Title: Questions of Position and the Use of Authority (SPQR I)Author:
elrhiarhodanFandom: White Collar
Characters and Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Reese Hughes, Ruiz, (Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Discussion of Dominance and submission (D/s), reference to prison rape.
Word Count: ~6500
Summary: Ruiz comes to the White Collar unit, looking to “borrow” Neal for an undercover assignment, but his information is faulty and incomplete. Peter needs to take certain steps to mitigate the damage. First story in the SPQR’verse, which is part of the greater Paladin ‘Verse series.
Additional author’s notes at the end.
______________________( “I am nobody’s meat.” Neal erupted out of his chair and stormed out of Hughes’s office. He was down the stairs and out of the office before anyone could stop him. )