Games without Frontiers

This is the 2nd half of my "new ficlets post."  See previous post for the general intro:

Ficlets, Part 1!

To repeat part of that general info: No real spoilers to speak of, though the 1st one makes a very general reference to events in "Dentist of Detroit."  All are pretty much G-rated, though the last one could be read as being somewhat suggestive. :-)  ETA: I can't put all four ficlets in one post, so the first two are here, and the last two will be in a separate post.

And on to the rest of the fic:

Prompt: Defiance (any character prompt) - Neal
Characters/Pairings: Peter & Neal
Summary: One possible future
Word Count: 675

 

( The last time Peter Burke catches Neal Caffrey... )

Prompt: Collector (any character prompt?) - June
Characters/Pairings: June (mention of Neal)
Summary: Everyone has it backwards
Word Count: 67 (sentence fic)

( She is a collector of beautiful things )

I want to take a moment to thank elrhiarhodan , whose Prompfests always manage to pull me in and get my creative juices flowing, even if I only end up writing a few short fics.  I'm working on a slightly longer piece, and the mid-season finale has put something new in my head, but the things I've actually finished recently are all fills from the last Promptfest, which ran through most of July (and a few days of August).

And now, here's the fic:
Note: No real spoilers to speak of, though the 1st one makes a very general reference to events in "Dentist of Detroit."  All are pretty much G-rated, though the last one could be read as being somewhat suggestive. :-)  ETA: I can't put all four ficlets in one post, so the first two are here, and the last two will be in a separate post.

Prompt: Blake - Anticipation
Characters/Pairings: Blake, Jones
Summary: It's hard being the new guy
Word Count: 341 ( Waiting for that double finger point is hard... )

Prompt: Satchmo - Smooth
Characters/Pairings: Satchmo, mentions of Peter, El & Neal
Summary: Trouble shows up in the night. Satchmo POV.
Word Count: 570

( Satchmo is a smart dog )

Let me just say that I didn't start out intending to write a White Collar Old West AU.  I really didn't.  But such are the joy's of Promptfest (as hosted by the amazing elrhiarhodan ).

Title: On the Trail
Prompt: Peter - Leather
Rating: PG? (it's occasionally suggestive, but otherwise quite tame)
Spoilers: None
Characters/Pairings: Peter, Neal
Summary: Bounty hunter Peter Burke is on the trail of the notorious confidence man and safe-cracker, Neal Caffrey
Word Count: 3023

A/N: This all started when the prompt "Peter - Leather" led me to the idea/image of Peter using a strip of leather instead of cuffs on Neal, because it couldn't be picked.  Oh, yeah, and they're in the old west. :-)  There were actually at least two or three versions of the scenario in my head (including one in which Peter and Neal are partners), and what follows is the one I ended up writing.  I'm leaving the ending as I wrote it for Promptfest, although I think it actually could use a few more scenes to make it more of a stand-alone story.  I hope to get around to writing those in the not-too-distant future (though even with them, or maybe even more so with them, the story seems to beg for a sequel).  And I'd like to write the other version as well.  We'll see.  Also, I'm still casting about for a title I like - I had to give it something to make posting easier, but I'm not attached to it.

 

( Peter Burke sat at a corner table, nursing a beer )

 

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In other fannish news, I seem to have made the rather sudden decision that I'm going to Comic-Con this year.  I have a college friend who lives out in San Diego, and when I found out she was going (or at least trying for tickets), I decided to give it a go.  The process for buying tickets was completely INSANE, but I managed to snag a 4-day pass.  So - trip to San Diego this summer.  Woot!

So the wonderful elrhiarhodan  is hosting another Promptfest, and for some reason the first two ficlets I've produced have been a Satchmo fic and a Bugsy fic.  Not sure what's up with that.  Not sure what's up generally, since I think the next one may be an Old West AU.  Um, help?

Anyway, the fic:

Title: Broken Routine
Prompt: Satchmo - Nighttime
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Characters/Pairings: Satchmo (with mention of his people and a very brief appearance by Neal)
Summary: Nighttime routines in Satchmo's house :-)
Word Count: 662

( There is a routine in Satchmo’s house at nighttime )

Title: What a Little Dog Knows
Prompt: Bugsy - Power
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Characters/Pairings: Bugsy (though it's really more about June)
Summary: Ruminations by a little dog on the nature of power
Word Count: 162

( Bugsy knows he’s a little dog. )