White Collar Fic: Simple Gestures (Part III)

[sheenianni]

Title: Simple Gestures (Part III)
Author: sheenianni
Fandom: White Collar
Notes: See Part I

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Comments

[elrhiarhodan]

Beautiful and sweet and achy. You've done a magnificent job of capturing so many difficult emotions.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[sheenianni]

Thank you! I've always shipped Neal/Sara, but the season 6 finale made it difficult and I wanted to write them in a way that did justice to both of them. I'm glad it turned out well :)

[reve_silencieux]

*melts* Oh, this was absolutely wonderful! Thank you! (you didn't have to!) I love seeing the progression from Sara's point of view, and was quite surprised when she bought rings, but I loved that she took that jump. Then it just broke my heart knowing his death was coming. Her reaction when he came back was painful, but true to her character. For a moment at the end of part 2, I didn't realize there was more and couldn't believe you would leave it there! I was about to flail and pout and cry. But whew! Part 3. I cannot believe he forged the rings and jumped in the river just to look like he found them! Heh. Only Neal.

I'm so SO happy that she finally gave him a chance. Deep down, I think she has to realize he'd spoiled her and she would have always compared and thought back to him.

*happy sigh* This has made my day. Thank you! I must go reread it now.

[sheenianni]

Awww, thank you - I'm so happy you liked it :D I was hoping to finish this in April (Olena had the art ready since then) but then I had to focus on my RBB and this story had to wait. But man, despite all the trouble it gave me, it was such a delight to come back to it :)

After Season 6, I had to write them a reunion story, but it had to be believable and I felt like I couldn't just let them hug and kiss and pick up where they've left off. Then somehow this whole plot crystalized in my mind - that Sara had the rings for them, that she tossed them away after Neal "died" and that Neal forged a new pair as a replacement/apology, letting Sara decide whether she wanted them (him) or not. And, well, this was the result :)

Thank you for your beautiful review - it made my day as well :)

[reve_silencieux]

As much as I want them to just kiss and makeup, it's true to their characters if Sara is angry and doesn't give into him right away. He hurt her big time, especially if she had come to realization that she wanted to marry him. That's HUGE for her.

It was such a wonderful surprise, so thank you! I love these N/S treats - there's not too many of them! (I swear, my post finale N/S will be posted eventually!)

[aragarna]

Oh I really loved this. It felt really true. You did a great job at portraying Sara's conflicted feelings.
Thank you for writing this!

(also lol that Mozzie punched Neal!)

[sheenianni]

Heee, I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for your wonderful review :)

(It's my headcannon - at least in this story - that Mozzie punched Neal and hurt his wrist in the process. Then Neal got him some ice for it and tended to Mozzie's hand despite Mozzie's protests and Mozzie ranted at him the whole time. They didn't really make up that day, but it was the fist step to their reconciliation.)

[aragarna]

LOL I like that!

[reve_silencieux]

YES! I love your headcanon. Mozzie might not be a fisticuffs type of guy, but I can see him punching Neal in this instance. And of course Neal would care for him. :D We might just need a timestamp for this. ;-)

[sherylyn]

Oooh, this is so beautifully perfect!! I love every bit of it!!

[sheenianni]

Thank you :) I'm so glad you liked it :D

[pipilj]

This was spectacular. Sara reaction is totally believable. She has a tough exterior but is totally softie.

[sheenianni]

Thank you :) I really love Sara as a character, and it's always a bit of a challenge to do her justice. I'm glad you liked this :)