Fic > Castle > Quiet Silence Defines Our Misery

[effie214]

Title:  Quiet SIlence Defines Our Misery
Effie!Verse: None
Characters/Pairing:  Castle/Beckett...kind of.  They're both there, at least.  Mentions of everybody else evveerrrrr.
Rating:  PG
Word Count:  990
Spoilers:  Post-ep for "3XK."  Yes, yes, I know.
Warnings:  Lots of parenthetical comments.
Summary: He wants an assurance that he'll walk in the

Comments

[takethisstep]

Very nice, very sweet!

[effie214]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it worked for you.

[melissa_pbfan]

Beautiful. <3

[effie214]

Thank you!

[xleste]

This was beautiful and aching and sweet. I thoroughly enjoy your style, and the little touches like the Bedouin reference that hint at the layers of their relationship that we never see on screen.

[effie214]

Thank you so, so much. I definitely like to hint at the complexity that I swear lurks in their reltionship, so I'm absolutely thrlled to see that that element worked for you.

Thanks so much for reading and commenting.

[theaquamarine]

Beautifully written! :)

[effie214]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad it worked for you.

[mac_beth13]

So poignant, dealing with the aftermath of such horror. Delving into Castle's psyche is such an interesting place. He puts up a child-like attitude but he's a very deeply layered man. I love how you managed to convey how broken he felt and how Beckett was the only one to help him be okay. I love how you added more backstory to what he was thinking when he was being held against his will. Worrying about how Beckett would deal is so Castle. Well written!

[effie214]

Thank you so much! I'm glad this worked for you -- particularly the characterization, as that's the part I worry about most. You're right in saying that he's just as layered a character as, say, Beckett, and I love exploring those things he tries so hard to deflect away.

Thanks so much for reading and commenting!