(High school debate team AU) Or, the one where a loud-mouthed, headstrong scholarship student enters Kings Academy and promptly destroys the order of everything around him. And inadvertently drives Aaron to an existential crisis. All in a day's work for sixteen-year-old Alexander "FIGHT ME" Hamilton. Philosophical bantering, Donald Trump, and a 700-dollar coconut; Burr POV.

Sara is a PI. Neal is a thief. Between crimes, pretense and trust issues, there is no way things between them could ever develop into something more… Sara-centric, pre-series AU, set in the same universe as my "Dangerous" ficlet.

Peter and Neal get stuck in a cabin during a blizzard; problem is, Neal is hurt.…

When an undercover operation into a crime ring exposes police corruption, false statements send law enforcement on a manhunt for Neal Caffrey. Injured and on the run from both the criminals and the NYPD, Neal can only trust Peter. But as his situation appears to grow more desperate, so does his doubts. He trusts Peter, but does Peter really trust him?

She made the sensible choice at the Empire State Building and turned him down. But then Neal reaches out to her and Sara wonders if they could have a future together… Until that phonecall. Spoilers for season 6.

When a ruthless criminal under investigation by the FBI takes Neal, Peter has to rescue him before its too late. He may joke that he can always find Neal, but after three days of being brutalized for information, locating him is just the beginning of Peter's search to find his friend.

Neal agrees, against Peter's better judgement, to work undercover as Nick Halden to help agents from another division snag a killer. The plan is a simple one; but since when does anything go according to the plan?

When Neal is tricked into pulling off a heist he has to figure out who conned him and why before it ruins any chance he has with an early release from the FBI. This is an Alternate Universe due to Alternate Ending to 'Diamond Exchange'. I'd love to say more...but 'spoilers'. ;) I promise plenty of fun, crime, angst, bromance, everything that made White Collar a great show.

Neal's tracker shows he is out of his radius as a snowstorm blankets the city. The marshals think he is attempting to flee but Peter knows better.

Escape is always an option and Neal likes to keep his options open. When the perfect chance to do just that arises, will he take it?

'Intersect Neal Project' proposed to the Director: A bid to understand what went wrong with Agent X and unravel some of the mysteries surrounding the Intersect's ability to overwrite a human's attributes. It was his life, but not his life, laid out in black and white.

My first and probably last fic; needed to get this out so I could resume my life. A post series finale look at Peter mourning the death of his friend over the course of a year. Will probably come to 4 chapters. All of the usual disclaimers apply; I own nothing.

Post Season 5 Finale. No real spoilers, but you're probably going to get a pretty good idea if you read it. Neal's been missing for four months when he shows up on Peter's doorstep, broken and bruised with a set of cuffs dangling from one hand.

When Mozzie, a brilliant scientist and law-abiding citizen, got caught in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy, he asked Neal for help. For a month, they successfully evaded their hunters… until it all went south. Suddenly Neal's life is in peril and Mozzie is desperately searching for allies. Who is the mysterious Suit and what is Peter Burke's role in the events? AU

Tag to Season 5: What happened to Neal, and can the rest of the team find him

Neal was on the brink of murdering Fowler with a stolen gun. He's led away in cuffs. The next thing we see is Neal, Peter, and Fowler calmly discussing the case in Peter's office. What happened in between, and why wasn't Neal sent back to prison on about a dozen charges? Here. Have a nice angst-laden answer to those questions :D Pure, unabashed hurt/comfort fic. Gen.

Two years after Sara left for London, she and Neal are reunited once again. As they try to figure out their relationship, they have to overcome obstacles both external and internal. Set post-Season 5.

An unexpected event leaves Peter and Neal fighting for their lives. Part of the 'Milestones' series (9 years).

Written for the prompt: Neal is always been a non violent criminal, he never hurt anyone. But this time, after the kidnapping, he is forced to kill one of the kidnappers for self defense, before Peter arrives. One shot.

Elizabeth and Neal are wounded in a botched jewelry store heist. Peter thinks it's all Neal's fault…after all, he's a Criminal...

Neal's kidnapping leads to a collision between a past he's tried to forget and a dark future his captors have planned for him. A frantic Peter and team desperately seek to find him before its too late. They get help from the unlikeliest of sources. In the end, Neal's worst enemy may be himself as he struggles to survive. Warning: psychological torture.

Set sometime after season 6. Neal has served his sentence 3 years ago. Now, he's free, and everything should be fine. However, something went seriously wrong. To make matters worse, Peter and Neal became estranged. But Neal needs a friend, desperately. What else to expect? No one is going to die. There will be hurt and comfort. Like the story title implies, friendship, too.

Callbacks to all the various times Peter has handcuffed Neal. A series of shorts about Neal, Peter, and in one, Sara. Complete with heaping tablespoons of angst, hurt, comfort, caring, and adorableness. No slash, just deep friendship. but a lot more intimacy than your average bromance. Just like White Collar itself.

Agent Clinton Jones had expected to see a lot of things when he volunteered to go search the last room of the shabby house, they'd busted. He had expected to see stolen art, forged bonds, maybe even an illegal weapon or two, what he hadn't expected was to see a lone Neal Caffrey. Drugged Neal

As the title suggests, someone dies. It's either Peter or Neal, and I'll give you a hint: It ain't Peter. Warning: Deathfic. Revised edition of the original story published 11/24/2009.

An alternate ending to "Unfinished Business," wherein shots are fired, prices are paid, and perspectives are altered. A story told from a variety of viewpoints. Now COMPLETE!

Neal is seriously injured when a routine case with Diana goes really bad. Diana struggles to reconcile her feelings. Neal whump and some language.

Neal is in serious trouble. This time it could cost him his life, and Peter might not be able to help him. Story now complete!

How does Peter accepting a cup of cider save Neal's life? In more ways than Peter can imagine.- Not a crackfic, but slightly AU. However, there is plenty of hurt/comfort! #1 in Ghost in the Machine series.

Neal has the gift of sight.

Peter felt sick. But if Neal was telling them not to come in… well, he had to trust there was a reason for it. But that didn't mean he had to like it. And honestly, if things continued at this rate… well, screw it, he was going in. Peter is forced to listen as Neal takes a beating, and Neal struggles to stay strong, get the information, save lives. Told from Peter's POV.

A simple mission goes wrong when Neal finds himself thrown overboard and stuck in the murky lake, his anklet caught on something and not budging...

When Neal is trapped underwater, Peter is his only chance of survival.

AU following the 3rd season finale. Neal and Mozzie don't go to Cape Verde - instead they fly off to lie low in a place where they're sure not even Peter will find them. But Peter searches nonetheless, and while he races to get to them before Collins does, Neal starts to wish he had not hidden so well after all. COMPLETE.

After a traumatic event, Neal can't remember what happened. Short, just 4 chpt. Finished.

This is the first time Neal dies, but it isn't the last...The last time Neal's heart stills in his chest and his eyes stare without seeing, Peter will not be fast enough to bring him back. *Not a Character Death Story* (Updated and revised)

Four times Peter wasn't all that worried and one time he was scared to death. Or, four times Neal had someone to catch him and one time he didn't.

"As Neal stole a glimpse at Peter, a quizzical look in the agent's warm brown eyes, a sharpness interrupted his thoughts. Neal's blood ran cold, and before he could register what was happening, he saw those warm brown eyes burn with horror and passion. Peter? Neal opened his mouth to ask his friend what was wrong, but the sound was muffled in his throat." Neal whumpage story.

Tag to Season 4 Finale. Contains shameless Neal whumpage/angst, just become it makes me happy.

A series of 'how/when they met' stories. Completely AU at times. Contains Neal Wumpage.

For Peter and Neal, it was an ordinary day, conducting routine FBI business. Until, suddenly, it wasn't. Now COMPLETE.

Neal wakes up to find that he is trapped in a box with nothing but a cell phone and no way out.

A ruthless man, who shares a past with both Neal and Peter, visits New York. Neal whumpage.

A story spawned from a two-shot in The Stories That Bind Us, when Neal is left injured after an operation he finds himself stuck in rock bottom while Peter tries to get him out. No slash, just the brotherly (and sometimes father/son) love.

Neal is a prime suspect in an art theft and he is going back to jail. Well at least if Peter is the one who gets to make the decision. Peter's angry because his best friend let him down. Later on the story going to be some Neal whumpage and Peter/Neal friendship. No slash.

"You figure out what it is that defines a man; you take that away from him and he's not a man anymore." An act of cruelty from an old enemy leaves Neal severely hurt - in more ways than one. It's gonna take everything he's got to handle this one, and Peter is determined to help him through it.

12 days before Christmas Neal is kidnapped by a serial killer. Written for the LJ December Advent Calendar

Neal forges a painting. Peter watches.

Keller has escaped prison. He framed then kidnapped Neal. Lots of Neal whumpage and angst. NO slash.

An undercover operation goes badly wrong, leaving both Peter and Neal in precarious positions. Final chapter up!

Before he was sent to jail Neal was commissioned to forge a painting, however Neal refused to do it and now a seriously pissed off man is out to get him - and he's got a hostage. Neal whumpage! Rated T for safety.

When they come to Europe, Neal and Mozzie decide to pull a heist that the world hasn't seen yet. Pre-series, "wacky hijinks and zany schemes".

Peter and Neal hadn't seen each other for six weeks. Surely they had some catching up to do after returning from Cape Verde. And a few things to learn along the way . . . . follow-up to Season 4 premiere Most Wanted . Now COMPLETE.

D.C Art Crimes brings Peter on a case that holds a piece of the puzzle of Neal's past. Neal, enjoying the D.C art scene, stumbles on a crime that is a work of art in and of itself. When the two cases cross paths they'll need all their skills to solve them

One doesn't become a great conman in a day. Advice must come from somewhere, and the circle of world-class conmen isn't that large. What happens when Neal meets the legends who pulled the Bellagio job? Pre-series. Involves characters from Ocean's 11

Season 3 left us with a BIG problem - how to reunite Peter and Neal. Neal's in paradise, but he wants to be home. Peter's at home, but it's not the same without Neal. There are a lot of hurdles to be cleared, but this is my take on it.

Takes place somewhere between Kate and the Nazi treasure. Neal and Peter are friends and partners. What would happen to one if they lost the other? Yes, there is angst, lots of angst, but the story will end well.

...But what if it isn't? What if Neal is hiding something? And has been for years? What if the life of the talented art thief is about to come to an abrupt end? What if it just isn't fair?

Complete Oneshot. For the prompt: I want to see Neal get a graphic, forced, and short haircut from a baddie holding him captive.

When an operation goes wrong, you better have a partner you can trust. Unfortunately Diana is having a problem trusting Neal. Can she get over it before someone gets killed.

In the aftermath of Elizabeth's kidnapping, Neal has to make a life-defining choice - and then he has to face its consequences. Post 3.10 Countdown story.

Mathew Keller thought he'd beaten Neal Caffrey, until a wall of bars and a barbed wire fence separated him from the rest of the world. Now, he's escaped, and will stop at nothing to beat the ex-con.

Neal's got the shakes. Peter's more than a little concerned. Tag to the season two premiere.

Peter sees Neal on a newscast of a prison riot, but things are not always what they seem on television.

"Peter would get his wife back home. And his dog an a leash." Takes place right after 3.10 Countdown. I have no idea how cruel I'll be in the future, so be warned. Neal will get hurt, probably worse than intended. No slash

"Because it's the FBI that holds the dress. My dress is in your custody and now Mr. Caffrey is in mine." Twist on "Threads" episode 1x02

An otherwise ordinary day takes on a dangerous note when Diana and Neal are kidnapped.

03.10 vortex. So many quick to judge, to lay blame at Neal's feet, with not a thought about... some violence, language, gritty at points. Stressed - Minds, Motives, and Friendships.

Spoilers for the premise of S3. Summary: Neal thinks about the identities he's had, and why "Neal" is the one that means the most.

My take, kind of odd, most certainly AU, on the mid season three finale. Neal makes a trade.

When Neal sees a suspicious man outside of the FBI building, he should have known it was bad news. It soon becomes clear just how much trouble he and Peter are in. Just a little whump story.

Peter comes back from vacation to find that Neal ran as soon as his back was turned and was thrown in the state penitentiary. Can Peter get over his disappointement long enough to find out the true story, or will their partnership be over? 1st season

When one of the men in our favorite duo is terribly hurt in an accident, the other is forced to make the ultimate decision. Story inspired by the song When All is Said and Done by Tyrone Wells.

Peter receives threatening e-mails from someone with a grudge. And the FBI has a hard time catching the guy and Neal gets caught in the middle. PG-13, Gen

Peter makes a dismaying discovery on a case. But is all as it seems? CHAPTER 9 NOW UP AND STORY COMPLETED.

Things go south on an operation and if they wait for help it will come too late. Peter is Neal's only chance for survival and he didn't come this far to let Neal go without a fight. Gen.

Neal proves his usual useful self when it comes to catching the criminal but pays the price with someone who just doesn't want to be caught. Can Peter save him? one shot

Peter x Neal x Elizabeth OT3. When Neal's sentence runs out, he leaves to travel the world and relearn freedom. Peter and El make a collage of postcards and souvenirs and wait with their fingers crossed.

The Department of Justice is in town, and the lead agent is not a fan of criminal consultants. Neal's been warned to toe the line until the inquiry is done, but sometimes circumstances just don't leave many choices... Set mid-Season 1

Neal's undercover with only a few days left on his work release. He goes missing, returning over a year later to the Burkes' home. Where was he and what does the future hold? AU / whumpage / friendship / hurt comfort / angst. Spoilers from seasons past.

Neal goes undercover facing one of the worst possible situations imaginable. It's up to Peter to get him back before it's too late. *Neal whumpage*

Peter and Neal are arguing. A criminal has a gun. A girl is running. It's all so very confusing.

After a close call undercover, Peter & Neal are reassigned from a case that nearly costs Neal his life but are they truly free of it? Whumpage / Spoilers from both seasons / Hurt Comfort and more.

What if Larson really was going after Neal in Point Blank? Except everything didn't go as planned, and more people start getting hurt. It's up to Peter to find Neal before it's too late. Lots of Neal whump, especially in later chapters.

A stormy winter night leads Peter and Neal to re-evaluate how they deal with each other. Partners and friends - NOT slash.

"But for now, I must push the grating feeling of revenge to the back of my mind and do what Diana, Jones, and most of all, Neal, are asking, pleading me to do. Save him." Neal Whumpage! Not Slash!

The greatest con Neal Caffrey ever pulled, was convincing the world that Nick Halden was an alias and that Neal Caffrey was a real person. The creation of Neal Caffrey.

Five hours they had been sitting there waiting for anything to happen. Anything at all except maybe not the bomb under Neal going off. Think of all the paperwork. Neal whump.

Peter wasn't really worried when Neal didn't come at his usual time. After all, even the most punctual person got delayed once in a while...right?

Peter had already nearly lost Neal once, now it was happening all over again. Whumpage, possible spoilers...Sequel to A Way Through The Darkness.

There's a recession on, and the economy is tough all over. But what happens when budget cuts hit a little too close to home for the White Collar unit?

THE ALAISES OF NEAL CAFFREY. Who is the man, who is ...? Some fun, some history, some angst, some travel. Some getting to know the confidence game. Some violence, threats & swearing. No slash. Each Ch is complete in itself - alias story/event. Enjoy!

With Neal, nothing is as it seems. Peter and Neal friendship, Peter POV, Gen. Section divides now added. Apologies for the slip-up.

Peter and Neal have just closed a big case in time for Christmas, when Neal suddenly goes missing. Lots of whumpage...some spoilers...

A crazy man, a bomb, seven hostages, Neal and Peter.

Neal is missing and Jones thinks about how it all went wrong. Prequel to Fragile.

An op goes south. Jones observes the aftermath.

This story gives whole new meaning to the phrase "pet convict." It is satiric and complete. Come on in.

Neal is arrested for murder. Chapter 7 Up. Story completed.

Peter has to be away from the office for a while, and comes back to find his partner changed.

Pre-series. Peter is chasing Neal. Neal is caught because he saves Peter's life. Non-slash.

Pre-series. Peter is staking out Neal’s apartment at Christmas. Neal changes everyone’s plans for Christmas. Neal meets Elizabeth. No slash.

Neal is injured and overwhelmed with pain while using his skills to rescue innocents. Peter helps. not slash

Neal really didn't like guns. Needless to say, bullets weren't his friends either.

Don't you hate it when someone steals your lunch from the break room refrigerator? So does Agent Ruiz.