It's been a thoroughly cold, grey, drizzly, wear-your-favorite-over-large-sweater kind of week - baking weather, in my book. And baking in the fall must involve cinnamon whenever possible. Because cinnamon is the coziest spice evar. Which leads me to ask: do any of you have favorite fall recipes to recommend? Breads and desserts are my vice ( ( Read more... )

Down to the Green

Rating: PG-13 (violence)

Summary: Peter Burke, of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, is finally in town to put a stop to a string of train robberies - with the help of Neal Caffrey, former outlaw, confidence man, and gambler extraordinaire.

“Down to the green” def. (poker term): When a player has gone all in.


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Title: Vigilance

Rating: PG

Genre and/or Pairing: Gen (with some Peter/El)

Word Count: 3, 400

Spoilers: N/A

Warnings: Themes of slavery; drunkenness/brawling/minor injury.

Summary: Peter loses his temper. Elizabeth observes-and realizes Peter's always been a man of actions, not words, when it comes to expressing strong feelings on a matter.

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Close Quarters
Rating: PG
Summary: Pizza, blizzard conditions, and one sick CI.
A/N: Written as a collarcorner stocking stuffer, for azertynin. I started off using this prompt for inspiration, but didn't really have them get around to working on those case files. And I definitely got carried away with the blizzard conditions. :P But, there is a lot of sick!Neal. *grin*  ( Read more... )

Out of the Cold
Rating: PG
Summary: A drugged Neal shows up on Peter's doorstep. And he's feeling talkative.
A/N: Written as a stocking stuffer for collarcorner for this prompt. Just some slightly-on-the-silly side/short fluff. Thanks for editing, imbecamiel!

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A-Game
Rating: PG
Summary: Team Peter, minus Peter, is still a team. Diana and Jones go to bat for Neal. And win.

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The Long Haul Back

Rating: PG-13 - gunshot wound, blood

Summary: No cellphones, no tracking anklet, and a lot of miles to cover before Neal and Peter are out of the woods. The non-figurative kind of woods. To help the odds, Neal's shot in the leg.

A/N: Written for the lovely kanarek13, who supplied this prompt on collarcorner. Hope you don't mind me ganking the title ( Read more... )

Safety Net
Rating: PG (whump)
Characters: Neal, Peter, Elizabeth, Mozzie, June
Summary: Sometimes friends can get you into trouble, but the important thing is that in the end they're there to pick you back up.
A/N: Written for vesperwhisper, for collarcorner's ficswap. Hope I've managed to make you a cuppa what you like! :3 Thanks to imbecamiel for the encouragement and beta'ing.

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Identity Crisis

Rating: PG-13 - broken bones, and a generally hurted Neal

Characters: Peter, Neal

Summary: It really wasn't Neal's fault. Really.

A/N: Written for kriadydragon's prompt on collarcorner. I haven't written 2k words this fast in forever. Terrifically ambiguous-yet-angsty idea you had there. \o/ And a big thanks to imbecamiel for the quick beta'ing work.

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Title: Circumvention
Rating: PG-13
World Count: 13, 000
Characters/Pairings: Neal, Mozzie, Peter/Elizabeth
Genre: Gen, Drama, AU
Warnings: Moral quandaries, mention of torture (none shown/carried out), slavery, mild character injury.
Spoilers: N/A
Summary: In a black-and-white world of duty or consequences, Peter only sees one option before him, and if ( Read more... )