elrhiarhodan

One of the very earliest stories I wrote for the White Collar fandom was Wash the Sins Away (warning: graphic allusions to rape), for a rather innocent prompt from daria234, “Peter and Neal having sex in the shower”. It turned into a very dark story, one which formed the core of the Paladin'verse.

Last night, kanarek13 shared with me a preview of her image that would give her a blackout on her H/C bingo card and after I caught my breath, my first thought was - that's the perfect illustration for "Wash the Sins Away". When I mentioned it to Kanarek, she told me that she'd been thinking of that very story when she was working on this. Then she asked me if it was okay to turn this into cover art. Of course my answer was, yes!

I'm honored by this gift. This is a difficult story and one that has resonated with me for all my years in the fandom.

Please go check out the original image and the cover artwork at her journal.

Roundup – Trick or Treat Drabble Meme

For this drabble meme, I’d only really planned on doing my three-sentence ficlets for just five requests, but that never made it past the first prompt. Then requests six, seven, eight and nine arrived… And the fills got progressively longer – but I said to myself, “Elr, keep it to a single comment box.” That became a little difficult as the stories started to flow and epic ideas took root. A few of these are clearly going to be part of longer stories.

theatregirl7299 asked for something in the Underpants ‘verse. She got Private Pleasures

sheenianni asked for Alex/Sara (with or without Neal), and she got Dumped His Ass

kaylashay wanted Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, and received Tastes Like Chocolate

doctor_fangeek wanted a continuation of a slave fic story I’d started at the D.C. Meetup (which I haven’t yet republished). She got Expectations

palombaggia wanted Peter and Neal and anything with wings. This could have been a timestamp for any one of a number of different wing’fic stories, but I decided on a scene out of the Winged Neal ‘verse and so she got A Beautiful Obscenity

sinfulslasher begged for a variety of things, but seemed most interested in how Michael Burke, Peter's alpaca-raising pot-smoking father, celebrates Halloween. She received A Visit with Mozcow

sapphire2309 wanted some Neal/Sara. She got Repo Rides To the Rescue This one is definitely the start of something longer.

miri_thompson and I were chatting about some work issues of mine, and she asked for an AU where Neal was the charming son of the big boss, and Peter had to do his Performance Review (I do know that I got Moz’s real name wrong, it’s “Winters”, not “White”)

And last and certainly the longest. I broke my vow to keep these ficlets to a single comment box, because kanarek13 asked for Peter/Neal, Something Happy. And what could be happier that the boys going shopping for Peter’s Wedding Tuxedo in The Wonder(ful) Years?

Title: Three Pitched Balls
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Satchmo, Peter/Neal (Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Spoilers: 2.03 – Copycat Caffrey, 3.15 – Stealing Home
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3500
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, theatregirl7299, and jrosemary
Summary: Set in the Paladin ‘Verse, Peter tells Neal about the choices he’s made in his life. He has no regrets. Neither does Neal.

A/N: Writter for today’s Peter-Centric whumpfest on whitecollarhc: Peter Burke and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Also, fills the "Loss of Identity" Square on my H/C Bingo Card.

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( Even with all the bad times between them – the broken trust, the anger, the perceived betrayals, Neal wouldn’t change his past, Peter’s past for anything. His life wouldn’t be worth living without Peter in it, defining him, making him better than he could ever be without him. And all because of a tiny rip – a minuscule separation of muscle and tendon and bone.  )

Title: The Stars are Singing
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Satchmo, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Spoilers: Allusion to the end of 1.14 (Out of the Box)
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~900
Beta Credit: jrosemary
Summary: Neal’s restless, it’s a difficult time of year for him. Peter and Elizabeth don’t need to say much, they just have to give him the love he so desperately needs.

A/N: Written for sinfulslasher, for Day Four of Fic-Can-Ukah, and the prompt she picked was “The Seductive Voices of the Night”, Peter/Neal or OT3. This one went more than a little angsty. Let’s consider this part of the Paladin ‘verse.

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(  Neal’s restless – he always is this time of year. It’s been five years and he expects he’ll be like this for the next five, and the five years after that.  )

Title: A Story Written Long Ago
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #028: LOVER
Author:elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke (reference to Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Neal takes a step, a small step on the road to better.

Set after Restoration. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.

(  Neal listened to the tale of a young seaman eager to serve his country  )

Title: Stay
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #011: FAMILY
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke (reference to Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 200 Exactly!
Summary: Elizabeth wonders if it will ever be right again.

Set after Deface. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.

( For such a brief time, the three of theme were so happy – a family. She wondered if they ever could be like that again. )

Title: Reservations
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #028: Lover
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Neal Caffrey (reference to Peter/Elizabeth/Neal), Mozzie
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Contemplating forgiveness.

Set after Drowning in Regrets. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.

( Neal listened to Peter’s impassioned vow, and was unsurprisingly torn at his own reaction. )

Title: Night Falls
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #020: Credit
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke (reference to Peter/Elizabeth/Neal), Mozzie
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Peter comes home, Mozzie greets him.

Set after Maybe They Are Not Forever, After All. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.

( The burning edge of the sun against the western horizon told him just how late he was. )

Title: No Other Way
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #011: Family
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke (references to Neal Caffrey/Elizabeth Burke and P/E/N OT3)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Peter hopes that he’s not going to have to start from square one, again. Continues the Danger Series.

Set directly after Official Sanction. The entire series is now a single entry on AO3.

(  Why wasn’t I notified that Czerny was released from prison? )

Title: The Queen-Side Knight
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #031: Boyfriend
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Neal Caffrey/Elizabeth Burke (references to Peter Burke and P/E/N OT3), Mozzie
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: The queen is left unprotected, or is she?.

Set directly after Get Back. Continues the Danger Series. The entire series is now a single entry (32 chapters) on AO3.

( Let me get this straight, the Suit just left you alone here? )

Title: Get Back
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #003: Track
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Peter’s secrets continue to unravel.

Continues the Danger Series, and is set directly after Farewell Insight. The entire Danger'verse is now up on AO3 as a single story with each entry a single chapter (31 at current count), just in case you want to read the whole thing at once.

( Neal was slightly shocked that Hughes didn’t want him back on the tracker. )

Title: An Unexpected Ally
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #007: Background
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Reese Hughes, Neal Caffrey
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Hughes knows what’s going on, on several levels.

Continues the Danger Series, and is set directly after Words are Just the Ashes. The entire Danger'verse is now up on AO3 as a single story with each entry a single chapter (29 at current count), just in case you want to read the whole thing at once.

THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER | GLASS | BACKGROUND 2 |

( This was not a conversation he every really wanted to have with Neal. )

Title: Shadows and Skylines
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #026: Glass
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Sometimes doing what’s right hurts like hell.

Continues the Danger Series, and is set directly after Old Business. The entire Danger'verse is now up on AO3 as a single story with each entry a single chapter (27 at current count), just in case you want to read the whole thing at once.

THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER |

( Peter stood at the window, the Manhattan skyline barely making an impression. )

Title: Not Good Enough
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #029: Wife
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Something goes horribly, horribly wrong.

Set directly after Like Finding Gold in the Garbage. Continues the Danger Series.


THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD |

(  Honey, will you excuse us for a few minutes? )

Title: Don't Make Me
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #022: Savings
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Neal Caffrey, Mozzie
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Back in Obscurity, Neal pries secrets out of Mozzie.

Set directly after A Credit to His Profession. Continues the Danger Series.

THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN |

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(  Neal knew that Moz was up to something. )

Title: SPQR IV - Intermezzo
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1400
Summary: I’ve been in the mood to do a little cleaning out of my WiPs folder, and a something named “SPQR Snippet” caught my eye. The file was last opened in July – back when my S1 fanon was being thoroughly destroyed. This truly was a snippet - about 50 words. The SPQR undercover ’verse is a subset of the Paladin ‘Verse, and Peter and Neal are going to take down a Russian crime lord and his vast money laundering operation. Peter has an old, still active alias – Sebastian Pytor Quinell Rubicov. Neal is going in as his partner, Nick Halden. Their entry into Yernakov’s world will be through a network of high end sex clubs, and they are going deep cover. Peter has a lot of reservations about Neal’s ability to work so deep, especially when they won’t have a van full of agents listening in and ready to break the doors down.

This piece gathers a lot of old story threads from the Paladin 'verse:and sets the stage for the actual operation.

For the Kink Bingo Square - Tattoos

(  You like the classics. Figure it out. )

Title: Leave Your Fears Behind
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke/Elizabeth Burke/Neal Caffrey
Spoilers: Slight spoilers for Burke’s Seven.
Warnings/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~ 1600
Summary: Some good, old fashioned Hurt/Comfort. Continues the story I wrote back in August, Hello, My Heart. Neal had taken a bullet in the chest during an undercover operation, and Peter’s by his side during his recovery (sound familiar?).

This is firmly set in the Paladin ‘verse and takes place after Taking Half a Sick Day (is better than needing a whole one).

(  It’s been three weeks since Stephen Corrig pointed that little mouse gun at him and fired. Three weeks of all the indignities that a modern hospital can inflict on a human being )

Title: Fortune Presents Gifts (not according to the book)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: PG
Fandom: White Collar
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal (OT3 implied)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers:None
Word Count: ~1200
Summary: At last, a gift from Neal that Peter is willing to accept.

Originally written for thefannishwaldo’s Story Tree, polished and expanded for republication on my journal.



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( Despite a heavy case load, the entire staff had gathered at midday in the conference room with cake, candles and coffee (courtesy of Elizabeth) to celebrate the Big 5-0, much to Peter’s delight and embarrassment. )

Title: A Credit to His Profession
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #020: Credit
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: G
Characters/Pairing: Mozzie, Diana Berrigan
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Moz and the Lady Suit plan ... starts right on this heels of Too Much of a Coincidence. Continues the Danger Series.

(Finally catching up here...I've been writing epics for months, and I need to rediscipline myself. Because not everything needs to be 12,000 words or more).

THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH

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( Moz, you’re a credit to your profession. )

Title: Love Will Not Break Your Heart (but dismiss your fears) - A Wedding Story in Five Acts
Author:  elrhiarhodan
Rating:  R
Fandom:  White Collar
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke/Elizabeth Burke/Neal Caffrey (established OT3)
Spoilers/Episode References:  None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None.
Word Count: ~6500
Summary: Elizabeth and Peter seek to bind Neal to them permanently, Neal misreads their intentions. But all ends well.
This is the prequel to Taking Half a Sick Day (Is Better Than Needing a Whole One) (aka Sick!Neal fic). Part of the Paladin 'verse. For Kiss Bingo - Body: Fingers.

Many thanks to my lovely betas, jrosemary and rabidchild67. All mistakes are (as always) mine and mine alone. Feedback is naturally appreciated.

Extensive Author’s Notes can be found in the first comment.


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( Peter always likes dawn, the way he likes sunset too.  There is such imminence in the light, in the interstitial moment between the brightness of the day and the darkness of the night. )

Title: Taking Half a Sick Day (Is Better Than Needing a Whole One)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: PG
Fandom: White Collar
Characters/PairingsPeter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Diana Berrigan (Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3000
Summary: Neal gets sick…it happens.

A/N: For the lovely usakeh, who properly and very quickly identified five opening lines on the Song Lyrics meme I have running at my Journal. Fills Kiss Bingo Square "Face: Lips".

This is the sequel to Love Will Not Break Your Heart (it will dismiss your fears) where Peter, Neal and Elizabeth exchange vows.

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( It’s Monday morning, and after a low-key weekend spent fighting off a sore throat and a bunch of aches and pains, he knows he should call in sick, but that would mean explanations and Peter would undoubtedly bully him into going to see a doctor. )

Title: Too Much of a Coincidence
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #019: Cash
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: G
Characters/Pairing: Mozzie, Diana Berrigan
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Moz discovers some very disturbing information, and needs to discuss it with the Lady Suit. Continues the Danger Series.


THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK

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( Moz ran the tests on the C4 he had discovered in Peter’s car, and hacked into the FBI’s chemical signature’s database to match it to a manufacturer. When the results came back, he ran the tests again, just to make sure, because this was just too much of a coincidence. )

Title: Fingerprints
Prompt: White Collar 100 – #017: INK
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Mozzie got hold of some information, Neal has an idea, and Peter has a friend. Could it be that our heroes have finally caught a break? Continues the Danger Series.
 
THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT

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( How do we know that any of these gues are for real? )

Title: Explosive
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #015 - Clay
Author:  elrhiarhodan 
Rating:  G
Fandom:  White Collar
Spoilers:  None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers:None
Word Count: Exactly 300
Summary: Moz finds clay and Peter explodes. Continues the Danger Series

THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER

_______________( “Suit, you have a serious problem.” )

Title: Obscurity
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #013 - Unit
Author:  elrhiarhodan 
Rating:  G
Fandom:  White Collar
Spoilers:  None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers:None
Word Count: Exactly 300
Summary: Moz takes Neal, Peter and Elizabeth to a safe house called Obscurity. Continues the Danger Series

THE DANGER SERIES:

TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT

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( “I don’t have to tell you that you have made very powerful enemies. But you should know - as bad as they are. I can be even worse. Believe me on that, if never anything else.  )