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Title: What's Past is Present
Author: elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar, Kingsman (Movies)
Rating: Mature
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, June Ellington, Mozzie, Elizabeth Burke, Sachmo, Bugsy; Harry Hart, Eggsy Unwin, Merlin
Pairings: Neal Caffrey/Peter Burke, Peter Burke/Elizabeth Burke, Harry Hart/Eggsy Unwin, Harry Hart/Neal Caffrey (past)
Word Count: ~18,500
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon Levels of Violence
Summary: Set in a universe where Season 6 of White Collar didn't happen, Peter asks Neal - now a year or so off of the anklet - for some help with a art theft case. Ironically, it's antiquities from the Mosul Museum, which had been sacked by ISIL in 2015, that are being sold by a gallery on Park Avenue. Neal's eager to assist, at least until he sees the buyer's name. It's one he's unfortunately familiar with - Henry DeVere.

Harry Hart and his new husband, Eggsy, had their honeymoon in Italy rather rudely disrupted when an old target resurfaces in New York City.

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt, or, don't blackmail spies. They really don't like that sort of thing.

Author’s Note: I started writing this in 2018, as a Chocolate Box treat, but set it aside when I got stuck (when my characters started behaving badly). I found it last week and realized that they were behaving badly and going all out of character because I wasn't being very nice to them. They just needed a little kindness to get them back on track.

Like many of my White Collar stories, it's based upon something I read in the New York Times. In this case, it's about the New York District Attorney's aggressive prosecution of the sale and possession of looted and stolen art. You can read the article here.


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Title: The Bennett Family Legacy In: Family Traditions (GFSP XI)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Written For: Round Five of runthecon
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke
Spoilers: Caps from 3.15 – Stealing Home
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Seriously, you’re worried about warnings? It’s the Giant Floating Stone Penis!
Type: Comic/Picspam - 8 pages/15 panels
Summary: Peter and Neal discuss - what else - family traditions.

Many, many thanks to the generous kanarek13 for the exquisite screen caps.

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( The Bennett Family Legacy In: Family Traditions )

Title: Present Imperfect
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey; Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~1200
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Set a few months after Peter and Neal get married, Peter enjoys a private moment observing his husband when he is less than sartorially perfect. It's a pity that they are stuck on an Amtrak train from Washington and he can do nothing about it.

Author’s Note: Written for the eighth night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for sherylyn, who asked me for Peter/Neal, for the prompt "His button was undone". While Sherylyn didn't specify any particular 'verse, somehow I don't think she'll mind a little Wonder(ful) Years schmoop.

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( One would think, after more than thirty years together, Peter would have become somewhat immune to Neal's charms. )

Title: Don't Let It Bring You Down
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, OMCs, Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~5100
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: miri_thompson
Summary: Set early in the Wonder(ful) Years verse, Neal's just graduated law school and is stressing out over the bar exam, while Peter's getting ready to head off to Quantico and the FBI Academy. Peter's worried that Neal's getting burned out and wants them to take a nice, relaxing vacation. But life has a way of interfering with the best of plans.

Author’s Note: Written for Fic-Can-Ukah Day 5, for my wonderful and talented friend, kanarek13, who asked for Peter/Neal - Watching someone sleep. And yes, this one is LATE, officially LATE, unless we can pretend that it's still the fifth day of Chanukah somewhere (someplace where the sun hasn't yet set on December 29th).

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( Peter thought that Neal deserved a vacation. Hell, he thought they both deserved one, but Neal certainly did. The three years of non-stop classes and work deserved a reward. )

Title: We Followed an Unlikely Star
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Original Characters, Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~4000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Mention of death of non-canon characters, non-canon death of canon characters, reference to attempted sexual assault of a minor
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Peter and Neal, after nearly thirty years together, finally tie the knot. But they could not have gotten to this moment without remembering the ones who gave them the strength to love.

Author’s Note: Written for pooh_collector, for the first night of Fic-Can-Ukah 2016, for the prompt "On the Eve of the Wedding". Please keep a full box of tissues handy.

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(  “And now, by the power vested in me by the State of New York, I now pronounce you married. Go ahead, kiss each other already.” Mozzie, naturally, couldn't help but conclude the ceremony with the tiniest bit of snark. )

Title: Show Me What You're Good At (and you're good at everything)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Elizabeth Burke, Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke; Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Word Count: ~2350
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Peter and Neal are giving Elizabeth a bit of a show.

Author’s Note: Written for Round Four (Lightning PWP Round) of runthecon, for my delightful sinfulslasher's prompt, "Talent Show".

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( There are few things that Elizabeth Burke likes more than kissing her husband. But on that short list is watching her husband kiss his very pretty CI. )

Title: The Best Laid Plans – Part One of Two
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, reference to Mozzie, reference to Diana Berrigan, reference to Lauren Cruz; Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey
Word Count: ~11,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: BDSM, Consensual Impact Play
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Neal Caffrey, newly minted FBI agent, has been assigned to the New York field office and the White Collar division, but before he starts work, he needs a night for himself. A night to break out the leather and go hunting for the man he'd met six months earlier, the man who'd given him the best sex of his life.

Author’s Note: Written for cookielaura for Round Four of the wcpairings fic exchange. My recipient wanted Peter/Neal and likes BDSM. I hope this fits her bill! The scenes in the early part of this story were inspired by the short film, Interior: Leather Bar, which reimagines the filming of the mythical "lost" X-rated scenes from the 1980 Al Pacino film, Cruising.

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( Despite the prestige in the assignment, Neal wasn’t all that pleased to be posted to the field office in New York. He’d wanted to be back in D.C., where he could keep focused on his mission – to climb the ladder at the FBI. New York City, the capital of the world, the Big Apple, was filled with all sorts of distractions. )

Title: First Time, Forever
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Ellen Parker (as Neal's aunt), Joe Burke (OMC), Cathy Burke (OFC), Satchmo; Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~3500
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Teenage Peter (17) and teenage Neal (16) in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse, so technically, underage.
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Set very early in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse, when Peter and Neal are freshmen at Harvard (circa 1984). Neal feels like he's been waiting for half his life to have sex with Peter, if just because Peter won't go all the way with him until he's actually seventeen.

Author’s Note: A long over-due continuation of Love is a Danger (of a different kind), and like that story, this is written for my very dearest friend, kanarek13, on the occasion of her birthday.

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( Neal tucked the package inside his jacket and really wished he'd thought to bring a backpack or something. It was bad enough getting dirty looks from the cashier at the bookstore, but it would be ten times worse if anyone saw what he'd bought. )

Title: The Magic Between Us - Part One of Two
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Reese Hughes, June Ellington, Byron Ellington, Original Female Character, Neal Caffrey, Ford Tolman, David Siegel; June/Byron, June/Ford, Peter/David, Neal/Unnamed Male Character (past), Neal/Kate (unconsummated past), Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (long-term unspecified illness), non-canon deaths of canon characters, internalized homophobia, expressions of homophobia, gunshot wound, references to 9/11, talk of suicidal behavior.
Word Count: ~15,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Peter Burke, a young FBI agent, meets June and Byron Ellington during an investigation of a series of mortgage fraud cases. They take him under their wing and become his surrogate family. During his first visit to the Ellington mansion, he sees a magnificent portrait of a young man and becomes captivated. June and Byron invite him to spend Christmas Eve with them, and he begins to notice something wonderful about the portrait. For a little while, it comes to life. For almost twenty-five years, Peter spends Christmas Eve with the Ellingtons, and each year, he grows closer to the man in the portrait.

A/N: Inspired by kanarek13's artwork – or more accurately, the concept that Kanarek told me about, which set my brain whirring. I had the basic idea of this story plotted out before she finished the piece. I'm only sorry it's taken longer than I'd planned to finish it.



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(  He was always so cold – caught forever between the past and the future.  )

Title: Testing Silence
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Mozzie, Ellen Parker; Peter-Neal, pre-Peter/Neal, Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~4300
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Brief reference to intentional humiliation of students by a teacher, reference to underage (16 and 17 year olds) sexual activity, nothing explicit.
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Set very early in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse, four vignettes of Peter and Neal's life in junior high and high school.

Author’s Note: Written as an extra day (Day 9) for my Fic-Can-Ukah meme, for pooh_collector, who picked the prompts, "There is always one more silence" and requested a fill in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse. I also promised not to write super-sad death/dying fic for her, even though this prompt really could have gone that way. Instead, she'd getting super-young Peter and Neal.

Many thanks (again) to my creative co-conspirator, kanarek13, who provided the lovely and spoilerly artwork for the end of the story.

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( Before he started seventh grade, Peter had thought he'd love English class. All the new books they'd get to read and talk about, even learning about silly things like grammar and sentence structure, too. His mom had explained that that stuff was really like baseball rules. Sometimes they didn't make a whole lot of sense (like the in-field fly rule or tagging up before going from third to home), but they were important anyway. )

Title: Words Will Have to Do
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Joe Burke (OC), Cathy Burke (OC), Amy Grainger (OC), Jack Franklin; Peter/Neal, Jack/Amy
Word Count: ~6100
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher (who knows just how awesome she is).
Summary: Set in The Wonder(ful) Years A/U in the very late 1990s, Peter and Neal are facing a work-imposed separation. Neither man is happy about it. But there's such things as air mail and email and even international cell phone service, so just because they're apart doesn't mean that they can't stay in touch.

Author’s Note: Written for the sixth day/night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for tjs_whatnot who picked "I am writing you from a far-off country" – Neal/anyone, or gen.

Many thanks to theatregirl7299 who gave me the suggestion for this story.

Also, this isn't late. The sixth night of Chanukah doesn't end until sundown, and I've got plenty of time.

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( Neal watched, stony-faced, as Peter packed. “It's not fair.”  )

Title: Salva Me - Part Three of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Diana Berrigan, James Bennett, Lydia Bennett (OFC), Kyle Collins, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Neal/Keller (past), Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, physical assault, very brief reference to self-harm (OC), brief reference to clerical sexual abuse of a minor (OC), pre-story non-described death of canon character.
Word Count: ~22,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher who was heroic in her work on this story, despite having her own fic to write. Her advice was invaluable, even when I didn't take it.
Summary: Colonel Peter Burke, retired, runs a private kidnap and hostage recovery operation. He's hired by James and Lydia Bennett to rescue their kidnapped son, Neal. Neal is a priest who's been assigned to work in central Honduras, one of the most dangerous places in the world.

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( Peter was dreading Caffrey's answer. )

Title: Salva Me - Part One of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Diana Berrigan, James Bennett, Lydia Bennett (OFC), Kyle Collins, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller
PairingsPeter/Neal, Neal/Keller (past)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, physical assault, very brief reference to self-harm (OC), brief reference to clerical sexual abuse of a minor (OC), pre-story non-described death of canon character.
Word Count: ~22,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher who was heroic in her work on this story, despite having her own fic to write. Her advice was invaluable, even when I didn't take it.
Summary: Colonel Peter Burke, retired, runs a private kidnap and hostage recovery operation. He's hired by James and Lydia Bennett to rescue their kidnapped son, Neal. Neal is a priest who's been assigned to work in central Honduras, one of the most dangerous places in the world.

A/N: Written for Day 4 of Fic-Can-Ukah, for kanarek13 "This is the geography of his body" – Anything Peter/Neal. This is actually a joint inspiration. A few weeks back, I was very intensely bunnied by a piece of Kanarek's artwork (what else is new) called Rescue, and I was so delighted to be able to work Kanarek's chosen prompt into the story that was already eating my brain.

And when I starting brainstorming the idea with Kanarek, she came up with other awesome artwork to keep my inspiration at a high boiling point and then created the cover.

My deepest thanks to my alpha reader and cheerleader, theatregirl7299, who was also my sanity check and endless well of information for all things Roman Catholic and priestly.



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(  Colonel Peter Burke, retired, hated jungle jobs.  )

Title: Consequences of the Storm
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Kate Moreau; Peter/Neal, Neal/Kate (past)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Dubious Consent
Word Count: ~3300
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Set in the Dragon'verse A/U. Following a shattering revelation, Neal and Peter come together for the first time. The consequences are spectacular.

A/N: For the first night of Fic-Can-Ukak, for theatregirl7299, who asked for a Dragon'verse story for the prompt "The Lightning Spoke Well of Them" . Any many, MANY thanks to kanarek13 for the exquisite (and spoilery) artwork at the end of the story.

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(  Waking from a dead sleep, Neal can feel the electricity in the air. He can feel it with each breath, as if lightning is filling his lungs. )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Seven-B of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Seven-B )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Six of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Six )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Four of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Four )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Two-B of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000 Total
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Note for Part Two – Because of LJ's entry size limitations, Part Two is in two parts. This is the second of two parts for today's chapter.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Two-B )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part One of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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"It Must Be Now (White Collar fic promo)" (Watch on YouTube)

( It Must Be Now - Part One )

Title: Snow Day
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke; Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Reference to prior attempted sexual abuse of a child, attempted non-con, minor act of animal cruelty and threats of grooming and kidnapping in the context of a fever-induced nightmare.
Word Count: ~7300
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Set early in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse and inspired by kanarek13's artwork, A Winter's Tale, Peter and Neal are seniors at Harvard and get caught up in an early-season snowball fight. But it doesn't end with the last snowball Peter throws.

A prequel to Such Very Good Friends; Delicious Soup; and All the Little Things That You Do.

A/N: Written for the fourth annual Caffrey-Burke Day fandom event, celebrating the sixth anniversary of the premier of White Collar. Many, many thanks to sinfulslasher for organizing this event.

Artwork by kanarek13, who always inspires me to ever greater heights.

And of course, eternal gratitude to my friends who attended this month's White Collar meet-up – your love for this 'verse and your endless encouragement keep me going strong.

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(  “Ow!” Peter wiped the wet snow from the back of his head, turned around and glared at Neal, who had already scooped up another wet handful of snow. “Don't you dare!”  )

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Title: Wisdom Lies in Wait
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, eventual Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Spoilers: None. This story takes place in a universe where Season 6 never happened.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~5500
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Nearly four years have passed since Peter told the Powers that Be that if they didn't release Neal Caffrey from his sentence, he was quitting the FBI. They took him at his word and Neal was freed. Although Neal no longer works for the FBI, Peter remains his closest friend and more than that, he's the one person Neal wants but believes he can never have. For his part, Peter is almost unbearably proud of Neal, who has embraced the life of a solid and productive citizen. He loves Neal but won't even allow himself to dream of anything more than friendship It's a good thing that Elizabeth is the sensible one in this relationship.

A/N: A gift for my very dearest friend, kanarek13, because she deserves every wonderful thing in the universe. This was not supposed to be a story about love and longing. It was not supposed to be filled with angst and pain. It was supposed to be a silly riff on a newly acquired tool for Peter's household chores. Something happened along the way.

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(  Peter and Neal were all but out the door when they heard El call down from upstairs. “Hon, if you're going to the hardware store, don't forget we need a stud finder.”  )

Title: A Forever Kind of Family - Masterpost
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: eldorah
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Original Male Characters, Original Female Characters; Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~16,500
Spoilers: All of Season 6, Especially Au Revoir
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Brief scene of animal neglect
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: The year between his "death" and the final sentencing of the Pink Panthers brought a lot of changes in Neal's life, and in Peter's, too. Families are made - by birth and by choice - and both men learn that the bonds of friendship can never really be broken.

Author’s Note: Written as a pinch hit for eldorah's artwork for Round 2 of the wc_reverse_bb. Please leave feedback for her awesome art here, at her journal.

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Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Art Post

Title: A Forever Kind of Family - Part Two of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: eldorah
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Original Male Characters, Original Female Characters; Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~16,500
Spoilers: All of Season 6, Especially Au Revoir
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Brief scene of animal neglect
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: The year between his "death" and the final sentencing of the Pink Panthers brought a lot of changes in Neal's life, and in Peter's, too. Families are made - by birth and by choice - and both men learn that the bonds of friendship can never really be broken.

Author’s Note: Written as a pinch hit for eldorah's artwork for Round 2 of the wc_reverse_bb.

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( It had felt strange to leave the dogs behind, but he had an appointment with the trustees at the Louvre. He was presenting the first iteration of the new security system – and while he'd often brought Peter and Diana with him on his consultations, today wouldn't have been a good day to show up with the dogs. )