"She thinks he's just watching all of the girls, but then he's still staring at her when she looks again a few minutes later. He's not watching all the girls, he's watching her." AU. Kate's a stripper, Rick meets her at a bachelor party. Prompt fill.

A second glance at Elizabeth, and Darcy felt an immediate pull. In a library one evening, his guard dropped, and he couldn't help himself. It was not a lady's imagination that led a rapid jump from admiration to matrimony skipping over love, but it was rather the heated actions of both. Deep feelings tend to get in the way when hidden and can undo the potential for happiness.

Darcy knows from his Second Sight that Elizabeth will one day be his wife. Of course, Elizabeth has no way of knowing his assurance is anything more than prideful conceit. Darcy's certainty will bring much uncertainty before it brings happiness to either.

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

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

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

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

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

As their working relationship continues to deteriorate, Castle and Beckett must chase a serial killer targeting the city's billionaires. Set late in S4, after Headhunters and The Limey. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry]

Darcy hides from his identity in Hertfordshire in a bid to reconcile himself to his duty and find peace before accepting his inevitable fate. What he discovers instead, is family, love, and acceptance. But what sacrifices will this new perspective cost?

A miasma of discontent has descended upon Pemberley once more. Can Elizabeth use her wits and clever tongue to bring the household back into harmony? This challenge inspired one shot is for mature readers only.

A kiss a day while daddy's away. Soldier Castle AU.

It's silly, and he's only come in a few times, but she finds herself looking forward to Tuesdays. To his easy smile, his bright blue eyes with their ever-present sparkle. A two-shot meeting AU. COMPLETE

One of the last things true crime writer Richard Castle expected when he took a meeting with convicted murderer Kate Beckett was to be sent on a quest for proof of her innocence, the other was to fall in love with her. A Castle AU. Written 2012. Revised 2016.

AU: What if Castle had never become a famous, successful, and wealthy writer? Struggling to make ends meet, failed writer Richard Rodgers meets Detective Kate Beckett under quite different circumstances.

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

"The countdown that fills the loft, as though on cue, answers for him, and a grin spreads across his face. "So, do you need somebody to kiss at midnight?"" New Year's Eve snapshots of what happens at midnight.

One-shot photo prompt set during 1x04: "Hell Hath No Fury." Kate tapped on the doorframe, knuckles knocking lightly so as not to startle or disturb the peace. "Hey. Am I…interrupting?" "Beckett!" Castle dropped his pen and struggled to his feet, clearly surprised to see her. COMPLETE

"Their feet move in time together, dancing to a song that can't be heard, crickets creating a choir in the background and merging with the soft rippling of the river in the distance." One shot, post kill shot.

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.

A Ghost Love Story. "He knew something was different the moment he stepped into the brownstone." Extremely AU. Caskett set in 1890. CastleHalloweenBash 2014 Entry. Now Complete.

Castle's had a few watches, down the last few years. Beckett has one watch. It has, according to her, been hers for the last five years. He's never seen her wear another. And now it's in pieces in her wrecked apartment.

An AU post-ep to 2x18 "Boom." "He cares about you, Kate. You may not see it; you may not be ready to. But he does." She saw it. She just didn't know what to do about it.

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).

Castle and Beckett both join the same dating website after incessant encouragement from their family and friends and start talking to each other without knowing it due to the anonymity of their profiles. Loosely based on "You've Got Mail." My entry for the Rom Com Fic Challenge.

"He's tired of fighting it. Tired of fighting the pull of her. Maybe it's selfish. Maybe she'd be better off with the robbery detective. Maybe it's the dumbest idea he's had so far; but he's not ready to give up yet." AU post 2x23. Oneshot.

[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.

"Still, she's smiling, and it's the same gorgeous, open smile that he's seen more in the past several weeks than in their first few years of working together, stunning in its sincerity. If he didn't know better, he'd think it held an unspoken dream, curved around honesty and love and forever." Castle and Kate attend Ryan's wedding just as their own relationship is falling apart.

Imagine that one person that irritates, infuriates, & insults their way under your skin to the point where each moment with him or her becomes a pop quiz in self-control. Now, imagine that you've woken up in that person's body. For Lily Evans & James Potter, learning to navigate this unfortunate and stressful new reality is truly a walk through hell.

The classic twist of Mr. Bennet dies, Darcy offers a marriage of protection, and he and Elizabeth must work through their pride and prejudices without being able to escape one another.

"She has the passing thought that she's even colder now than she was that afternoon in the grass, finding it harder to breathe than when a bullet had pierced her chest. His words always come at the wrong time." A one-shot of frustration and fear, set during Always (4x23).

Six awful months and Elizabeth Bennet loses her respectability, her home and her hopes for the future. What she doesn't count on is Mr. Darcy appearing to help. His ideas are unorthodox, but he might be the only chance she has. ***Rating Change with Chapter Ten*** COMPLETE

Det. Kate Beckett isn't so sure about her new partner, Det. Richard Castle. He's irritating and doesn't always play by her rules...he also just might be the one person she never knew she needed. AU set circa Season 1.

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

A new series about a certain British secret agent? Even if it meant no more Nikki Heat, the offer was a dream come true. A change of scenery and a fresh challenge were exactly what he needed. So why did Castle feel like instead of starting a new story, he was closing a book mid-chapter? AU from 'When the Bough Breaks'.

Post-ep for 2x24 Beckett deals with the aftermath of Gina showing up at the precinct and then leaving for the summer with Castle. She makes great efforts to move on with her life, and then disaster strikes. "Make. Me. Care." She uttered the words one last time in a tissue thin voice, as cruel, embarrassing tears coursed down her cheeks. "Too late, Kate. You already do."

[Post 4x10. Fluff. Gratuitous fluff. Also porn. Pornado June 2015.] Castle and Beckett wait out the rain together.

"She's wheeled into his room the day after Mr. Johnson dies, seemingly asleep, perfectly silent. The only thing he knows about her by the end of the day is that her condition isn't good." Sharing a room, waiting for a heart transplant, Richard Castle gets to know the quiet, dying Kate Beckett. AU. Three-shot.

"She can't stop looking at his hands, and remembering how he'd grasped her wrist and stopped her – stopped her – drawing her gun; and that one subsequent instant of hesitation turning to decision and the sharp grip and flex as his mouth had come down on hers." Rated T - but very strong T.

"Don't do that," she says.. "Don't act like this is some sort of gift." One shot, set after Always. Complete.

When he found out, he didn't seek solace in his old ways. Instead, as his dream of their future crumbled, he began his withdrawal into himself.

"If he'd gone home when he'd really started to feel awful rather than sticking it out until everyone went home, and if he'd not gone in this morning when he felt like hell but wouldn't admit it – well, maybe Beckett wouldn't have been driving him to the doctor now."

An AU Caskett meeting. Because regardless of time or distance, they will find each other. Three shot.

In which people have their soulmate's last words on their body. You're here. I'll be home soon. COMPLETE.

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

She wakes to a curious numbness in her right leg and a mouth full of cotton. One Shot, complete. Posted for Castle Fanfic Monday.

"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.

She doesn't really know the reasons she comes to this rickety old shack in the middle of the woods except that here is better than there. Better than being surrounded by the reminders of all the ways she failed. All the things she's lost. *One shot; complete*

She's competitive. She might not call it that, but she is. Has to compete with him at absolutely everything. Sometimes she wins. Sometimes he does. Maybe it's time they both did.

A series of conversations between Kate and Jim Beckett, in which they discuss (among other things) a certain mystery author. *Chapter 86: 'Private Investigator' ('Castle, P.I.')*

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

A fill for the prompt: "My tent just broke and I'm not about to sleep by myself in there now, so can you scoot over?". Castle, Beckett, and the rest of the team decide to take a trip to the woods. COMPLETE.

What if it didn't take a brush with death, or an ultimatum, or a confrontation? What if, one ordinary evening, she just realised she was finally ready to let him into her life?

'He's been coming to her library for over a month now and she likes him, really likes him.' An AU that explores the meeting of a burdened librarian and a struggling writer. Three shot.

Post ep porn for 2x14 The Third Man. A birthday gift for BerkieLynn, who deserves everything I can give but apparently only wanted smut.

'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.

'It wouldn't be the first time she fell apart with the image of him flashing behind her closed eyelids, the illusion of his touch on her skin enough to send her shattering. Just the first time she allowed it to happen when she knew he didn't want her back.' An alternative ending to 4x20, the Limey.

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

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

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'.

After nearly losing him in the explosion at the New Amsterdam Bank and Trust, she thinks she knows what she wants. How many days for a wall to come down? ** M-RATED ** Entry for the 2013 Castle Ficathon. ** Goes AU from Cops and Robbers ** This story was Winner, Favorite M-rated WIP in the Castle Fanfiction Writers' Guild Awards, 2014! *squeeeee*! COVER ART BY HONEYANDVODKA

Only one person can make him start to feel whole again, like something more than a broken shell of a human. One person. And he doesn't even know her real name. *AU based loosely on 4x12*

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

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

"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.

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.

ThankYouTerri prompt fill for Hope (tshlw). Kate's eyes narrowed into slits as she looked back at the woman who was openly ogling her husband's rear. She looked vaguely familiar, and that God-awful nickname "The White Whale"; she had heard that somewhere before...

"Stick around for next year, Beckett. You can be Pocahontas," he teases, nudging her with his elbow. "Not even in your dreams, Castle." An AU Thanksgiving oneshot set post 2x18 (Boom!)

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

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

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

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

'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.

Beckett: "What are we playing for?" Castle: "Pride. Or clothing." Beckett: "Clothing." A 2-shot take on the poker scene in 1.08. Pure fluff. No plot to speak of. Castle belongs to ABC and Marlowe.

"…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.

Post Cops and Robbers. The first time her foot grazes his ankle beneath the table he passes it off as accidental.

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.

'He's testing the boundaries, wondering how far down her wall has really fallen.' An alternate ending to Undead Again, 4x22.

"There will be a later, there will be plenty of time to do everything she's ever dreamed of with him, but now – right now she just wants him." A continuation of the 'Always' deleted scene.

He never liked that t-shirt. But suddenly it's becoming his favourite. More fluff. Characters belong to ABC and Marlowe

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

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.

AU. Eighteen-year-old Kate Beckett meets Richard Castle, and her father doesn't exactly approve. From Jim's POV.

"I know I'm who you think of when the moon is up and the night is late and that will always be enough." One shot.

"He'll never love you like I can." Late S4. Post epi for The Limey.

Elizabeth never meant for this to happen. One mistake-one simple mistake-and her life had unraveled around her. Now, on a path she never expected or wished for, she must learn about herself, about the things that are lost along the way to who we will become, and about the power love has to heal as well as to harm. After such a mistake, can she truly ever be happy again?

"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.

"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.

"There would be no unexpected sound of her key in the lock. No sound of stilettos across the floorboards. No laughing greeting or warm embrace or welcoming kiss. Not any more." -My entry for the 2013 Castle Hiatus Ficathon

[Any time in S2 post-Tick/Boom. Pure fluff.] Beckett has a problem. Castle offers a variety of interesting remedies.

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

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

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.

Birthday fic for my darling KT, who actually asked for this. "I know, Castle, I know," she sobs, doesn't know what else to say, she understands, and this fire is tearing her apart. COMPLETE

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

Post-Ep for 4x10: 'Cuffed'. 'Her body is buzzing with energy, pure adrenalin still racing through her veins, when Castle dumps her own handcuffs into the box of belongings she's currently holding, giving her a loaded look that she's too keyed up to decipher when she slowly drags her eyes up to meet his.'

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.

Based in a world where there was no Caskett doorway scene at the end of Always. Instead, that night ended with friendship and John Woo movies. Would Meredith's visit during Alexis' illness push Castle and Beckett together or break them apart for good? Winter Ficathon 13/14. Prompt one.

She doesn't like him. Not one tiny little bit. She hates him. She hates him every minute he turns those bedroom eyes on her and heats her blood and fries her nerves. Very early in Season 1. AU. Fill for the 2013 Winter Hiatus Kink Meme. No plot to speak of.

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

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

'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.

'It was 3 a.m. and her body was thrumming almost painfully with a need only one person could fulfill. If only she would let him.' Set sometime after 3x22. One shot.

He never thought it could hurt like this. AU for 5x05, "Probable Cause."

In that one moment, he knows he's ruined.

The last time Castle regained consciousness, he was just grateful to be alive. Now, that other world dances technicolor at the edges of his dark reality.

Beckett remembers wearing her Dress Blues at Roy's funeral. She remembers standing on the podium, and she remembers everything just going black. She doesn't remember the gun shot. Or anything else. What happens when Castle and Beckett have one less lie standing in their way? A season 4 AU, canon until 3.24 Knockout. 2013 Ficathon Entry.

M-rated chapters of Kiss Me, Castle. FMC means...EXPLETIVE DELETED Me, Castle.

AU from season 4, in which Castle doesn't let Beckett run from him over the summer she recovers from the shooting. "She is sand slipping through your fingers. You need to hold on for one moment more." 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.

Co-written with Kate Christie. "Those two were idiots to think they were still fooling her, or anyone." Gates' perspective on "Still."

Castle remembers this feeling, this hot rush of fear. Post Ep for "Still"

"I love you." A set of eight semi-interconnected one shots set at the end of season four and into season five.

After a vivid dream, Beckett thinks she's been given a second chance. When she begins to doubt the reality surrounding her, there is only one person she can think of who has come up with crazier things than what she's living through.

"She tells herself that there's nothing wrong with a night out. Nothing wrong with wanting to cheer her partner up, right? But there probably is something wrong with the way her pulse is racing at just the memory of his eyes on her across the desk." AU post-ep for 3x18 One Life to Lose. Two shot.

"Eyes wide, Kate stayed still, watching his back and praying to a long-forgotten deity that he would just keep going. That he would be merciful and overlook the cries that poured from her lips without invitation. But Castle had spent more than two years pointedly not ignoring her and she supposed it was too much to hope for now." One-shot set toward the end of Knockout (3x24).

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).

Prompt based on the unfinished conversation between Castle & Beckett in the isolation tent during 3x16: 'Setup'. "… I wish that I had someone who would be there for me, and I could be there for him, and we could just dive in to it together," she says wistfully." What might have happened next it they hadn't been interrupted... COMPLETE

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.

Fill for a kink meme (or 2). Read authors note. Takes place in early September. Castle decides he can't go a third night away from Beckett and gets proactive. M for a reason.

"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.

If it were possible for time to stop, for the earth to pause in its spinning, it would happen for them on this night. The hours between "Always" and "After the Storm." Now complete.

AU: Beckett is a uniform on the Vice squad at the 12th. It's five years before the season one meeting. Cartographical sent me and Sandiane Carter a list of AUs she wanted to see. We were both so excited about Vice Beckett that we each wrote our own. This is mine. Thanks to garnetgivealittlelove for the cover art.

"If only I had learnt to be a lady," Elizabeth whispered, "then perhaps I might be fit to marry, but as it is, I am not." Is it possible for a man, even one such as Fitzwilliam Darcy, to change her mind?

With a new bar open in town and his team AWOL Castle takes on a little undercover mission of his own, never dreaming that 'Ace in the Hole' is where he'll find his Midnight Queen.

Just like the dandelion seeds on the breeze, they had no control over their fates but they had plenty of hopes and wishes to keep them aloft.

Sequel to Wind and Waves.A love was lost before James ever loved Lily.Now almost 7 years later it must be saved, before time runs out on the ex-pirates.Because while the English aren't after them anymore, the Pirates certainly are.Read and Review!

He's your favorite author, the only man you've ever loved enough to want to give up all the pain your mother's death has caused you. He's the only man who has ever loved you unconditionally, beyond just the mind or just the body.

Everyone pretends to be a hooker sometimes.

A look at the lives of Richard Castle and Kate Beckett through the eyes of a relatively objective outside source. A complete experiment.

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.

An M-rated interlude to "A Better Fate," a story co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles.

"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.

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

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

Written for the Kink Meme on LJ.

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.

His laughter rings through the speaker, makes her heart leap. One shot. Complete.

The effects of the decisions these two make in the next few hours, will force their individual strands to twine together. They will live with the understanding that their worlds will forever be linked by the product of their choices. AU

Sometimes, the only way to become whole is to break first. Post-Limey/Headhunters.

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.

If this was what really being in love felt like Kate wasn't sure she was going to survive it. Not like this was news, but obviously something was seriously wrong with her. Winner of FanFic: Best Humor in the 2012 Castle Fan Awards

SPOILERS for Headhunters. "She's a little girl, she's a tigress, and she's a warrior. She's insecure and she's indomitable. She's everything." -Stana Katic on Kate Beckett, Parade Magazine March 16, 2012

Door. Desk. Bookshelf. Bed. Spoilers for the end of the Always promo.

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'.

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

Castle and Beckett work out their jealousy issues in a supply closet at the Twelfth. Post The Limey.

"...When you lose something you can't replace, When you love someone, but it goes to waste, Could it be worse?" Episode reaction to 4x20 'The Limey.'

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

spoilers for 47 Seconds. Title says it all. oneshot.

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

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

Castle and Beckett get married. The end, sort of.

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.

There is a reason she doesn't usually let Castle touch her. This is the reason. Spoilers for the 4.13 sneak.

She wakes up in his bed, with their unfinished story lying between them. Epilogue/sequel to "Because You're Mine", one-shot.

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

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

What if Kate hadn't realized the reality of her and Castle's situation so quickly in the beginning of Cuffed? What if she had let herself linger a little longer in what she thought was a dream? One shot.

If you want a story that feels realistic, and will make you laugh as well as cry, than this one is for you. Drama mixed with fun, romance, and unexpected developments for Castle and Beckett.

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.

"Don't you write yourself out of situations like this for a living?" Vague spoilers for 4.10 - Cuffed

New York City, 1925, Katherine Beckett walks into a joint and starts asking questions about a murder, capturing the attention of one Richard Castle. Together, they work to catch her mother's killer. Historical AU, ensemble cast make appearances.

"And that was all. Just a kiss?" Life after the kiss.

Kate thinks that she has never seen such a perfect sky. Season 3 finale fic. Sort of.

I feel so used, you didn't even get me naked.

A magician never reveals her secrets...usually.

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

Year 7 was the best of James' life - Head Boy, Quidditch Captain, and finally, the girlfriend of his dreams - until Lily leaves, turning down his marriage proposal. Three years later, opportunity knocks again.

A one-shot based on 'To Love and Die in L.A.' A missing scene. After the case wraps up, Castle and Beckett take a walk on the beach to relax. Just a friendly little stroll, purely platonic. Right.

After the events of Setup and Countdown, Rick Castle can't get warm without a little help. Oneshot COMPLETE.

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

Elizabeth finds herself a pillow that she is reluctant to part with.

Twelve years ago, Johanna Beckett was found in an alley, and Kate Beckett's life crumbled. Since then, one day a year, she closets herself away from the world to remember and to mourn. Today, she has company.

She can take him down without breathing a single word. Spoilers for 3x22. Castle/Beckett.

"Dr. Josh Davidson knows a lot about hearts." Five times Josh suspected Kate was in love with another man, and one time he knew for certain. Written after 3x17.

Based on the 2005 movie. What would have happened if instead of walking away in anger, they had just taken a breath and closed the scant distance between them during the proposal scene in the rain? A story about forgiveness and overcoming the obstacles of family, friends, society and their own pride and prejudices to find their happy ending. Fluff. Some characters are slightly OOC.

Beckett goes to dinner with Castle at the end of the pilot.

"You know, this story relies pretty heavily on me letting you feel me up in the back of a cab, Castle."

Something wrong, Kate?" he asked. "Do they have anything in common? The women you sleep with?" and there it was, the slight hint of jealousy.

Beneath her long fiery red hair lies a lonely girl. She's vulnerable, alone and doesn't quite fit in. Her parents died, she dealt with it. Her best friend ditches her, she deals with it. James Potter hating her...now that's a bit harder.

Six turning points. Six love songs. The same resolution: they never needed words to tell each other how they feel. Jane/Lisbon. Post: 2.13. Written for the Jello-Forever February Challenge.

Remus manages to rob Tonks of her Christmas spirit, but helping her to get it back proves the catalyst for something a tad more lasting than a kiss under the mistletoe. RemusTonks romance through OOTP and HBP. Started before DH.

LJ. "They didn’t do it out of love. They were not in love, nor did they want to be. They barely knew each other. None of this was romantic, not even close. What they had together was purely business." R&R?

What if your life was perfect? But what happens when your wife disappears, taking away everything good in your world? You have to start over, to try to find new happiness. And then she comes home, making you dare to dream you can find the perfection again

Lily and James loathe each other. Passionately. But when they're captured by Deatheaters and forced to stay in the same cell...well, who knows what will happen in 24 hours?

Through all the crying, laughing, & slapping, James Potter,‘just a friend’, is always there for Lily. So you can imagine her shock when she realizes she's fallen for him. Too bad James is already in love with a girl thats NOT her. Oh the drama! R&R

James is the pirate Captain of The Marauder. Lily is the daughter of a Duke. The two strike up a contract and the next thing Lily knows, she's on a Pirate ship, with one of the deadliest pirates after her. AU LilyJames Please read and review! Complete

Lily's boss at the Daily Prophet decides she's developed an unhealthy fixation with Aurors so he sets her the task of covering Gilderoy Lockheart's book release instead. But it seems someone has taught Lily how to smell a rat anywhere she goes. LilyxJames

When your boyfriend doesn't turn up for breakfast, forgets to walk you to Potions, practically ignores you in said Potions lesson and then makes up pathetic excuses to get out of spending time with you you know something's wrong. JL

Sirius persuades a reluctant Tonks to take an even more reluctant Remus out for a drink on his birthday. Will there be a spark of something other than mutual annoyance between them?

P&P movieverse. A very fluffy take on what happened when Elizabeth and Mr Darcy came back to Longbourn to ask Mr Bennet for his consent on their engagement. Oneshot

Lily and James hate each other. A lot. But when a prank is taken too far and Lily makes a stupid mistake and shows off to her sister about a boyfriend she doesn't have, everything tumbles downhill from there or did it?

Hermione cherished every moment she got to share with Ron these days...She was becoming addicted... RonHermione Now a multichapter fic by request. Set somewhere in HBP. Please R&R!

Fifteen year old Lily goes to sleep one night, despising James Potter, but when she wakes up. . .Lily still despises James Potter. . .it's just. . .she's eighteen and engaged to him. . .

Lily's having some trouble sleeping but of course, James is there to 'help' her. One Shot

With the cruel betrothed no longer between them, everything should be simple... shouldn't it? Unfortunately, for the starcrossed, this is not the case. HA

I was sixteen when I figured out I was in love with Hermione Granger. Sure, it must have been pretty obvious—well, obvious to everyone except Hermione and me. Especially me. I was a prat and I’ll be the first to admit it [R.Hr]

“Lily had a little lamb, Little lamb, Little lamb. Lily had a little lamb, Whose hair was black as coal! And everywhere that Lily went, the lamb was sure to go!” Damn it, Potter! Stop following me!

James decides his favourite beech tree needs sprucing up for Christmas...with stolen decorations. A James and Lily sixth year one shot. Fluff is inevitable, my minions.

The prose behind the dialogue. The thoughts, actions, and revelations that surrounded Lily and James during my alldialogue piece, Redundancy. It involves butter. And dinner rolls. And other stuff. Mmhmm...

This is an alldialogue fluffy oneshot about Ron and Hermione. Please review.

“Lily, getting you to go out with me is not a challenge. It’s an impossible feat that will only result in death or dismemberment. Or castration, though hopefully you’ll be kind enough to stick with the other options. But I have my doubts.”

Lily has a skeleton in her closet that she's not too happy about. PWP, fluffy, PG13, LJ duh. One shot.

Lily Evans was never paid heed to be the Marauders. Why should this year be any different? The six years are assigned to be a job shadow for two months. Lily Evans is assigned to be a Mediwitch. When James Falls, Lily must take care of him.

This is a story of Hector and Andromache, and how they met and fell in love. A story of how their lives were shattered by a war of two nations. Also includes important pairings and characters that play a role in the end of Troy. COMPLETE.

Oneshot. James finds Lily crying, something very uncharacteristic of the invincible redhead. He decides to stick around to find out why...only, things are said that he just can't ignore... Rating due to language Plz R&R

Nymphadora Tonks has been kidnapped on the Continent and Remus rushes out to save her leading them on an exotic adventure. Physical rescue will ensue, but will hearts be lost?

An all dialogue oneshot. Lily and James. Lily needs help with her Transfiguration homework . . .

James and Lily are having a little heart to heart in front of the common room fire. It's a pretty mushy fluffy one shot.

[LilyJames oneshot] James' last attempt to win the lovely Lily. Fluffy.

James, Lily, and their friends have managed to survive Hogwarts. Are they ready for what lies beyond? Sequel to Before Harry: The Marauders' Tale. PreHBP Completed!

A HBP Missing Moment. What happened after Harry and Ginny left the common room after thier first kiss? Here's a brief take on a possibility...

James Potter writes in an idea notebook about all of the creative methods he uses to ask Lily Evans out. How far will James go to win her heart? Find Counterpart to In This Journal. Complete! Written pre-HBP/DH

From the RonHermione HBP Missing Moments Series. Spoilers for HBP. The night before a funeral, Ron and Hermione take a big leap in their relationship. Rated M for mature themes and mild sexual situations.

Part of the RonHermione HBP Missing Moments series. Spoilers for HBP. The day after Ron is poisoned, Hermione seeks him out for a heart to heart that will change everything. Rated T for mild adult themes.

Remus could run from what he wanted for only so long. A Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks oneshot. HBP SPOILERS

[Complete] In their train ride towards their seventh year, James and Lily are transported to the future, where their son Harry is about to start his seventh year. How will their travel effect their life in the present? How will it effect the future? JL HG

By all appearances, James Potter has been lost in the darkness of life. It has become a series of trials and annoyances, but possibly, the unrelenting presence of Lily Evans could make things different.

In her seventh and final year at Hogwarts, Lily Evans finds herself facing a tragedy that leaves her life in pieces. She ultimately finds great strength both within herself and those she never would have expected. FINAL CHAPTER UP July 8 05!

LJ, one shot. Both Lily and James are taking Defence Against the Dark Arts. Both Lily and James need a textbook. Problem is, there's one copy left.

COMPLETE! Lily and James had many rendezvous by the lake over their years at Hogwarts. Some were more pleasant than others.

(Sequel to Ripples in Time) Free of the Order, Van Helsing has been living in Transylvania for a year now. But an old, forgotten nemesis (NOT Dracula) soon comes back to haunt him. The question: is he up for doing battle with a god?

Evelyn isn't feeling so great, so she goes to Rick for a little selfesteem boost. OneShot.

COMPLETE She detested Quidditch, broomsticks, and anything to do with heights, really. Gravity was her best friend, and she firmly believed that anyone who fancied flying had to be mental, until Potter came along with an offer she couldn't refuse...

With a little help from his friends, Remus Lupin is going to come out of his shell whether he's ready or not! Just a fun little Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks dramady. Sirius and Harry make important appearances. COMPLETE!

James and Lily. Stuck under a sprig of enchanted mistletoe. The only way to get out? A kiss. rnrn“Sorry, flower, only one way.” He puckered his lips in a way that would make any other girl dizzy, but Lily just raised her eyebrows. rnrn“In your dreams, Pot

[One Shot] "You know he was someone special because she never brought one of her boyfriends home before."

Love, betrayal, and jealousy: the true reasons for Van Helsing and Dracula's failed friendship. Set in Transylvania, it is a tale of how Dracula changed from a man to a monster, and how even death does not stop real love. †COMPLETED†

After having a fight with his wife, Nymphadora Tonks, a drunken Remus Lupin encounters a waspish Hestia Jones in the middle of an empty Muggle bar.

Tonks finds out exactly how much fun Lupin can get... when mixed with a little alcohol. FINAL CHAPTER UP! LupinTonks

[one-shot] “What is this?” Lily demanded as she entered the room, marching up to the sole occupant and yanking her shirt collar down to expose the dark mark on her neck.

Lily's parents arranged her marriage to a wizard when she was born, and sealed the deal with a binding magical contract! Nobody counted on Lily choosing not to cooperate! Someone's heart will get broken. Will it be her own? COMPLETE

Hector and Andromache face an arranged marriage, but upon meeting each other learn that it may not be so bad. Each is determined to be stronger, but just like peace, there are no losers when love prevails. Duty and romance do not always have to conflict.

The row to end all rows. Analyzing someone's faults has never been this frustrating. Will Ron & Hermione ever get the happy ending they deserve? Written before HBP. RHr.

During an exceptionally dull History Of Magic lesson, James feels it's the right time to tell Lily how he feels about her. Too bad she's not an avid fan of note passing.

One Shot James Potter has liked Lily Evans for years, and she's hated him for just as long. How will she react when he tells her that he actually loves her?

At the end of her Hogwarts career, Lily Evans feels less than satisfied. Can anyone, possibly a raven haired, hazel eyed anyone, snap her out of it? One shot!

Lily & James. One shot. Lily has stolen something of James', and he's determined to get it back no matter how long it takes.

In a far away kingdom, where dragons and magic are real, a young commoner witch starts on her journey. But she will have to face many dangers before she can meet her fairytale ending.

James & Lily. One shot. James finds a girl in a coffee shop he thought he lost long ago. Songfic. Inspired by BBMak's Miss You More.

When James blackmails Lily into spending time with him in order to get back her notes to study for her NEWTs, will she see the side of him that actually cares about her, or will she kill him before she gets the chance? lovehate, post Oopt. reviews loved!

Hermione finds a unique way to get Ron to do his homework. COMPLETE.

LJ, one-shot. Sad, dark blue fluff, the silkier kind. 'You must have loved her very much, not many people remember enough to wait.'

HectorAndromache. A story of how them met, fell in love, and their life together. Follows both Iliad and the movie. FINISHED.

Hermione's poisoned by one of Hagrid's Magical Creatures & Ron's left with the task of keeping her awake while they await help, or else she'll die. In doing so, he learns that his feelings for her are not as one-sided as he's always believed. COMPLETE.

Lily keeps a journal of all the times James Potter asks her out and of all the things he does to try and win her over. Complete! Written pre-HBP/DH

Tonks has a special someone in her life, but who? Ron and Harry, sick of the speculation, dare Ginny and Hermione to come right out and ask. But the answer might be a little more than they bargained for. This is your official marshmallow fluff warning.

On one lazy Saturday afternoon, Ron and Hermione are sitting in the common room. Harry burst in to tell Hermione the dating advice she gave him worked, and then Ron decides to ask for some advice of his own. (One shot!)

An innocent walk to the common room is the trigger for a reassessment of feelings, as Lily Evans begins to realise that there is more to her maddening suitor Potter than meets the eye.

LJ, one-shot, fluffy to the max, baby. While clearing out Remus's attic, Harry finds a recording of his parents, of a very special Sunday they shared.

James has to tell Lily something, but it's really hard when she keeps smiling at him like that. One-shot. R&R

She started going out with him in seventh year. Once James had deflated his head a bit." James is desperate, but can he really change everything he is for a girl? Well... he can try. ::It's done! And it's won awards!::

*PART 3 IS UP**RATING CHANGE**R VERSION OF PART 3 AVAILABLE* I always wondered what would have happened had Evie actually kissed Rick during her inebriated excursion… simply, my take on that situation. This is my first “Mummy” fan fiction.

Hermione debates her love for Ron with a flower. Please R&R!! *Complete*

Rick and Evelyn get trapped in a pitch black closet, finally forcing them to talk about their “relationship.” No good can come of this! Or . . . can it? Fluffy dialogue alert:):):)

It is her seventh year at Hogwarts and Lily spends a romantic, moonlit evening with someone who loves her dearly.

Yet another fluff-fest. Excellent. Reviews encouraged.

Rick and Evelyn's first date.

In-betweener. Rick, Evelyn, Jonathan, and the American party travel back through the desert after the first trip to Hamunaptra.

When the group returns to England after the first defeat of Imhotep, Rick starts a lie that spreads amongst Evy's friends.

Murdered by her Medjai lover the night before her wedding, Nefertiri's legend has been obscured by history and painful memories...a twist on the ancient love story...Chapter 30 is up!!!! ~~FINISHED~~ Merci to everyone:):):) ~Buff

After retrieving Ron's Astronomy homework during the middle of the night, he and Hermione stumble upon a very familiar mirror...

In case you aren't getting enough fluff in your diet... in the same style as, but not connected to, my other "Conversations" stories. Happy New Year!

Pretty much what the title says. Companion piece (not necessarily a sequel) to Conversations Atop a Camel.

Evelyn and Rick have a conversation about the previous night when Evelyn was drunk.

Pretty much what the title says. Set during the first movie's journey to Hamunaptra. First-class ticket to fluffville. All aboard!

Another in-betweener: O'Connell gets to know the Carnahans during the early stages of their expedition. Reviews welcome!

*cough* James Potter's got some issues. Actually, he's got one issue. Her name is Lily Evans. She's his roommate, teammate, and best friend. And then for a couple misunderstandings... [COMPLETE. Sappy. PG13 for language. Have fun.]

The morning after the night before.

After they return from Hamunaptra, Evy tries to figure out which direction she and Rick's relationship should go.

Hermione tries to tell Ron how she feels about him. Set after GoF. Please R/R, it's my first fic!

The trouble about riding off into the sunset is that sooner or later it gets dark. :)

An in-betweener--Evelyn gets drunk.

What if Harry tried to use the Marauders' Map to meet his father?