“The Long Summer”
A drabble of 100 words
By December21st
Fandom: Castle
Rating: G
Pairing: None
Warnings: None
Summary: Beckett has something to look forward to. Response to
castle100 challenge Heat Wave.
Cops are not, as a rule, particularly creative when it comes to humor. Beckett loses track of how many times her oh-so-clever colleagues ask "Hey, do you think we'll have a Heat Wave this summer?"
Her answers vary between "Do I look like the weather girl?" and “No, but I know someplace hot you can go.” and "Funny. You should write a book." Ryan and Esposito think it's hilarious, but that's okay. The "Roach" jokes they get sometimes come with living props.
It's cold comfort knowing that, with "Naked Heat" coming out this fall, next summer will undoubtedly be worse.