Title: A Seat At the Table - The Secret History of Neal Caffrey (2587 words) by elrhiarhodan
Chapters: 1/3
Fandom: Kingsman (Movies), White Collar
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Mention of non-canon death of White Collar character, canon death of canon Kingsman character
Relationships: Neal Caffrey/Harry Hart | Galahad, Merlin & Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, Roxy Morton | Lancelot & Gary "Eggsy" Unwin
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Merlin (Kingsman), Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, Roxy Morton | Lancelot, Other Kingsman Characters - Character
Additional Tags: Non-Canon Compliant to The Golden Circle, Angst, Grief, Longing, Harry Hart is Dead (still), Implied Relationships, Crossover, Mention of Peter Burke, Spoilers for White Collar Season 6, Future Fic, This explains Neal Caffrey and his extraordinary and amazing skills, alternative universe, Eggsy-Merlin friendship, Merlin as Arthur, Eggsy Unwin Needs a Hug, Neal Caffrey Needs His Head Examined, Merlin is a BAMF, Merlin takes care of everyone
Series: Part 7 of The Secret History of Neal Caffrey
Summary: Picking up right from the end of Calling in the Favor, Merlin listens to Neal's request for another shot at becoming a Kingsman and he likes the idea quite a bit. But there are still rules that need to be followed. And Merlin still has games to play.

Merlin finishes his drink and sets down his glass. He leans forward and gets down to business. "What do you want, Neal?"

"I want another shot. I bet you're recruiting right and left these days and I want to be a Kingsman. That's my favor and I'm calling it in."

Author's Notes: Although Neal is present in the first part of the story, this is mostly a Kingsman story, told initially from Merlin's point of view, and then Eggsy's. I wanted to explore their reactions – particularly Eggsy's – to Neal Caffrey, before he actually meets him. There's quite a bit of White Collar canon buried in the second part of the story and a little bit of my own personal fanon about Neal and Peter.

Also, the first time writing anything from Merlin's point of view.

And frankly, how the hell did this story balloon to nearly 8K and three chapters? These stories are supposed to be short bits that I bang out in a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon? Well, I hope you enjoy. Thank you theatregirl7299 for the beta! Un-Brit-Picked, though.

Remaining chapters will go up on Wednesday and Saturday

Title: Dreamers With Empty Hands
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Elizabeth Mitchell (Burke), Mozzie, Neal Caffrey; Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~4000
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Peter and Neal meet cute at Elizabeth and Mozzie's wedding.

A/N: Written for the fifth edition of Caffrey-Burke Day, celebrating the seventh anniversary of the premier of White Collar (October 23, 2009). Also, a fill for the prompt left for my by buefo (@archivistsrock on tumblr) – "Two Miserable People Meeting at a Wedding AU".

Title from the Billie Holiday classic, Autumn in New York - "Dreamers with empty hands, may sigh for exotic lands/It's autumn in New York, it's good to live it again".

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( Peter isn't much of a fan of weddings. )

Title: The Slow Hand of Time
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: The Flash (2014)
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Harrison Wells, Barry Allen, Harrison/Barry
Word Count: ~7000
Spoilers: None for current season, takes place roughly around S1.05 (Plastique)
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: None - my beta's under the weather, and I'm kind of anxious to post this.
Summary: Harrison Wells is hungry for something more than just another Big Belly Burger. He finds Barry alone in the lab and asks him to join him for a meal.

Author’s Notes: Inspired by a scene in The Sound and the Fury, when Cisco and Caitlin show up at Dr. Wells' house and Barry is surprised that they hadn't been there before. It definitely seemed to me that Barry had been there.

My first fic for this fandom - please excuse any inaccuracies with canon details. Also, utterly shameless food porn.

To my White Collar friends who might be intrigued, this pairing presses all of my Neal/Adler buttons big time. A quick primer on Barry and Harrison can be found here.

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( It was one of those nights. The kind where he needed more than cold simulations and the re-confirmation that the timeline was still intact.  )

Title: The Price of Knowledge – A Dragon'verse Timestamp
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Mozzie, Peter Burke, Reese Hughes
Pairings: Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~2100
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Set in my Dragon'verse, Neal is kind of desperate to understand the Draconis and their ways. So Moz helps him out, and then helps himself to some wine. What else is new?

A/N: Written for daria234 for Promptfest IX, for her prompt "Ancient Code".

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(  “I think I've found what you're looking for.” Moz burst into his apartment, a smile on his face and a huge book in his arms.  )

Title: What is Mine I Keep
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke,
/Pairings: Peter/Elizabeth, pre-Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~5000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher, theatregirl7299 - This is the fully beta'd version.
Summary: Continuing the tale first told in Weep to Break the World (the first story in the Dragon'Verse). As Peter promised, Neal has been obedient and earned some privileges, so Peter takes him to meet his clan chief, Elizabeth. If Elizabeth doesn't eat him, maybe Neal will learn how to transform.

A/N: Written for the seventh night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for palombaggia. She asked for "Only here, only now" with Peter/Neal. Technically, this is not late, because the holiday runs from sundown to sundown, so until 4:29 PM, it's still the Seventh Night of Chanukah.

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(  Peter had shown up at his apartment around the crack of dawn, waited impatiently for him to get dressed, handed him a go-cup of some rather inferior coffee and a surprisingly tasty donut before hustling him downstairs and into his car. )

Title: Weep to Break the World – Part One
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Reese Hughes, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, OMC; Pre-Peter/Neal, past Neal/Kate, suggestion of Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~14,000 (two parts)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Mention of canon death of canon character
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Artwork: kanarek13
Summary: An A/U riff on Pilot, where Neal is not successful in his attempt to break out of prison. Peter goes to Sing-Sing to deal with the fallout. It is, once more, the start of a very beautiful friendship.

Author’s Note: Written for the second night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for theatregirl7299, who picked the prompt "Instructions on How to Cry". We had joked a little bit about some non-con Peter/Neal tentacle fic. This is NOT that story.



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( Weep To Break the World, Part One )

Title: We Rise Where Shadows Fall
Artist: Nioell
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Lauren Cruz, Kyle Bancroft, Original Characters; Peter/Neal, past Neal/Adler, past Peter/Elizabeth (marriage of convenience), Peter-Elizabeth friendship
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~41,000
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, miri_thompson, theatregirl7299
Summary: Neal, a former employee of Vincent Adler – and the only person from Adler’s organization to serve jail time – has agreed to help the FBI find Adler, who disappeared more than five years ago. Peter, the case agent assigned to the Adler case, is worried about Neal’s safety and doesn’t trust the Marshals, so he’s keeping him close at hand. The attraction between the two men grows as they learn about each other and everything comes to a head when Neal finally shares a devastating secret.

A/N: Continues the story that began in Nothing Will Remain, the near-canon A/U, where Peter is an FBI agent assigned to locate Vincent Adler. He had discovered that a former employee of Adler’s, Neal Caffrey, is his ex-wife’s book keeper. Neal had been reluctant to assist the FBI, but eventually agrees to help them. This story picks up immediately after the prior story ends, but you don’t have to read that story to understand what’s going on here.

Title from the Oysterband song, “Rise Above”.

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Artwork Post

Story Posts: Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five |

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Title: We Rise Where Shadows Fall – Part Four
Artist: Nioell
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Lauren Cruz, Kyle Bancroft, Original Characters; Peter/Neal, past Neal/Adler, past Peter/Elizabeth (marriage of convenience), Peter-Elizabeth friendship
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~40,000
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, miri_thompson, theatregirl7299. And many thanks to my friend, sinfulslasher, for translating something into German for me.
Summary: Neal, a former employee of Vincent Adler – and the only person from Adler’s organization to serve jail time – has agreed to help the FBI find Adler. Peter Burke, the case agent assigned to the Adler case, is worried about Neal’s safety and doesn’t trust the Marshals, so he’s keeping him close at hand. The attraction between the two men grows as they learn about each other and everything comes to a head when Neal finally shares a devastating secret.

Title from the Oysterband song, “Rise Above”.

Written for Round One of the wc_reverse_bb.


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(  When he woke up the next morning, Neal decided that saying anything more about his suggestion would be counterproductive. Peter was heading this operation and what he said was law. )

Title: We Rise Where Shadows Fall – Part Two
Artist: Nioell
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Lauren Cruz, Kyle Bancroft, Original Characters; Peter/Neal, past Neal/Adler, past Peter/Elizabeth (marriage of convenience), Peter-Elizabeth friendship
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~41,000
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, miri_thompson, theatregirl7299
Summary: Neal, a former employee of Vincent Adler – and the only person from Adler’s organization to serve jail time – has agreed to help the FBI find Adler. Peter Burke, the case agent assigned to the Adler case, is worried about Neal’s safety and doesn’t trust the Marshals, so he’s keeping him close at hand. The attraction between the two men grows as they learn about each other and everything comes to a head when Neal finally shares a devastating secret.

Title from the Oysterband song, “Rise Above”.

Written for Round One of the wc_reverse_bb.


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(  Peter was worried. Not about the case – those concerns would have to wait for tomorrow. He left messages with Interpol, but it was already after midnight in Paris and he wouldn’t hear back until Monday at the earliest, if he knew the French.  )

Title: What Good Is a Poker Face When You've Got an Open Hand?
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Elizabeth Burke, Neal Caffrey, Pre-Peter/Neal, Pre-Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: NONE
Word Count: 300 – Exactly
Prompt: #110 - Smile
Summary: Elizabeth sees Neal very clearly.

A/N: Written for my dearest friend, theatregirl7299 on a long ago Prompt Me Meme. Her prompt is at the bottom of the fic. Today is her birthday and I’ve been so wrapped up in mundane matters that I haven’t had the chance to write something new for her. Happiest of birthdays, my sweet friend!

Title from the Ani DiFranco song, Worthy.

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( Elizabeth knows that the suits, the ties, the perfect grooming are all part of Neal Caffrey's mask, the public face of a man who's intensely private. )