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Title: The Full Severity of Mercy
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: The Flash
Rating: Gen
Characters: Earth-2 Harrison Wells, Tracy Brand, Cisco Ramon
Pairings: None
Word Count: 2300
Spoilers: 3.23 - Finish Line (Season 3 Finale)
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Reference to canon death of canon character
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Harry and Tracy have a difficult conversation. The one that Harry has shortly after with Cisco is just as hard.

Author’s Note: ( Spoilery notes are spoilery )

Title from a Yehuda Amichai poem:

Count them. Be present, for they
have already used up all the blood and there's still not enough,
as in a dangerous operation, when one
is exhausted and beaten like ten thousand. For who is
the judge, and what is the judgment,
unless it be in the full sense of the night
and in the full severity of mercy.

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( Harry feels her eyes on him as he works his way through the diagrams on one of the dozen marker boards in the room. It's unnerving and it forces him into making a comment.  )

Title: I'll Come Running
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: The Flash
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Barry Allen, Cisco Ramon, Barry & Cisco Friendship
Spoilers: All of Season 3
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Reference to Canon Death of Canon Character
Word Count: ~1500
Summary: Barry's feeling disconnected to everything in this new universe, from his family and his friends. Especially to Cisco. And Cisco is feeling equally lost and wants to find a way back to his friend.

An episode tag, set just before S2.05, Monster, explaining how Barry ended up living at Cisco's place.

A/N: Title from the Carol King classic, "You've Got a Friend".

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( Barry doesn't know whether he should keep his distance from Cisco, or pretend things are normal, or try to find some happy medium between the two states. )

Title: You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: The Flash (2014)
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Barry Allen, Julian Albert, David Singh, Joe West, Cisco Ramon, Mention of Earth-2 Harrison Wells, Jesse Wells, Caitlin Snow, Iris West, Wally West, Eobard Thawne
Word Count: ~6000
Spoilers: All of Season Three, up to episode 3.03 - Magenta
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Summary: Julian Albert breaks about a dozen really big rules when he confronts Frankie Kane in the CCPD lobby and David Singh is almost ready to fire him. But he gives him a second chance - and Julian ends up on probation, reporting to Barry Allen. Something that he finds absolutely and utterly intolerable.

Or, Five Times Julian Albert's Humiliated Because of Barry Allen, and one time ... well, one time humiliation doesn't factor into it.

Or, a character study of Barry Allen, from the eyes of Julian Albert.

AUTHOR NOTES: There's a lot of murkiness about the timeline now. Supposedly Julian's been at the CCPD a year, but I have the feeling that more time has passed than just the few hours between Barry leaving Iris on the front porch and Eobard returning Barry to the "present". I'm probably wrong, but hey - this is what you get when you're writing in a fandom that plays fast and loose with time.

Also, as much as I love Julian, I have the feeling that he's pretty self-absorbed and completely uninterested in anyone else's life. He don't care about Barry until he finds that Barry's not who he's supposed to be.

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( Julian is on his way out to lunch and looking forward to a few minutes of life without listening to Barry Allen natter away like the moron he is. But he doesn't make it out of the CCPD lobby - half of which is roped off as workers struggle to reinstall the bronze frieze that came down, courtesy of the meta-human, Magenta - when he's diverted by none other than Captain Singh. )

Title: Like a Line in the Sand
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: The Flash
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Joe West, Harrison Wells (Earth-2)
Spoilers: S2.06 – Enter Zoom
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Graphic mention of violent child death
Word Count: ~1300
Beta Credit: None
Summary: An episode tag to the end of Enter Zoom. Joe has a much needed conversation with Harrison Wells about a good parent's responsibilities to their children.

A/N: Inspired by Wells' monologue at the end of S2.011, Potential Energy (but no spoilers), my first attempts at writing both Joe West and Earth-2 Harrison Wells.

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(  Joe doesn't hate many people. Hate is a bad thing for a cop – it leads to mistakes, often fatal ones. He might hate what some people do, but hating the person who did them is rare. )

Title: A Forever Kind of Family - Masterpost
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: eldorah
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Original Male Characters, Original Female Characters; Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~16,500
Spoilers: All of Season 6, Especially Au Revoir
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Brief scene of animal neglect
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: The year between his "death" and the final sentencing of the Pink Panthers brought a lot of changes in Neal's life, and in Peter's, too. Families are made - by birth and by choice - and both men learn that the bonds of friendship can never really be broken.

Author’s Note: Written as a pinch hit for eldorah's artwork for Round 2 of the wc_reverse_bb. Please leave feedback for her awesome art here, at her journal.

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Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Art Post

Title: A Forever Kind of Family - Part Two of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: eldorah
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Original Male Characters, Original Female Characters; Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~16,500
Spoilers: All of Season 6, Especially Au Revoir
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Brief scene of animal neglect
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: The year between his "death" and the final sentencing of the Pink Panthers brought a lot of changes in Neal's life, and in Peter's, too. Families are made - by birth and by choice - and both men learn that the bonds of friendship can never really be broken.

Author’s Note: Written as a pinch hit for eldorah's artwork for Round 2 of the wc_reverse_bb.

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( It had felt strange to leave the dogs behind, but he had an appointment with the trustees at the Louvre. He was presenting the first iteration of the new security system – and while he'd often brought Peter and Diana with him on his consultations, today wouldn't have been a good day to show up with the dogs. )

Title: Justice, Mozzie-Style
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Mozzie, mention of Neal Caffrey, mention of Peter Burke, mention of Philip Kramer.
Spoilers: S3.16 – Judgment Day, S4.01 – Wanted, S4.02 – Most Wanted, S4.04 – Parting Shots
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Moz should have been grateful to Philip Kramer, but not when his friend was hurting so badly.

A/N: Originally written for purimgifts back in March, 2015. It was posted anon to AO3, but I never reposted to my Journal. This fic celebrates the triumph over evil viziers.

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(  Moz supposed that he should have been grateful to Philip Kramer.  )

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. )

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: Collateral Damage
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Matthew Keller, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~4800
Spoilers: S6.03 - Uncontrolled Variables, all of Season 6 to date
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Neal doesn't much like the man he sees in the mirror. Episode tag to S6.03 - Uncontrolled Variables.

Author’s Note: See end for author's notes.

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( Neal looked in the mirror and didn't much like the ugliness he saw. )

Title: Ripe for Exploitation
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Alex Hunter, Neal Caffrey (Nick Halden), Alex/Neal
Spoilers: Forging Bonds
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~250
Summary: Alex loves beautiful things. Tag to Forging Bonds

A/N: Something I found in my “unposted fic” folder, written back in 2012. The prompt was “Beauty”.

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( She knew Nick Halden was a con artist when she first met him, a near silent presence in Vincent Adler's office. )

Title: Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~4000
Spoilers: Most of Season 5, Specifically 5.09, No Good Deed
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Peter struggles with what Neal has done, with what he has said, and how they can move forward.

Author’s Note: Written as an extra for my Fic-Can-Ukah meme for my very dearest friend, coffeethyme4me, who is feeling a bit under the weather at the moment. Her prompt was This is the moon I was born under, and she asked for Peter/Neal with unapologetic Criminal!Neal and Peter still having sex with him. How perfect is that, given that she gave me the prompt over a month before No Good Deed aired!

The title refers to a legal metaphor: that evidence – no matter how strong – cannot be used if any part of the means to obtain it were illegal in the first place.

Also, a fill for my Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card – the Apocalypse square. Once again, I’m working with a literal translation of the term, which means “revelation.”

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(  Peter doesn’t know why he thought things would be any different. Neal is a criminal. He’s always been a criminal and he always will be a criminal and nothing he – Peter – can say or do is going to change that. )

Title: Nothing Stays The Same
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey (Friendship)
Spoilers: S5.03 – One Last Stakeout
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1000
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Tag to S5.03 – One Last Stakeout, how Neal and Peter deal, or don’t deal, with ending of their partnership.

A/N: Written for Round One of the Brackets Challenge held during the D.C. Meetup in early November. The category was “Tropes” and the prompt was “A Character in Distress.”

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( “We’re not partners anymore.” It almost killed him to say that. But it was the truth. )

Title: Kinship Analysis
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Reese Hughes
Spoilers: S4.06 - Identity Crisis, S4.12 – Brass Tacks
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1200
Beta Credit: jrosemary
Summary: With nothing else to do, Reese Hughes decides to solve a mystery in his own past.

A/N: Written for the Adoption square on my Love Bingo Card. My dear friend, kanarek13 created cover art for this story for fandom_stocking 2013. It’s under the cut.

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( Retirement doesn’t suit Reese Hughes.  )

Title: Things Taken, Things Left Behind
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke (allusions to future Peter/Neal)
Spoilers: 3.16 - Judgment Day, 4.01 - Wanted, 4.02 - Most Wanted
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~ 1600
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me and theatregirl7299
Summary: Neal’s learned to travel light, but there are things he has to take with him and there are things he has to leave behind.

A/N: Written for my very sweet and dear friend, ivorysilk, on the occasion of her birthday. I know you’re in the middle of some pretty serious crunch time at work. I hope that when you get the chance to read this, it will make you happy, even though it's a little bit melancholy for a birthday fic.

Also, fills the "Loss of Home/Shelter" square on my H/C Bingo Card.



( Through the years, Neal learns to travel light, to avoid accumulating the things that would weigh him down. He learns to live for a future that can be carried in a small duffle bag.  )

Title: Keep the Creatures Safe From Harm – Master Post
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Reese Hughes, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Mozzie, June Ellington, Amanda Calloway, OMC, OFC
Spoilers: All of Season 4, Specifically In the Wind
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Prison Fic, Dub-Con, Violence, First Time fic, Angst,
Word Count: ~28,000 Total (Four Parts)
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, jrosemary, rabidchild67
Summary: Following the tragic events at the end of In the Wind, Peter is facing the ultimate penalty and Neal is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep that from happening. Even as old enemies are sharpening their knives, Peter and Neal are not without friends.

A/N: Many, many thanks to my trio of beta readers and cheerleaders, who gave unstintingly of their time as this turned from a vague idea for some dirty prison fic into a massive and angst-ridden epic. And my deepest appreciation to the ladies of the wcwu chats, whose enthusiasm for this story boosted my confidence and kept me going.

Title from Oysterband’s “Put Out the Lights”.

Part 1 – On DW | On LJ
Part 2 – On DW | On LJ
Part 3 – On DW | On LJ
Part 4 – On DW | On LJ

Title: Keep the Creatures Safe From Harm – Part Three/Four
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Reese Hughes, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Mozzie, June Ellington, Amanda Calloway, OMC, OFC
Spoilers: All of Season 4, Specifically In the Wind
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Prison Fic, Dub-Con, Violence, First Time fic, Angst,
Word Count: ~28,000 Total
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, jrosemary, rabidchild67
Summary: Following the tragic events at the end of In the Wind, Peter is facing the ultimate penalty and Neal is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep that from happening. Even as old enemies are sharpening their knives, Peter and Neal are not without friends.

A/N: Many, many thanks to my trio of beta readers and cheerleaders, who gave unstintingly of their time as this turned from a vague idea for some dirty prison fic into a massive and angst-ridden epic. And my deepest appreciation to the ladies of the wcwu chats, whose enthusiasm for this story boosted my confidence and kept me going.

Title from Oysterband’s “Put Out the Lights”.

Part 1 – On DW | On LJ
Part 2 – On DW | On LJ


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( Peter’s here, his body hot against him, his desire for him evident. The love and pride in his eyes is a fearsome thing. But it’s Peter’s words, “Don’t worry” that send terror through him. There are whole soliloquies hidden in them, and they can make all of his dreams come true. Or destroy him. )

Title: Keep the Creatures Safe From Harm – Part Two/Four
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Reese Hughes, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Mozzie, June Ellington, Amanda Calloway, OMC, OFC
Spoilers: All of Season 4, Specifically In the Wind
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Prison Fic, Dub-Con, Violence, First Time fic, Angst,
Word Count: ~28,000 Total
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, jrosemary, rabidchild67
Summary: Following the tragic events at the end of In the Wind, Peter is facing the ultimate penalty and Neal is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep that from happening. Even as old enemies are sharpening their knives, Peter and Neal are not without friends.

A/N: Many, many thanks to my trio of beta readers and cheerleaders, who gave unstintingly of their time as this turned from a vague idea for some dirty prison fic into a massive and angst-ridden epic. And my deepest appreciation to the ladies of the wcwu chats, whose enthusiasm for this story boosted my confidence and kept me going.

Title from Oysterband’s “Put Out the Lights”.

Part 1 – On DW | On LJ

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( The hand on his ankle is a tighter shackle than the tracker could ever be. Through all the years, through their good times and their not so good times, Neal has always reacted to Peter’s touch. )

Title: This is Not My Name
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal’s mother (unnamed in canon)
Spoilers: All of Season 4, generally
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: References to the Shoah
Word Count: ~600
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me
Summary: She was born Rachel Caffrey, then they told her that her name was Mary Alice Brooks. She wanted to be Naomi Zimmerman.

A/N: Last of the three ficlets written for purimgifts 2013, for TigerBright.

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(  Mary Alice Brooks didn’t exist outside of a few pieces of paper and a computer entry. Rachel Caffrey Bennett didn’t exist either, not anymore. )

Title: Parentheticals
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke (Peter/Elizabeth)
Spoilers: S4.16 – In the Wind
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 – Exactly
Prompt: #80 - Clean
Summary: Episode tag for S4.16 – There is far more fallout for Peter than he ever expected.

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(  Elizabeth doesn’t say much. (She doesn’t call him “hon” or “sweetie” or any of the endearments that are part of their personal language.) (Peter understands that this is The Silent Treatment.) )

Title: The Truth Out of a Lie
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Elizabeth, implied Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Spoilers: S4.12 – Brass Tacks
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1400
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Episode tag/Fix-it fic for Elizabeth’s actions in Brass Tacks, the consequences of asking Neal to lie to Peter.

A/N: A slightly belated birthday fic for my dearest friend, dmk0064, may every day of your life be as good as your birthday was.

Title from Lavender Diamond’s “I’ll Never Lie Again.”

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( There were many constants in Peter’s universe: Someone always seems to take his parking spot thirty seconds before he gets home. He knows he’ll forget to pick up the dry cleaning at least once a month. The coffee at the office is still horrible, despite his attempts to keep the pot clean. Neal will never lie to his face. )

Title: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Elizabeth Mitchell, Peter Burke, OMCs
Spoilers: Pilot, Bad Judgment
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3000
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me
Summary: What happened before Peter abused FBI resources and put a lovely assistant manager of a downtown art gallery under surveillance. Or, Peter and Elizabeth meet cute.

A/N: An extra day for my 2012 Fic-Can-Ukah meme, the prompt was “The First Time We Met – Peter/Elizabeth” and written for aragarna. As a gift for fandom_stocking 2013, Aragarna gave me cover art for this story, which is under the cut.

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( Antonio discreetly pointed out the big guy in the bad suit looking at the Willem De Kooning, the jewel of this particularly show. “Elli, dahling, what do you think?”  )

Title: Even If The Stars Have Made Us Blind
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Matt Bomer (as a fictional character), Tim DeKay (as a fictional character), Tim/Matt
Spoilers: S4.09 – Gloves Off
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1000
Beta Credit: jrosemary
Summary: Let's all go off to RPS hell together. The boys are on set and filming the fight scenes (all three of them) for the ninth episode of the season, Gloves Off. Matt’s more than a little excited by the constant physical contact with his lover, Tim. But sometimes, real life intrudes, and their pleasure is delayed by a little unnecessary angst. But doesn’t that make it all the sweeter?

Written for Day Three of my Fic-Can-Ukah 2012 Meme, for theatregirl7299, who asked for Tim/Matt - The Expectation of Pleasure. Title from Annie Lennox's "Stay By Me".

A/N: Let’s assume that Tim and Matt’s spouses are well aware of the guys’ relationship and have given them their blessing, because what happens in New York, stays in New York.

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(  Matt’s glad that the insurance company is making them wear the groin guards - or whatever those things that boxers wore - even though this isn't a real boxing match.  )

Title: Friend or Foe, There's Only Us
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Reese Hughes, Neal Caffrey, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Burke, Sara Ellis, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: Episode Tag for the end of S4.04 – Parting Shots
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~ 2700
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me and jrosemary. They are awesome, as always.
Summary: A fill for my dearest coffeethyme4me, who wanted me to describe, moment by moment, the eye fucking between Peter and Neal at the end of Parting Shots. And also a fill for jrosemary’s Angst-a-Palooza prompt at whitecollarhc.

A/N: Title from the Peter Gabriel song, “Only Us.”

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( When Hughes handed him the sealed envelope, Peter was certain his career was over. )

Title: Paradise, Lost
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Mozzie (by reference)
Prompt: #057 - Sun
Spoilers: S3.16 – Judgment Day, Based on promos for S4.01-02
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300
Summary: Paradise still isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.

A/N: Written for penguingal’s prompt “Coming Home” in a recent slashchat session.

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(  When Neal ran, he thought his life in New York was lost. )