so. A post-ep for 'A Murder Is Forever' (6x08).

'He can't decide which is better. Having the power to make the unshakeable Kate Beckett lose all self control, completely at his mercy or lying back and letting her take what she wants from him. Luckily, he doesn't have to choose.' Insert between 6x04 and 6x05. One-shot.

"Kate," he rasped, tentatively slipping a hand under her neck and sliding the other down to rest along her side, feeling the warm rush of blood sluicing through the spaces between his fingers. "Please, Kate, please don't leave me. Not again." Based on a tumblr prompt. Cover art by half0utloud.

Castle thought he knew how much he had to lose after Alexis was abducted, but the nightmare is just beginning. Back in New York, their lives have turned upside down in an instant and instead of being by Kate's side, her partner is in Paris. Becomes AU during Hunt. This is rated M because of a graphic description (not sexual content).

'She was glad that he could at least seek solace in her, that they could work through this too as a team.' A post-ep for 6x05, Time Will Tell. COMPLETE.

Companion to Another Life, a place for the M-rated chapter(s)

Post-ep for 6x04. Beckett voices her disapproval about Emma being Castle's supposed "number one fan" as she helps tend to the bruise from the shooting. One-shot.

'The problem, though, was that her staring had set him on fire. And he failed to find relief from the burn. ' Post 3x23. Two shot.

"Here, there is a sky full of stars she can actually see. There's the sound of the waves crashing, the smell of fall and salt air and fireplaces burning. There's a chill in the breeze off the ocean and the feel of sand underneath her feet." A collection of oneshots set in the Hamptons.

A sexy little romp leading up to 'The Lives of Others.'

A one shot circa season four, a few weeks after the Ryans' wedding. A birthday present for closingdoors and my first M rated fic. Ellie said: car sex, and I said: okay.

Crack Fic. What would Season 1 Beckett think of her Season 5 self?

'He opened it immediately, a smirk playing on the corner of his lips, realizing that she had never moved away from the door, before he really looked at her, a wave of concern crashing over him.'

Fluffy S6 one-shot. "This shirt with this skirt?" you snort, turning from side-to-side in front of the long mirror to get a better view of yourself. "Come on, Castle. You're a writer. Where's your originality?" "What?" he exclaims, laughing. "What's wrong with it? A little Angelina Jolie meets Dita von Teese never hurt anyone." COMPLETE

It's only the second time he's seen her legs and he's absolutely certain he wants to see more of them. Season 1.

Just a quick little one shot post Watershed that explores one of the many outcomes possible. Now with a chapter two.

Under normal circumstances, she'd assume he was doing something as innocent as visiting the bathroom but she knows him too well for that. It's late, they're alone, and he's restless; the perfect conditions for him to wander off in search of trouble.

Radiant. It was the only word to describe her. Positively, gloriously radiant.

It's hours later, and she's on her back in his bed. Post-ep for 5x22, Still.

The sun beats down on her back as she leans forward, hands planted on his chest and her hair falling in a curtain around their faces. "Don't you know what day it is?" *One Shot. Complete*

"Kate smiles at him, a trembling, fearful thing just for him. It fills him up. She may as well have said yes. Because she's going to work on it. For him. He's soooo going to marry Kate Beckett." - - - Set sometime in late 2013 and beyond. No spoilers. **Now Complete**

She lied. She did have regrets. **Post ep for Still**

Post-ep for "The Squab and the Quail"

"It would just be research for the case, Castle."

"Stop mocking my post-coital haze. It's your fault I'm a puddle of mush right now." A silly, sexy season five scene, no spoilers.

SPOILER WARNING- This is it. Her luck has finally run out. She can't believe it's going to end like this. She's survived being locked in a freezer, a bullet to the heart, almost drowning, only to die at the hands of a bomb. Pre Ep for Still

Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world - Rumi

they have time for real dinner but that's not what she's hungry for.

She was going to kill him. a 05x19 post-ep.

A romantic but interesting evening with Castle/Beckett. "All she really wants is to curl up in a bath with him and sleep for, preferably, forever. Of course, that was never actually going to happen. Her boyfriend is ridiculous." For Aisling. COMPLETE.

Because eventually, they're going to take that trip to Bora Bora. Spoilers for The Lives Of Others.

Post 5x19. He grins in the darkness of his bedroom, her body completely flat out next to his because she's exhausted. Running around for weeks like a secret ninja, and his injury leaving her very enthusiastically doing all the work in the bedroom.

Post-ep for The Wild Rover. Of their own volition, his hands flounder when she reaches for his belt buckle and with a pang of regret, he pulls away.

Sometimes she wishes they'd had more time. - A post-ep for Recoil, because better late than never.

She's shaking, her legs wobbly, fingers clamped around the doorknob as if it's the only thing keeping her upright. Her stomach tightens, with fear, with want, with everything she's so carefully held in check for months, years... What if for 3x22, 'To Love and Die in L.A.'. Happy Birthday, Joy! Winner of "The 12th" Fan Awards 2013 for best M-rated fanfic (under 10,000 words).

CASKETT. Castle investigates why Beckett smells like cherries.

'You can't feel your heart beating when you're staring at it on the ground.' Post-ep 'Hunt'. One shot, complete.

What happens when a quick getaway to the Hamptons is interrupted by not one but two separate cases? Rated M for a reason folks. Started out as smut, accidentally found a plot. A big one. Oops! *complete*

"You can tell me anything." The unspoken 'you know that' resting between them until she drew in enough breath, and courage, to let her secret out. My entry in the 12th precincts Valentines day competition.

He knows this game she's playing, and she wants him eager. Wants him clumsy over his drink, wants his lame pick up line so she can laugh before she slips him her hotel key.

She'd almost run out and bought him something on at least three separate occasions. She's so glad she didn't. **Post ep for 5x14. One shot. Complete.**

Post ep for 5x14 The spark of light at her ear catches his eye and he smiles. Wide and bright and proud and answered by her own lip teasing, soul quivering look of happiness.

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

She fell in love with his words long before she fell in love with him. A collection of Spiral Bound outtakes.

Calleigh/Eric. Different Calleigh and Eric drabbles/oneshots for the LiveJournal community 30-kisses. Formerly "A Kiss to Build a Dream On."

CASKETT. Missing scenes and post-ep for "Significant Others". What prompted Meredith's change of heart and how would Castle react to Beckett wanting to know him better?

I felt a little cheated when Lanie finding out about Kate and Castle happened off-camera. So, I decided to write this little fic. This is how the conversation goes down in my own imagination. A S5 one-shot. Takes place prior to Probable Cause. I hope you enjoy it! Disclaimer: The characters and settings are not mine, they belong to the brilliantly talented Andrew W. Marlowe and Co.

The thumping pulse of the music vibrates through her body. Her bones sing with it, a high pitched resonation that rings in her ears and echoes inside her chest. She lets her spine sway and her hips roll, losing herself in the movement, the freedom that comes when she shuts off her brain and just feels. **An ode of sorts to 5x12* One shot. Complete.

Wearing nothing but boxers, he's flexing his biceps, sucking in his stomach, turning from right to left in front of the bathroom mirror, his eyebrows knitted critically. Episode tag-on for 5x12, 'Death Gone Crazy.'

How is it that he can make fun of her for Valentine's Day and then make her watch this. It's a good thing she has a plan... Episode insert for 5x11, "Under the Influence". Goes between the first day, and the second morning when Beckett wears that blue sweater and the scarf so strategically wrapped around her neck…

Post-ep for 5x10, Significant Others, because how could I not?

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

Anxiety knots in her stomach as she fills the sink with warm water, touches her fingertips to the assortment of items she needs for this. Her body aches with the weight of the week and she wants nothing more than to crawl into bed next to him, to feel the solid presence of his body against hers as she tries to sleep. One shot. Complete.

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

A chapter a day. A holiday fic. Assume Season 5 spoilers.

The moonlight casts a silver glow across the walls, a shimmering haze that draws her attention, the edges waving as the clouds roll past. She can feel the remnants of the champagne working through her body, the little bubbles hitching a ride in her blood, making her head float and her skin tingle. *One Shot. Complete*

sometimes she just needs him to do this. fills for prompts from the 2012 kink meme on livejournal.

This Castle Advent Calendar will be filled with a Caskett story treat - loosely connected ficlets you get to open each day; a countdown to Christmas as we accompany Castle and Beckett through this Christmas season. COMPLETE. Winner of "The 12th Fan Awards 2013" for best holiday-themed story.

Post-ep for Secret Santa. It's Christmas morning, and our favourite crime fighting duo are starting a couple of new Christmas traditions of their own.

Mild Spoilers for 5x09 "Secret Santa" "This Christmas is going to be awesome!" he declares, pressing his fingers over his mouth to contain the excitement that looks ready to fly out of him and race around the room somewhere near the ceiling, like the witch in the Wizard of Oz. Change of Rating to M. COMPLETE

He loves this time of year, the way the whole world seems to soften and slow, wrapped in a haze of twinkling lights and the spirit of the season. *Written for the Christmas fic competition at 12th Precinct. First place winner of public and judges' vote.*

She was eight the first time they had done it.

In which Beckett solves her own problem in a bathtub (with a little help from her trusty sidekick, Castle).

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th, five years before she and Castle actually meet in the show. Based on an idea of Cartographical - chezchuckles and I just liked it so much that we each wrote our own. Variations on the same theme, sort of.

"He couldn't take his eyes off of her. She was always beautiful. But tonight…tonight she was glowing." Oneshot.

She grins and rolls her eyes but lets him keep a hold on her foot as she turns back to her book. His book. **vague Frozen Heat spoilers** One shot. Complete.

"They didn't notice the reporters, but the next morning they're on the front page of the paper."

"The tree is small - no more than three and a half feet, barely filling a corner of her living room - and sparsely decorated, just lights and a strand of garland twined through the branches, a silver star perched on top." Castle tries to bring Beckett some holiday cheer.

They came so close to losing each other tonight. So close. Post-ep for 5x08.

A collection of Season 5 post-eps.

So...it wasn't only his fault. - oneshot, set anytime during S5.

Kate and Castle host a poker night with their friends, ending in a showdown between the couple, and Kate offering a very unusual IOU. Disclaimer, the story is mine but everything else belongs to Andrew Marlowe, ABC, and company. I am not affiliated with them, sadly, and I make no profit nor intend no copyright infringement. Please, feedback is both desired and welcomed!

Because she may not be ready to hear the words again, but he wants to make sure that she knows how much he loves her.

Because who says you can't churn out some fluffy Christmas fic before Halloween? Inspired by porny twitter people. You girls should be ashamed of yourselves. Now complete.

He looks around the room, noticing how everything is bathed in soft light that has until now gone unnoticed, suddenly it makes so much more sense.

In which an accidental confession reveals much more than Castle intended. Spoilers for 5x10. Complete.

It occurs to Castle that he might not survive this.

Post epi 5x06 Her pleas have done nothing, her calm voice, her promises that the mask is long gone, that it's just her in the uniform spread across his bed, but it's no use.

Post ep 5x05- In 'Pick The Seams Out' Castle only thought he had shot Beckett. In this story we explore what happens if he actually did.

"You know, I don't typically hold hands on the first date." Because I couldn't stop myself from trying to tackle an old trope.

Response to 5x05 Probable Cause. One shot. Kate and Castle sort out their feelings in the aftermath of 3XKs return, finding solace and healing in each other. Disclaimer: These characters and settings do not belong to me, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe and company, with whom I am, regrettibly, unaffiliated. I welcome your feedback!

Two weeks. Two weeks of late night texts and missed phone calls. Of missing his voice and his hands, the soft curve of his smile in the morning. Two weeks without him.

A one shot, Rick paints a portrait of Kate on their last night in the Hampton's. Takes place right after 5x04. I thought we could all use a little swooning before the events of 5x05 take place. Feedback is both desired and appreciated. Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe.

This entry won 3rd place by judge s vote and 3rd place by public vote in the very first 12th Precinct Castle Halloween FanFic Competition Author s pen name: Kate Christie

This is the 1st PRIZE WINNER, both on public and judges voting for the very first 12th Precinct Castle Halloween FanFic Competition. Author s pen name: Muppet47

Since we won't get a new episode on October 22, I decided to write this short fic. It takes place during season 5. I challenged myself to write a story without using any dialogue. You'll see I almost accomplished that. I am grateful for your feedback. I do not own these characters, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe.

It overwhelms her, at first. Episode insert for 5x04, 'Murder He Wrote.'

A stolen, secret romantic moment between Kate and Rick. This short story takes place during 5x03, "Secrets Safe With Me". Rated M. Disclaimer: These characters are not mine, they belong to the great Andrew Marlowe. My second attempt at Castle fiction. Hope you like it!

He is never going to be able to look at his swimming pool the same way again. Spoilers for the 5x04 promo.

This story picks up where "Cloudy With a Chance of Murder" leaves off. This is my first stab at a Castle fanfic, in fact, it's only my second fanfic ever so I hope y'all like it. Feedback is more than welcome! This is definitely rated M. Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. They belong to the great Andrew Marlowe.

The box is plain, unassuming. A hard plastic tub that he's glanced at dozens of times over the past few months, used as a way station for his spare clothes and overnight bag. He'd assumed it was nothing more than storage - books and papers, maybe, out of style clothes or shoes. He's never been more happy to be wrong. **post ep of sorts for 5x03**

"You can't expect me to believe that this was never suggested. That it never crossed your mind." One Shot. Complete. PWP.

She curls her hand around his ear, fingers brushing through his hair as he lies there, head cradled on her chest, body heavy over hers. Post ep, 5x02.

The smile he was trying to suppress explodes. His cheeks actually ache with the ferocity of his joy. "What are you grinning at?" "You just called me your boyfriend." *****Post Ep for 5x02***** Spoilers*** One shot. Complete.

She's happy. And she wants him to know it. :: A prompt from pinktheatre.

Her feet slide off the raft and into the chilled pool and she breathes, listening to him inside the house; the clattering of dishes as they slide into place in the dishwasher; the music he puts on - Petty or Springsteen - she can't entirely tell with the roar of the ocean in her ears. *Season 5, but no actual spoilers*

It's the game they play; four years of teasing comments and loaded looks swirling between them, egging them on. They've finally given into each other but they've never stopped teasing, chasing. **Spoilers for 5x04 "Murder, He Wrote** One shot. Complete.

One summer afternoon, Eric and Calleigh get stuck in an elevator together during a power outage, and have a chance to have a conversation they've been meaning to have for a while: "At least I'm not pregnant. The laws of made-for-television movies would say I'd go into labor right about...now." Eric/Calleigh. Oneshot.

"Oh, I'm pretty sure I'll think of something." There's a lilt to the end of her sentence, a trace of temptation through the words, like she's planning something or thinking dirty thoughts, and he just can't get over how much he loves this side of her, that he gets to see it. Post 5x01

Even in the bleakest of situations, she knows she will always find comfort in his arms. Missing scene from After The Storm. Spoilers...obviously...for 5x01.

It's two o'clock on a Saturday afternoon and they've yet to get dressed, have spent the entire day camped out on his overstuffed leather couch, watching movies and teasing each other mercilessly with fleeting caresses and innuendo laden comments. One shot. Complete.

Based on spoilers and sneak peeks for 5x01 ... He sits watching, in the tender warmth and silence of his bedroom, as the smile breaks across her face.

A season 5 promo fic. Serious spoilers for 5x01. COMPLETE

Future-Caskett. Their lives through the eyes of their child, Amelia Castle. "Look how strong you're being about your Mom being asleep for so long, and how much of a good big sister you're being to Atticus. I love you, Amelia. You're so special. You know that, don't you?" COMPLETE.

She's driving him crazy. Slowly and completely mad. And she damn well knows it too.

Castle and Beckett escape to the Hamptons for a little weekend getaway.

She gets cute when she gets angry and she looks adorable when she's bossy, but... she can't always follow her own rules.- ONE-SHOT

The desire he harbors for her flares in his chest, spills over into his veins without his permission. He wants to follow her. Wants to take her by the hand and tug her into the back of her cruiser. Crush her body between his and the stiff vinyl seat, hands and lips roaming.

After nine years of marriage, Rick Castle finally has to get out. But when the daughter of an old friend comes into his life, he starts to find a reason to work for more. AU, Now Complete, with Epilogue.

He's pretty sure he convinced the lady with the smoky voice that he knew exactly what he was doing, knew how to give her a good time. A variation on the 'Vice Beckett' theme. For ER, on request.

She finds him in her laundry room, shirtless, transferring tangles of wet clothes from the washing machine to the dryer. His jeans rest low on his hips and her eyes trace over his back, a lazy hunger stirring inside her chest.

"Is it okay for me to put my hand under your dress if you're not my girlfriend?" - Episode insert for 2.14 - The Third Man.

"I'm not quite sure I had a say in the process, but Castle has been very good about the research. He's gotten inside of me maybe more times than I'd like, but all in the name of research right?" Rick chokes out a laugh and then one, two, three, the detective's eyes widen.

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

A not so chance meeting in a grocery store.

"They're probably having beach sex. Which is the third best sex after elevator and White House." – Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock

Follows the events of "For Lovers Only". Yves and Sofia return to their former lives but can't forget each other or their short-lived affair.

"Come with us." "Why? So I can witness your defeat in person?"

Their thighs are aligned, the heat of his skin mingling with hers through the fabric of both their jeans and his heart thunders in his chest, her nearness an alluring draw that holds him captured. Winner of "The 12th Fan Awards 2013" for best Angst.

"Love, it is said, is blind, but love is not blind. It is an extra eye, which shows us what is most worthy of regard. To see the best is to see most clearly, and it is the lover's privilege." -J.M. Barrie. One shot. Complete.

Post-Always. Firmly in M territory now. - Making love for a second time comes easy. It's gentle and full. Slow and effortless. They take their time becoming aware of the other, discovering hidden secrets and reveling in unadulterated emotion.

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

Esposito said pancakes are an edible way to say, "Thank you so much for last night." Kate's not sure they could ever say enough.

Her face buried into the dark sheets, she soaks up the scents, his and hers, seared together, vivid and burning. Episode reaction to 4x23, "Always"

"It's got a working fireplace in the bedroom." - Fluffy with a touch of soft smut, rated M to be safe.

She didn't expect it to be like this. Maybe she should have. Three years. So much time. So much waiting, wanting, aching. Too long for it not to come to this.

Because Peter and Olivia deserve some happiness. And some sex.

He loves to watch her sleep.

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

"Give you my sleep?" she asks a minute later, as though the thought had to slog through water to come out. "Stealing," she sighs. Tumblr prompt: "Can't sleep? Me either. Let's can't sleep together."

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.

"You didn't even have a name yet and I already loved you more than I've ever loved anything in my life." Eric gets ready to take a big step. R/R

Lanie did say that there's no time like the present and, well, this may not be the right time, considering that he's headed off on another date, but it's their time, and Kate is going to make sure that Castle knows that. Set post-4x20.

He certainly never expected to see her wearing THAT.

It's no joke - April 1st is Castle's birthday.

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

Formerly 'Reflection' and 'The Wait'. I'm combining some one-shots in no particular order, but they're all pieces of the same story. Contains Jam, and Jam Spoilers from seasons 1-4.

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!" – Mae West. Co-authored by ColieMacKenzie and International08.

Castle really, really wants to find where Beckett hid his birthday present.

It's a record heat wave in DC and our dynamic duo needs to entertain themselves while stuck in a broken Elevator. Second in the Stand-Alone 'Close Quarters' Theme Series. PWP? RST Olivia/Peter, Enjoy!

Castle just had to go and get himself shot. On his birthday of all days. One-shot. COMPLETE

Basically on permanent hiatus, like all my stories. Apologies. Following some life changes of Sam & Jules. Picks up shortly after 'A New Life'. Jam centric, trying to work in everyone else though. Rated T for now, mostly due to some mildly harsh language.

Three times Castle and Beckett go undercover and it ends in sex and one time it doesn't .

Kate Beckett had never been the jealous type; but then, Richard Castle had a habit of changing things.

Ever wonder how Peter and Olivia came up with the full disclosure game? It's smut you guys, be warned.

It has a dream-like quality, this appearance of Kate at his doorstep, late at night, and he fears that if he asks, she will vanish, simply disappear into the night again.

Just what was on Kate's camera after the wedding?

"I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas."

Kate finds herself in an interesting situation.

Castle/Beckett. Sit back down where you belong, in the corner of my bar with your high heels on... A night at The Old Haunt and a memory.

Letting loose and laying her cards out was easy in the comfort of her apartment, but saying them to someone other than her therapist was harder. But Kate didn't need to worry about that just yet, right? Slight spoilers for Cuffed.

Castle is up all night. Future!fic, fluffy feel-good piece. One-shot.

"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

Her smile is automatic, an instant reaction to the warm welcome she can see in his face. And the weight of the day is sliding off her shoulders. Somehow, he's become her safe haven. Her shelter from the cold. ONE-SHOT.

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.

This explores Peter and Olivia's relationship as they settle into a real romantic relationship. Tales place before 6:02am EST. It's pretty much smut without plot, but kinda sweet.

"You don't have to worry about me, you know that, right?" "I'm always worried about losing you, though. Too many close calls." Calleigh/Eric, post-10.02. Oneshot.

Castle/Beckett, established relationship - "To Kate" universe. Detective Kate Beckett likes to be tied up. Romance, even though it might not sound it.

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

Peter's point of view of what happened after the lights went off on "6B". It's all smutty, and I'm rating it M to be safe. I'm not really sure.

This is a weird little post-Knockout nugget I dreamed up. Coma/AU and contains adult situations during a pregnancy and child birth.

A look into the lives of Calleigh & Eric as they learn to be in a relationship a long time coming. Series of one shot stories. Note: Will range from K to maybe M. & other characters will appear too. FINALLY UPDATED with CHAPTER 7!

'As she felt his lips tenderly graze her cheek, she couldn't help but smile' SPOILERS FOR 3x14. Smut smut, what happens after the scene faded to black...and then some other stories. POST-LSD story added May 4th

What if they gave in before either of them were ready? What if it was for all the wrong reasons, yet somehow it felt right? Sequel to Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Set in season 4 after Rampage.

There's nowhere to go from where they are that doesn't change everything. Eric/Calleigh. Oneshot.

It keeps happening, yet neither of them is the least bit concerned. They've wasted more than enough time already. Set in Season 8. Begins post-8x11, Delko for the Defense.

Tragedy, romance, adventure...what will happen next? "CSI: Briefly" is an ongoing compilation of various vignettes and short stories. All characters, episodes, and genres are fair game.

And this time as she laid back, being showered by sweet kisses, she didn't have to close her eyes to see who she really wanted, who should have been there. EC. Rated T to be safe.

The sight before him was one he wasn't quite used to seeing again yet: Calleigh coming home to him, toeing her heels off as she walked into his bedroom to make herself comfortable. Post 9x05.

He needed this more than ever now, with everything between them up in the air. Post 9x04.

Sometimes you just need answers. Post 9x02.

"I love you like family, you know that, right?" Calleigh has dinner with a friend. A very, very good friend.

The one thing they promised each other they'd never do was fall apart...

A ball. A woman in a dress. And a watching, wondering crowd. Thus follow the Tuxedo Tales.

Three years after his death, Tim Speedle is still shaking things up at the lab. How does he forever alter the lives of his two best friends-from beyond the grave? E/C, R/N. *Note: Deleted and Re-posted.

A collection of vignettes and one-shots. Eric/Calleigh

The obligatory "fixing" of the Season 2 finale ... only this time it's bad!fic on purpose. As much bad as I could squeeze into one short fic. You've been warned.

"...Save me a thousand years to whisper in your ears, all I've wanted to say." Eric/Calleigh, Post Season 8 finale.

A night out with old friends sends Eric and Calleigh down a road they never expected to traverse. Will they turn back, or will they simply brave the challenges ahead?

Part 10 - Despite the rocky beginning, it's always led to this. To them. Caskett smut.

He drew from her lips the affirmation that they were both alive and unbroken. Calleigh/Eric, post-8.24, "They All Fall Down." Oneshot.

Calleigh and Eric must deal with something much sooner than they expected.

One-shot. Eric's thoughts are plaguing him, and he must make a crucial decision about the kind of man he wants to be, the kind of life he wants to live. 'No regrets, not this time/I'm gonna let my heart defeat my mind.' Post ep.5x15.

"Home is wherever we are...together." Calleigh/Eric. Post S8.

Post 'All Fall Down'. Calleigh/Eric

They say if you really want to understand someone, you have to understand where they come from.

One-shot. Horatio never blatantly interfered in his employees' lives, but this was Eric and Calleigh... What will happen when they realize Eric still works for MDPD? Post ep.8x05, 'Bad Seed.'

EC. While it might take a bit of time to win back all of her trust, Eric doesn't have to do anything to win back her heart - that's something he's never lost...and something he plans to forever hold on to. Post 8x23.

All he wants is to make his dreams a reality, which isn't difficult with her, but an innocent daydream can lead to such dangerous ideas... Post-7x18 Flight Risk.

Not everything is made strong at first; it has to be bent and molded and flexed to be made solid, unbreakable. R/N, E/C.

I feel I need to share that this story isn't for everyone. Based heavily around Calleigh dealing with Breast Cancer, this story focuses on her, Eric and everything that they're forced to go through in fighting it off, together.

Because it’s you and her, things just fall right into place. Things make sense to you. You and Calleigh. E/C

She wanted her words back. She really, really did. Because then she could tell him she couldn't believe he'd rushed all the way from Tampa. Missing scene for 8x20 - Backfire

It keeps happening. They really should talk about it. Post-"In The Wind."

When an eight-year-old case is brought to review, the team has twenty-four hours to keep a psychotic killer in prison. The crisis brings tensions to a boiling point between Eric and Calleigh, and their friendship might change forever.

-- "You know what? I laid down for twenty minutes, I opened my eyes, suddenly it was 6 am." Sam/Jules xX Oneshot Xx

One-shot. What surprises lay in store when the girls start chatting in the lab? “I agree with Natalia, Maxine,” she said slowly, treading dangerous waters. “Eric’s not that guy.” Post ep.5x24, 'Born to Kill.'

One-shot. A picnic, a phone call, and a moment Eric, Calleigh, and the entire team will never forget. Not that they're really keeping track... Rated T for strong language.

EC. All she had to do was say the word, and he'd run to her from wherever he was; the distance mattered not. Post 8x15.

EC. With her in his arms and no longer afraid of those three little words, they were half the distance to the goal - a goal that would, like the Super Bowl, one day be commemorated by a very special ring.

EC. "Forget the state's attorney," he breathes. "I'll always have time enough for you." Missing scene for 8x14.

Despite rules, whether professional or self-imposed, there was no way that either of them could ever walk away. Pre-ep for 8x14.

EC. It was perfection, this moment, and Calleigh knew right then that no distance was too far to drive if this was what she would find at the end. Pre-8x12.

They first met out in the Everglades.

EC. One spark is all it takes to start an uncontainable flame. The more it burns, the more impossible it becomes to hold back. Possible spoilers for general season eight.

EC. She lay in the snow next to him, their fingers brushing as snowflakes melted on their flushed faces. And there, rekindled in her eyes, Eric found the magic that had eluded them both for so many Christmases past.

It’s arrogant of him to think that time will be kind to him, but maybe, someday, if he were to drive off now, that when he comes back, he will be able to get out of the goddamn car...E/C

Post 7x14 Smoke Gets In Your CSIs. When Calleigh and Eric become trapped inside a suspect’s home they are finally forced to confront their feelings for each other.

EC. Certainly, he had done his fair share of the extravagant when it came to showing his affection for her, but Calleigh couldn't deny that it was the simple things that kept her falling farther and farther in love with him.

From Horatio's point of view. "It would mean he'd witnessed the fall of a great lady. And he couldn't barely fathom the thought of that."

EC. It's as if in making your wildest and greatest dreams come true, Eric had effectively chased away the nightmares that had so often stopped you from pursuing those dreams at all. Pure fluff.

Post-ep for 7x19 Target Specific. For the first time she didn’t mind the notion of belonging somewhere, belonging with someone.

EC. Five words were spoken, but more important than those spoken five were the unspoken three just beneath the surface. Post 8x05, Calleigh-centric.

EC. Of all the words he would ever say to her, Calleigh would never hear him say goodbye. Scene speculation fic for 8x05; contains possible spoilers.

What if you knew something was missing from your life, but didn’t know what it was? EC all the way baby.

Just a little E/C ficlet following the events of 8.03.

A little twist on the locker scene from 8.03 "Bolt Action". E/C

“The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.” Eric and Calleigh's feelings for each other come into the light, but the timing isn't quite right. Set in Season 3 or 4.

Calleigh reflects on the family she never anticipated having... My first and possibly only second-person POV endeavor. Pure EC-on-a-beach fluff. Very short and completely random.

Lyrics by Lamb: "I can love, but I need his heart. I am strong even on my own, but from him I never want to part."

Eric, Calleigh, and a bathtub...'nuff said.

Contains spoilers from the first two episodes of season 8

Very loosely based on spoilers for 8x02 - yes, the season that hasn't started yet. I know I'm crazy. Major SPOILER WARNING for Season 8! This is as specific as I can be: Calleigh reacts to something Eric did and confronts him about it.

CSI BigBang: "It was then that she saw the nobility of gangsters, and that a man no matter how criminal he had been in the past, could do the greatest things for family."

Eric's paternity troubles are brought into the limelight...in more ways than one. R&R.

Waking up to her was like dreaming... One-shot. Post-Sink or Swim. EC, of course. Pure fluff.

Some Cuban food, some country music, and a spacious county vehicle. Set anytime between the end of season 6 and mid season 7.

EC. He was her diversion, but at the same time, he was also her reality. And that just made it even better.

She just needed to hear that he loved her. EC

When the only witness to a murder is a particularly adorable baby, Calleigh and Eric are prompted to consider the future. One-shot.

Ryan thought they had secrets; Calleigh thought he had no idea quite how right he was.

EC. It was quite the predicament she found herself in. Should she wake him? Or let him sleep? Pre-7x20.

Calleigh and Eric talk about the future. A total fluffball of a ficlet.

Post-ep well, really mid-ep missing scene for 7x19 Target Specific. Because I cannot be the only one who thought that Cal/Eric kitchen scene ended a bit too abruptly.

EC. After an untimely death, Eric and Calleigh's lives come colliding together.

EC. A box of truffles, a candid friend, and an implicit confirmation.

EC. "We're supposed to do stuff together now, though, right? I mean, all the stuff you said to me at the hospital about us…"

EC. There was no longer him; there was no longer her. They were them, for now, for always. Post 7x16.

A completely fluffy fluffball of a fic, set after 7.16 "Sink or Swim" Cuz these two are too cute.

EC. Two nights a week. Never less; never more.

EC. Horatio didn't need to know they weren't really caught in that multiple car pile-up on the causeway...

After the events of "The Deluca Motel," Calleigh gives Eric an upgrade.

Ryan sneaks into Calleigh's lab to borrow a file but ends up finding more than he bargains for.... EC Part 2/2. Part 2 rated M for safety.

Calleigh had given up on Valentine's Day until she fell for Eric Delko.

After her emergency, Eric takes Calleigh home and helps her get settled in. Fluff ensues. Post-ep for "Smoke Gets in Your CSIs"

EC. "As long as you want me," he'd said. And for that, Calleigh had only one reply. Post 7x14.

EC. A collection of episode related vignettes centered on Eric and Calleigh's relationship.

Calleigh wants Eric to be straight with her about what he wants. But what will happen when he is? Post-ep for 7.12, "Head Case"

Calleigh reflects on what she loves best about being with Eric.

The death of Calleigh's father leaves a multitude of unaswered questions. Who IS Calleigh's family? Chapter 49 and 50 up. Thanks for sticking around. R and R!

A New Year, a new beginning. A little bit of fluff to ring in 2009.

EC. Their bodies were just as intertwined as their fingers and nothing had ever felt so right before. Post-ep for 7x06, Wrecking Crew.

At the end of their last pre-Christmas shift, Calleigh gives Eric a gift. A very... special gift.

EC. The search for stability in the aftermath of an ugly revelation. Inspired by 7.10, The DeLuca Motel.

EC. One Shot. Calleigh Duquesne had long discovered that you didn't have to feel cold to shiver...

EC "It's Christmas, for God's sake. Find some mistletoe and make it happen." The team experiences the joy and horror of the annual Christmas Grab-Bag. R/R.

Calleigh and Eric have a Thanksgiving tradition. This year tradition may lead to something new.

Calleigh and Eric decide to have a pizza and movie night after the events of "Gone, Baby, Gone." But the movie plans are forgotten when Eric decides he's done waiting for Calleigh to figure out where they stand, and finally makes his move.

EC/RV Sometimes really good things have to fall apart so that something even better can fall together. R/R?

Calleigh needed him to do something, needed him to save her. And he wanted to. - A response to "All In".

EC. She couldn't stop watching it; it just played over and over in her mind, a scene from a horror movie on constant replay. Missing scene for episode 7x06.

Calleigh can't sleep, so she calls Eric.

Sequel to The Sickness --yes, already. This is what happens when I have several days off -- Eric caught Calleigh's cold. She goes to take care of him. And brings a special outfit. Total PWP.

EC. Calleigh Duquesne had always loved late night thunderstorms. And now, Eric had a brand new appreciation for them as well.

Eric, Calleigh and a pool... and a shower. Total PWP.

EC. The words spiraled in her mind, dizzying her with desire, with longing. She'd thought she was good at ignoring it, but really, when it came down to her heart, Calleigh wanted the same things as Eric. With Eric. Scene-elaboration fic for episode 7x03.

EC. "Ironic, that she'd told him he could talk to her about anything, yet she was the one needing his assurance, his approval, when she knew she had both." Post-ep for 7.03.

Calleigh is sick, and Eric is keeping her company. Sex happens. Takes place after 7x03 "And How Does That Make You Kill?"

Post-"All In." What happens when Calleigh lets Eric take her home after her kidnapping?

EC. It started out quietly at first, as a near-silent whisper that gradually shifted into a soft hiss. On it continued, vibrating through the trees until Bayfront Park was alive with the sound of rustling. One-shot

A totally fluffy piece that reared up and bit me unexpectedly. Eric goes to Calleigh's the week before Christmas with a gift that he hopes will change things between them. Then he sees the mistletoe.

“And just like that, things changed.” EC fluff. No redeeming value in here whatsoever.

A movie, a little walk, a sunset, and a new beginning.

EC. And just like that, several years of potential energy stored between them suddenly became kinetic, sending their hearts and souls on a collision course, gaining momentum as they came closer and closer to each other, to where they belonged as one.

EC. He needs nothing more than this. Complete fluff.

Christmas challenge entry. EricCalleigh, RyanValera, HoratioYelina.

EC - Talk CSI Summer Challenge. When Calleigh gets jealous, she decides to teach Eric a lesson...

Eric had always heard that if you want to make God laugh, you should tell Him your plans. The way he figured, God had to be howling by now... will eventually be E/C. R/R?

EC. He'd unraveled her, taken her control, and watched her come completely undone. And Calleigh had enjoyed every second of it.

One mistake and you're left picking up the shattered pieces of a solid friendship.

EC. Today, over the span of a couple of hours, he'd divulged his deepest, most hidden feelings for Calleigh, revealing the truth to himself with that verbal affirmation; undeniable proof. Eric's therapy session from 6x20.

CSI50 prompt-lust. Calleigh's hiding a secret addiction. A little E/C.

The next installment of CSI50. Calleigh gets a push in the right direction from an unexpected visitor. R&R!

It had taken a steady breakdown of every last stronghold, every last reason to be apart. And when every last excuse crumbled to the ground in a pile of rubble, all Calleigh could see was Eric. Post ep for 6x16.

EC. It was all he wanted.

Eric, Calleigh, and a very convenient handgun silencer.

EC. The aftermath of an innocent recreation. Post episode for 6.14, “You May Now Kill the Bride”.

EC with slight RN. Sequel to 'Recoil'. A new case and the interference of a certain someone put a strain on Eric and Calleigh's relationship.

Talk CSI Valentine's Day challenge fic. EC. That is all I will tell you. The story will speak for itself.

A simple trip to the mall yields unexpected results.

EC. It's easier to grieve without laying it all out like a game of pyramid solitaire, only to realize that the ace at the apex has no matching queen.

At the register Eric watched the cashier, a kid probably around sixteen, as he scanned and bagged their purchases, looking decidedly uncomfortable." EC

“She loved the way her hands felt, pressed up against his hips. So she did it again.”

Sometimes when you grow up welloff you're poor and sometimes when you grew up with nothing, you had everything.

EC. “It hit her then. Hard. Everything, and for a moment, she almost forgot how to breathe.” Post episode for 6.09, Stand Your Ground.

Eric and Calleigh have a little vertical fun. Total PWP. Response to hiphuggerfics LJ community prompt 6.

He meets her in a dirty bar... maybe. Answer to prompt 6 five times at LJ's EC fanfic community.

[EC] A series of snapshots in the lives of Eric, Calleigh, and Emma. Complete.

[EC] There are things you shouldn't do at a Christmas party, especially not at the MDPD one. But Calleigh has other ideas. EC smut.

“You’ll get back the butterfly, Eric. It’ll come, with time.” Spoilers for everything. CalleighEric.

The better man had won. He had her all along. Pre Rio. CalleighEric.

[EC] Sequel to 'Something to Come Home To.' Post Rio.

[EC] Set in postseason four. 'I knew the only way I could keep that promise was if I knew that I had something to come home to.'

[EC] A bout of jealousy strikes Eric when someone else tries to brighten Calleigh's day. Though really, he needn't worry at all...

[EC] Just pure fluff, folks. Move along, nothing to see here.

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