Title: Jewelry
Author: angelita26
Characters/Pairings: OT3 with very P/N leanings
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~600
Spoilers: 5x07 Quantico Closure and 2x11 Forging Bonds
Summary: December 7th is a special anniversary, so Neal bestows Peter with a surprise gift.

Notes: This is an AU diversion, like a parallel world where the end of Season 3 and Season 4 didn't happen. Special thanks to theatregirl7299 for helping with the gift.

( Neal had been acting odd since the day before. )

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Title: Ice Breaker (with a Twist)
Author: angelita26
Characters/Pairings: Gen – Neal, Peter, Elizabeth, Jones
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~2100
Beta: embroiderama, who made this so much better with her suggestions. Thank you!!
Spoilers: Ice Breaker
Warning: Violence. More use of the word 'phosphene' (thanks pooh_collector!).
Summary: During the events of Ice Breaker, Jones doesn't show up as quickly when Neal goes after Nikolai during the arrests.

( Neal knew when he heard the shouts of "FBI!" above him that he was screwed. )

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Title: Whiplash
Author: angelita26
Characters/Pairings: Gen – Neal, Peter, Elizabeth
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~600
Warning: Shameless Neal whump/Peter comfort.
Summary: Neal's hurting pretty badly, and Peter's there to lean on.

Notes: Written for kanarek13 and elrhiarhodan, who asked for it in chat last night. *gentle hugs to you both*

( Neal moaned and tugged at the soft cervical collar wrapped around his neck. )

Also posted at AO3, and crossposted to whitecollarhc and caffrey_burke.

Title: Out of Town
Author: angelita26
Characters/Pairings: Gen – Neal, Peter, Diana
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~2600
Warning: Shameless Neal whump.
Summary: A case takes Peter, Diana, and Neal out of town. Neal's recuperating from a gunshot wound, and his recovery is threatened by a seemingly minor car accident.

Notes: Pre-Season 5, but no spoilers. Written for the run_the_con lightning round for the following prompts: "sleeping in", "breakdown", "out of time", "falling softly", "change of plans", and "you don’t know me". A couple of these snuck in there while I was writing.

( Snow was falling softly onto the windshield as Peter drove expertly down the winding roads of Connecticut. A case had finally taken them out of the city, and Neal had been almost too excited to sit still for the drive. )

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Title: I Don't Want to be Anything Other than Me
Author: angelita26
Characters/Pairings: Gen – Mozzie, Neal
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~900
Spoilers: For episode 5x02, "Out of the Frying Pan".
Summary: Stand By Me 'Verse. June and Byron have offered to adopt Mozzie, but he's having a hard time deciding what to do. Enter Neal and a late night conversation.

Notes: Written for the run_the_con lightning round prompts: "after all these years", "out of time", "change of plans", and "you don't know me". Title from the Gavin DeGraw song.


( Mozzie's head shot up when the overhead light abruptly flickered to life. Neal was standing in the doorway of the library, holding a blanket and his stuffed cat and looking like a kid caught with his hand in the candy jar. )

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Title: Hurt
Author: angelita26
Characters/Pairings: Gen – Neal, Peter
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~1100
Warnings: Mentions of Peter's parents' deaths in a car accident.
Summary: Stand By Me 'Verse. Peter's having nightmares, and Neal tries to help.

Notes: Written for the 2nd Annual Caffrey-Burke Day organized by the talented rabidchild. Title borrowed from the Nine Inch Nails' song, later covered by Johnny Cash, "Hurt".

( He scrubbed his hands over his face as he fought to control his breathing and calm his heart. It took a couple of minutes longer than Peter liked. )

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Title: When Neal was Fifteen
Characters/Pairings: Gen – Neal, Peter, Mozzie, Sara, Diana, June, Byron
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~2500
Warnings: None.
Summary: Stand By Me 'Verse. Neal's fifteenth birthday is spent in the hospital, but he's not alone.

Note: This is part of the “Neal Caffrey and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad (Birth) Day Fest” for the lovely embroiderama's birthday. Much thanks to elrhiarhodan for the banner and organizing the fest!




( March turned out to be a miserable month. )

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Title: Wednesday Date Night
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG
Characters: Neal, Kid!OC (Charlie)
Spoilers: None.
Warnings: Kid POV. Mentions of Neal/Sara pairing.
Word Count: ~1000
Summary: It's Wednesday night – Neal and Charlie are on their way to dinner, but she has something on her mind.

Notes: Written for sheenianni's run_the_con prompt "partners in crime". This could have gone so many ways, so I blame this one on the muse. Part of Unbreakable – timeline info and story-related note below the cut for those unfamiliar with the 'verse.

( Wednesday night was Charlie's favorite because it was her date night with Neal. )

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Title: Its Noisiest Passenger
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG
Characters and/or Pairing: Gen – Neal, Peter, Elizabeth
Word Count: ~1700
Summary: Peter and Elizabeth take Neal home to Brooklyn after the events of Fate Misnamed.


Notes: Follow-up to Fate Misnamed, which was written for kanarek13's Car Accident prompt at the White Collar H/C Community's Heroes Fest. Thanks to the members of the wcwu chat for their continued support. Also thanks go to sinfulslasher for encouraging me to write more of this one.

( The doctor released Neal three days after his admittance with a white long leg cast, a pair of crutches, and strict instructions to take it easy for the next few weeks. )

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Title: Don't Want To Let You Go
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG
Characters and/or Pairing: Gen – Neal, Peter, Elizabeth, June, Diana, Jones, Mozzie, Sara
Warning: Off-screen major character death
Word Count: ~1300
Summary: After an op goes terribly wrong, the loss is all but unbearable.

Notes: Much thanks to the amazing rabidchild for the beta and the encouragement. This ficlet was inspired by her wonderful story, Too Young to Feel This Old. Also, thank you to embroiderama, kanarek13, and sapphire2309 for the reassurances. I've never done a serious death!fic before.

( When Peter wakes up, the first thing he notices is that the scratchy hospital sheets have graduated from annoying to itchy. The first thing he sees is Neal sitting in a chair in the corner, tailor style, watching him. )

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Title: The Lost Boys
Characters/Pairings: Gen – Neal, Peter, Mozzie, Sara, Diana, June, Byron, Hughes
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 10,298
Warnings: Off-screen assault and discussion thereof. Teenage AU.
Summary: Neal sneaks out one night and is assaulted by bullies from school. While he recuperates in the hospital, Peter and Mozzie take matters into their own hands.
Author's Note: 1) White Collar and the recognizable characters do not belong to me. 2) Beta credit goes to the amazing embroiderama, and a special thanks to theatregirl7299 for giving it an early read and cheerleading. 3) This story takes place in the same universe as Stand By Me but it is not necessary to read that ficlet first. All you need to know is that Neal, Peter, Mozzie, Diana and Sara are all foster children living with June and Byron in upstate NY.

Art and userpic by the very, very talented aragarna, who took on this very difficult project and made such amazing artwork. Click here to see the full size awesomeness.

( Neal cried out when the bright light pierced his aching head and stumbled back until he fell on his ass in the middle of the floor, surrounded by the pens and paintbrushes he'd knocked off his desk. )



ETA: Please tell aragarna how amazing her art is. I'm so grateful she created this cover for me. :D

Title: Fate Misnamed
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG
Characters and/or Pairing: Gen – Neal, Peter, Elizabeth
Word Count: ~3100
Summary: Neal heroically pushes Peter out of the way of an oncoming car only to get hit himself. Peter angsts about Neal's condition.

Notes: Written for kanarek13's Car Accident prompt at the White Collar H/C Community's Heroes Fest. Thanks to the members of the wcwu chat for their encouragement and cheerleading.

( "Ambulance? What?" Neal was so confused. "What happened?" )

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Title: Cold Dark World
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG-13
Characters and/or Pairing: Pre-Neal/Diana
Word Count: ~2300
Summary: Neal gets hypothermic, which leads to naked cuddling and a confession from Diana.

Notes: Written for rabidchild's prompt at the Heroes Fest. Title borrowed from the Weezer song of the same name. Oh, and I have no idea what the standard FBI field medicine treatment would be – the internets sadly would not tell me.

( "Naked cuddling? I thought that was a myth." )

Title: Amity
Author: angelita26
Rating: G
Characters and/or Pairing: Gen – Neal, Mozzie, Jones, Elizabeth, Peter, June and Hughes
Warning: I know very little about animals, and most of the characters are animals here.
Word Count: ~1400
Summary: Neal befriends Peter in a time of need.

Notes: Thanks to the wcwu chat for the encouragement! Also, all Mozzie quotes are from Nietzsche.

( Sometimes animals bond in stressful situations, and Peter was certainly under a lot of stress yesterday. )

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Title: Draughts
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG
Characters and/or Pairing: Gen – Peter, Neal
Word Count: ~1100
Summary: After the events of Vigil, Peter's healing, but he and Neal are both having trouble dealing with the shooting.

Notes: Written for sahiya, who asked for a timestamp to Vigil in my Prompt Me timestamp meme. My apologies for the long wait. I hope you enjoy!

( Three days later, Peter had been moved to a private room instead of being released because the doctors were cautious of his recovery due to a nicked aorta. )

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Title: Unbearable
Part 2: Day 0
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG-13
Characters and/or Pairing: Peter, Elizabeth
Warnings: Lots of angst ahead.
Word Count: ~1600
Summary: Companion piece to Unbreakable. Peter struggles to deal with finding Neal and Diana.

( If he were honest with himself, Peter had started to give up hope that this day would ever come. )

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Title: Of Superheroes and Birthday Boys
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG
Characters and/or Pairing: Neal/Sara, Peter/El
Word Count: ~750
Summary: Will's second birthday is great, if a bit exhausting.

Notes: Written for slytheringurrl who asked for family fluff with Sara in the Will 'verse in my "Prompt Me" meme. This is about as fluffy as I get, and I hope you enjoy!

( The party was well underway when Sara glanced out the back window and had to stop and watch Neal playing with the kids. )

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Title: Before I Sleep
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG-13
Characters and/or Pairing: OT3 – Neal, Peter, Elizabeth, and Satchmo
Spoilers: None.
Warnings: Brief allusion to homophobia.
Word Count: ~1600
Summary: The morning after Miles to Go, concussed Neal is restless, Elizabeth wants to help, and Peter is worried.

Notes: For kanarek13, who prompted a Miles to Go timestamp in my "Prompt Me" meme. Thanks to theatregirl7299 for taking a peek and assuring me that it was post-worthy. Like the original fic, title is from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost.

( Neal woke first the next morning with a dull ache inside his head and a restlessness that wouldn't allow for more sleep. )

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Title: Quiet the Nerves
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG-13
Characters and/or Pairing: OT3, but focused on Neal/Peter
Spoilers: None.
Word Count: ~1400
Summary: Neal helps Peter overcome the pain of a migraine, or the one where Neal has magic hands.

Notes: Written for whitecollarhc's Peter Whump Day, July 17th, 2013. Special thanks to the ladies of wcwu chat and theatregirl7299 for the song suggestions!

( Peter groaned as consciousness returned. There were soft lips against his, but that sensation immediately took a backseat to the throbbing ache behind his right eye that wrapped around to the back of his head and down his neck. )

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Title: Year 12
Author: angelita26
Rating: PG-13
Characters and/or Pairing: Neal/Sara, Diana/Christie, Peter/El, Jones/OC
Spoilers: Nothing specific, just the use of Christie and mention of Sara having been in London.
Warnings: Past miscarriage
Word Count: ~1700
Summary: Ten years after Diana and Christie's wedding, everyone gathers to celebrate and Neal gets some unexpected news.

Notes: Written for embroiderama's "Prompt Me" meme prompt, which was Unbreakable - 10 years later.

( Neal laughed softly so that he wouldn't disturb the toddler draped across his chest, sleeping despite the noise her mothers were making. )

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