White Collar Fic - We Rise Where Shadows Fall - Part Three of Five

Title: We Rise Where Shadows Fall – Part Three
Artist: Nioell
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mozzie, Clinton Jones, Lauren Cruz, Kyle Bancroft, Original Characters; Peter/Neal, past Neal/Adler, past Peter/Elizabeth (marriage of convenience), Peter-Elizabeth friendship
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~41,000
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me, miri_thompson, theatregirl7299
Summary: Neal, a former employee of Vincent Adler – and the only person from Adler’s organization to serve jail time – has agreed to help the FBI find Adler. Peter Burke, the case agent assigned to the Adler case, is worried about Neal’s safety and doesn’t trust the Marshals, so he’s keeping him close at hand. The attraction between the two men grows as they learn about each other and everything comes to a head when Neal finally shares a devastating secret.

A/N: When I first set this up for posting, I apparently lost count of the number of chapters - there are only five, not six.

Title from the Oysterband song, “Rise Above”.

Written for Round One of the wc_reverse_bb.


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(  Peter realized his mistake almost as soon as they’d entered the consignment shop, what with the hushed and genteel atmosphere, the sign in elegant script offering help with fittings by the store’s on-premises dressmakers and tailors, and of course, the discreet price tags. )