White Collar Fic: Down to the Green (Western AU)

[nefhiriel]

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.

Comments

[sholio]

I haven't read this yet (obviously) but I just had to drop a quick comment of squee because EEEEEEEEE YOU WROTE IT! *flails happily* I can't read it right now because there are THINGS, but I can't wait. :D

[kriadydragon]

Brilliant! Oh, now I kind of wish WC had taken place in the old west. That would have been awesome! You always do the best historical AUs :D

[nefhiriel]

*mad blushing* Thank you! I feel like an AU prompt hoarder. *grin*

The mental picture of Neal and Peter all decked out Western style is terribly awesome. :D

[sholio]

... and now I have read it, and it's completely awesome. :D Your character voices are spot-on, and I'm really impressed at how well everything maps over; Peter is a perfect Old West lawman, and Neal's search for Kate fits perfectly, as does the overall dynamic between all of the characters. I adore lawman!Burke, and gambler!Neal, and Peter ruffling Neal's hair and the final scene with the Burkes + Neal, and, oh, everything. :D

[nefhiriel]

\o/

I'm so glad you liked it! Despite it taking a while, I definitely enjoyed writing it. The idea was totally brilliant , with the whole cast feeling like they really clicked with the setting.

Now if only I'd found a way to fit Mozzie in. XD

[ebeneezerdark]

Love the image of Neal as a sharp-dressed gambler in a wild west saloon!

One itty-bitty thing: this should be POST-Civil-war, not "pre". Probably about 1870-1890...

WOuld love to see more of this AU...

[nefhiriel]

Thank you! I'll have to see if any more plot bunnies crop up. ^^

Why do you say post-war, if I may ask? It's not that important to the plot, since I'm not going to complicate things like that (if I do more). But I don't see why a year or two before the war wouldn't make equal sense considering I don't really pin myself down with too many specifics. So I'm just curious. :)

[ebeneezerdark]

"Why do you say post-war, if I may ask

[nefhiriel]

Okay, that all makes sense... I guess I didn't think things through very thoroughly (partly because this isn't really meant to be much more than a stylized Western-ish story). Thanks! ^^

[pipilj]

This was a great AU.your wallpaper compliments your story beautifully.

[nefhiriel]

Thank you! I enjoy playing around with graphics and couldn't resist making a little "cover." :D