Okay, this made me unbelievably happy. I read this before I jetted off to a terribly boring class, and it made me smile the whole two hours. <3

This totally needs a follow up, though. Is being hopeful silly?
Castle going and doing his own research... coming up with his own strange conclusions... come on. You're just teasing us! :D

Thanks so much for posting this! I'd been missing your writing... I just got my fix. Woo!
<3