Title: Fevered Dreams
For: MMOM - Thirty (One) Dirty Words 2012 - Prompt 029 - Burn
Author:
elrhiarhodanFandom: White Collar
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke (Pre Peter/Neal)
Spoilers/Episode References: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Sick!Fic AND Stroke!Fic, plus extra Angst.
Word Count: 800
Summary: Neal’s fevered confession does something to Peter, and Peter can never let him know.
A/N: And yet another idea spawned by my bestie,
coffeethyme4me. What will I do without her?
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Peter’s heart cracked. It was bad enough that Neal got hurt saving his life, but this - this was just terrible. He sat with Neal for a few more hours, listening to his harsh breathing, the sad muttering. He called out for Peter a few times, but Peter’s voice, his touch wouldn’t soothe him. )