For the 2018 #CastleHalloweenBash. On a dark sidewalk on a cold New York evening, Rick Castle met a woman. Or did he?

Kate Beckett seeks advice from some luminaries. Caskett, oneshot.

"Rick, this is Kate Beckett, my colleague. Beckett, this is Rick Castle, my cousin. I think you'll get along famously." - Beckett learns a little more about both her coworker and her shadow all in the same day. AU, Caskett.

A series of Christmas themed one shots, each a glimpse into a minimum of ten previously written stories.

"Someday you're going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles. You'll discover those are the only things that are worthwhile." An AU story set after the events of 2x24, 'A Deadly Game', for Christmas.

Kate Beckett just finished her first day as Captain of the Twelfth Precinct. Yet she didn't want to go home to an empty apartment. Her life was a lonely one. And she felt like celebrating this milestone in her career with the NYPD. But the last thing she expected was to run into Richard Castle. Caskett. Set in an alternate Season 8. Rated T. COMPLETE. For CastleFicathonWinter2017.

Kate Beckett wakes in a world where nothing is as she knows it to be. A season 4, AU story. NOW COMPLETE.

Everyone only has one soulmate...right? [Caskett Soulmate AU Circa Season 3/4]

If you're searching for forever, I'll be waiting; come find me. Caskett semi-AU canon from Nikki Heat's book release (2x05)

When she told him to do whatever he wanted, she meant 'take the certain British secret agent offer.' She definitely didn't mean, well, this. Picks up after the Heat Wave launch party in 2x05. One-shot.

Rick Castle has much to be thankful for this year, including the people in his life who try to set him up with a gorgeous woman named Kate Beckett. Caskett AU, Job AU.

"Maybe they weren't starting over after all, maybe they were just… turning to a new page in the book." - Weeks after reuniting with Castle, Beckett takes an impulsive trip. - A sequel to Start All Over Again, Caskett, AU.

Castle has an unusual, creative talent, and he wants to share it with Beckett. Threeshot (for now), first part set post-2x18,second part set post-8x22, third part future!Fic. Caskett.

Castle makes a food run, and comes back with a few surprises. Caskett, Set after 7x16.

It was just fatigue, the day catching up to her. It had nothing to do with the knowledge that his phone could ring in fifteen minutes and he would be on his way to parts unknown just a little while after that. - Castle and Beckett have a complicated past, but after two years, things may just be getting a little more simple. Meeting AU/Job AU.

"She wakes to a hazy world, her thoughts blurred at the edges, her vision distorted and darkened with spots of black, the beeping sound that reaches her ears as distant as the voices she thinks are talking to her." A 8x22, Crossfire, post-ep.

[CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES FINALE] Their eldest daughter Lily wasn't planned, but she was what returned happiness to Castle and Beckett's life and made them a family. Their second child was planned. Twins however? That wasn't the plan.

He finds his match is smart, her humor sharp, and the desire just to meet her for real nearly overwhelms him. He doesn't. It isn't the right time. But he asks her to call him Rick, and in return, she asks him not to call her Katie any longer. It's Kate, she says. - A Caskett Meeting AU for CastleFanficMonday

One Shot based on Fembot77's irrelevant headcannon: Beckett gets a delivery of 8 roses, with a note "A rose for every year since we first met. Happy Anniversary". A few months later, on a Wednesday afternoon, Castle opens the door to a flower delivery with his original note attached. There are 17 roses.

Two strangers meet in a bar and spend a single night together, never to meet again. Can it really be that simple? Of course not.

Season 1. Kate's learning things, too.

This one time, I was trying to figure out how to throw someone off the Empire State Building, and that movie Sleepless in Seattle had just come out. So many lonely women approached me, thinking I was their Tom Hanks. I got laid..." What if Beckett happened to be up there one time? Prompt from Lou (InkyCoffee)

While Beckett sleeps, Castle shares a secret and a silly story with his young daughter. Caskett. Part of the Pictures of Us series. Written for CastleThemeDay.

"You were right," she declared determinedly, flint sparking in her eyes, her honesty catching, suddenly ablaze. Her partner frowned, questioning. "The other day at my apartment, you were right." 5x01 insert for After The Storm. One-shot. COMPLETE

How Castle and Beckett went from working together to waking up together. A What Happens in AC prequel.

Kate buys a new home, only to find that it is haunted. A ghost story. A love story. A pre-season to season 4-ish AU story. Entry for the Castle Halloween Bash 2015. COMPLETE.

Somehow, when her husband had suggested a quiet, romantic dinner to celebrate their anniversary, she hadn't expected this. Caskett, Future!Fic, written for CastleFanficMonday

"We make choices but are constantly foiled by happenstance." A random event causes Beckett to rethink her strategy. Spoilers through 8x05 The Nose.

Castle and Beckett visit a familiar place to remember what it's like to have the stars above them and the world at their feet. Post-8x04. Caskett.

"Am… am I dead?" / "No… no. You're quite alive, Mr. Castle. A complete idiot, but an alive idiot." / Once famous author Richard Castle's luck was about to change when he woke up in the hospital to discover the beautiful Captain Kate Beckett by his bedside, almost eager to get to know him. a "The Time Of Our Lives" story; set in the AUverse.

After Castle was shot with a bullet meant for his real-life Nikki Heat, Kate wrestled with her expected guilt and fear. When she found a gift he'd set aside for her, being able to talk to him again became that much more important. An AU ending for Boom! (2x18).

While on their honeymoon, Castle discovers something about his wife. A 6x23 AU written for Castle Fanfic Monday.

Beckett attends a book function with Castle, but she's not there as his wife.

A sequel to A Season in Hell. Castle is recovering from a gunshot wound intended for Beckett during Montgomery's funeral.

It's like high school all over again, only now instead of being the girl who'd been ditched just before prom because her friend was asked out by the boy they'd both liked, Kate's left standing in the waiting area of a brand new, swanky, five-star restaurant. Yeah, thanks a lot, Maddie.

Three-shot set after "Cop & Robbers" but before "47 Seconds". "Hey. Did we get a body?" he asks the second she answers. "And good morning to you." He can hear her smile as she speaks, rightly chiding him for his lack of manners and any proper greeting. "Sorry. You're right. Let me start over." He takes a deep breath, pauses and then smiles. "Good morning, detective." COMPLETE

AU. "Your fugitive's name is Mr. Richard Castle."

Kate meets Mal and Joey, then the night gets quite interesting. Part three in the "Kitten Tales" series ("Cat Calls" and "Kitty Connivance"). Takes place some time before season three.

She loves her little boy. He's the moon and the stars in her world, the thing that makes her smile after a long day at the precinct.

You're not supposed to fall in love with your friend with benefits. Complete.

Pre-1x01 one-shot. "I said spread 'em!" she barks again, kicking at each of the man's feet in turn until he steps wider, hands pressed to the wall in front of him, so she can begin a rapid, efficient pat down. Her legs, well her legs just go on forever, and he's got a great view from the middle of the street..." COMPLETE

"Okay, look, I think maybe you're hoping for perfect, Beckett. All this work you've been putting in…it's great. Really great. But I can tell you for a fact…perfect doesn't exist." One shot post-4x22 "Undead Again". COMPLETE

A little tweak to the 3rd season episode, "To Love and Die in LA," for Castle FanFic Monday. Complete.

'Kate jerks up from her seat, ready to do damage, to make Vulcan Simmons pay, but before she can even dig her hands into his shirt and fling him against the wall, Castle already has him by the neck.' A twist on 3x13, Knockdown.

He's not wrong; he is leaving something of himself behind when he goes off to write a certain British Secret Agent, but it's neither his insistence upon the proper usage of irony, nor his constant complaints about 'you're' vs 'your' in internet debates that she'll have to remember him. Written for Castle Fanfic Monday.

Away on a book tour, Castle finds a surprise waiting for him in his hotel room.

'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.

'New York was bracing for a hurricane and Kate Beckett was terribly ill prepared. But she was even less prepared to see Richard Castle again after a summer of silence.' Set late in the summer, post season 2.

She makes a mental note never to lead him on. Right then and there on her own doorstep with the power she can so effortlessly wield over him blatantly on display, she forbids herself from pursuit of any kind. No matter how hard this gets - going it alone as a single, working parent – no matter how scary or needy or alone she feels, she will never take the easy path and lead him on.

Set between 1x10 and 2x01, based on the accompanying image. "So she orders him coffee to back her optimism with something concrete, and then she takes a seat at the bar along the window and she waits. Her eyes are trained on the pillowy soft heart of white foam she asked the barista to create on the surface of his cappuccino when she hears a familiar tap on the glass." COMPLETE

A Dash Companion co-written with MyNameIsJeffNImLost. At a night baseball game, Ellery needs some cheering up.

"I was shot," she murmurs, her hand moving to her chest almost reflexively. "I was shot and you made me hold on. And then a month ago, you pulled away." "A month ago I found out you'd lied this entire time," he hisses, watching her eyes widen. "You remember everything, and I felt – still feel – like a fool because you won't just tell me the truth." -Written for CastleFanficMonday.

After almost twenty years together, twenty years of partnership and marriage, wild ideas, crazy theories, and make believe games for themselves and three kids, Kate Beckett should know never to doubt Castle's ability to make a birthday magical.

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

"The reality is, she doesn't always give up her secrets. Oh, he has her love, he has her heart; he knows that. But maybe he's too tired this morning to go digging." Beckett's up to something - wants to share it with Castle - but it almost gets lost in translation before it can even begin. Co-authored with A Beauty to the Rhythm

"Do we have time for me to help you get dressed?" he murmurs, lips glancing the curve of her bare shoulder. Kate shifts in the circle of his arms, rotating to face him, to cup his cheeks in her hands like she had only moments before in his office. "We have time." Insert for 7x23, Hollander's Woods.

'Castle's secret delight in having a 'boy's day' with his son had made her smile a permanent fixture, her love for their little family strong and overflowing within her chest. Their matching t-shirts only aided in the ache of her cheeks.' For seilleanmor.

"Why? So I can be one of your conquests?" - "Or I could be one of yours." Episode insert for 1x01, 'Flowers For Your Grave. Prompt fill for the ThankYouTerri campaign.

Everything feels heavier after cases like this. The bag over her shoulder pulls at her muscles, her neck aching with the weight of the files she needs to go over for tomorrow, and her back a solid knot from sitting all day. Sitting and staring at the murder board, willing something to pan out.

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

'Her heart is exploding in her chest, beating against her heaving ribcage with bruising intensity, pumping adrenaline through her veins. So hard and fast, she almost doesn't notice the blood.' Brief insert for 7x23, Hollander's Woods.

"It's her favorite author and of all the people, he came to her rescue. Richard Castle who got his suit dirty just to help her, who's looking at her with the bluest eyes she's ever seen." AU Caskett meeting.

"Castle, you did not get a Slurpee when it's 12 degrees outside." A very silly little stakeout scene inspired by my hopes for the future of Caskett.

Castle tells his epic tale of manly valor as he escorts Beckett out of her burning apartment building during "Boom." Episode insert/Tumblr prompt fill from Kristungen.

Castle and Beckett choose a pet with some help from a pint-sized tie-breaker. Set in the Out of the Blue universe.

Kate Beckett meets her boyfriend's daughter for the first time, but not the way she expects to meet her. Third in the AU-verse Lost and Found series (Pick Me Up At the Lost and Found, Piece By Piece). Caskett.

A look at how AU!Castle and AU!Beckett build each other up piece by piece. Follow-up to Pick Me Up At the Lost and Found.

'Watching him get on a plane and fly out of the country had been far more difficult than she could have ever anticipated.' Post-ep for 7x21, In Plane Sight.

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

Call it hubris, call it luck, but only once before has she had her mistakes come back to bite her this badly. 6x23 with a twist. Written for Castle Fanfic Monday.

Castle and Beckett's first morning as a married couple. Post 7x06. Written for Castle Fanfic Monday.

AU: Castle and Beckett in the world of classical music. Yep. Rick Castle, Barihunk.

Castle escapes to Vegas for the weekend to "clear his head". Beckett ends up on the first flight out to sin city to change his mind. Set immediately before 4x20, The Limey. Three shot.

Fluff Friday and National Poetry Month. "Could I concentrate/ on anything but your leg against mine /under the table?" -Marilyn Hacker, Runaways Cafe II; Set sometime after Still.

She faints. And on her first day back, no less. An AU story set early season five for Castle Fanfic Monday!

"Kate sits in the weak March light, palms pressed to the rough wooden planks of the sun-warmed bench, and she smiles." A Castle one-shot for spring.

Kate marries Josh but says Castle's name at the wedding. Based on the Friends Episodes 4x23 and 4x24 'The One With Ross's Wedding' and prompted from the Castle Fanfics prompt blog on Tumblr.

Rebel Becks meets Richard Castle in a holding cell one night.

"Her eyes cut past the administrator, however, settling on the man trailing behind him. She knows that man. That man's face is on the back of the book she's holding in her hands right now. Ho-ly... what is Richard Castle doing in her English class?" - A Pre-Series Caskett AU for Castle Fanfic Monday.

'It was never supposed to go this far; he was never supposed to become more than a kind man bringing a recovering gunshot victim her mail, was never supposed to become more.' AU.

Castle and Beckett play paintball. - A season 3 ficlet.

An AU version of sorts for the events of Resurrection (7x14) and Reckoning (7x15), set in season 4.

'Kate surges forward, not taking but offering her mouth to him, offering him everything. But he denies her.' AU to 4x23, Always.

"Kate. Come have dinner with me instead." :: An alternate ending to 'The Final Nail' spun-off from a castlefanficprompts post

'This isn't an adventure, it isn't fun. It's a nightmare. They're being hunted like foxes and there is no other option, no way to fight, to win. They can only run.' An AU twist on 6x22, Veritas. For Nadia.

A 7x15 Speculation fic: His forehead lands against her sternum in quiet supplication. Whatever it takes to be worthy of having this woman, he'll do it, because she's still here, still with him.

A few days before Christmas, Kate wakes up to a surprise at home. - A follow-up piece to A Hobby and A Gift.

A moment of uninterrupted quiet.

Castle made it clear that he couldn't watch her drive herself into the ground and she wasn't about to ruin his graduation celebration with his daughter to tell him he was right. :: 'Always' alternate

'He had weaseled his way into her case and eventually, needling her for information while dangling his own in front of her had led them to an agreement, an even trade that turned into so much more.' An AU spin on Castle's time working as a private investigator.

Season Four Alternate Universe. A series of one-shots from each episode, starting with Cops and Robbers.

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'.

"What's past is prologue." -William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene I. An AU season six Castle story.

Castle asks Beckett if she wants to go to a Knicks' game with him and much to his surprise, she says yes. However, during the game, they get caught on the Kiss Cam. Pre-Caskett. Prompt from the Castle Fan Fic Prompts blog on Tumblr. Completed one shot.

One-shot episode insert for 3x24 "Knockout" explaining how Castle and Beckett reconciled before attending the funeral. "He stares at her as she adds an extra bobby pin to secure her bun, before she drops her arms to her sides and turns her full gaze upon him. "Castle, for the love of God. Spit it out." "I…I've never seen you in uniform before," he stammers. COMPLETE

Post-Ep for '47 Seconds'. "I need a word with you." Castle's voice cuts through the hubbub of the bullpen even though he has it purposefully toned low. Low and rough, scraping at his vocal cords with a touch of something dark and smoky that tugs at Kate's gut, exciting and scaring her in equal measure.

'"There's no one else I'd rather be snowed in with," he teases, his lips grazing the chilled shell of her ear, curling into a grin when a shudder that he doubts is from the cold clambers down her spine, but the words couldn't be more true.' Castle and Beckett weather the storm together. Set early season 4.

He told her once that he had no clue what they were. He still has no idea. Not after so many nights spent in her bed, not after she's spent nights in his.

"Sliding a finger under the sealed flap, he couldn't help the little flutter of excitement in his chest at the prospect of a surprise." Kate sends Castle on a Christmas trek through Manhattan. Fill for a ThankYouTerri prompt as a gift for Hawkgal08 in thanks for her generous donation to the Young Storytellers Foundation. Thanks to Alex and Dia for so much beta.

This is a collection of (mostly) unrelated one-shots written from prompts I've received on tumblr.

It had been an accident, a mistake. It had shown all over her face the morning after, but he couldn't bring himself to regret it, not the act at least, despite the circumstances. ThankYouTerri Prompt fill #48.

Written for the Winter '14 Kink Meme. Prompt: Beckett gives Castle a full body massage. Set in an AU season four post Cops and Robbers. They're not together but their secrets aren't quite... secret.

Each morning for the last week, she's stared at her hands in the pre-dawn haze, seeing his blood in every crease, every nook and cranny even though her skin is clean. She can't stop dreaming about watching Richard Castle die. A Time of Our Lives (7x06) AU AU.

A drunken Kate Beckett is not what he had expected for Christmas, but he's not complaining. A season 2 AU holiday oneshot.

A chance meeting between two people has the potential to change their lives forever. A Caskett Meeting AU.

"The other offer is amazing. I'd be stupid not to take it. But walking away from Nikki – from you – would be even more stupid." Episode insert for 2x05.

'It's been months since Montgomery's funeral, since the gunshot, since the damning diagnosis after she awoke from surgery. ' An alternate ending to 'Knockout' that changes everything. AU.

post-ep for 'The Time of Our Lives' 7x06.

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

She has no words. Post-ep for 7x01, "Driven"

"If you believe anything, just believe that I love you." Post-ep for 7x01, Driven.

"…Give thy worst of thoughts/The worst of words." -Othello, Act 3, Scene 3. After Castle disappears, the only thing keeping Kate Beckett afloat is her conviction that Richard Castle is alive. But in order to return to work, Beckett is forced by Burke to keep a daily journal. 6x23 2014 CastleFicathon. Thanks to Angie & E for gorgeous artwork & Alex for an amazing summer of editing.

'Tomorrow they'll pretend this never happened. They'll go back to normal and part of her hates that more than the idea of things changing.' Season one AU. Oneshot.

It's been nearly four years since the last time he heard her voice. AU. Oneshot.

'He read that body heat helps in these situations.' Season 4 AU.

His chest heaves beneath her, staccato gasps echoing in the darkness of his room. Post-Always. Complete.

All this nothing between them has the strangest habit of recurring. Season 2, post-Boom. Oneshot.

'He may not be thrilled to see her, he may have given up on her six months ago, but her heart still fluttered at the sight of him.' An AU take on 5x05, Probable Cause.

Fluffy little camping fic. COMPLETE

Her heart was still in jagged pieces after the summer. The sequel to 'still our hands match'. Takes place throughout season 3. AU. Cover art by ournorthstars.

Castle let out a half laugh. "I swear, we must be getting old, this never used to be this difficult. We could do three... four... five in a row before with no problem." A One-Shot.

Tumblr prompt from Fembot77: A typical lazy Sunday with their little one. If you follow me on twitter, you'll get the meaning behind the title.

Even as the sun starts to set, painting long shadows of the surrounding trees across the row of polished shoes, she refuses to move, to leave him alone.

He spends a week in the hospital.

"Why do you even care so much? What is it that you want so badly that you can't just let this go so we can both move on with our lives?" Set in the summer between 1x10 and 2x01, continues on throughout season 2. Cover art by ournorthstars.

kairos (ancient Greek) - (n) the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportune atmosphere for action, words, or movement; the time of possibility. 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**

Post-ep for 6x14 'Dressed to Kill' - Beckett tells Castle about her dress.

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

She should've expected it but it still catches her by surprise, the lightning storm of flashlights, the barrage of questions shouted at them from all sides... Post-ep for 6x13, 'Limelight'.

A post-ep for 'Under Fire' 6x11, immediately after the ambulance leaves.

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-

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!

This green-eyed woman took a bullet for Mal Reynolds before he ever learned her name. Kate Beckett becomes a character in the 'verse. Mackett.

Castle finds proof of the Yeti in an unlikely location.

Kate thinks over the recent changes in her life during a 9 hour flight to Rome. Post-ALWAYS one-shot.

Love, our light at night and shade at noon. Six scenes.

An early morning for Castle and Beckett in the precinct is interrupted by a funny blast from the past, in the form of a newspaper article. A quick little one shot that may make you feel a little warm and fuzzy inside.

The engagement party - standing on a balcony with a man she has only ever heard stories about

"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach," as they say. But what about Beckett? (Based on a prompt from Aruro)

There were so many things he wanted to say to her but that wasn't a part of their relationship. So he wrote her letters instead, hid them away, never intending for her to read them. Until one day, Kate stumbled upon them by mistake. Complete.

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

A Watershed one-shot. "If you're stubborn enough to keep going, I'm stupid enough to go with you." -Linchpin

But he looks terrified down there on his knees with no joy in his eyes and no smile on his face. . . Post Watershed speculation.

Post-episode oneshot for Watershed.

A co-authored story by seilleanmor and chezchuckles. An argument between them causes Castle to give Beckett the silent treatment. References to Target/Hunt, Lives of Others, Squab, and Still. Watershed has not happened.

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

They break up, she accepts an offer from the FBI. At least that was the plan. Short, oneshot that is meaningless. SO Fluffy!

They need to fix this now, before they can't fix it at all. Post-ep for 5x21 - The Squab And The Quail.

They make everything a little sharper. Oneshot.

She can't stop thinking about it... Episode reaction to 5x17, 'Scared to Death.'

Five glimpses in moonlight. Written for Julie.

Par-al-lax: (noun) The apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. Post-ep one-shot for Target/Hunt. Castle/Beckett. Co-written by Kate Christie and Caffinate me.

The night life at Kate Beckett's apartment. Written for the tumblr anon who asked for a bedtime story.

for docnerd89's prompt of the Coldplay song, 'Death and All of His Friends' - spoilers for Target/Hunt. "So come over, just be patient, and don't worry." 4 chapters COMPLETE

What if the bullet at the end of Season 3 missed?

Castle is writing and forgets to call Beckett. (Spoilers through Significant Others, spoilers for Frozen Heat)

a Dash Companion. 3rd in the Home series. Halloween Night, Dash's 3rd birthday.

Castle nervously glances over to Kate, tries to decide how he's going to explain to her that Gates knows about them because he was stupid enough to bring a box of lingerie to the precinct and let it out of his sight. Entry for the Twelfth Precinct Valentines Day fanfic comp.

If anything, his fingers were becoming less deft by the second. Post-ep for 5x14.

A series of connected one shots. Can Castle and Beckett test the boundaries of their new relationship and still keep their secrets under wraps as they take their banter to a whole new level? Rated T for safety.

After a long day apart, Kate and Castle spend a little quality time together in bed.

"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." (Maya Angelou) Episode follow-up to 5x13, 'Recoil.'

Sometimes it doesn't feel real. :: For Jess.

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.'

One minute they were on a break, the next... Had someone told them that their lives would turn out like this they would have laughed. Then again, our lives can change irrevocably in a split second, throwing everything we held secure to the wind.

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

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.

"I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link…" Set Christmas season 4 after Killshot, before Cuffed. 4th Place in the 12th Precint Castle Christmas Fanfic Competition.

Peace and love and hope abide. Christmas Day, oneshot.

"It had been a mistake. All of it really. The drinks, the company, the dress. How she had thought any of it would ease the ache in her chest was beyond her. Because it hadn't. Not at all." Four-shot - based off of The Limey/To Love and Die in LA. Now Complete.

A short post-ep for Secret Santa, 5x09. For muppet 47 and her willingness to share with me some of her own Christmas cheer: pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.

Post-episode oneshot for 'Final Frontier'; Part Two added for fun.

"'You're happy.' It's a statement. Not even the slightest hint of a question. She doesn't try to disguise it. Knows it's written across her face. 'Yeah, yeah I am,' she admits, looking down, a faint blush spreading across her cheeks." Post-ep for 5x06.

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

"You're—you're a horrible person," he decides as he pulls himself into a more dignified position. "Truly horrible." 5x06 Post-Ep.

He needs to get out of the city, and she understands. Post-ep for 5x5, Probable Cause. Oneshot.

Fun, flirty "Murder He Wrote" post-ep. "She is wearing a dress. And not just any dress—no, some red and white clingy, flowy, dotty number that cinches at her waist and flares out in a little skirt, and oh God it's a little skirt, and her hair is down and her makeup is softer and she's switched out her jewelry and since when does Beckett wear bangles anyway?"

A Dash Companion. Third in the Sleep series. Kate gets to read the book Castle was writing in Dash Away, giving her the courage to ask for help.

He tries to earn her forgiveness. Post-ep for 'Secret's Safe with Me.'

He doesn't even need her to say it. ONESHOT.

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.

SPOILER for 5x01: After the Storm. post-ep fic.

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.

"Kate? Um, you want to explain this?" Castle finds something he didn't expect. Oneshot.

It's been a month.

He knew she was a fan of his books, but not until today did he realize just how deeply his words had affected her. A Spiral Bound spinoff.

Set between seasons 2 and 3. The Hamptons doesn't go exactly like Castle had anticipated and he leaves. Trying to escape his demons, he tries something new and learns more than he ever expected. you will need a little suspension of disbelief Just some end of the summer angsty fluffiness. Is that possible? 5 or so chap.

Castle/Beckett. She loves the way he wakes her up. It sounds like a line from a cheesy love song or something from one of Rook's secret romance novels , but it's true.

SPOILERS FOR 5x01. They built it up so much in their minds, waited four years to actually take the leap, and it had been every bit as wonderful as Kate ever imagined. She just hopes that Castle feels the same.

She's standing in his bedroom half naked and he wants to know if he's dreaming her up. Spoilers for the season 5 promo!

Everyone pretends to be a hooker sometimes.

If she has to hear Maddie talk about her date with Brent Edwards from last night one more time, she's leaving. :: AU :: A prompt from Pau, Queen of Making-Logan-Write-Things-That-Are-Not-Tragic-In-Nature.

breathtaking, adj. – Those mornings when we kiss and surrender for an hour before we say a single word.

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." – Unknown :: For Lindsey.

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

Rick and Kate do some talking with their hands. Oneshot.

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.

He has always been there, her rock. Now it is Kate's turn to care for him. When the unthinkable happens, Kate's love and loyalty are put to the ultimate test. Note the rating change to M please. Although, with the M comes the fluff!

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

"What did you fantasize about, Beckett?" he asked, pressing a sloppy, grateful kiss to her mouth. She bit her lip, suddenly uncertain. "Let me show you," she finally offered, taking his hand.

Early season five. Only one thing could get Kate to return to the 12th. Someone's after Castle.

She's letting it go. Slowly but surely she's moving on, because she refuses to allow the darkness of her past to cloud her future. Their future. Spoilers for Always. Sequel to Wake To The Light. Complete.

Inky blackness covers her vision, and she can't find a way out. Minnie-verse. For Dave-ck and klindsay. Complete.

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

Missing Scenes from Vampire Weekend with Feggin, the fake baby egg . Goes a little AU.

The last of her boxes have been unpacked. Minnie-verse. One shot. Complete. Happy birthday, AC.

Onehsot sequel to the AU That Familiar Feeling. For AC - Happy Birthday.

The stakes are high, the water's rough, but this love is ours. For liviafan1. One shot. Complete.

A new day. A fresh start. :: For my favorite jetset girl.

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.

He's pretty sure he will never stop being amazed by her. Never. Spoilers for 4x23. Sequel: Every New Day.

It's indescribably beautiful, how they are together. A post-ep for 'Always'

Post 4x23. Yes, it's another post-finale fic. From Castle's POV; upon waking up the next morning, he wonders if the night before was all a dream.

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.

In the pouring rain, Kate realizes her life is now her story to tell. Contains spoilers for Always. One shot.

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"

"He's steady. Her stone foundation as everything crumbles around her." :: Post-Always, written while a little drunk on red wine.

post Always fic.

Beckett is waiting for Castle at the precinct when she gets a call from Alexis and finds herself rushing over to the hospital, after Castle has been involved in a car accident.

And then she's running, and finally she is no longer running away. Speculation piece for episode 4x23 "Always" based on a scene from the ABC promo - contains spoilers. Happy Birthday Angie!

The story of each and every one of those one hundred coffees that Kate owes Rick. Castle/Beckett. Now COMPLETE. Spoilers now include "Undead Again" in the EPILOGUE/START OF SEQUEL, which is what I just added. Fluff, angst, reality.

What's left to hold onto but them? *Spoilers and Promo for Always.*

"If you haven't figured out by now that I would do absolutely anything for you, then I have grossly underestimated your ability to ignore the obvious." When Johanna reappears Kate begins to doubt her sanity, until Castle falls down the rabbit hole, too.

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

Lips and voices which are for kissing and to sing with. Birthday present for cartographical.

A moment in the break room. Wishful thinking for the end of Undead Again, slight spoilers for the sneaks.

'It's just a brown coat . . . Except that it really isn't, not to her.' Post Ep. 'Headhunters'.

Himitsu-Bako is a Japanese Personal Secret Box. Set after Headhunters, although I've seen no spoilers for anything upcoming. COMPLETE

When caught in the eye of the storm, Castle and Beckett finally surrender to the electricity between them.

He loves to watch her sleep.

For ColieMacKenzie on a cold day. Pure fluff in the Minnie-verse. One shot. Complete.

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

It might have been the bravest thing she ever did. Post-Headhunters, oneshot.

"I'm pretty sure she's under the impression that you're angry with her." Takes place in "Headhunters" timeline, but only tiny synopsis spoilers. *Chapter 3 up now. *Now M-Rated.

Sequel to "Never Gonna Happen Land." Episode reaction to 4x21, "Headhunters."

"You heard the woman: sniff and slurp." - One shot. Complete.

ONE-SHOT; Castle can't sleep. And without him in bed, neither can his muse. CASKETT.

"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."

Episode reaction to 4x21, "Headhunters."

Tumblr prompt: "Can't sleep? Me either. Let's can't sleep together." One shot. Complete.

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

If you are a dreamer, come in. Minnie-verse. One shot. Complete.

It's always the darkest right before dawn. A 'Limey' Post-Ep.

Post-ep for 47 Seconds. I totally wasn't going to do this...But then I had to.

I hate to do it, but more angst after 47 Secs and The Limey. I can't help myself. It ends well.

She has to fix this. She just doesn't know if she can. Follows "Darkness Falls" and "Jaws of Death."

She can't believe their moment is going to happen here, in a hospital room, when she can't even reach out to stop him. Slight Spoilers for 4x21.

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

SPOILERS for The Limey and 47 Seconds. Because that last phone call made me hate them both a little.

It's been a long week, and she's tired. One shot. Complete.

When the car grinds to a stop, she glances over at her partner. "What are we doing?" He grins. "Just hold on." One shot. Complete.

She never knows what to expect. Minnie-verse, post Cat's in the Cradle. Complete.

Haunted by her own imagination, Beckett turns to Castle for comfort. Set during and immediately after the events of "Cops & Robbers".

Post-ep for 47 seconds. Requested by a Tumblr Anon. One-shot.

An unexpected gift. One shot, though it's really a sequel to Shock. Complete.

Post-ep for 4x19 "47 Seconds." She doesn't know what she broke, but she knows she has to fix it – fast.

This isn't how it was supposed to happen. One shot. Complete.

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

A ficlet prompted by a Castle writer anon on Tumblr. Complete.

Cat's out of the bag for both of them, and Castle is crushed in the wake of the truth. Because if she cares for him at all - then how could she do this? ***Finalist for 'Best Drama' in the 2012 Castle Fanfiction Awards.***

It is imperative that we do things in the right order. A story that happens backwards. Sort of. Written as a present for cartographical.

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

SPOILERS - Pandora/Linchpin - 'Your songs remind me of swimming which I forgot when I started to sink.'

For Julie, who needs Castle and Beckett to not miss their moment.

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

Walls fall down; that's the nature of the beast. And no matter how Kate looks at it, she's staring at piles of rubble. And from rubble, where do they go next? Slight spoilers for 4x11 and beyond.

"It is not that I object to the work, mind you; I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours." One shot. Complete.

She met him once, long ago, thinking he was someone else, and fell in love. Caskett-Season 1 AU. -Part 1 of the WHAT'S IN A NAME series-2012 Castle Fan Awards, Fanfic: Best Alternate Universe Story nominee-

Futurefic - if you're optimistic, season five. If you're a realist, sometime after the series finale.

Kate finally sees what's been standing in front of her this whole time. For manuxinhace, who asked for something light.

They're magnets for life as well, and now that they've survived, they need to learn to navigate a life that has ceased to be his or hers. Sequel to More Than This.

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Beckett and Castle are assigned to work a case undercover.

A Valentine's Day fic. Happy Valentine's Day, Julie! I love you.

A Dash Companion. 4th in the Light series. to be read concurrently with Dash It All.

He really has to wonder how it is that they end up in these situations. It's like they're magnets for near-death. Complete. Sequel: More Than Them.

A writer, a detective, and her cat ring in the new year. A sequel to "Fluff." Yes, you should probably read that first. COMPLETE.

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

Third time's the charm for Rick Castle, father.

How could anyone be better than the image in his head? Meeting anyone but the head of the CIA would be a let down. A co-authored story from Chezchuckles and FanficwriterGHC.

Post-ep for the Wedding. SPOILERS. co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Multi-chapter.

Kate stumbles across a secret - no wonder he'd been so angry at her after she'd avoided him all summer - and reason comes from an unlikely source. Complete.

"I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand and the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love..."

A house. A blackout. A shot. And she's gone. He writes her letters, desperately trying not to lose hope. She's locked up in a room where the only thing that keeps her from going insane are the letters she writes him. Letters they can't send. COMPLETE.

"I know you heard me," he challenges. "I know you heard what I said at the funeral. I know you remember." A revelation of secrets leads to a fight between Castle and Beckett. In the rain.

Castle tries to convince Beckett of the magic of the season. A chapter posted every day. COMPLETE

Richard Castle discovers something unexpected when he visits Kate Beckett one December night.

Kate and Castle with a newborn Dash at Christmas - *not* the Christmas with Martha . Dash Companion 4th in series 1. Dash Away 2. No Light, No Light 3. Only Light - COMPLETE

4th in the Numbers Series. Kate Beckett was not a superstitious person but when the total of 6.66 flashed on the screen for her coffee and pastry, Kate couldn't help the feeling of dread that swelled in her belly.

Post-Cuffed fic. SPOILERS. COMPLETE

It's an interesting gathering this year for the 12th at the NYPD Picnic.

Every new addition to a family requires some negotiation. Beckett's father's cabin proves instrumental in that process. Castle/Beckett but exploring Alexis and Beckett's relationship.

No Light, No Light continuation. A Dash Away prequel. The morning after that terrible case. COMPLETE

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.

November 17th is Kate Beckett's birthday. COMPLETE

AU: carolina17 had this idea: What if Kate's mother was never murdered but her father was instead? This Kate Beckett never went to the police academy, grew up under the shadow of her mother's ambition, and has her own wall to deal with. COMPLETE

"Her tummy skips, a happy, excited sensation, and she savors it, this secret knowledge that this here, this evening, this moment, it feels like home." Follow-up piece to episode 4x07, 'Cops and Robbers'

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.

Castle and Beckett are trying to make it work. If only they weren't interrupted all the time...

Pre-ep kind of? for Killshot. Beckett gives Castle another bit of back story. TW: mental illness, and one brief mention of self-harm/suicide

Nine times. She had remembered each of them vividly as he had listed them off; she knew them by heart, just as she knew all of the time she had saved his life. Some spoilers for Cops & Robbers. 1st in The Numbers Series.

A Dash Away Prequel. Chapters 95-99 should catch you up . Based upon geekygreek's idea of pinky fingers and the overwhelming call for backstory. Content warning for violence: This is what made her see him clearly.

"The pavement is rough under her feet, and his name keeps time in her thoughts with the rhythm of her heart." Cops and Robbers supplement.

Nine months ago she gave him up at the behest of his daughter - choosing to break herself in order to free him. As dumb ideas go it's the worst one ever. ***Finalist for 'Best Romance' in the 2012 Castle Fan Fiction Awards.***

post ep oneshot for Cops & Robbers. for Gabee, who begged me

Post-ep for Cops & Robbers. The end of a hell of a day is quiet after all the chaos.

Kate was honest enough with herself to admit when something wasn't working- she'd been staring at the same few lines for nearly ten minutes. She needed to see him for herself. Based on promo shots for 4x07.

Episode-fic set in late season 4. The case of a body drowned in paint causes Beckett to re-evaluate Castle's place on her team and in her life. Complete.

"I'm fine," Kate assured. "But why would she say that she's not going and I quote "steal" you because you belong to someone else." "Well because I do," Castle said simply. Spoilers for Season 4, Episode 5 "Eye of the Beholder" Please read & review.

This is my take on 4:07 after I saw the recently released episode stills. This is probably one of the many takes out there on this episode, but I hope you'll give mine a try. Kate tries to help Rick and comforts Alexis. Some shipper moments.

Heat Rises Spoilers! Kate reads Castle's latest novel and has some questions for him. "Heat, like work, is energy in transit." COMPLETE

Kate Beckett is confronted by Alexis about rejection. SPOILERS for 4x1 Rise and 4x3 Head Case. A birthday fic for clayfish32, unspeakably early.

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

Castle makes a tough decision and reflects on it 10 years later. *Spoilers for season 4…don't read if you are unspoiled*

COMPLETE at 100. AU: Kate and Castle try to adjust to life as parents. Check out AC's preview video on youtube: /watch?v nARnCrP2Z98 Thanks AC!

*Season 3 Finale Spoilers* Richard Castle struggles with his emotions in the hospital waiting room while he waits for Kate Beckett to get out of surgery.

He can't speak, but he can't let her slip away without hearing those three words. Spoilers for 3x24. Caskett oneshot.

Post-finale. Castle tries to put the pieces back together.

He knows Kate will die first. Countdown companion, oneshot.

And she hates herself for thinking of it this way, but she can't help but think maybe she and Castle need to stop playing phone tag with other people's hearts. Ch. 2, Falldown, Kate's POV.

Once you read something, it can't be unread. Caskett.

What could have happened if Gina had been delayed just a little bit when she went to pick up Castle at the precinct in the S2 finale? Could things have turned out differently for the summer?