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Title: When Tomorrow Comes - The Secret History of Neal Caffrey - Chapter Three of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar, Kingsman (Movies)
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Merlin, Eggsy Unwin, Roxy Morton, Other Kingsman Characters
Word Count: ~3900 (this chapters)
Spoilers: Spoilers for Season 6 of White Collar, Not Canon Compliant with Kingsman - The Golden Circle
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Summary: Picking up immediately after Simply Irresistible, Merlin has everyone dancing through hoops, Neal gets an unpleasant surprise at the shop, and Eggsy's not so thrilled, either. Roxanne is as awesome as always. But at the end of the day, Neal Caffrey is going to be Tristan, and that's all that matters, right?

Chapter Summary: Eggsy is asked to show Neal around Kingsman HQ. Eggsy would rather be doing anything else, like eating glass.

Author’s Note: My apologies for taking so long to get this story out of my head and onto the page. I really didn't expect it to take thirteen months to write this, but 2018 has been a truly terrible year for me and I'm glad it's coming to an end.

The story is complete but lengthy (these fics just get longer and longer), so it's posting in chapters. And while I've tried to reference as much of the previous stories in the series, it will probably make more sense if you've read them all, especially A Seat at the Table and Simply Irresistible.

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When Tomorrow Comes - The Secret History of Neal Caffrey, Part 9 - Chapter Three

Title: When Tomorrow Comes - The Secret History of Neal Caffrey - Chapter One of Three
Author: elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar, Kingsman (Movies)
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Merlin, Eggsy Unwin, Roxy Morton, Other Kingsman Characters
Word Count: ~3900 (this chapters)
Spoilers: Spoilers for Season 6 of White Collar, Not Canon Compliant with Kingsman - The Golden Circle
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Summary: Picking up immediately after Simply Irresistible, Merlin has everyone dancing through hoops, Neal gets an unpleasant surprise at the shop, and Eggsy's not so thrilled, either. Roxanne is as awesome as always. But at the end of the day, Neal Caffrey is going to be Tristan, and that's all that matters, right?

Author’s Note: My apologies for taking so long to get this story out of my head and onto the page. I really didn't expect it to take thirteen months to write this, but 2018 has been a truly terrible year for me and I'm glad it's coming to an end.

The story is complete but lengthy (these fics just get longer and longer), so it's posting in chapters. And while I've tried to reference as much of the previous stories in the series, it will probably make more sense if you've read them all, especially A Seat at the Table and Simply Irresistible.

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Fic on AO3: When Tomorrow Comes - The Secret History of Neal Caffrey, Part 9 - Chapter One

Title: Let Your Honesty Shine
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kanarek13
Fandom: White Collar / The Normal Heart
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Satchmo, Ned Weeks; Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Ned/Felix (past)
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for the end of WC S5,
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (Felix Turner), death of a non-canon White Collar character. Mild public expression of homophobia, self-deprecating use of homophobic slurs.
Word Count: ~40,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: On a hot June day, one summer in the near future, Ned Weeks finds himself in a West Village coffee shop. When he overhears a fascinating conversation about blackmail, kidnapping and getting shot at, he has to take a look. One of the speakers is definitely a Fed – Ned can tell just by the haircut and the ugly suit. The other man is his lover, Felix. Except that Felix has been dead for thirty years.

Then he remembers…

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Author's Notes: Ned Weeks is – as a matter of public record – a fictional stand-in for Larry Kramer, author, screenwriter, playwright, AIDS and human rights activist. The Normal Heart is intensely biographical, as is the sequel, The Destiny of Me. However, much of the character of the older Ned Weeks, as portrayed in this story, has been informed by the public persona of Larry Kramer, and I’ve used certain events in Larry Kramer’s life as if they’d happened to Ned.

I have tried to be true to the character of Ned Weeks and be respectful of his creator.

The title of this story is taken from the lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel’s song, “The Only Living Boy in New York,” which was used in the closing scene of the HBO production of The Normal Heart.

My thanks to wickhouse2005 for her prompt over at whitecollarhc’s “Comfest 2014” – “Neal is Felix's son, Ned runs into him at a pride event.” I also must thank my dearest sinfulslasher for pointing me to this – I might have otherwise missed it.

I must also thank the ladies of the wcwu chats who’ve supported and encouraged me along this sometimes difficult journey towards finishing what I thought would be a short, 3000 word story. I am eternally grateful to you, my friends.

And my deepest thanks go to my artist, kanarek13, who has created so many incredible illustrations. Not only am I humbled by her talents, I am in awe of her ability to read my mind. Without so much as a word from me, she captured the leitmotif of this story. Thank you!



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STORY POSTS
Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five

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Title: Let Your Honesty Shine – Part 4 of 5
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kanarek13
Fandom: White Collar / The Normal Heart
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Satchmo, Ned Weeks; Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Ned/Felix (past)
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for the end of WC S5,
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (Felix Turner), death of a non-canon White Collar character. Mild public expression of homophobia, self-deprecating use of homophobic slurs.
Word Count: ~40,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: On a hot June day, one summer in the near future, Ned Weeks finds himself in a West Village coffee shop. When he overhears a fascinating conversation about blackmail, kidnapping and getting shot at, he has to take a look. One of the speakers is definitely a Fed – Ned can tell just by the haircut and the ugly suit. The other man is his lover, Felix. Except that Felix has been dead for thirty years.

Then he remembers…
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( Part Four )

Title: Let Your Honesty Shine - Part 2 of 5
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kanarek13
Fandom: White Collar / The Normal Heart
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Satchmo, Ned Weeks; Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Ned/Felix (past)
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for the end of WC S5,
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (Felix Turner), death of a non-canon White Collar character. Mild public expression of homophobia, self-deprecating use of homophobic slurs.
Word Count: ~40,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: On a hot June day, one summer in the near future, Ned Weeks finds himself in a West Village coffee shop. When he overhears a fascinating conversation about blackmail, kidnapping and getting shot at, he has to take a look. One of the speakers is definitely a Fed – Ned can tell just by the haircut and the ugly suit. The other man is his lover, Felix. Except that Felix has been dead for thirty years.

Then he remembers…
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( Part Two )

Title: And They Called It "Puppy Love"
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Diana Berrigan, Theo Berrigan, Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke (Implied Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Word Count: ~2600
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Excessive schmoop. Also: Puppies!!! Babies!!! Babies and puppies!!!
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher, theatregirl7299
Summary: A timestamp for Origin Story, or How Much is that Doggy in the Window. Worried about him, Diana takes Theo for a visit to Neal at his apartment on a Friday night after work. Neal isn't home, but there's a blue-eyed puppy hiding under his bed.

Author’s Note: Written for angelita26, as part of my Timestamp meme. She asked for a story where when Neal gets stressed or sick, he reverts back to puppy form. Perhaps it happens when an unexpected person is around to see it (Diana, maybe?)

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( They were fighting again, but about what, Diana wasn’t sure. She could see it in every line of Neal’s posture, in the tightness in Peter’s jaw. The pre-operation meeting this morning was all but overwhelmed by the unspoken currents of anger between them. )

Title: Between the Lines
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke/Elizabeth Burke/Neal Caffrey (OT3)
Word Count: ~1100
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: miri_thompson
Summary: Sometimes they meet in an anonymous hotel room for a wordless fuck.

Author’s Note: Originally written for Round Three of the Brackets Challenge at the D.C. Meetup in November, 2013. The prompt was "Open Relationship" and the theme was "Porn." Revised and polished up in honor of my dear friend, kanarek13's birthday. Happy birthday!

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( Her mouth skims along his thigh, gently biting along the long length of muscle and he writhes against the sheets. )

Title: Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Neal Caffrey, OFC, Peter/Elizabeth, Neal/OFC
Word Count: ~3000
Spoilers: Vague spoilers for S5.09 - No Good Deed
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Another year comes to an end, and Peter is filled with regrets for wounds that haven’t healed, and may never heal. He doesn’t know that he has reason to hope.

Author’s Note: Happy New Year to all my dear friends in the White Collar fandom. I wanted to end this year on a happy (or at least, less angsty) note. It was difficult when listening to the Dougie MacLean version of the famous Robert Burns song, but hopefully I’ve succeeded.

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( Satchmo, old and so gray around his muzzle that his face seemed white, was slow to move these days. Peter’s heart always seemed to skip a beat in the mornings when the old boy didn’t lift his head at the sound of his footsteps coming down the stairs. )

Title: The Raven’s Children
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Alex Hunter, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Word Count: ~3000
Spoilers: S1.14 – Out of the Box (But slightly canon divergent)
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: miri_thompson, theatregirl7299
Summary: A long time ago, in another country, Neal found a piece. (No, it's not the piece you're thinking of, and you know how long and what he had to do to get his hands on that). This piece he kept for twenty years, occasionally putting it to good use.

Author’s Note: Written for the seventh night of Fic-Can-Ukah for my friend, kaylashay. Her prompt was "In the Back of the Closet" and she asked for Peter/Elizabeth/Neal. I actually brainstormed part of this fic with my dearest enabler-in-chief, theatregirl7299 about four months ago, and I had hoped that someone would be kind enough to pick this prompt and this pairing. I got very lucky.

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(  “Damn it Neal, it’s not here. We’ve got to go.”  )

Title: Full Disclosure - Part One of Two
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar, The West Wing
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Jed Bartlet, Abigail Bartlet, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Jed/Abbey
Spoilers: None, other than generally well-known canon deaths for The West Wing and for White Collar
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Non-canon events for The West Wing, possible timeline issues for The West Wing.
Word Count: 8,300 this part, ~12,000 total
Beta and Cheerleading Credit: theatregirl7299, miri_thompson, coffeethyme4me, gnomi
Summary: On the day that Neal’s tracker is removed for the last time, he and his lovers go to The Four Seasons to celebrate. Peter encounters an old acquaintance and a few hijinks (of the mildest kind) ensue.

A/N: See Author’s Notes at the end.

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( Neal wasn't nervous, exactly. More like nervy, hyper-alert to every movement, his skin excruciatingly sensitive under the fine cotton and wool of his suit. He had goose pimples on top of goose pimples and there were whole flocks of butterflies trying to work their way out of his stomach. )

Title: Prelude
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Sara Ellis (Neal/Sara)
Spoilers: S4.16 – In the Wind
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Word Count: ~1000
Summary: Life comes down few moments, and this is one of them. Just a bit of Neal/Sara schmoop.

A/N: In Unfinished Business, Sara tells Peter that she plays a mean cello. Neal’s not there for this conversation, so her musical talent may come as a bit of a surprise to him.

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(  London is, well, London. Beautiful and ancient and hectic. It isn’t New York, but then no other city is going to be the home of his soul. Except that London has his heart these days.  )

Title: The Interview
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, AD Bancroft
Spoilers: Mentions of various canon events, no specific late S4 spoilers
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~900
Summary: Neal’s given a chance. He’s just not sure he wants to take it.

A/N: Written for my delightful friend, sinfulslasher for the Prompt Me Meme I recently ran on my journal. Her prompt is at the end of the story.

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(  His palms were unaccountably sweaty and he resisted the urge to give himself a sniff. Neal could feel the perspiration pooling at the base of his spine. )

Title: Listen to Your Heart Bleed
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: Vague spoilers for 4.02: Most Wanted, 4.12: Brass Tacks
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3700
Beta Credit: Unbeta’d
Summary: The tracker comes and Neal discovers something about himself. As revelations go, he’s had worse.

A/N: Title from the REM classic, “It’s the End of the World”. Story prompted by coffeethyme4me on my recent Ask Me About AUs I’ll Never Write Meme: “Apocalypse.” This isn’t technically an AU. Since I don’t particularly care for end of the world/end of days scenarios, I decided to go literal. I didn’t expect this to become a full-fledged fic.

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( Neal should have been accustomed by now to discovering the truth about himself.  )

Title: Against the Wind
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: WingFic, Angst
Word Count: ~2500
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, jrosemary
Summary: It’s now a matter of weeks before Neal’s off the tracker for good. Peter is making it difficult for him to seek the freedom he thought he wanted for so long.

A continuation of the story (you may or may not need to read it) that was started in The Place Where Wings Unfurl, which I wrote for doctor_fangeek for Fic-Can-Ukah 2011. This is the last of the guaranteed stories for Fic-Can-Ukah 2012, and is for doctor_fangeek, who asked for “In Your Fantasies,” Peter/Elizabeth/Neal.

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(  They didn’t talk about it, ever. )

Title: Close Your Eyes and Think of Me (call out my name)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, Mozzie, Sally, Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Written For: White Collar Big Bang, Round 4
Disclaimer: I do not own White Collar or its characters.
Spoilers: Minor references to events in Judgment Day, Wanted
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Physical Hurt/Comfort, Serious Injury, Separation, Loneliness, Angst, UST
Word Count: ~28,600
Art Credit: kanarek13, and you can find all of the fantastic art for this on her Journal.
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, rabidchild67
Summary: After the anklet comes off, Neal decides he needs to leave New York. He’s too much in love with Peter to stay, and Peter is too conflicted about his own feelings to try and convince him not to leave. Neal ends up in Montreux, Switzerland, and discovers that freedom his meaningless without anyone to share it with. Before he can go home, his life is changed in an instant, and the changes are terrible and permanent.

Author’s Notes: This story began as an idea I had well over a year ago. I had even posed the question to my flist on where it should be set. Many thanks to elainasaunt for her suggestion to set it in Montreux, which worked perfectly.

Writing physical H/C doesn’t come naturally to me, so I’ve had a lot of cheerleading along the way. First and always, when it comes to laying on the hurt, is rabidchild67, she helped me sort out some of my issues early on, and even though this story sat for a long time, her words of wisdom stuck with me. Also very special thanks to both dmk0064 and arsenicjade. These ladies are also H/C queens who helped me get the wheels of this story going after it stalled in a great fit of uncertainty.

Of course, it goes without saying that nothing would have been written without my cheerleaders and dearest friends, jrosemary and coffeethyme4me. Their encouragement made everything possible.

A very special thank you to kanarek13, who created all of the lovely art you see here – the cover, the banners and the icons.

Title from the Carol King classic, You’ve Got a Friend.

Part One On DW | On LJ
Part Two On DW | On LJ
Part Three On DW | On LJ
Part Four On DW | On LJ
Part Five On DW | On LJ
Epilogue On DW | On LJ

Title: The Sun and Moon Are Ours
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke (P/E/N), Reese Hughes
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Just a little angsty UST, and dancing. What else is new?
Word Count: ~2300
Summary: Neal is filled with regrets, for what he wants he cannot have and for what he’s unwilling to steal.


A/N: Beta by ivorysilk. All mistakes are mine and mine alone. Written for gnomi as both birthday fic and an extra day for my Fic-Can-Ukah meme, for the prompt “He Asked You To Dance.” This also fills the “Secret Admirers” square on my Angst Bingo card.

( He should have been happier. It was always that way – he got what he wanted, but he was never satisfied. )

Title: These are the words I never said (this is the fear) - Part I
Author: lj user=elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey/Peter Burke; Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke
Spoilers: Minor references to many episodes, including the end of S1.16
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Very brief allusion to dub-con and to prison non-con (part 2)
Word Count: ~ 20,000 (2 parts)
Summary: The anklet goes, Neal stays. The first six months after are an emotional roller coaster for both Neal and for Peter. Thank goodness for Elizabeth’s common sense and emotional integrity.

Author’s Notes: Written for the lovely and generous lj user=Sonia6349 for her bid for the Queensland Flood Relief auction. She wanted virgin!Peter’s first time with Neal, and bonus points for a healthy serving of frotting. I loved the idea and got a little carried away. Also, the story takes place in the Vinegar Hill Continuum.
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(  “Want to join us for lunch?” Diana and Jones, with two of the newer probies arrayed behind them, are looking at him kind of strangely. Neal supposes that spacing out in the middle of the day is odd behavior, even for him. )

Title: Do You Know Where You’re Going To?
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters:Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey
Spoilers/Episode References: Pilot (quotation)
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~ 2700
Summary: The anklet’s about to come off and our heroes are suddenly quite troubled.

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(  So, Neal – I guess you’ve been planning what you’re going to do when that thing comes off? )

Title: Men at Work (and at play)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Construction Boots. And buttcrack.
Spoilers: None
Word Count: ~ 1200
Summary: There is something to be said for hard, physical labor.

Written for Promptfest IV – from a prompt from coffeethyme4me, Neal/Peter – Sweaty Kisses. Part of my Vinegar Hill series. Fills Kiss Bingo Square "Body: Belly".

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( Over a month into the renovations, Peter was pleased at how nicely Neal's new abode was shaping up, and he was even more pleased at how nicely Neal was shaping up. )

( In The Darkest Night, There's A Light Beyond )