821 Cruel Summer » by Garrae If he wasn't going to be around, what did anything matter? Justice. Justice for the victim, justice for their families, justice and closure. Justice mattered: being the best cop she could be to deliver that justice. Whatever toll that took. Whatever price she paid. Post Castle leaving, s2. Summer Ficathon 2021

95 falling apart is as human as it gets » by faithsette 'What do you say when you just cried in the arms of your dead mother's favorite author's child in the middle of a grocery store' AU prompt fill. Two-shot.

826 Dear Diary » by Garrae "'Dear Diary. I'm so tired. There's so much to learn as a detective, and I'm still bailing Dad out. I told him last night was the last time, and I really meant it. I keep going back to the file but I can't see anything more. I'm missing something, I know I am.' A chill ran down Castle's spine. He frantically turned pages to the next entry." Pre-series AU meeting. CastleFicathon2020

99Scentient Beings by Liv Wilder Season 3 story based on a Twitter prompt by Castlefied Forever. Set in the aftermath of 3x17: Countdown. One-shot. COMPLETE

28 Wrong Place, Wrong Time by GeekMom Set weeks after Lily was born. Castle's losing battle with his overprotectiveness and paranoia has Beckett wanting to get out. Unfortunately, she runs into trouble. Originally published as a part of Castle Season 9 MOA project. A great bunch of stories written by an awesome bunch of writers. Check them out! Marlowe owns the characters, but the characters own my heart.

45Surprised by RedGrayBall Castle is puzzled when Beckett turns up unannounced one evening to spend time with his family, not knowing that she's ready for a change in their relationship.

134 First, last, forever » by Garrae "What would you do if it was the last night of your life?" He knew what he would do. He'd do what he hadn't done before the bomb, what for long, desperate, gruelling and agonised moments he'd thought he would never have the chance to do. Two shot. First chapter T. Second chapter M.

340 The Space Between Us » by bingblot She needed to figure out a way to do this, a way to take the time to heal, for herself (that she still believed she needed), and still give Castle more, give him a reason to wait for her. AU for the summer of "Rise."

87 Brilliant Conversationalist » by Garrae Detective Kate Beckett is, Castle has observed, a woman of irritatingly few words. In fact, a woman of almost no words at all. Except, though her mouth doesn't talk, her walk says everything. And her walk is talking to him. Two shot, set in 1.04. PWP.

49 Desk Duty by honeyandvodka A desk duty kind of day. Something for #CastlePornado. Don't look for too much plot. Definitely set before Always. Thanks Lou and Katherine for the read-through.