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elrhiarhodanTitle: Do Not Bring This Peril Upon Yourself
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #045: Whisper
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Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Elizabeth Burke, Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey(Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly
Summary: Neal wants to make the devil’s bargain, El and Peter are not willing to make that sacrifice.
Set after Healing From All The Scars. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.
THE DANGER SERIES:
TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER | GLASS | PARTNER | BACKGROUND 2 | CLUE 2 | TRACK | BOYFRIEND | BOYFRIEND 2 | LOVER | FAMILY 3 | DIAMONDS | CREDIT 2 | WIFE 2 | LOVER 2 | PAINT 2 | FAMILY 4 |PAINT 3 | LOVER 3 | TIE | INNOCENT | WHISPER | SKIN | SECRET | SECRET 2 | BLOOD | FAMILY 5 | WINE | GUILT | TEA | GIRLFRIEND | BONE |
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“El – don’t say that.” Neal had to make her, make Peter see that this was a small price to pay for getting their lives back.
“Neal, I will not allow you to put yourself in danger like that.” There were threads of pure iron in her voice. “Didn’t we just establish that no one gets to make unilateral decisions about our lives? Didn’t we just have a week of heartache and loneliness because Peter thought it best to get you out of harm’s way.”
“No one is sacrificing themselves for anything.” Peter commanded quietly. “We are in this together, we are a family. You don’t get to remake my mistakes, Neal.”
Agitated, he got to his feet. In the weeks that they’d been living in Obscurity, he never felt the slightest bit of anxiety – but now he needed to get up, get out. Just do something. “Peter – please. Please. Let’s think about this – don’t dismiss it out of hand.”
“Neal--”
“No, Peter. We can use this. We offer to talk, and my cooperation is condition on their rendition of Czerny, shutting down his operation. Once that’s done – I don’t have to do a damn thing. They can push all they want, but I am still a civilian, and I have no obligation to do their dirty work.”
To Neal’s dismay, Peter shook his head. “That won’t work. They’ll have anticipated this. Either they’ll sit on their hands until Czerny becomes unmanageable, or you’ll find yourself someplace you never wanted to be. More likely the latter.”
“This is the U.S. Military – they don’t just grab civilians off the street and force them to work for them, do they?” El’s voice was a horrified whisper.
“Call it a modern version of the press gang.” Peter turned back to Neal. “They want you for something. Something very specific.”
FIN
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #045: Whisper
Author:
elrhiarhodan Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Elizabeth Burke, Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey(Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly
Summary: Neal wants to make the devil’s bargain, El and Peter are not willing to make that sacrifice.
Set after Healing From All The Scars. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.
THE DANGER SERIES:
TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER | GLASS | PARTNER | BACKGROUND 2 | CLUE 2 | TRACK | BOYFRIEND | BOYFRIEND 2 | LOVER | FAMILY 3 | DIAMONDS | CREDIT 2 | WIFE 2 | LOVER 2 | PAINT 2 | FAMILY 4 |PAINT 3 | LOVER 3 | TIE | INNOCENT | WHISPER | SKIN | SECRET | SECRET 2 | BLOOD | FAMILY 5 | WINE | GUILT | TEA | GIRLFRIEND | BONE |
“El – don’t say that.” Neal had to make her, make Peter see that this was a small price to pay for getting their lives back.
“Neal, I will not allow you to put yourself in danger like that.” There were threads of pure iron in her voice. “Didn’t we just establish that no one gets to make unilateral decisions about our lives? Didn’t we just have a week of heartache and loneliness because Peter thought it best to get you out of harm’s way.”
“No one is sacrificing themselves for anything.” Peter commanded quietly. “We are in this together, we are a family. You don’t get to remake my mistakes, Neal.”
Agitated, he got to his feet. In the weeks that they’d been living in Obscurity, he never felt the slightest bit of anxiety – but now he needed to get up, get out. Just do something. “Peter – please. Please. Let’s think about this – don’t dismiss it out of hand.”
“Neal--”
“No, Peter. We can use this. We offer to talk, and my cooperation is condition on their rendition of Czerny, shutting down his operation. Once that’s done – I don’t have to do a damn thing. They can push all they want, but I am still a civilian, and I have no obligation to do their dirty work.”
To Neal’s dismay, Peter shook his head. “That won’t work. They’ll have anticipated this. Either they’ll sit on their hands until Czerny becomes unmanageable, or you’ll find yourself someplace you never wanted to be. More likely the latter.”
“This is the U.S. Military – they don’t just grab civilians off the street and force them to work for them, do they?” El’s voice was a horrified whisper.
“Call it a modern version of the press gang.” Peter turned back to Neal. “They want you for something. Something very specific.”
