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. )

Also posted at AO3

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