The Return of "Desolate Places"

Just a quick note to say that starting this afternoon, the last five chapters of Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places will begin posting. My beta has finished her work (thank you so very, VERY much, sinfulslasher), and the story is complete.

No more hiatuses, no delays, no excuses. And one chapter a week, no more, no less.

It's taken over a year to write, and at 90k, the longest story I've written by a significant margin. Thank you to everyone who's been patient and stuck with me on this journey.

I hope you find as much satisfaction in the final chapters as I did in writing them.

White Collar Fic - Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places - Chapter Twenty-Six

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.

__________________

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 )