Ramblin's of a Bear with Very Little Brain

Just a quick collection of the prompts and timestamps from my recent meme.


For kanarek13 Love Lift Me Up

For scarym1 It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn

For elrhiarhodan Tales from Gotham

For angelita26 Down in the Dark

For aragarna What Is Left is But Ashes and Dust

For sapphire2309 What Was Lost

For some inexplicable reasons none of these links are working on my friend's feed. They work fine however if you click through to the post on my journal. They also work with you right click. :(

Title: What Is Left Is but Ashes and Dust
Author: pooh_collector
Art by: angelita26, who also served as plot bunny source, beta and cheerleader. Thanks ang!
Characters and Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Vincent Adler, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Sara Ellis, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Gen
Rating: R
Word Count: ~26,300
Spoilers: Under the Radar, Wanted and Most Wanted
Summary: Alternative ending to Under the Radar. Alder gets everything he wants, the treasure and Neal. In return Neal loses everything he loves, New York, Mozzie, June, working with White Collar and worst of all, Peter.
Warnings: A bit of bad language. Mild non-con.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Check out ang’s beautiful art here.

Title: What Is Left Is but Ashes and Dust - Part 3
Author: pooh_collector
Art by: angelita26, who also served as plot bunny source, beta and cheerleader. Thanks ang!
Characters and Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Vincent Adler, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Sara Ellis, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Gen
Rating: R
Word Count: ~26,300
Spoilers: Under the Radar, Wanted and Most Wanted
Summary: Alternative ending to Under the Radar. Alder gets everything he wants, the treasure and Neal. In return Neal loses everything he loves, New York, Mozzie, June, working with White Collar and worst of all, Peter.
Warnings: A bit of bad language. Mild non-con.

( Part 3 )

Title: What Is Left Is but Ashes and Dust
Author: pooh_collector
Art by: angelita26, who also served as plot bunny source, beta and cheerleader. Thanks ang!
Characters and Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Vincent Adler, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, Sara Ellis, Diana Berrigan, Clinton Jones, Gen
Rating: R
Word Count: ~26,300
Spoilers: Under the Radar, Wanted and Most Wanted
Summary: Alternative ending to Under the Radar. Alder gets everything he wants, the treasure and Neal. In return Neal loses everything he loves, New York, Mozzie, June, working with White Collar and worst of all, Peter.
Warnings: A bit of bad language. Mild non-con.



( Part 1 )

Title: In the Depth of Winter I Finally Learned There Was in Me an Invincible Summer
Author: pooh_collector
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Neal/Peter/Elizabeth
Word Count: ~ 5,300
Spoilers: None
Warnings: None.
Summary: Another timestamp in the Of Christmases Past, Present and Future verse. Neal’s first undercover assignment has ramifications.

The title is from a quote by Albert Camus.

( To the fic )

Title: Lost Time is Gone Forever
Artist: kanarek13
Author: pooh_collector
Word Count: 13,000
Characters/Pairings: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Clinton Jones, June Ellington, Sara Ellis, P/E/N
Rating: PG
Warnings: might be iffy if you are claustrophobic
Spoilers: the Cape Verde episodes and this story goes AU in S5 Ep 1
Summary: On an ordinary day three years after Neal has left Peter’s life, an unexpected message leaves Peter desperate to find his former partner.

See all of Kanarek13's lovely artwork here.



( Lost Time is Gone Forever )

Part 2

Title: Bittersweet
Author: pooh_collector
Rating: G
Characters/Pairing: Gen, Peter/El, Peter, Neal
Word Count: ~ 5,200
Spoilers: S5 finale
Warnings: Tissues will likely be required.
Summary: Written for Abduct-a-Palooza II at WhiteCollarHC. Neal is kidnapped and Peter never finds him. Five years go by, Neal is finally free and has made a new life for himself. And then he has an unexpected encounter.

( Peter stepped out of the Bittersweet Cafe and onto the sidewalk on Main Street. )

Title: And Reigns the Winter's Pregnant Silence Still
Author: pooh_collector
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: P/E/N
Spoilers: None
Warnings: None
Word Count: 2,175
Summary: Another timestamp to Of Christmases Past, Present and Future. Set between Blow The Bitter Winds Away and The Storm Will Pass, the Spring Will Come. Elizabeth’s fears come to light.
Note: Title from a poem by Helen Hunt Jackson.

Happy Birthday angelita26!

( The February air was brisk with a sharp bite in the breeze as Neal stepped out into the bright, blue afternoon. )

The Storm Will Pass, the Spring Will Come
Ratings: PG13
Pairings: P/E/N
Word Count: ~6,270
Summary: The second timestamp to Of Christmases Past, Present and Future. Neal is ready to go back to work at the FBI, but he needs to sort through a few things first.
Title from a quote by: Robert H. Schuller

( “The trial starts next week. How do you feel about the attempted murder charge?” )

Title:  Blow the Bitter Winds Away
Rating: PG
Word count:  ~4250
Pairings: P/E/N
Notes:  Written for Fandom_Stocking 2013 for angelita26.
Summary: Timestamp to  Of Christmases Past, Present and Future.  Neal finally comes home from rehab, but things don't go as smoothly as anyone would like.

( Here be fic. )