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Title: Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places – Chapter Thirty of Thirty
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Reese Hughes, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Olivia Benson (L&O: SVU), Section Chief Bruce (McKinsey) Original Characters
Spoilers: White Collar, all of Season 5; no specific spoilers for L&O: SVU, but set in Season 15. No spoilers for Season 6, A/U from S5 finale forward.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, torture (off-camera), rape (off-camera),
Word Count: This chapter – ~8,600 / ~90,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Story Summary: Six months after Neal disappears, Peter still has no answers and his decision not to go to Washington has had significant repercussions for both his career and his marriage.
Chapter Summary: Neal finds the courage he needs to leave the safety of his apartment. He has to go see Peter, but when he arrives at the FBI Building, he's greeted with some unexpected news. And when he finally does talk with Peter, he gets the shock of his life.

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Previous Chapters: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen | Chapter Sixteen | Chapter Seventeen | Chapter Eighteen | Chapter Nineteen | Chapter Twenty | Chapter Twenty-One | Chapter Twenty-Two | Chapter Twenty-Three | Chapter Twenty-Four | Chapter Twenty-Five | Chapter Twenty-Six | Chapter Twenty-Seven | Chapter Twenty-Eight | Chapter Twenty-Nine

A/N: Title from Alan Hovhaness’ wind concerto, which takes it from the Old Testament.


Art by kanarek13

( Sometime in Late April – Wednesday Afternoon )

Title: Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places – Chapter Twenty-Eight
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Reese Hughes, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Olivia Benson (L&O: SVU), Section Chief Bruce (McKinsey) Original Characters
Spoilers: White Collar, all of Season 5; no specific spoilers for L&O: SVU, but set in Season 15. No spoilers for Season 6, A/U from S5 finale forward.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, torture (off-camera), rape (off-camera)
Word Count: This chapter – ~3200/ ~90,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Story Summary: Six months after Neal disappears, Peter still has no answers and his decision not to go to Washington has had significant repercussions for both his career and his marriage.
Chapter Summary: Peter goes to see Neal, and Neal surprises him. Mozzie, though, is angry.

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Previous Chapters: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen | Chapter Sixteen | Chapter Seventeen | Chapter Eighteen | Chapter Nineteen | Chapter Twenty | Chapter Twenty-One | Chapter Twenty-Two | Chapter Twenty-Three | Chapter Twenty-Four | Chapter Twenty-Five | Chapter Twenty-Six | Chapter Twenty-Seven

A/N: Title from Alan Hovhaness’ wind concerto, which takes it from the Old Testament. New chapters will be posted to my LJ every Thursday and to the relevant communities on Fridays.


Art by kanarek13

( Sometime in Late January - Saturday Afternoon  )

Title: Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places – Chapter Twenty-Six
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Reese Hughes, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Olivia Benson (L&O: SVU), Section Chief Bruce (McKinsey) Original Characters
Spoilers: White Collar, all of Season 5; no specific spoilers for L&O: SVU, but set in Season 15. No spoilers for Season 6, A/U from S5 finale forward.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, torture (off-camera), rape (off-camera),
Word Count: This chapter – ~2500 / Total – ~90,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Story Summary: Six months after Neal disappears, Peter still has no answers and his decision not to go to Washington has had significant repercussions for both his career and his marriage.
Chapter Summary: Neal is home, in his apartment and he tries to settle back and find his own normal. Peter and Elizabeth, too, are searching for what they've lost over the last six months. And they just might have found it.

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Previous Chapters: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen | Chapter Sixteen | Chapter Seventeen | Chapter Eighteen | Chapter Nineteen | Chapter Twenty | Chapter Twenty-One | Chapter Twenty-Two | Chapter Twenty-Three | Chapter Twenty-Four | Chapter Twenty-Five |



A/N: Title from Alan Hovhaness’ wind concerto, which takes it from the Old Testament. New chapters will be posted to my LJ every Thursday and to the relevant communities on Fridays.


Art by kanarek13

( Sometime in Late January – Friday Evening )

Title: This Year, Next Year - A Wonder(ful) Year Story
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Joe Burke (Original Character), Cathy Burke (Original Characters)
Pairing:: Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey
Word Count: ~8500
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Frank talk of end of life issues
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher , theatregirl7299
Summary: Peter, Neal and Peter's parents, Joe and Cathy Burke, are at Peter and Neal's vacation house in Vermont to celebrate Christmas. Peter's mother is sick, but Peter doesn't know how bad it really is.

Author’s Note: A very late entry for the White Collar Hurt Comfort Advent on whitecollarhc. Thank you, my dear friend kanarek13, for running this challenge again and for your patience. This was due on the 23rd.

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( Neal looked up from his laptop. Even though it was Christmas and he and Peter were technically on vacation until the third of January, he still needed to check his work email. The agreement was that the office mail accounts were turned off on their cellphones and they could only check for messages when no one else was around.  )

(And also, today's edition of the Daily Neal).


I can just imagine how ugly that sweater must be

Title: What is Mine I Keep
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke,
/Pairings: Peter/Elizabeth, pre-Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~5000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher, theatregirl7299 - This is the fully beta'd version.
Summary: Continuing the tale first told in Weep to Break the World (the first story in the Dragon'Verse). As Peter promised, Neal has been obedient and earned some privileges, so Peter takes him to meet his clan chief, Elizabeth. If Elizabeth doesn't eat him, maybe Neal will learn how to transform.

A/N: Written for the seventh night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for palombaggia. She asked for "Only here, only now" with Peter/Neal. Technically, this is not late, because the holiday runs from sundown to sundown, so until 4:29 PM, it's still the Seventh Night of Chanukah.

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(  Peter had shown up at his apartment around the crack of dawn, waited impatiently for him to get dressed, handed him a go-cup of some rather inferior coffee and a surprisingly tasty donut before hustling him downstairs and into his car. )

Title: The Language of Love
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Elizabeth
Spoilers: All S6 episodes up to S6.05 – Whack-a-Mole
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Tiny angsty moment about pregnancy. Tiny angsty Neal moment.
Word Count: ~1100
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Peter and Elizabeth have their own special language.

A/N: Written for the fifth night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for my friend aragarna. She picked "Beyond the confines of ordinary language" and asked for a story featuring Peter and Elizabeth. Also, written before the series finale aired.

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(  They've always had their own language, even beyond the shorthand for the deep love they shared.  )

This is it. The end. After tonight, it's really, truly, absolutely over. At least for canon.

I'm not sure how this edition of The Post Ep Dish is going to play out. I may do a running squee, I may just leave a few composed thoughts. I do know that in the coming days, I'll try to write up some type of full-fledged reaction post, much like I've done in the first few seasons.

So, here we go. ( Au revoir, but far too soon )

And one very non-spoilery comment, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Weep to Break the World – Part Two
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Reese Hughes, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, OMC; Pre-Peter/Neal, past Neal/Kate
Word Count: ~14,000 (two parts)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Mention of canon death of canon character
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Artwork: kanarek13
Summary: An A/U riff on Pilot, where Neal is not successful in his attempt to break out of prison. Peter goes to Sing-Sing to deal with the fallout. It is, once more, the start of a very beautiful friendship.

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( Weep To Break the World, Part Two )

Title: After Rain
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Mozzie, Blake, Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth Tudor, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Bathing, Shaving, Misuse of Elizabethan Clothing
Word Count: ~6000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Set in the Gloriana ‘verse – an Elizabethan A/U where Peter works as an agent of Queen Elizabeth’s First Secretary, Lord Francis Walsingham. It’s late in Gloriana’s reign and Peter is commanded to join the English army and guard the coast against the Spanish invaders. Neal must stay in London, and work as Walsingham’s spy. Their parting is long and difficult, but there is much comfort to be had on the return home.

A/N: For joy2190 for the very first night of Fic-Can-Ukah 2014. She asked for “After the Rain Stopped” in the Gloriana’verse.

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( It had been an unnaturally cold spring, and it would likely be a cold summer too.  )

Title: One Hundred and Six Ficlets – Three Sentence A/Us
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G through NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, June Ellington, Mozzie, Reese Hughes, Diana Berrigan, Satchmo, Bugsy, Vincent Adler, Matthew Keller, Gordon Taylor, Byron Ellington, Bradfor (Ford) Tolman; Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Peter/Mozzie, Neal/Keller, Neal/Adler, Neal/Mozzie, Neal/Sara, Mozzie/Keller, June/Byron, Mozzie/Sara
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Non-Con, Dub-Con, Murder, Animal Sex (not beastiality), Death of canon characters, Power Imbalance, Coercion. Possibly others – if you are easily triggered, proceed with caution
Word Count: ~9000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Last May, I did a three-sentence A/U prompt meme, where I asked readers to give me an A/U prompt and a pairing or character. The challenge was to write a complete story in three sentences. All told, I filled 106 prompts. Some of these are tiny tags to existing fics, others are clearly the start of something major.

The prompts range from crossovers and fusions to historical a/us to some very creative and challenging scenarios. Thank you to everyone who left prompts for me, I hope you have a chance to enjoy all of these again.

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(  One Hundred and Six Ficlets )

Escalating sadness as we're down to the last three episodes. This one promises much, and I hope it delivers.

On a side note, I was fortunate enough to be on location for a few scenes. Got a hug and "how are you" from Tim and a fist bump from a very under-the-weather Mattie.

So, like Burma and Stealing Home, regardless of the actual quality of the episode, it will have a very fond place in my heart.

( Of course, spoilers ahead. This is the Dish, what do you expect? )

Title: Collateral Damage
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Matthew Keller, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~4800
Spoilers: S6.03 - Uncontrolled Variables, all of Season 6 to date
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Neal doesn't much like the man he sees in the mirror. Episode tag to S6.03 - Uncontrolled Variables.

Author’s Note: See end for author's notes.

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( Neal looked in the mirror and didn't much like the ugliness he saw. )

Title: Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places – Chapter Twenty-Three
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Reese Hughes, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Olivia Benson (L&O: SVU), Section Chief Bruce (McKinsey) Original Characters
Spoilers: White Collar, all of Season 5; no specific spoilers for L&O: SVU, but set in Season 15. No spoilers for Season 6, A/U from S5 finale forward.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, torture (off-camera), rape (off-camera),
Word Count: This chapter – ~2800
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Story Summary: Six months after Neal disappears, Peter still has no answers and his decision not to go to Washington has had significant repercussions for both his career and his marriage.
Chapter Summary: Healing continues, now between Neal and Elizabeth,

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Previous Chapters: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen | Chapter Sixteen | Chapter Seventeen | Chapter Eighteen | Chapter Nineteen | Chapter Twenty | Chapter Twenty-One | Chapter Twenty-Two |


A/N: Title from Alan Hovhaness’ wind concerto, which takes it from the Old Testament. New chapters will be posted to my LJ every Thursday and to the relevant communities on Fridays.


Art by kanarek13

( Sometime in Late January – Early Friday Morning )

Title: Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places – Chapter Twenty-Two
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Reese Hughes, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Olivia Benson (L&O: SVU), Section Chief Bruce (McKinsey) Original Characters
Spoilers: White Collar, all of Season 5; no specific spoilers for L&O: SVU, but set in Season 15. No spoilers for Season 6, A/U from S5 finale forward.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, torture (off-camera), rape (off-camera),
Word Count: This chapter – ~3800
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Story Summary: Six months after Neal disappears, Peter still has no answers and his decision not to go to Washington has had significant repercussions for both his career and his marriage.
Chapter Summary: As Neal continues to heal, physically, so does his relationship with Peter, who comes to bring him some excellent news. Mozzie and Hughes come to some kind of terms about their relationship.

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Previous Chapters: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen | Chapter Sixteen | Chapter Seventeen | Chapter Eighteen | Chapter Nineteen | Chapter Twenty | Chapter Twenty-One |


A/N: Title from Alan Hovhaness’ wind concerto, which takes it from the Old Testament. New chapters will be posted to my LJ every Thursday and to the relevant communities on Fridays.


Art by kanarek13

( Sometime in Late January - Early Thursday Evening  )

Title: Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places – Chapter Twenty-One
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Reese Hughes, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Olivia Benson (L&O: SVU), Section Chief Bruce (McKinsey) Original Characters
Spoilers: White Collar, all of Season 5; no specific spoilers for L&O: SVU, but set in Season 15. No spoilers for Season 6 (completely AU from S5 finale forward)
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, torture (off-camera), rape (off-camera),
Word Count: This chapter – ~2600
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Story Summary: Six months after Neal disappears, Peter still has no answers and his decision not to go to Washington has had significant repercussions for both his career and his marriage.
Chapter Summary: The fractures between Neal and Peter begin to mend and Neal reveals something unexpected and unwanted in a conversation with a doctor.

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Previous Chapters: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen | Chapter Sixteen | Chapter Seventeen | Chapter Eighteen | Chapter Nineteen | Chapter Twenty

A/N: Title from Alan Hovhaness’ wind concerto, which takes it from the Old Testament. New chapters will be posted to my LJ every Thursday and to the relevant communities on Fridays. (Yes, I know today is Friday, but I wanted to see what was happening with the S6 premier before posting this).


Art by kanarek13

( Sometime in Late January – Thursday Afternoon )

A few of my friend write the Twelve Days of Ficmas and many others on my flist participate in Yuletide and have fun filling Fandom Stockings. My gift to you, my awesome flist, comes on the eight days of Fic-can-ukah, which coincidentally occur on the eight nights of Hanukkah.

But you say, it’s only the beginning of November, what’s this with Hanukkah? Well, I’m kind of in a difficult writing headspace and hoping that your requests will jumpstart my brain. This year, the Festival of Lights begins in mid-December, and with any luck, I’ll have all of the stories finished and ready to go before we light the first candle.

Fic-can-ukah works like this...I will write a short fic(let) for each of the eight days. And by short, I mean 300-500 words (yeah, sinfulslasher stop laughing, please – I know that last year’s average was 4k). To make this easy on me (because I know my limitations), I'm giving you the prompts, and you get to pick which prompt you want me to write and the character(s) and/or pairing(s), and/or an existing ‘verse, or if it's simply writer's choice.

The prompts:

The passing of hours
A history of whispers
Taking off your clothes
The idea inside the morning
While the world sleeps
What is underneath good intentions
Lost in the shadows of time past
Only here, only now
The geography of home
Inside the circle
You don’t know where you are
A shifting of shadows
The smell of winter in the air
“Are you alone?” he asked
Walking at night through solitary streets
Even the lightning spoke well of them
The memory that circles your bed at night
What’s locked behind the glass
After the rain stopped
The sound of a thousand secrets
Instructions on how to cry
The table in the corner
Four miles out of town, the highway ends
There is always more than one silence
Shapes like stars
The sound of a thousand secrets
The secret history of anger
It’s either the beginning or the ending
Beyond the confines of ordinary language
He called you by your real name
Lost in the shadows of time past
Something moves in the distance

First come, first served*, and one prompt per person. And yes, I am aware that none of these prompts are particularly fluffy or holiday oriented. In fact, they’re all kind of angsty. Just the way I like ‘em.

If you want a timestamp from a current 'verse (Wonder(ful) Years, Paladin, Vinegar Hill, Gloriana, Orchestration, Vampire World, Nothing Will Remain, Winged Neal, Unexpected Relations) let me know, and I will try to honor your request (but I may chose otherwise, too). The only story I won’t/can’t timestamp is Rubbing Elbows With the Moon. Also this year, I’m not writing RPS – just don’t have the feel for it at the moment.

Of course, if more than eight people sign up, I will try to fill every one's request, but I will only guarantee the first eight. Fills will be posted starting Wednesday, December 16th.

Participation is ecumenical - there is nothing inherently Jewish about Fic-can-ukah, and you don't have to be Jewish to sign up. Think of it as my masochistic version of Fandom Stocking. For what it's worth, last year, I filled fourteen prompts.

First Night – *Reserved for joy2190 (For the simple reason that while she’s asked nicely for a Gloriana story in the last few memes I’ve held, her requests came late and I haven't actual written a Gloriana story for her).
Second Night -
Third Night -
Fourth Night -
Fifth Night –
Sixth Night –
Seventh Night –
Eighth Night –

Extra Nights

Ninth Night –
Tenth Night –
Eleventh Night –
Twelfth Night –
Thirteenth Night –
Fourteenth Night -

Title: At the Other Side of Heaven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artistkanarek13
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, The Devil
Word Count: ~2000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Because his God is jealous and vengeful, Peter has been cast out of Heaven for loving Neal. Written for the third annual Caffrey-Burke Day.

Author’s Notes: The story in each Act was inspired by artwork created by kanarek13, Tim as Winged Jonesy from Carnivale (Act Two), and then Winged Matt from his Details shoot (Act Three). The art for Act One was created by Kanarek for that part of the story when I first started working on it, back in August.

The titles of each Act are from The Writer’s Book of Days, which were additional inspiration for the story.

Please see additional (and spoilery) author’s notes at the end of the story.



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( From the moment he first lays eyes on him, Peter knows that loving Neal is disastrous, wrong, a crime – at least in the eyes of their God. )

Title: Destruction and Retribution - A Tragedy in Five Acts
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey Peter Burke, Vincent Adler, Neal/Adler
Word Count: ~850
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Dubious and non-consensual sexual relationship, stepson/stepfather UST, humiliation, extreme BDSM
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Five short ficlets of five sentences each. Neal Caffrey is Peter Burke’s stepson. He’s seduced by Peter’s rival, Vincent Adler, who has very dark ulterior motives for ensnaring Neal. Pay attention to the warnings and the tags.

Author’s Note: sinfulslasher prompted me with five ideas for the second from the left vertical line of my Season of Kink bingo card: Thrill, Pictures/Video, Chastity Device/Orgasm Control, Gags/Silence, Bites/Bruises. Her prompt is below the cut.

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( Destruction and Retribution - A Tragedy in Five Acts )

Title: We Shall Come Home – The World is Getting Stranger
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Reese Hughes, Original Characters
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3,300
Beta Credit: None
Summary: A timestamp to my first epic story, We Shall Come Home (AO3 link to complete story). In the original story, Peter and Neal had been transformed into dogs and had to make their way back to civilization. Towards the end of their journey, they’d become separated and Neal was terribly injured – to the brink of death. But love – Peter’s love – saves him in the very last heartbeats of his life. This is the story of what happens immediately after that final scene.

A/N: A thank-you gift for my dear friend, kanarek13, for all of her hard work illustrating my Big Bang story (and for everything else she does). Back in June, when I did a timestamp meme, she asked for a small timestamp to We Shall Come Home: "Right after Neal was turned back, he was so weak and lying nekkid in Peter's arms, I'd love to see some caring and protective Peter there, after all, he got his Neal back.”

Title from the Oysterband song, “We Shall Come Home”.

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(  Peter couldn’t take his hands off of Neal, he was afraid that if he lost that contact, he’d lose Neal forever. It wasn’t entirely a foolish thought – he could still feel the magic in the air, it made the hair on the back of his neck stand up. )

Title: Let Your Honesty Shine – Part Five
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kanarek13
Fandom: White Collar / The Normal Heart
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Satchmo, Ned Weeks; Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Ned/Felix (past)
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for the end of WC S5,
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (Felix Turner), death of a non-canon White Collar character. Mild public expression of homophobia, self-deprecating use of homophobic slurs.
Word Count: ~40,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: On a hot June day, one summer in the near future, Ned Weeks finds himself in a West Village coffee shop. When he overhears a fascinating conversation about blackmail, kidnapping and getting shot at, he has to take a look. One of the speakers is definitely a Fed – Ned can tell just by the haircut and the ugly suit. The other man is his lover, Felix. Except that Felix has been dead for thirty years.

Then he remembers…
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( Part Five )

Title: Let Your Honesty Shine – Part 3 of 5
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kanarek13
Fandom: White Collar / The Normal Heart
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Satchmo, Ned Weeks; Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Ned/Felix (past)
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for the end of WC S5,
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (Felix Turner), death of a non-canon White Collar character. Mild public expression of homophobia, self-deprecating use of homophobic slurs.
Word Count: ~40,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: On a hot June day, one summer in the near future, Ned Weeks finds himself in a West Village coffee shop. When he overhears a fascinating conversation about blackmail, kidnapping and getting shot at, he has to take a look. One of the speakers is definitely a Fed – Ned can tell just by the haircut and the ugly suit. The other man is his lover, Felix. Except that Felix has been dead for thirty years.

Then he remembers…
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( Part Three )

Title: Let Your Honesty Shine - Part 1 of 5
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kanarek13
Fandom: White Collar / The Normal Heart
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Satchmo, Ned Weeks; Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Ned/Felix (past)
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for the end of WC S5,
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (Felix Turner), death of a non-canon White Collar character. Mild public expression of homophobia, self-deprecating use of homophobic slurs.
Word Count: ~40,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: On a hot June day, one summer in the near future, Ned Weeks finds himself in a West Village coffee shop. When he overhears a fascinating conversation about blackmail, kidnapping and getting shot at, he has to take a look. One of the speakers is definitely a Fed – Ned can tell just by the haircut and the ugly suit. The other man is his lover, Felix. Except that Felix has been dead for thirty years.

Then he remembers…



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( Part One )

Title: How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns (Part Two of Two)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Other Male Characters from Another Fandom; Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Neal UST, Neal/Other (not original) Male Character, Eventual Peter/Neal
Spoilers: Minor reference to the end of Season 5
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~14,200
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Set about a year after the events at the end of White Collar Season 5, Neal tells Peter that he’s seeing someone – a guy. When Neal brings him over to the house, the Burkes get the shock of their lives.

A/N: This is a crossover, but I’m going to be coy and not tell you what the crossover is. Since this was written as a birthday fic for my dearest friend lumosed_quill, she’ll probably get what this is, because I wrote it for her. But for the rest of you White Collar fans, I’d rather let you discover the surprise at the heart of the story. But if you find you can’t bear not knowing before you read this, you can download the full header from my dropbox, here.

Title from the Paul Simon song of the same name.

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(  How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns (Part Two of Two) )

Title: Below Your Pay Grade
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Reese Hughes, Peter Burke
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~300
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Set during early Season 4, Reese offers to help Peter, but Peter declines his assistance.

A/N: Written for the Single-Prompt/All Writers Challenge at the recent White Collar Meet-Up in D.C. Of course, it’s been cleaned up a little. The prompt, supplied by the generous and extremely talented kanarek13, is below the cut. Also, a fill for a whitecollar100 prompt: 003 – Hunt.

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(  “Peter, I’ve been through this before and it’s not such a big deal. Don’t you want my help?”  )