elrhiarhodan

Title: I Have Borne the Burden Of Myself
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey (Peter/Neal)
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~ 7400
Summary: Set at some indefinite point in the future, Neal has reconciled himself to a life of virtue, if just so he can stay near the one thing he knows he can never have.

A/N: This is an accidental Valentine’s Day fic. A few days ago, my friend coffeethyme4me was patiently listening to me moan about how uninspired I was feeling, and she gave me a bunch of wonderful, wonderful prompts. This one: Peter/Neal, pre-slash/UST, eating soup at the office, snow flurries just sent me into orbit. It was going to be a simple story of Neal feeding Peter, sublimating his desires through a gift of food. But since when is what I write ever simple?

Beta’d by my lovely friends, coffeethyme4me and jrosemary, so naturally all mistakes are mine and mine alone. Your comments are always adored and appreciated.

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( There were times when Neal hated Peter. Hated him with a deep, visceral intensity. )

Needed a break from the writing, if just for a night. Began working with the loot from Tucson...



This isn't my usual thing, but it's something new. You can't tell yet, but the colors are going to be the rainbow, in spectrum order.

If it comes out well, I may offer it for the next fandom auction. Or one similar.

Will keep you posted as it progresses.