One of the last people Kate Beckett expected to find entangled in one of her cases was the man she had a fling with over a decade prior, but these things happen. No matter what she's not letting Richard Castle charm his way back into her life. Castle Halloween Bash 2020 Entry

Richard Castle gets the surprise of his life and looks to his longtime friend, Kate Beckett, for support. Will she be able to step up and help him with his newest challenge? - Caskett, AU. For Castle Ficathon 2020.

A collection of unrelated one-shots exploring various 'what if' scenarios. #25: What if… Castle and Beckett hooked up at Ryan & Jenny's wedding?

Grief changes the path that Kate Beckett had laid out for herself in 1999. It affected her career, it affected her mentality, but more it affected her family. Because of her Mother's death, she left it all behind. Can a chance encounter 10 years later help her make up for past mistakes? Sometimes to receive a second chance, one only needs to ask for it.

A Redemption Universe Story: Rick Castle is determined that despite a multitude of misunderstandings and wounded feelings, Johanna Beckett is going to be his "third time is a charm" type of mother-in-law…whether she wants to be or not; because he wants his family to be completely healed and happy before Johanna uncovers the underlying reasons for his mission. CastleFicathon2018

A/U For years, he thought she was dead. Murdered - he had been a suspect. He loved her. He mourned her, but the problem was that that person didn't even exist. The Castle characters aren't mine, but I raise my glass in Auld Lang Syne to Marlowe and company.

A sequel to A Night to Forget

On the brink of divorce nearly two years following the events of 8x01, Beckett uproots her life in New York to move to Los Angeles, where Castle lives now, to try to repair what she broke. Season 8 AU.

A collection of one-shots transferred from tumblr. Genres vary.

In which they learn what it means to be family. A sequel to Homeward. DISCONTINUED/ABANDONED!

'It's been exactly a month since Kate Beckett was admitted to the burn unit of the hospital after surviving the explosion of her apartment and she's proving to be one of their most difficult patients yet.' 2x18 inspired AU. Three shot.

Her best friend was getting married, and Kate Beckett needed a date. What she got was more than she bargained for. Caskett AU meeting. Based on the movie of the same name. Castle Summer 2016 Ficathon Entry. Complete.

Newlyweds Rick and Kate Rodgers are celebrating their first Christmas together. Rick is determined to make it special for his wife, despite their financial troubles. An entry for the Castle Winter Ficathon 2015.

When Rick Castle agrees to a meeting with the head of one of New York's more efficient crime families, he has no idea what he's getting into, or how it's going to change his life. A 2016 Castle Hiatus Mini-Ficathon story. Meeting AU. Job AU. COMPLETE

When a bridesmaid is killed hours before a wedding, Ryan and Esposito are called to solve the case. Serving as their shadow, Rick Castle runs headlong into his past; ex-girlfriend and current bride, Kate Beckett. An AU re-telling of 2x12 'A Rose For Everafter'. [An eight-part prompt from the Castle fanfics prompt blog on Tumblr.]

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.

Castle and Beckett spent one night together and over a year apart. Now they were neighbors and they had a second chance for something extraordinary. Pre-Series AU, Meeting AU. Caskett. A prompt response written for CastleFanficMonday and continued for the 2015 Castle Hiatus Ficathon.

AU meeting fic. Kate is a young mother, living in the same apartment complex as Castle. He is annoyed that the baby is crying all night while he tries to write, and goes to yell at her. Instead, he finds her disheveled and upset, pacing with the baby down the hall, and offers to help.

AU set post 3x22: Unbeknownst to Kate, Castle already made a deal with her captain to shadow her. Unbeknownst to Castle, Kate has a huge secret. For Summer 2015/2016 Castle Ficathon.

Set around "Headhunters". -The hammer blow comes when she least expects it, and it's devastating. He wants to follow another cop, and not just any other cop. He wants to follow Ethan Slaughter, this uncouth meathead from Gangs whose last three partners all died on the job under questionable circumstances, earning Slaughter the unfortunate nickname: "The Widowmaker."

The sun has just barely started to rise when she steps outside onto the path around the little house she calls her own. Overhead, she can hear the grinding gears of the lighthouse as the beam of light cuts through the morning fog.

Richard Castle has it all: fame, fortune, and Kate Beckett, the best friend anyone could ask for. Yet, when they're separated by her job abroad, Castle realizes he wants to turn their friendship into more. Before he can tell her, she returns...with her fiance. He's determined to stop the wedding, but will he be able before they say 'I do' (AU based on the movie Made of Honor)

AU: Violinist Kate Beckett is both nervous and excited that superstar composer Rick Castle is guest-conducting the New York Symphony's holiday concert. But when a murder takes place in Symphony Hall, Kate and Castle find themselves collaborating on more than just music. Entry for the 2015/2016 winter hiatus ficathon.

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.

Beckett gives Castle sparring lessons after he gets beaten up while shadowing Slaughter in Headhunters(S4) and then confronts him about his recent behavior.

'After her mother's death, after her father's dark descent into the bottle, the need for something light, something that wasn't stained in grief had become her lifeline.' A detour in Kate's journey to becoming a detective leads to a life changing meeting. AU. For Alex.

In order to pay off her family debts, Katherine Beckett volunteers to work at the royal castle. However, she gets more than she bargained for when she meets the prince. AU Thanks to Emma for the awesome cover art.

'They'll be fine. This isn't permanent. She won't let it be, and she wants to believe he won't either. Kate leaves their home without another word, just a final slam of the door.' For #CastleFanficMonday.

Mission: Surveillance. Subject: Richard Castle. Transcripts from 27 Feb, 2009. [Castle Summer Hiatus 2015 Ficathon Entry] See my author page for new M!rated companion to Ch 81. Now complete.

'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.

AU. Castle and Beckett meet during the bank robbery in Cops And Robbers. After the events of Montgomery's shooting, her own, and breaking up with Josh, will Beckett still learn to let Castle in? COMPLETE.

Post 47 Seconds. What happens when their inability to communicate pushes Kate past the limits of endurance? *My entry for 2015 Summer Hiatus Ficathon and #CastleFanFicMonday NO major character death and there will be a Caskett happily ever after. Promise. Trigger warnings for severe angst and suicidal thoughts. Rated M for sexual content and mature themes.

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.

The tires chew up the road, carrying him back to the city he escaped from less than two weeks ago. Back to the oppressive heat radiating from the sidewalks and the cold loneliness of an empty loft. Back to the haunted streets, where the ghosts of happy memories and what-might-have-beens lurk around far too many corners. Post season one AU.[Summer Hiatus Ficathon Entry]

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'.

"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

'Now, as he stands on the edge of the rink, his skates done up tight, he could not be happier as he watches a bundled up Kate Beckett glide around the rink.' A Season 2 fic, set not long after Boom. For Jill.

AU for 4x06 Demons. What if, instead of quoting Ghostbusters, Kate said the other thing Castle really wanted to hear? One shot.

'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.

'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.

Anniversary fic for my fic anniversary. Kate and Rick's 20th.

S1 AU Based on a tumblr prompt from anon: Castle's a doctor, a friend of Lanie's. AU Caskett meeting at Lanie's birthday. *Castle Winter Hiatus 2014 Ficathon Entry* Cover art by the awesome (ScribbleAStory)

"She groans as her eyes adjust to the lighting around her, or rather lack thereof. It's pitch black aside from a single beam of light shining from her right. A flashlight she quickly realizes. She turns her head toward the direction of the beam, drawing in a sharp breath at what it illuminates." Based on the Bones episode, Aliens in a Spaceship.

A/U What if Kate had two kids before she met Rick? This is the story of Morgan Beckett, 17 year old daughter of Kate Beckett and stepdaughter of Rick Castle. Read author's note for more timeline specifics. First multichapter fic

A few bad decisions and unfortunate circumstances leave Kate Beckett, age 19, homeless just a few months after her mother's death. Richard Castle happens upon her in the park one day, not knowing he's just met his biggest fan.

A sick day turns into a story day for Beckett and her oldest daughter. Fourth in the Pictures Series (A Hobby, A Gift, A Home).

'He finds Kate Beckett standing in the middle of her small kitchen, an umbrella opened over her head, her entire body soaked in the water that's breaching her ceiling and coming down hard on her and everything she owns.' Inspired by a prompt from castlefanficprompts. Two shot. AU.

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.

All five of them bundled up against a chill that dissipated the moment the rain stopped, leaving her not so little family tugging at bobble hats and mittens. Future fic. One shot. Complete.

tumblr prompt: They slept together after Ryan's wedding but never talked about it. Kate finds out she is pregnant but doesn't know how to tell him, especially after the events of 47 seconds (and Limey).

"But the longer she stares at him, the more she realizes that she knows him, that she dated him in high school, and that this is the man who took her virginity." Inspired by this tumblr prompt: childhood sweethearts who moved away and then into the same apartment block by chance AU

Based off text post on Tumblr. Castle and Beckett AU arranged marriage. In a society without true romantic love, Kate Beckett has been betrothed to a man she has never met since her birth. Now, it is the time for them to meet and start the year-long engagement before being bound forever. Can she go through with it? Will she learn to love him in a way that does not exist? Rated M

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.

AU first meeting. Her shoulders are slouched when he sees her. Everyone's are, but even with three layers of blood and make-up plastered to her skin the way she slumps as she walks is kinda cute.

Rick Castle thought nothing was going to top winning the Super Bowl. Then he drove into the back of Kate Beckett's car. An AU entry for the Castle Winter Hiatus Ficathon 2014.

Happy birthday, Richard Castle. No spoilers.

'"You like museums right?" Well. she hadn't been expecting that.' A season 2 fic set the week after The Third Man (2x14)

On the surface they are living the American dream, but as the sun goes down, so does their façade. An Alternative Universe

"You should know by now that you and beds are a very distracting combo." Castle and Beckett go shopping for new bedding. Pre-ep for 7x18, At Close Range.

"Richard Castle just has to be up to something. Kate has known her husband long enough to realize when he's being sneaky and her husband is definitely up to no good. He's been spending lots of time with Max, talking to him in hushed tones. And Kate has no doubt in her mind what he's trying to do. He's trying teach their son new words." Fluffy Halloween Oneshot.

When there is a divide of the genders, and when those genders only come together for "mating season", how dangerous is it to fall in love with your appointed mate? Star-crossed lovers AU. Complete.

A ThankYouTerri fill. Castle and Beckett attend the Sorenson wedding.

'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.

A prequel for the Dash Universe. "He broke out of a pair of NYPD-issue handcuffs to save her life, he put a machete in a guy's skull to save them. A baby he can totally do."

A co-authored story by bravevulnerability and seilleanmor. Castle accidentally gives Kate a black eye in his sleep, and Kate does everything she can to appease his guilt.

AU one-shot based on the Tumblr Prompt from toomuchwineornotenough: KB is a struggling single mom of 2 boys working part time at a pizza place to make ends meet. Castle starts buying pizza daily, then bringing her coffee every morning.

Post ep for 7x15 Reckoning. The conversation they never got to finish.

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 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

An AU story. Richard Castle is a bookkeeper living in Queens with his daughter Alexis. He works in Manhattan. An elderly woman rides the same subway line to work each day, she and Castle become friends. She introduces him to a detective, Kate Beckett, who is stumped on a cold case. The pair end up working together. Fate intervenes in this multi-chapter story.

She has a baby. She brought a baby back from Haiti. Can you even do that? Season 3 AU.

…the more they stay the same. *Season 2- AU Caskett story* Kate Beckett is bored with life, but when a serial killer starts dedicating murders to her- someone enters the scene to aid with the investigation and her life may never be the same.

'Discouraging a very doped up Kate Beckett from doing anything other than what she wants is no small feat.' A season 4 insert of sorts set between 4x16, Linchpin, and 4x17, Once Upon A Crime.

'Accidentally broke into your apartment because I was drunk' - Prompt fill. Post Always, during Beckett's suspension. One-shot.

Kate Beckett works alone. But her latest mission forces her to face the reason she went into her line of work and to deal with the man who has challenged her patience from the start.

AU. When a teenage girl is found orphaned after both of her parents are murdered, Beckett struggles to find the girl more family. When the DNA results return Beckett as a match, she quickly realizes the young girl is the baby she gave up for adoption. Set during season 6.

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

As Kate finds herself getting back on solid ground in her relationship with Castle, her world gets turned upside down by an unexpected visitor. As emotions run high and danger lurks will she and Castle be able to stand together and become stronger or will their secrets and lies eventually tear them apart? AU Set after 4x22 Undead Again. Cover Art by LordofKavaka. Now Edited 9/2015.

Beckett doesn't escape entirely unscathed from the explosion in her apartment. Season 2 AU. Collection of oneshots.

Richard Castle and Kate Beckett never met in 2009. What happens when they meet 40 some odd years down the road in an old folk's home? An AU meeting. One shot.

ThankYouTerri Filled as a prompt for Katherine (@Klff ). The prompt appears at the end of the fic, so as not to give the story away. I promise a very fluffy ending, and lots of fun prior to the end.

It's quiet. Just the rustle of fabric, quiet steps on the carpet and the soothing whisper of his voice. It's the small moments.

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.

Kate Beckett's not above doing crazy things to make her family happy.

My entry into the "Summer 2014 Ficathon." Based on 6X5, Katherine Beckett is a US Senator, as predicted by Simon Doyle. She lives between New York and Washington DC, Richard Castle and their three children have remained in New York City. As before, DC brings new and greater challenges. A story of angst. The unanswered question is, can they survive?

Matthew was his name and Kate could count on one hand the number of things she knew about him - A Caskett adoption journey.

This is a Season 7 supposition only. I have no knowledge of spoilers or teasers, this is purely an idea at what their winter would look like in 2014-2015 after that season-ending fiery accident.

a story in the Dash Universe. set a few years after Dash of Summer.

2014 Ficathon Entry. AU from 4x01. Three months after her shooting, Beckett is back - but Castle isn't. He's had enough and isn't following her anymore - and if she wants the happy ending then she's going to need to do the chasing, even if Castle is adamant he doesn't want her to. Now complete.

Katherine Beckett had options. Lots of options. Socially acceptable options. So when her mom's murderer was caught, Kate shelved her plans of becoming a cop, intent on living as ordinary a life as possible. But is normal enough? Meeting Richard Castle might be just the thing to change everything for both of them. #CastleFicathon

A direct follow up story to Inchoate by ColieMacKenzie. Castle and Beckett are both miserable following their divorce. Can they heal their broken relationship?

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.

When Kate gets into a car accident, the outcome of her injury is retrograde amnesia – she doesn't remember her life after 2008. Rick, as a result, is left to deal with the consequences of his wife's memory loss while she comes to terms with their life together. Based on a gifset by veraflynns on tumblr. 2014 Ficathon Entry.

"Detective Beckett," the man announced, and she nearly jumped out of her skin, "just what do you think you're doing?" / Kate gets a craving that prompts her to be too impulsive. Caskett. One-shot.

Kate Beckett is the new nanny for Richard Castle's young daughter, trying to pay back loans and attending Community College as a way to build up credits for her entrance into the Police Academy. She takes the job as delightful Alexis's nanny thinking that it would just be that; a job. But she finds herself falling for her charge's father and finds his affections returned. AU

His eyes find her across the distance. He disentangles himself, walks toward her and for a moment it's like no time has passed and nothing is different... Future fic.

AU 47 Seconds. He swallows down the thickness in his throat, turning to leave, only to find her standing in the doorway, her shoulders sagging, a hand covering her mouth.

Castle and Beckett never met five years ago. Beckett's Mom's case remains unsolved, and Castle has no muse. What happens when their paths cross? An AU Target/Hunt meeting.

A brief look at Kate Beckett's history as a Castle fangirl. Castle/Beckett

S6 finale-fic. 'Flowers dress the pews like garlands. The light strains of organ music drift down from above. Happy faces are everywhere. Candles burn, their glow like firelight and heady perfume scents the air. But the murmur of conversation, kept low in deference to their surroundings, is an incidental background to the single, jarring thought playing over in his mind.' COMPLETE

References to Room 147. Beckett comes up against an old case and shares why it still haunts her. Elastic collisions - because some things just hit you.

A Dash Universe mini-epic. Set four/five months after the events of Mad Dash.

AU. Kate Beckett tiene un gran enamoramiento con el cliente y mejor amigo de su padre. Un hombre mucho mayor que ella y que, está segura, nunca corresponderá sus sentimientos. Pero quizás esté equivocada... -Terminado.

"You're a detective… and this is a mystery for you to solve." He raised a finger, quelling the protest they both knew was on the tip of her tongue. "Clues, Beckett. One a day. This is today's." - A Caskett anniversary story.

A sequel to 'Coming Home'. "She thinks she understands – the life she led here for three solitary months is still a mystery to him. So she gives him latitude to catch-up, to ease into the small space she made for herself: the sharply delineated edges that her DC life was defined and constrained by. She resolves to show him that he missed nothing, while all she missed was him."

Beckett and Castle realize that her 'wall' is beginning to fall and they can finally see a future together. But nothing is that easy, especially with outside forces attempting to destroy them. While they are both determined to keep their family together, will living on the run tear them apart? Or should they just be more focused on staying alive? AU after Cops and Robbers.

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.'

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

Young Kate Beckett had looked for a night to forget only to find it turned into one she would remember for the rest of her life. AU

Post-47 Seconds. 'Kate stands several feet away from Castle's spot at the far end of the bar, hands jammed into her pants pockets, fists curled up tight with her short nails digging half-moons into her palms while the writer studiously tries to ignore her. "You're angry." "You think?" His voice is harsh, dripping sarcasm.

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

Fun two-shot based on Spoilers & Sneak Peeks for 6x08 'A Murder is Forever'. "Come here," he cajoles, his husky voice dripping bourbon and smoke from their night out at his bar; the night out that lasted until two in the morning when Kate pushed the last paying customers out of the door and locked up behind them so they could have a little private party of their own." COMPLETE

In response to seilleanmor's fic fugaces labuntur anni (based on a tumblr prompt) and combining it with stanaskatic's tumblr prompt I got that was entirely the opposite. AU from Dreamworld. Content Warning for Corgis.

S6 opening fic. Mild spoilers. "Javi, I can't come back. I have my work here and…" she sighs, lowering her voice. "We agreed on a break. I just—It's too soon," she tells him, embarrassed to admit what a screw-up she's made of everything; the fairytale romance so many people were gambling their happy ending on turned to ordinary shit by her hand.'

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!

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

Castle's surprise for their honeymoon. Roughly season 7 timeline.

Beckett is in DC and Castle is in NYC - Post Watershed - with all spoilers inherently in play. Decisions have been made and stands taken, but someone from their past will force them to face one another one more time. Will Caskette conquer all? This is my first fanfiction EVER! Cover art by dtrekker - Castle 2013 Ficathon entry-Rating M for some language and later chapters.

AU. Seems our detective has been keeping a secret all these years. Watch what happens when Castle finds out Beckett has a daughter and how they move on from there. Caskett. Set late S4-early S5. *NOW COMPLETE* R&R :)

Follow-up to 'You're The Cream in My Coffee'. Season 6 fluff. "So, Clear Blue? Or…or One Step, First Response, E.P.T.…? Castle, why are there so many of them?" you ask, looking at the plethora of pregnancy tests with something close to panic. "And what is this?" you ask, picking up yet another box. COMPLETE

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

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.

"In that moment she hates herself a little for questioning him, questioning their future. Because how can she question it when the proof of everything they are is wrapped up in his arms." 5x24 speculation fic. Spoilers for the sneak peek. Oneshot.

A short piece about the four days of surveillance that Agent Castle undertook before making contact with Detective Beckett. For Jessie - Happy Birthday!

An unexpected surprise brings big changes for Lucy Castle, as she struggles with the prospect of no longer being the only child in her newly found parent's lives. How will Lucy cope? What will happen when an unwelcome visitor returns to their lives with vengeance? Sequel to Changes.

Beckett's January 9th anniversary. For those of you who wanted to know what happened to them after that train into France. Third in the Unvanquished series.

CE3: Die Another Day. Sequel to CE1 and CE2: After the death of Coonan, CIA Agent Richard Castle attempts to find the man behind Beckett's mother's murder, but events have a way of unfolding exactly as they have before.

A/U – Alexis is babysitter to Beckett's three musketeers. What will happen when Beckett and Castle meet? Read Prologue inside Excerpt

Four years can make a world of difference. AU.

The Man With the Golden... Follows Close Encounters, a story in which Castle is a CIA spy and encountered Beckett during the episode Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind. In CE2, Castle partners with Beckett to solve her mother's murder.

an AU from Cartographical's list: What if Richard Castle was a spy? with special thanks to mjsofter for the cover art

Post-5x06. "You want more kids?" she asks, and it almost comes out like a criticism as she fights to hide her surprise. "Well, I'd like the option." And since that really only leaves the option of 'kids with Kate' hanging in the air, she does the only thing she can do, which is hop right over his declaration and keep on moving like it never happened. COMPLETE

Beckett's shot plenty of people, but she's never done this.

co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. inspired by the Richard Castle Bucket List on richardcastle dot net; set after 47 Seconds/The Limey. Chapter 9b is Bucket List in Paris, posted separately, and to be read before Chapter 10.

An epilogue to the epilogue found in Unvanquished. One year later.

By cartographical, Sandiane Carter, and chezchuckles. 19. Live for a year in Paris. Kate says, No, only a month, Castle. This is what Bucket List version of Caskett did over the summer hiatus.

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.

Castle and Beckett will do anything in their power to protect an abused little girl. However, when the case threatens to reveal their secret relationship to the world, will they be forced to give it all up?

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

"Castle!" she screamed. His eyes darted to the two-way mirror. —You can never know what's gonna happen during an Interrogation— TWO-PARTER STORY.

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

Kate was only looking to spend time with her son at the park, but what found her there was a chance to meet the man that saved her years ago. AU. Complete.

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

The title says it all. Co-authored by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. Spoilers for season four, but as you will see, quite a lot of it is. . .missing.

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

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.

Castle and Beckett investigate a spate of high profile strangling cases in SoHo, finding themselves wrestling with their feelings for one another along the way. Drama, angst, love and romance. COMPLETE!

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

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

It's the end of the world as we know it. COMPLETE.

Co-authored story by Topsy and chezchuckles. While Beckett has been struggling with PTSD, with becoming more, Castle has been struggling as well.

Kate is given guardianship of a friend's one-year-old daughter. Castle tries to help in his own unique way. Chaos and fluff ensues.

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

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.

by Sandiane Carter and chezchuckles. AU. Assuming all things are equal, the watch is for the life she saved; the ring is for the life she lost; but the bracelet is for the life she misses. SPOILERS for Boom! from Season Two. COMPLETE

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!

It was a summer's night and the smell of the old rose bush was as heavy as rain. Under the light of the moon and guidance of the stars, two friends finally take that step into something more.