He gasps when her palm falls flush against his neck, and swallows when her thumb presses into the dip at the bottom of it, just for a second. "It's like this. Working on this case, it's like there are all these hands, and they're all trying to choke me." She meets his eyes firmly. "They're all trying to suffocate me and I don't see them coming. And I think if I could only step one step ahead, or have an eye on every single angle they could be coming at me, I will figure this out. And then I find out the one person I didn't think I had to be constantly watching is lying, too."

She’ll never admit it, but Kate loves watching Richard Castle work.

"No way," Castle said. "Drake Stone? 2009 Magician of the Year, Drake Stone? I had front row tickets when he was in Atlantic City."

Prompt, from [info]queer_fest: Beckett, Beckett quietly having a girlfriend the same way she quietly has boyfriends. Negotiating explaining her bisexuality to the others when the relationship comes to light.
Summary: Oh Castle, the things you don’t know about me could fill a book. ~“Vampire Weekend”

There are two new players -- and a twist -- in Castle's poker game.

All detectives are Sherlock Holmes, and they all have their Watsons. Six iterations of Holmes moments in six fandoms.

Thing was, after that Luci decided it was her duty to inform him about Ryan's love life. Or, more accurately, his pathetic attempt at a love life.

"I mean really," Beckett's voice carried, ringing with good-natured complaint as she grinned back at her fellow cop. "Could my life be any more of a B movie?"

Richard Castle likes to believe that there are monsters and aliens out there, waiting to cause chaos. Trouble is that this time, he's right.

Rick Castle and the Prophet Chuck. What do writers talk about in bars, anyway?

somewhere deep in her soul, a tiny, tiny part of Detective Kate Beckett begins to cry

Get Even, Castle, Kate Beckett/Richard Castle, handcuffs

Castle decides to make Beckett a Christmas present this year.

Beckett always gets the weird ones.

In the aftermath of 3XK, Ryan is hurt, Javier is worried, and everyone feels like they screwed up.

In which there is an early morning call-out, breakfast food betrayals, the pulling of pigtails, and a groove that gets lost and found.

Esposito liked to keep things neat, orderly. His clothes, his desk, his apartment, sure, but his desire for order applied to other things, too. Like his privacy, his personal life.

"This," Castle breathed, "is awesome."

Richard and Alexis Castle stuck in an elevator. Say no more.

The worlds of financial crime and wacky murder collide.

"You called her Nikki Heat?"
Castle looks up from his lap top to see Alexis holding a copy of his newest book.

Ryan opened his mouth to give a sharp retort, but a sudden look at the expression on Esposito's face made him close it again. He looked not only pissed, but a little too invested; and there was that strange feeling in Ryan's stomach again, except this time it wasn't heavy so much as tight and clenched, threatening to choke all the air out of him.

Kate laughs. It's wicked and mischievous and oh god, he is so far in over his head that it's quite definitely verging on ridiculous.

When a case takes him to New York, Harry knows just who to call for help.

Castle. Gen, PG, Esposito. 2,068 words.
"Esposito liked to keep things neat, orderly. His clothes, his desk, his apartment, sure, but his desire for order applied to other things, too. Like his privacy, his personal life."

They met at the Academy.

The problem with accepting a Madden challenge from Rick Castle was the fact that Ryan and Esposito had never actually played Madden.

Two points. Alexis is writing each one down so there can be no arguments. She remembers the fight the last time her mom and dad played Taboo. It wasn't pretty.

Summary: “Okay, listen up, Sparky. Esposito has been trying to woo you.”

There are things that bug Esposito about his partner. Fic #4 for my kink bingo card. ~8000 words.
Warnings: Bondage (Wrist Restraints), with a side of Barebacking. Spoilers for season one, episode 1x09 specifically.