Fic: Five College Careers.... (Castle, NCIS, NCIS:LA, BtVS)

[graycardinal]

This was written for the Not Prime Time gift exchange, which lives here on Dreamwidth and here on AO3.

Five College Careers Alexis Castle Might Consider (and the Consequences Thereof)
Fandom(s): Castle, NCIS, NCIS:LA, BtVS
Characters: Alexis Castle, Richard Castle, Kate Beckett, Tim McGee, OC
Relationship(s): Alexis/OC
Words: 2653
Rating: PG-13 (drug & sexual references; nothing graphic)
Spoilers: None.  AU for Castle (several times over), secondary character death in one segment.

Is it that the college you choose defines you for the rest of your life -- or that the life you choose will define the college you attend?