Title: Love Is As Rich As the Sea – Master Post
Author:
elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R (For Violence)
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Peter/Elizabeth, Pre-P/E/N, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, Matthew Keller, Kimberly Rice
Spoilers: All of Season 3 to Countdown
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Physical Violence, Assault, Knifeplay, Sexual Innuendo, Reference to past violence and assault
Word Count: ~51,000 (Total Six Parts – All Posted)
Summary: Neal Caffrey is an ancient Selkie (a seal who can become a human) who has lost his skin, Peter has some very special talents, and Elizabeth is as awesome as she is in canon. Set against the background of Season Three (from On Guard to Countdown), Neal struggles against his need to find the other half of himself and the desire to stay with those he loves.
Written for
polybigbang and as a fill for my A/U Bingo Square “Selkie.” This story was completed ten days before Checkmate aired. Any similarities in dialog or plot are purely coincidental.
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI
My deepest thanks and even deeper appreciation goes to my extraordinarily talented and very patient artist,
weaselette, who created not only amazing cover art, banners and icons, but the gorgeous drawing that concludes this story. You can find all of her artwork, here at her journal. Please leave her feedback, she did an amazing job capturing this story.

I also must thank
attackfish for the idea that sparked this, back in late September.
It goes without say that nothing would have gotten written without the cheerleading from my terrific crit partner,
jrosemary and my enabler-in-chief,
rabidchild67 who prodded, nudged, argued and advised – with patience and fortitude. Without these two wonderful women, I would never have finished this.
Beta credit to the heroic
attackfish,
jrosemary,
rabidchild67 and
elainasaunt. All mistakes are mine.
Additional thanks to
tj_teejay for help with some German words and phrases.
The title of this story comes from the Oysterband song, Only When You Call, from their album Deep Dark Ocean. I picked the title from a scrap of lyrics floating around in my head, and it was not until this morning that I paired it up with the album – a serendipitous coincidence.
_________________________
Go To Part I – Love Is As Rich As the Sea
Author:
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R (For Violence)
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Peter/Elizabeth, Pre-P/E/N, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, Matthew Keller, Kimberly Rice
Spoilers: All of Season 3 to Countdown
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Physical Violence, Assault, Knifeplay, Sexual Innuendo, Reference to past violence and assault
Word Count: ~51,000 (Total Six Parts – All Posted)
Summary: Neal Caffrey is an ancient Selkie (a seal who can become a human) who has lost his skin, Peter has some very special talents, and Elizabeth is as awesome as she is in canon. Set against the background of Season Three (from On Guard to Countdown), Neal struggles against his need to find the other half of himself and the desire to stay with those he loves.
Written for
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
My deepest thanks and even deeper appreciation goes to my extraordinarily talented and very patient artist,
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)

I also must thank
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
It goes without say that nothing would have gotten written without the cheerleading from my terrific crit partner,
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Beta credit to the heroic
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Additional thanks to
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
The title of this story comes from the Oysterband song, Only When You Call, from their album Deep Dark Ocean. I picked the title from a scrap of lyrics floating around in my head, and it was not until this morning that I paired it up with the album – a serendipitous coincidence.
Love is as rich as the sea
With strange things swimming inside it
And people can drown and you're going to go down
If your head and your heart are divided
With strange things swimming inside it
And people can drown and you're going to go down
If your head and your heart are divided
Go To Part I – Love Is As Rich As the Sea
Title: Love Is As Rich As the Sea – Part VI
( Neal’s rage, contained for so many hours, gave him the speed and strength needed to strike before Keller could pull the trigger. )
( Neal’s rage, contained for so many hours, gave him the speed and strength needed to strike before Keller could pull the trigger. )
Title: Love Is As Rich As the Sea – Part V
( For the first time since he came home to a house full of FBI agents, Peter had hope. Hope that he’d be able to bring Elizabeth home, hope that Neal would survive whatever disaster Keller had planned for him. Hope that Neal would – despite the return of his skin – choose to stay with them. And hope for something more that he couldn’t let himself think about quite yet. )
( For the first time since he came home to a house full of FBI agents, Peter had hope. Hope that he’d be able to bring Elizabeth home, hope that Neal would survive whatever disaster Keller had planned for him. Hope that Neal would – despite the return of his skin – choose to stay with them. And hope for something more that he couldn’t let himself think about quite yet. )
Title: Love Is As Rich As the Sea – Part IV
( When Kimberly Rice returned to the Burke house, a report came through that an abandoned black van with Jersey plates had been found near the Kosciuszko Bridge. )
( When Kimberly Rice returned to the Burke house, a report came through that an abandoned black van with Jersey plates had been found near the Kosciuszko Bridge. )

Title: Love Is As Rich As the Sea – Part III
( Moz needed some time, just a little respite. He needed to concentrate on all the good things that were about to happen, once he and Neal left New York behind. He was certain that Neal would cave into his ultimatum, and once they got the Degas back, they could leave for good. )

Title: Love Is As Rich As the Sea – Part II
( It was a little hard to explain why, but Peter had stopped checking Neal’s tracking data. He used to do it every morning. It was something to look at while trying not to gag on the plain oatmeal that El insisted he eat for breakfast. When Neal wasn’t in the office, he’d check the tracker at random points during the day, and if he wasn’t busy on the weekends, the same. )
Title: The Darkness In Your Heart
Author:
elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Sara Ellis, Matthew Keller
Spoilers: S3.09 - On the Fence, various other S2 and S3 episodes, nothing specific
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly
Summary: Sara meets the man who can give her nightmares.
A/N: Written for Day Four of We Love the Women Fandom Hates, a Multifandom Meme. No beta. All mistakes are mine and mine alone, and of course feedback is appreciated. Title from Annie Lennox’s Loneliness.
( Matthew Keller scares her. )
Author:
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Sara Ellis, Matthew Keller
Spoilers: S3.09 - On the Fence, various other S2 and S3 episodes, nothing specific
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly
Summary: Sara meets the man who can give her nightmares.
A/N: Written for Day Four of We Love the Women Fandom Hates, a Multifandom Meme. No beta. All mistakes are mine and mine alone, and of course feedback is appreciated. Title from Annie Lennox’s Loneliness.
( Matthew Keller scares her. )
Title: The Darkness In Your Heart
Author:
elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Sara Ellis, Matthew Keller
Spoilers: S3.09 - On the Fence, various other S2 and S3 episodes, nothing specific
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly
Summary: Sara meets the man who can give her nightmares.
A/N: Written for Day Four of We Love the Women Fandom Hates, a Multifandom Meme. No beta. All mistakes are mine and mine alone, and of course feedback is appreciated. Title from Annie Lennox’s Loneliness.
( Matthew Keller scares her. )
Author:
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Sara Ellis, Matthew Keller
Spoilers: S3.09 - On the Fence, various other S2 and S3 episodes, nothing specific
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly
Summary: Sara meets the man who can give her nightmares.
A/N: Written for Day Four of We Love the Women Fandom Hates, a Multifandom Meme. No beta. All mistakes are mine and mine alone, and of course feedback is appreciated. Title from Annie Lennox’s Loneliness.
( Matthew Keller scares her. )
Keller Fest at White Collar Fixation
Sep. 4th, 2011 11:16 amOver 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.
Keller Fest at White Collar Fixation
Sep. 4th, 2011 11:16 amOver 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.
White Collar Ficlet - Claws at Your Back
Sep. 2nd, 2011 09:49 pmTitle: Claws at Your Back
Author:
elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Matthew Keller, Neal Caffrey, Neal/Keller
Spoilers: Bottleneck, Payback, On the Fence
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Dark imagery
Word Count: ~500
Summary: There’s a reason why Matthew Keller hasn’t been able to pull the trigger.
( Matthew Keller was a bad man and he knew it. )
Author:
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Matthew Keller, Neal Caffrey, Neal/Keller
Spoilers: Bottleneck, Payback, On the Fence
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Dark imagery
Word Count: ~500
Summary: There’s a reason why Matthew Keller hasn’t been able to pull the trigger.
( Matthew Keller was a bad man and he knew it. )
White Collar Ficlet - Claws at Your Back
Sep. 2nd, 2011 09:49 pmTitle: Claws at Your Back
Author:
elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Matthew Keller, Neal Caffrey, Neal/Keller
Spoilers: Bottleneck, Payback, On the Fence
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Dark imagery
Word Count: ~500
Summary: There’s a reason why Matthew Keller hasn’t been able to pull the trigger.
( Matthew Keller was a bad man and he knew it. )
Author:
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Matthew Keller, Neal Caffrey, Neal/Keller
Spoilers: Bottleneck, Payback, On the Fence
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Dark imagery
Word Count: ~500
Summary: There’s a reason why Matthew Keller hasn’t been able to pull the trigger.
( Matthew Keller was a bad man and he knew it. )