"He always savored the moments when she let him take care of her. That was really all he wanted, to take care of her, to hold her close and never let go." Castle takes care of Kate after a run in with a suspect leaves her with a concussion. (Season 8, One Shot)

""Of course," he says, forcing a smile, standing to leave. To give her time. To give her space. "We'll talk tomorrow?" She smiles despite it all, joy shining under the mask of pain spread across her features. "Of course," she echoes." 3x24/4x01 AU. For Castle Fanfic Monday.

"Breathe, Castle," she instructs, calm despite the erratic beat of her heart. "Just breathe for me." Based on a tumblr prompt.

Castle and Beckett celebrate on their wedding night. ONESHOT. Rated M for sexual themes, and language.

Kate comes home from work needing her husband and his attention is elsewhere. Not that she minds.

He has her pulled against his chest tight like he's afraid he'll lose her again if he leaves her alone. She doesn't mind; she welcomes it actually. The need to have him against her proves to her that she's still alive. He'll never have to read the note she wrote him and tucked away with her blood. He'll never have to know what it's like living without her. Post-ep for 6x17.

Post ep for 6x11 'Under Fire'. A quick glance into the immediate aftermath. Complete.

A pre-scene for "Still". Kate comes home. One shot.

After a long day, Beckett sits alone, wondering what this case says about her and the city she has chosen to protect.

Cracking open her eyes, Kate Beckett couldn't help but arch her brow wondering why her boyfriend was standing there disturbing her quiet moments sprawled out on his couch.

Family can make anything better.

"Now, in his bed, staring up at the ceiling, it's feeling like the world is spinning too fast. All the hopes, wishes, dreams, questions that he had about his father have somehow amplified. He heard his father say he was proud. Wasn't that what he always wanted? But he also heard: You weren't enough. I knew about you, but I didn't stop what I was doing to be your dad." Post Hunt.

Written for the prompt: Drunk Beckett. Kate and Lanie go out on a girls night, and Kate has a little bit too much. Cue Castle doing the gentlemanly thing and escorting her home. Silliness abounds.

How Castle and Beckett spend their extra hour at the end of Daylight Savings. Hint: it doesn't involve sleeping. At all.

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.

He thinks of dark green grass and the blinding of the sun; balmy weather and the promise of spring. The echoing of shots and the way his hands couldn't touch where the bullet landed because then it would be real. The dilated pupils and the way her eyes slipped closed like his do now.

Because there's going to be a Christmas episode. No spoilers past that. family!fluff. A birthday present for Olivia.

For the third time in her life, Richard Castle has saved her with nothing more than his beautiful words. Post Kill Shot.

Quick post-ep for 5x03. Castle has to wonder what's next...

She didn't know, did she? Spoilers for 05x02

Episode tag for 5x02: Cloudy With a Chance of Murder. "What do you do when you have an annoying song stuck in your head?" One shot. Complete.

It felt good to be writing again. Set somewhere after 05x01 and 05x02. Strong T

She really shouldn't have asked. Season 1, oneshot.

"This is the story of Kate Beckett". That's what the first sentence read. It made her breath hitch and her heart skip a beat. She read it over, trying to figure if she was seeing things. It didn't change. "This is the story of Kate Beckett. This is the story of the woman who found me."

"Details are one thing," he says, a puff of air escaping his nose, a little scoff that makes her eyes narrow at him. "That level of specificity though...it's like post-case paperwork. No one wants to read that." One shot. Complete.

You can run into the strangest people, shopping for fruit.

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.

Kate Beckett is high. A sexy little one shot.

"Come on, Birthday Boy. Let's go." Beckett throws Castle a 42nd birthday party. Co-authored with airbefore.

There are only these truths for him: Someone wants Kate dead. Kate wants him. He cannot let her walk out his door alone.

"The worst part is how it ends," he whispers, his words hitting her in the face. "He shoots in the nightmares. I don't get to walk out." Post-3xk, pre-everything else. For purposes of this story, no Josh or Gina. M rated for chapter 3. Now complete.

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

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.

A man is found dead with Castle's wallet in his pocket

Grief is the only thing that has ever defeated the great Katherine Beckett. This time around, can Castle help save her from herself? MAJOR SPOILERS FOR 3X24. Caskett. Rating now bumped up to T for serious situations. AU, I guess. Now complete!

"I felt it necessary to tell you that the drug may enhance your natural desires. It may cause you to act out of character Kate." Dr. Burke urges Kate to participate in a clinical trial. The effects have interesting consequences for our favorite duo.

She made him a promise when she was diagnosed, but keeping it is easier said than done. Follows Castle and Beckett through her cancer treatment. Sequel to "Walk me Through This One." Now Complete.

Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, life throws another curve ball. Kate is diagnosed with cancer, but how will Rick help her if she doesn't let him in? Takes place in current timeline, but Always did not happen. Now Complete.

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

He really wishes she wouldn't smile like that.

CASKETT. When Beckett flirts with someone else, Castle cracks under the pressure.

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

First, Castle and the names/ideas are not mine. That said. Another Angsty semi One shot, this one is a letter from Castle to Kate while he is in the bank. Implied and desired Caskett.

They've spent so much time racing toward the finish line, waiting to break down the wall. Now that it's broken, where do they go from here? Castle and Beckett find the calm after the storm.

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.

It's different when it happens right in front of you...close enough to watch the lights go out. Castle experiences this for himself when Beckett passes out after taking a bullet at the end of Knockout. What happens next? Caskett, of course.

She can lie to the world and say that she doesn't remember his words but she can't keep lying to herself. Eventually, it's going to tear her apart. Spoilers for Rise.

Kate wakes up after open heart surgery.

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

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

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