Happy Holidays to All

It goes without saying that the best thing in my life is this fandom - you've brought me light in the darkness and joy in the saddest of moments. I don't know how I made it through the year without you.

All my best to everyone in the coming year, may we all prosper and grow in friendship, love and community.

It's All Peter's Fault

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


I can just imagine how ugly that sweater must be

White Collar Fic - You Never Know What the Wind May Blow (The Lost and Found)

Title: You Never Know What the Wind May Blow
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~2000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: A prequel/alternative point of view to the events that precipitated the story in The Lost and Found. Neal gets Peter out of prison after the events at the end of In the Wind, but he can't save Peter's career, too. Peter takes to the road and Neal tries to pick up the shattered pieces of his life.

A/N: Written for doctor_fangeek, who asked for the prompt "Four miles outside of town, the highway ends" with the focus on Neal (with a context of Peter/Neal or P/E/N), for the eighth night of Fic-Can-Ukah. Like yesterday, this technically is not late, because the holiday runs from sundown to sundown, so until 4:29 PM, it's still the Eighth Night of Chanukah.

Title from the Oysterband song, The Lost and Found.

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(  It's been four months since he's seen Peter. Four months since he held the man he loves and been cradled in those strong arms. Four long months. A season. It feels like a year. A decade. A damn lifetime. )