Title: It’s Life That Just Sharpens the Blade – A Wonder(ful) Years Timestamp – Part 3 of 3
Author: elrhiarhodan
Art Credit: kanarek13
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey (Peter/Neal), OMC, OFC, Jack Franklin, Reese Hughes, AD Bancroft
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Violent expressions of homophobia (Parts 1 and 2 only)
Word Count: ~21,000 (~8000 this part)
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, jrosemary
Summary: Set immediately after Neal’s graduation from Quantico (the story told in For the Ends of Being and Ideal Grace). Neal’s first days on the job at the White Collar division in New York are difficult. Life at home isn’t easy either.

Part One: LiveJournal | Dreamwidth
Part Two: LiveJournal | Dreamwidth

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( The rest of the week lacked the excitement of the first two days, and Neal was grateful for that. By Friday, however, it was clear that he wasn’t going to be an office favorite with anyone other than Agent Hughes. )

Over at White Collar Fixation, our favorite casually murderous con man, Matthew Keller has dropped by to answer all of your troublesome life questions in his new column, "Ask Uncle Matty".

He wasn't planning on making this a regular feature, but given the overwhelming response here at the White Collar Fixation vacation headquarters, the questions are pouring in (many by carrier pigeon). Matty has promised to answer as many as he can.

Thinky Thoughts on Seminal Scenes is a series of essays, originally written for White Collar Fixation, that explores a specific scene or group of scenes in each episode of White Collar.  Sometimes I focus on a scene I like (most of the time), other times, I'll take a look at a scene that (to me) doesn't really work.

Because I am an orderly and (somewhat) organized type of person, I am beginning with Pilot and working my way forward, episode by episode.  I know that some of these scenes (particularly for Pilot) have analyzed to death, but I hope you find a nugget of something interesting and worth commenting on.

(  “Help me out here, you’re the romantic. What’s the deal with the bottle?” )

I am a very, very lucky person - at least when it comes to the friends I've made this past year, here on LJ. Friends who've inspired me, given me strength when things have been rough, supported me when I've been down, cheered me on when I decided to write (and they continue to enable me, in all the best possible ways).

One of the most amazing people I've connected with is jrosemary. Not only is she an amazingly talented author, but she's super-smart, funny, insightful and one of the best people I know. She is also the creator and the powerhouse behind White Collar Fixation, the premier blog about all things White Collar. It's a place for happy squeefulness and deeply thinky thoughts, and discussions of some very serious issues.

It's also a place that's proudly respectful of all viewpoints, which is a hallmark of jrosemary herself. While the frontpage content is always family friendly, the blog is not shy about recommending all types of fan fiction, from Gen and Het to Slash and OT3. The range of recommendations on the site is breathtaking (and one of the real hidden gems of the WC fan community).

I am very, very proud to announce that I've been given both Moderator and Contributor status on White Collar Fixation, and I'll be cross-posting some of the content on my LJ to WCF and vice-versa.

This is a very, very happy day for me! Come visit WCF and share the love.