elrhiarhodan

The Eighth Anniversary of the airing of the White Collar Pilot episode is on October 23. Time for another round of Caffrey-Burke Day!

In case you didn’t catch it the previous years, let me quickly tell you what Caffrey-Burke Day ISN’T:

It is not a swap.
It is not a challenge.
It is not slash-only.
It is not gen-only.

In fact, there are no sign-ups or any rules except that your fanwork should celebrate the awesomeness that is the Peter & Neal relationship we love so very much.

How can you participate? It’s simple:

On or around October 23, publish a White Collar fanwork that focuses on or otherwise features the relationship between Peter and Neal. Any fanwork. Any subject matter. Any pairing. Any genre. Then, when you
cross-post or otherwise promote your work, merely include in the summary or author note that it is for “Caffrey-Burke Day”. 

That’s it.

If you’ve got any questions, feel free to leave a comment, but I think it’s pretty straightforward:

1. Create fanwork focusing on Peter and Neal, any medium, any length, any subject matter
2. Publish on or around October 23
3. Mention it’s for “Caffrey-Burke Day”

A couple days later, the mods will post a masterlist of all fanwork right here in the caffrey_burke comm on LiveJournal.  We’re also looking at setting up a Caffrey-Burke Day archive on AO3, and we’ll let you know when that goes live.

If you’re interested in the previous masterlists and want to spend the next few days indulging in lots of awesome Peter & Neal goodness, click here and here and here and here and here respectively.

I would like to thank rabidchild for coming up with the initial idea and for hosting the first two Caffrey-Burke Days.

RC, you are awesome and we miss you muchly in our little fandom. *hugs* Thank you for allowing us to continue this!

ETA: We have a snazzy AO3 collection now, so if you post to AO3, you can add it to the Caffrey-Burke Day collection!

Title: Present Imperfect
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey; Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~1200
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Set a few months after Peter and Neal get married, Peter enjoys a private moment observing his husband when he is less than sartorially perfect. It's a pity that they are stuck on an Amtrak train from Washington and he can do nothing about it.

Author’s Note: Written for the eighth night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for sherylyn, who asked me for Peter/Neal, for the prompt "His button was undone". While Sherylyn didn't specify any particular 'verse, somehow I don't think she'll mind a little Wonder(ful) Years schmoop.

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( One would think, after more than thirty years together, Peter would have become somewhat immune to Neal's charms. )

Title: Cast Your Fate to the Wind
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~1700
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Part of the Dragon'verse, and picks up the story after the events referenced in Beneath the Words. The Council meeting is over and despite four days of often difficult questioning, Peter's mate-bond with Neal has been ratified. The two Dracons are tired and while Peter's clan chief, Elizabeth, has offered them another night's hospitality, they both want to go home - wherever that might be.

Author’s Note: Written for Day 4 of Fic-Can-Ukah, for the prompt selected by my very dear friend, theatregirl7299. She asked for "Blues in the Night" and Peter/Neal in my Dragon'verse. See end notes for a bit more about the actual music.

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( They are on a stretch of highway that has no lights and the only illumination is from the passing cars. But at this hour, cars are few and far between and Peter feels like he's traveling into oblivion. )

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 Best Laid Plans – Part One of Two
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Reese Hughes, reference to Mozzie, reference to Diana Berrigan, reference to Lauren Cruz; Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey
Word Count: ~11,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: BDSM, Consensual Impact Play
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Neal Caffrey, newly minted FBI agent, has been assigned to the New York field office and the White Collar division, but before he starts work, he needs a night for himself. A night to break out the leather and go hunting for the man he'd met six months earlier, the man who'd given him the best sex of his life.

Author’s Note: Written for cookielaura for Round Four of the wcpairings fic exchange. My recipient wanted Peter/Neal and likes BDSM. I hope this fits her bill! The scenes in the early part of this story were inspired by the short film, Interior: Leather Bar, which reimagines the filming of the mythical "lost" X-rated scenes from the 1980 Al Pacino film, Cruising.

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( Despite the prestige in the assignment, Neal wasn’t all that pleased to be posted to the field office in New York. He’d wanted to be back in D.C., where he could keep focused on his mission – to climb the ladder at the FBI. New York City, the capital of the world, the Big Apple, was filled with all sorts of distractions. )

Title: Underneath the Words
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Yvonne; Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1200
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Set in the Dragon'verse A/U, a direct sequel to The Binding, Neal and Peter have to prepare for the Council meeting, but Neal's more interested in asserting his claim. Until he learns to hear what's underneath the words.

A/N: An extra fill for my 2015 Fic-Can-Ukah meme, for for the prompt "Beyond the confines of ordinarily language", selected by joy2190.

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(  Elizabeth's farmhouse was a familiar sight now, although Neal still thought it was a slightly incongruous architectural style for a Dracon. No turrets, no moat, no castle wall. )

Title: The Magic Between Us - Part One of Two
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Reese Hughes, June Ellington, Byron Ellington, Original Female Character, Neal Caffrey, Ford Tolman, David Siegel; June/Byron, June/Ford, Peter/David, Neal/Unnamed Male Character (past), Neal/Kate (unconsummated past), Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Canon death of canon character (long-term unspecified illness), non-canon deaths of canon characters, internalized homophobia, expressions of homophobia, gunshot wound, references to 9/11, talk of suicidal behavior.
Word Count: ~15,000
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Peter Burke, a young FBI agent, meets June and Byron Ellington during an investigation of a series of mortgage fraud cases. They take him under their wing and become his surrogate family. During his first visit to the Ellington mansion, he sees a magnificent portrait of a young man and becomes captivated. June and Byron invite him to spend Christmas Eve with them, and he begins to notice something wonderful about the portrait. For a little while, it comes to life. For almost twenty-five years, Peter spends Christmas Eve with the Ellingtons, and each year, he grows closer to the man in the portrait.

A/N: Inspired by kanarek13's artwork – or more accurately, the concept that Kanarek told me about, which set my brain whirring. I had the basic idea of this story plotted out before she finished the piece. I'm only sorry it's taken longer than I'd planned to finish it.



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(  He was always so cold – caught forever between the past and the future.  )

Title: Testing Silence
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Mozzie, Ellen Parker; Peter-Neal, pre-Peter/Neal, Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~4300
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Brief reference to intentional humiliation of students by a teacher, reference to underage (16 and 17 year olds) sexual activity, nothing explicit.
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Set very early in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse, four vignettes of Peter and Neal's life in junior high and high school.

Author’s Note: Written as an extra day (Day 9) for my Fic-Can-Ukah meme, for pooh_collector, who picked the prompts, "There is always one more silence" and requested a fill in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse. I also promised not to write super-sad death/dying fic for her, even though this prompt really could have gone that way. Instead, she'd getting super-young Peter and Neal.

Many thanks (again) to my creative co-conspirator, kanarek13, who provided the lovely and spoilerly artwork for the end of the story.

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( Before he started seventh grade, Peter had thought he'd love English class. All the new books they'd get to read and talk about, even learning about silly things like grammar and sentence structure, too. His mom had explained that that stuff was really like baseball rules. Sometimes they didn't make a whole lot of sense (like the in-field fly rule or tagging up before going from third to home), but they were important anyway. )

Title: Words Will Have to Do
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Joe Burke (OC), Cathy Burke (OC), Amy Grainger (OC), Jack Franklin; Peter/Neal, Jack/Amy
Word Count: ~6100
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher (who knows just how awesome she is).
Summary: Set in The Wonder(ful) Years A/U in the very late 1990s, Peter and Neal are facing a work-imposed separation. Neither man is happy about it. But there's such things as air mail and email and even international cell phone service, so just because they're apart doesn't mean that they can't stay in touch.

Author’s Note: Written for the sixth day/night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for tjs_whatnot who picked "I am writing you from a far-off country" – Neal/anyone, or gen.

Many thanks to theatregirl7299 who gave me the suggestion for this story.

Also, this isn't late. The sixth night of Chanukah doesn't end until sundown, and I've got plenty of time.

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( Neal watched, stony-faced, as Peter packed. “It's not fair.”  )

Title: Salva Me - Part Two 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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( Neal shivered in the dark.  )

Title: The Binding
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Reese Hughes, Rachel Turner, Yvonne; Peter/Neal, Reese/Rachel
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3500
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Set in the Dragon'verse A/U, a direct sequel to Consequences of the Storm , Peter and Neal's new relationship causes problems for everyone.

A/N: For the third night of Fic-Can-Ukah, for riverotter1951, who asked for a story for the prompt "Lost in the Shadows of Time Past". She'd wanted Gloriana'verse, but was happy to accept a story in Dragon'Verse.

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( Reese woke as the storm started to crest over Manhattan, the powerful waves of electricity pulling at his skin. )

Title: It Must Be Now - Master Post
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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"" (Watch on YouTube)

( It Must Be Now - Part One )
( It Must Be Now - Part Two )
( It Must Be Now - Part Three )
( It Must Be Now - Part Four )
( It Must Be Now - Part Five )
( It Must Be Now - Part Six )
( It Must Be Now - Part Seven )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Seven-A 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-A )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Five 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 Five )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Three 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 Three )

Title: It Must Be Now - Part Two-A of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: treonb / Art Post
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R (Chapter Two - NC-17)
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.

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.

Note for Part Two – Because of LJ's entry size limitations, Part Two is in two parts. The link at the end of this entry will take you to the conclusion of this chapter.

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( It Must Be Now - Part Two-A )

Title: Snow Day
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke; Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Reference to prior attempted sexual abuse of a child, attempted non-con, minor act of animal cruelty and threats of grooming and kidnapping in the context of a fever-induced nightmare.
Word Count: ~7300
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Set early in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse and inspired by kanarek13's artwork, A Winter's Tale, Peter and Neal are seniors at Harvard and get caught up in an early-season snowball fight. But it doesn't end with the last snowball Peter throws.

A prequel to Such Very Good Friends; Delicious Soup; and All the Little Things That You Do.

A/N: Written for the fourth annual Caffrey-Burke Day fandom event, celebrating the sixth anniversary of the premier of White Collar. Many, many thanks to sinfulslasher for organizing this event.

Artwork by kanarek13, who always inspires me to ever greater heights.

And of course, eternal gratitude to my friends who attended this month's White Collar meet-up – your love for this 'verse and your endless encouragement keep me going strong.

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(  “Ow!” Peter wiped the wet snow from the back of his head, turned around and glared at Neal, who had already scooped up another wet handful of snow. “Don't you dare!”  )

This entry was originally posted at http://elrhiarhodan.dreamwidth.org/558374.html

Title: Wisdom Lies in Wait
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, eventual Peter/Elizabeth/Neal
Spoilers: None. This story takes place in a universe where Season 6 never happened.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~5500
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher
Summary: Nearly four years have passed since Peter told the Powers that Be that if they didn't release Neal Caffrey from his sentence, he was quitting the FBI. They took him at his word and Neal was freed. Although Neal no longer works for the FBI, Peter remains his closest friend and more than that, he's the one person Neal wants but believes he can never have. For his part, Peter is almost unbearably proud of Neal, who has embraced the life of a solid and productive citizen. He loves Neal but won't even allow himself to dream of anything more than friendship It's a good thing that Elizabeth is the sensible one in this relationship.

A/N: A gift for my very dearest friend, kanarek13, because she deserves every wonderful thing in the universe. This was not supposed to be a story about love and longing. It was not supposed to be filled with angst and pain. It was supposed to be a silly riff on a newly acquired tool for Peter's household chores. Something happened along the way.

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(  Peter and Neal were all but out the door when they heard El call down from upstairs. “Hon, if you're going to the hardware store, don't forget we need a stud finder.”  )

Title: Torch Song – Master Post
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship.
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher, who, once again, was absolutely heroic in her work on this epic. Also, deepest thanks to my good friends and constant cheerleaders, theatregirl7299 and miri_thompson, whose endless encouragement helped me every step of the way.

Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

Author’s Note: My deepest thanks to my artist, kaylashay, for being so patient with me. Her artwork inspired me with what I thought was a simple idea, but nothing, lately, is ever simple. I had so much fun writing this, I hope it lives up to the beautiful art she created.



Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven

( Additional Author's Notes – Highly Spoilerly – Please Read After Finishing Fic )

Title: Torch Song – Part Six of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship. Please see more extensive notes in the Master Post on my Journal.
Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

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( Monday morning brought too many regrets. )

Title: Torch Song – Part Four of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship. Please see more extensive notes in the Master Post on my Journal.
Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

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(  Although it was Friday, it wasn't the thirteenth, but the day seemed cursed.  )

Title: Torch Song – Part Two of Seven
Author: elrhiarhodan
Artist: kaylashay
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June Ellington, Clinton Jones, Diana Berrigan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Julian Larsen, Garrett Fowler, Reese Hughes, Kyle Bancroft, Evan Leary, Chloe Woods, Amanda Callaway, Phillip Kramer; Peter/Neal, Elizabeth/Mozzie
Word Count: ~56,000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Expressions of homophobia, transphobia, past reference to a physically and emotionally abusive relationship. Please see more extensive notes in the Master Post on my Journal.
Summary: An alternate universe partially based on the characters and location in "Upper West Side Story", but with a twist - of the "Victor/Victoria" kind. Neal Caffrey teaches European History, but has an interesting and potentially career-damaging gig at his godmother's nightclub. Enter Peter Burke, talent agent and an old friend of June's, who plays the fairy godmother role to the hilt.

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(  By the time Thursday rolled around, Peter wished he had an ordinary job and an ordinary life. Maybe an accountant, a number cruncher who went home after an eight hour day, had a dog, a husband, a few kids and a big house in the suburbs. )

Title: Let's Get Married – A Wonder(ful) Years Picspam Comic
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 16 Panels (8 Pages)
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Peter and Neal talk about today's SCOTUS decision, which affirmed that marriage is a profound right and should not be denied to anyone.

A/N: My dearest theatregirl7299 suggested that Peter and Neal need to celebrate today's Supreme Court decision, Obergefell v. Hodges. Today's image for the daily_neal was one from of my all-time favorite walk and talk scenes, and so, the first Wonder(ful) Years picspam comic just happened.

Many, many thanks to the lovely, talented and so-generous kanarek13 for the screencaps.

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(  “We should go celebrate tonight…”  )

Title: A Song in My Heart – A Wonder(ful) Years Timestamp
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~1200
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Saturday morning and Peter can't sleep. Neal helps him fix the problem. Set after Gonna Make You Sweat, so technically the chronologically latest story in the Wonder(ful) Years 'verse.

A/N: Written for Promptfest XI, for theatregirl7299's prompt, "Peter – Song." I am not responsible for any resulting earworms.

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(  Peter opened his eyes and his first thought was, 'What the fuck? Again?' His second though was, 'I’m losing my mind'.  )

Title: Orchestration – Second Movement (Allegro)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Reese Hughes
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Beta: sinfulslasher
Word Count: ~3600 (Work in Progress)
Summary: A White Collar A/U set in 18th Century Vienna. Neal is a composer struggling with the orchestration of his greatest work, and one of the most scandalous ever written. Peter Burke, a wealthy English nobleman, has come to him with an intriguing offer – to fund the production of that opera. But Neal is wary and becomes even warier when he's summoned to the Burkes' quarters by Lady Elizabeth Burke.

Earlier chapters: Orchestration – Prelude (Andante) | Orchestration – First Movement (Adagio).

Author’s Note: Written for my dearest friend, theatregirl7299, on the occasion of her birthday. She has been waiting so patiently for me to continue this work-in-progress and eventually, I just may finish it. Eventually.

I hope you have had a wonderfully special birthday, my friend.

Additional author's notes at the end.

Artwork by kanarek13




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( Neal handed the card he'd received to the footman who guarded the door to the Burkes' quarters and waited while the man went to find out if he'd be admitted. )