Title: Torch Song – Master Post
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship.
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher, who, once again, was absolutely heroic in her work on this epic. Also, deepest thanks to my good friends and constant cheerleaders, theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, whose endless encouragement helped me every step of the way.

Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

Author’s Note: My deepest thanks to my artist, kaylashay, for being so patient with me. Her artwork inspired me with what I thought was a simple idea, but nothing, lately, is ever simple. I had so much fun writing this, I hope it lives up to the beautiful art she created.



Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven

( Additional Author's Notes – Highly Spoilerly – Please Read After Finishing Fic )

Title: Torch Song – Part Six of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship. Please see more extensive notes in the Master Post on my Journal.
Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

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( Monday morning brought too many regrets. )

Title: Torch Song – Part Four of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship. Please see more extensive notes in the Master Post on my Journal.
Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

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(  Although it was Friday, it wasn't the thirteenth, but the day seemed cursed.  )

Title: Torch Song – Part Two of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship. Please see more extensive notes in the Master Post on my Journal.
Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

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(  By the time Thursday rolled around, Peter wished he had an ordinary job and an ordinary life. Maybe an accountant, a number cruncher who went home after an eight hour day, had a dog, a husband, a few kids and a big house in the suburbs. )

Title: Head Canon and Ficlets for White Collar Characters
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G – NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, June Ellington, Diana Berrigan, Lauren Cruz, David Siegel, Curtis Hagen, Matthew Keller, Garrett Fowler, Alex Hunter, Sara Ellis, Satchmo, Bugsy
Spoilers: Spoilers for all aired episodes, up to S6.05
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character, violence, eating disorder, child abuse
Word Count: ~6000
Beta Credit: None
Summary: The Urban Dictionary defined "head canon" as idea or opinion about a fictional series (Book, TV, Comic, or otherwise) that is true in one's head, but has not become a canon fact.

A few weeks ago, in an attempt to fight off both a cold and the blahs, I ask friend to pick a White Collar character and I'd give them my head canon for that character, plus a tiny ficlet.

Please note, there are spoilers in these ficlets for all aired episodes (up to S6.05). Also, please pay attention to the chapter titles - there are warnings therein.

On AO3
The original LJ entry

Title: If the Soul Doesn’t Sing (Just One Life) - Epilogue
Artist: kanarek13, Artwork Post
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, June Ellington, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Matthew Keller, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, mention of Kate Moreau, mention of Elizabeth Burke, mention of Satchmo, mention of Terrance Pratt, mention of James Bennett, original characters
Pairings: Pre-story Peter/Elizabeth, pre-story Peter/Hughes; Neal/Keller, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: Mention of canon events at the end of In the Wind (S4.16)
Warnings : Non-canon deaths of canon characters (all off-camera and pre-story): Elizabeth Burke, Satchmo, Kate Moreau, OMC
Word Count: Total ~50,000 / Epilogue – ~ 1000
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, sinfulslasher
Summary: Neal is an Archon, a ‘guardian angel’, who has been watching over the soul of Peter Burke for millennia. He’s learned that Peter’s soul will not be reborn into a new life, and cannot bear the thought that he will continue for eternity without Peter. So he decides to take the forbidden path: become mortal and spend the rest of his days watching over Peter and caring for him.

But he will need to make a sacrifice, and he will need to learn how to Fall.

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( It didn’t take much to get inside the Suit’s abode. Even if he didn’t have the Suit’s keys, the locks were pitiful, the alarm system barely worth the price )

Title: If the Soul Doesn’t Sing (Just One Life) – Part V
Artist: kanarek13, Artwork Post
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, June Ellington, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Matthew Keller, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, mention of Kate Moreau, mention of Elizabeth Burke, mention of Satchmo, mention of Terrance Pratt, mention of James Bennett, original characters
Pairings: Pre-story Peter/Elizabeth, pre-story Peter/Hughes; Neal/Keller, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: Mention of canon events at the end of In the Wind (S4.16)
Warnings : Non-canon deaths of canon characters (all off-camera and pre-story): Elizabeth Burke, Satchmo, Kate Moreau, OMC
Word Count: Total ~50,000 / Part V – 7,600
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, sinfulslasher
Summary: Neal is an Archon, a ‘guardian angel’, who has been watching over the soul of Peter Burke for millennia. He’s learned that Peter’s soul will not be reborn into a new life, and cannot bear the thought that he will continue for eternity without Peter. So he decides to take the forbidden path: become mortal and spend the rest of his days watching over Peter and caring for him.

But he will need to make a sacrifice, and he will need to learn how to Fall.

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( Neal wanted to weep. )

Title: If the Soul Doesn’t Sing (Just One Life) – Part III
Artist: kanarek13, Artwork Post
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, June Ellington, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Matthew Keller, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, mention of Kate Moreau, mention of Elizabeth Burke, mention of Satchmo, mention of Terrance Pratt, mention of James Bennett, original characters
Pairings: Pre-story Peter/Elizabeth, pre-story Peter/Hughes; Neal/Keller, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: Mention of canon events at the end of In the Wind (S4.16)
Warnings : Non-canon deaths of canon characters (all off-camera and pre-story): Elizabeth Burke, Satchmo, Kate Moreau, OMC
Word Count: Total ~50,000 / Part III – 7,900
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, sinfulslasher
Summary: Neal is an Archon, a ‘guardian angel’, who has been watching over the soul of Peter Burke for millennia. He’s learned that Peter’s soul will not be reborn into a new life, and cannot bear the thought that he will continue for eternity without Peter. So he decides to take the forbidden path: become mortal and spend the rest of his days watching over Peter and caring for him.

But he will need to make a sacrifice, and he will need to learn how to Fall.

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(  Of all the improbable things that he might have imagined, having a convivial dinner with a mute stranger who fell out of the sky was not even on the list.  )

Title: If the Soul Doesn’t Sing (Just One Life) - Part I
Artist: kanarek13
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, June Ellington, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Matthew Keller, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, mention of Kate Moreau, mention of Elizabeth Burke, mention of Satchmo, mention of Terrance Pratt, mention of James Bennett, original characters
Pairings: Pre-story Peter/Elizabeth, pre-story Peter/Hughes; Neal/Keller, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: Mention of canon events at the end of In the Wind (S4.16)
Warnings : Non-canon deaths of canon characters (all off-camera and pre-story): Elizabeth Burke, Satchmo, Kate Moreau, OMC
Word Count: Total ~50,000 / Part I - 8,500
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, sinfulslasher
Summary: Neal is an Archon, a ‘guardian angel’, who has been watching over the soul of Peter Burke for millennia. He’s learned that Peter’s soul will not be reborn into a new life, and cannot bear the thought that he will continue for eternity without Peter. So he decides to take the forbidden path: become mortal and spend the rest of his days watching over Peter and caring for him.

But he will need to make a sacrifice, and he will need to learn how to Fall.

A/N: The artwork that kanarek13 has created has so blown past my wildest hopes and expectations. I am humbled by her generosity and awed by her creativity. Please don’t forget to go to her artwork post and look at all of the amazing pieces she’s created for this story and let her know just how wonderful she is.

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( Carefully perched over the mirror pool, wings outspread to give balance, Neal viewed the lone soul he’d been caring for its entire existence. He watched as the soul – this time around, a man – hurried about his business, unaware that he was being observed. )

Title: He had enough moisture to make that happen?
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke, Garrett Fowler, Neal Caffrey (plus Brad the Douchebag from Hard Sell)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: 2.09 - Point Blank
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: THIS IS MADLIBS. CANON IS ABUSED.
Summary: Four grown women, overdosing on ice cream and cake. (Ice cream and cakey-cake). And strawberries. And chocolate fondue. This is what happens. Many thanks to my partners in crime: jrosemary, rabidchild67, doctor_fangeek for their [adverb] [adjective] [plural nouns].


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( Pointed me right to the CEO of Uncle Matty Enterprises. So I tracked him down…  )