Er, I went and committed extremely self-indulgent White Collar post-Countdown fic. Dammit. *g*
I should warn you right up front that this is (fairly dark) catharsis fic for me. It's not meant as a stab at anyone's fic tastes, it's not meant to imply that anyone is wrong for liking certain tropes; what it is, though, is a Neal character study which happens to be me working through my own issues with the way that certain Season 3 themes are often handled in fic. For me, it's total emotional PWP. Don't go in here expecting a thoughtful and nuanced look at the aftermath of Countdown, is all I'm saying. This was written because I needed to get it out of my head, and I figured I'd go ahead and post it because it turned out 4500 words long, but ... heed the warning, and don't expect my usual characterizations to apply when it comes to how Peter, in particular, is handled.
~ Gen, 4500 words, Countdown spoilers.
( untitled White Collar post-Countdown fic )
If this story is too depressing to bear, there is now a cheerful, cracky OT3 follow-up/alternate ending.
I should warn you right up front that this is (fairly dark) catharsis fic for me. It's not meant as a stab at anyone's fic tastes, it's not meant to imply that anyone is wrong for liking certain tropes; what it is, though, is a Neal character study which happens to be me working through my own issues with the way that certain Season 3 themes are often handled in fic. For me, it's total emotional PWP. Don't go in here expecting a thoughtful and nuanced look at the aftermath of Countdown, is all I'm saying. This was written because I needed to get it out of my head, and I figured I'd go ahead and post it because it turned out 4500 words long, but ... heed the warning, and don't expect my usual characterizations to apply when it comes to how Peter, in particular, is handled.
~ Gen, 4500 words, Countdown spoilers.
( untitled White Collar post-Countdown fic )
If this story is too depressing to bear, there is now a cheerful, cracky OT3 follow-up/alternate ending.