Title: It’s Life That Just Sharpens the Blade – A Wonder(ful) Years Timestamp – Part 1 of 3Author:
elrhiarhodanArt Credit:
kanarek13 Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey (Peter/Neal), OMC, OFC, Jack Franklin, Reese Hughes, AD Bancroft
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Violent expressions of homophobia (this part only)
Word Count: ~21,000 (~6,000 this part)
Beta Credit:
coffeethyme4me,
jrosemary Summary: Set immediately after Neal’s graduation from Quantico (the story told in
For the Ends of Being and Ideal Grace). Neal’s first days on the job at the White Collar division in New York are difficult. Life at home isn’t easy either.
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( “You know that we’re going to have to be very careful at work.” Neal was sitting on the bed, wrapped in one of the hotel’s fluffy terry cloth robes and looking more like jailbait than a newly minted FBI agent. )