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Title: Since You've Been Around
Genre: Castle, hints of Richard/Kate
Rating: PG, rated for general concepts, mild language
Timeline: Immediately after "Kill the Messenger"
Author's Notes: Okay... so there was this drabble meme and in an
epic moment of fail I never got a real chance to do it. But... I did come up with this real quick like from the prompt to do a Castle drabble. Of course, it's not really a drabble, and it isn't about Rick's Mal costume, but...
As for the "name" of one of Richard's books, it's not canon, but it fit the story.
Oh, and the title is taken from the Rosie Thomas song.
( Anyhoo... )