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Title: Salva Me - Part Three of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Diana Berrigan, James Bennett, Lydia Bennett (OFC), Kyle Collins, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Neal/Keller (past), Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, physical assault, very brief reference to self-harm (OC), brief reference to clerical sexual abuse of a minor (OC), pre-story non-described death of canon character.
Word Count: ~22,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher who was heroic in her work on this story, despite having her own fic to write. Her advice was invaluable, even when I didn't take it.
Summary: Colonel Peter Burke, retired, runs a private kidnap and hostage recovery operation. He's hired by James and Lydia Bennett to rescue their kidnapped son, Neal. Neal is a priest who's been assigned to work in central Honduras, one of the most dangerous places in the world.

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( Peter was dreading Caffrey's answer. )

Title: Salva Me - Part One of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Diana Berrigan, James Bennett, Lydia Bennett (OFC), Kyle Collins, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller
PairingsPeter/Neal, Neal/Keller (past)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Kidnapping, physical assault, very brief reference to self-harm (OC), brief reference to clerical sexual abuse of a minor (OC), pre-story non-described death of canon character.
Word Count: ~22,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher who was heroic in her work on this story, despite having her own fic to write. Her advice was invaluable, even when I didn't take it.
Summary: Colonel Peter Burke, retired, runs a private kidnap and hostage recovery operation. He's hired by James and Lydia Bennett to rescue their kidnapped son, Neal. Neal is a priest who's been assigned to work in central Honduras, one of the most dangerous places in the world.

A/N: Written for Day 4 of Fic-Can-Ukah, for kanarek13 "This is the geography of his body" – Anything Peter/Neal. This is actually a joint inspiration. A few weeks back, I was very intensely bunnied by a piece of Kanarek's artwork (what else is new) called Rescue, and I was so delighted to be able to work Kanarek's chosen prompt into the story that was already eating my brain.

And when I starting brainstorming the idea with Kanarek, she came up with other awesome artwork to keep my inspiration at a high boiling point and then created the cover.

My deepest thanks to my alpha reader and cheerleader, theatregirl7299, who was also my sanity check and endless well of information for all things Roman Catholic and priestly.



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(  Colonel Peter Burke, retired, hated jungle jobs.  )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Seven-B of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Seven-B )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Six of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Six )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Four of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Four )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Two-B of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000 Total
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Note for Part Two – Because of LJ's entry size limitations, Part Two is in two parts. This is the second of two parts for today's chapter.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Two-B )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part One of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, David Siegel, Diana Berrigan, Theodore "Mozzie" Winters, Theo Berrigan, Sara Ellis, Clinton Jones, Matthew Keller; Peter/Elizabeth (Past), Peter/Neal (Past), Neal/Keller (Past), Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~60,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Major Character Illness
Beta Credit: pooh_collector, sinfulslasher
Summary: In this alternate universe, the story opens as Peter and Elizabeth's marriage ends. Peter tries to move into a new life, but finds himself haunted by his past - a relationship with Neal Caffrey when they were both students at Harvard - and a future that might come to an end far too soon.

Author’s Note: Many, many thanks to my alpha readers theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, who provided an endless bounty of encouragement.

Even more thanks to my wonderful and talented artist, treonb, who created the beautiful and evocative promo video.

Title from the Annie Lennox Song "Oh God (Prayer)", which TreonB used in the vid.

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"It Must Be Now (White Collar fic promo)" (Watch on YouTube)

( It Must Be Now - Part One )

Title: An Escalating Madness
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Matthew Keller, Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, OMC; Past Neal/Keller, Peter/Elizabeth, suggestion of Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal,
Spoilers: None for current seasons. Spoilers for S1.11 – Bottlenecked, S2.14 – Payback, S3.10 – Countdown, S3.11 – Checkmate.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Murder, kidnapping (canonical and non-canonical), homicidal ideation, erotomanic behavior, suggestion of non-consensual sexual relationships, actually non-consensual sexual encounter.
Word Count: ~8100
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Money has never been Matthew Keller's motivation.

A/N: Written for Day Three of Fic-Can-Ukah, for the prompt that sinfulslasher asked for: "What is underneath good intentions" and the pairing of Neal/Keller. Mildly canon non-compliant for Bottlenecked, canon divergent for Checkmate.

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(  In Matthew Keller's world, there were only three kinds of people who mattered: competitors, marks and tools.  )

Title: Is It Getting Hot in Here, or Is It Just Me? - Five Ficlets in the Rentboy ‘Verse
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Matthew Keller, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Vincent Adler, Mozzie, Neal/Keller, Neal/Adler, Neal/Peter, Neal/Mozzie (basically, Neal’s for sale to anyone)
Word Count: ~550
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Hints of non-consensual relationships; pointless smut of the smuttiest kind.
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Five three-sentence ficlets set in the Rentboy ‘Verse (oh, you didn’t know I had a Rentboy ‘Verse?) based on prompts off of my Season of Kink bingo card.

Author’s Note: The incredible sinfulslasher prompted me with five ideas for the top line of my Seasons of Kink bingo card. Of course, these ficlets are too short to qualify as bingo fills, but who cares?

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( Smut This Way... )



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: One Foot In the Graveyard – The Living In the Past Remix
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Matthew Keller, mention of Peter Burke
Spoilers: None, Pre-Series
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Once upon a time, Neal makes a drunken bet with Matthew Keller – to spend a day and a night with the dead.

A/N: Written for Remix Redux 11: The Eleventh Hour – Remixing Lost by slytheringurrl.

Title from Jethro Tull’s classic, “Doctor Bogenbroom.”

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(  Once upon a time, on a hot summer night in Paris when he’s young and stupid and thinks he’s immortal, Neal accepts a dare from Matthew Keller. They’ve already gone through two bottles of absinthe and Matthew has just opened a third.  )

Title: In a Brutal Arena
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey
Images: 23 Images - Courtesy of kanarek13
Spoilers: S4.09 - Gloves Off
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Images of Violence
Beta Credit: None
Summary: A fill for my H/C Bingo Square - Arena. Images of Peter and Neal fighting in a boxing ring.

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( In a Brutal Arena )

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Title: Fighting For His Life
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Matthew Keller
Images: 12 Images - Courtesy of midnight_road
Spoilers: S3.11 - Checkmate
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Images of Violence
Summary: A fill for my H/C Bingo Square - Combat. Images of Neal and Keller fighting in the street, using looted art.


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( Fighting For His Life )

Title: Red Velvet - Part Nine of Nine
Notes: See Master Post - On LJ | On DW


( Neal was standing with June in front of a large canvas that normally hung on the wall in the Ellington mansion’s second floor library. )

Title: Red Velvet - Part Seven of Nine
Notes: See Master Post - On LJ | On DW


( After a mild autumn, it looked to be a ridiculously cold winter. Thanksgiving Day had been an unseasonable seventy degrees, but by that Sunday, the temperature dropped to 35 and kept dropping. Now, a few days before Christmas, it just might end up being the coldest December in almost twenty years. Peter just hoped that the skies would stay clear and dry. It could snow for days, but only after the New Year, when he’d be out of New York. )

Title: Red Velvet - Part Five of Nine
Notes: See Master Post - On LJ | On DW


(  By the time Peter was able to get to Neal – he had to stop and shake hands with more people than he wanted to – the crowd had shifted again. The collection of beautiful young things had been whittled down to just two. A short, dark-haired man with an aggressively pugnacious attitude and a tall redhead who looked vaguely familiar. )

Title: Red Velvet - Part Three of Nine
Notes: See Master Post - On LJ | On DW


( El had wished Neal luck when he left the bakery that evening. After the contracts came through, after they’d both read and signed and sent them back, Neal just looked at her with those puppy dog eyes, just waiting for her to give him permission to go see Peter. )

Title: Red Velvet - Part One of Nine
Author: elrhiarhodan
Art: kanarek13 Art Post:
Fandom: White Collar
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Reese Hughes, Clinton Jones, Mozzie, June Ellington, OFC, OMC, Peter/Neal, Neal/Elizabeth, past Neal/Sara, past Neal/Keller, past Neal/Kate, past Neal/Gordon, Mozzie/Elizabeth, Reese/Elizabeth, Mozzie/Gina (off camera), Mozzie/Sallie (off camera), implied Mozzie/Gina/Sallie (off camera)
Rating: R
Word Count: ~70,000 (Complete)
Spoilers: None
Beta Credit: miri_thompson
Warnings: Situational depression, grief, mention of HIV/AIDS, other STDs
Summary: Elizabeth Mitchell’s company, "Desserts After Dark," delivers fine cupcakes and pastries to the eclectic elite of Kings County (Brooklyn). Peter Burke, former FBI agent and one of the senior partners in the accounting firm of Hughes, Burke, is the bakery’s most loyal customer. But it’s not all fluff and cream cheese icing when he falls for Neal Caffrey, the Chief Baking Officer of Desserts After Dark. Peter has some serious issues from his past to deal with, and their road to happiness isn’t guaranteed.

Author's Note: My deepest thanks to angelita26, who made an innocuous comment in the wcwu chat one evening about the custom painted dessert delivery van she had just seen in her neighborhood. One thing lead to another and the next thing I knew, I had the start of my White Collar Big Bang story.

theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson also deserve extra-special recognition. Not only were they heroic alpha and beta readers, they gave me flawless story advice, held my hand, wipe my brow and listened to me whine about this for half the summer. I can’t thank them enough.

A special shout out to rabidchild for her help with cake.

Many more thanks to all of the ladies of the nightly chats who’ve cheered me on and helped me over the bumps. You’re the best!

And very special thanks to my wonderful artist, kanarek13 for the cover and all of the incredible banners and icons. Her creative talent is without peer. Please remember to go here and tell her how awesome she is.

Of course, I don’t own White Collar or the characters portrayed therein. White Collar is the property of Fox Television Studios and USA Networks

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( He shouldn’t do it. He knew that. It was becoming a habit. An addiction. And while he could reason with himself that there were worse things to be addicted to than red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, there were better things, too. Like carrot sticks and celery and cucumber, or maybe fresh kale.  )

Title: In These Hard Times
For: MMOM - Thirty (One) Dirty Words 2012 - Prompt 021 – Hot/Cold
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Matthew Keller, Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Neal/Keller, assumed Neal/Peter
Spoilers/Episode References: S3.11 - Checkmate
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Stroke!Fic,
Word Count: 600 Exactly (it’s a double prompt this time)
Summary: Matthew Keller is learning to make the best of his time in prison.

A/N: For my friend jrosemary, just because she still loves Matthew Keller. And because she puts up with me (I don’t know why). And a nod of thanks to coffeethyme4me for giving me the nudge in the right direction.

( Despite the high-powered lawyers his new Russian friends paid for, Matthew Keller was in prison for the next forty years – twenty for the death of Manual Santos, plus another ten for his role in the kidnapping of Peter Burke, FBI agent. And another ten for his jailbreak during the transfer from Hawthorne Fed. )

Title: The Wonder(ful) Years
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G - NC17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, White Collar stunt casting throughout (non-canon uses of canon characters)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Bullying, verbal abuse of a child, threat of sexual abuse of a preteen child, parental abandonment, blackmail, extortion, consensual sex between older teenagers.
Word Count: ~28,000
Summary: School Years A/U centering on the friendship between Peter Burke and Neal Caffrey, from the time they are in kindergarten through their senior year in high school. For the purposes of this story, all of the characters are roughly the same age (Peter is a year older than Neal). The setting is middle class suburban New York (Westchester County), circa 1970–1983.

A/N: Written for rabidchild67’s KidFic Fest on the whitecollarhc comm.

Beta credit: coffeethyme4me - words cannot express how much I owe, this story owes, to this fabulous woman. Very simply, it wouldn’t have been written without her sage advice, unstinting support and endless bounty of affection. All mistakes are mine and mine alone.

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I should know better than to do Five Times fics. The beauty of writing a five times type story is that you can plan short vignettes that build to a respectable whole. When I planned this, it was going to be Four Times Peter Rescued Neal and One Time Neal Rescued Peter. It still is, except that the fifth chapter got a little complex, and ended up at almost 15k. I do hope you enjoy the story and each chapter - it has been a pleasure to write and I think that the only reason I ended it was because it was due TODAY!

Chapter 1 - At the Playground
Chapter 2 - Dodge Ball
Chapter 3 - Little League (Warning: Childhood abandonment issues, threatened sexual abuse of a pre-teen)
Chapter 4 - Rubick's Cube
Chapter 5 - Part 1 - Under the Bleachers
Chapter 5 - Part 2 - Under the Bleachers (Content Notice: Consensual sexual relations between teenagers)
Epilogue - At the Playground


Regarding the title, there is a terrific and very lighthearted White Collar HS A/U called The Wondersmith Years, by Msrvc, which I discovered when I was collecting stories for the White Collar Fixation Fan Fic Fest. I had tried to change the title of my own fic, but there was nothing else I could come up with that was quite as suitable.