"Dark. If he could just see across the room…" "Fire. The car had been on fire." Immediate post-ep for 7x01 "Driven," written with caffinate-me (@aspen musing on twitter, aspenmusing on tumblr).

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.

It won't come off. Post-ep for 7x15.

A moment of uninterrupted quiet.

"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.

"The heat of her mouth could wake him from the dead." Maybe not your typical post-ep for "Driven." (7x01) Thanks to Alex (caffinate-me) AND Joy (International08) for beta, but all blame falls to me for this one.

"…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.

The night had been long and dark. My post-ep for "Veritas." Happy Mother's Day to everyone celebrating today.