Fallout
Title: Fallout
Author: BatmanSwiss
Rating: G
Genre: General
Spoilers: Mentions events in Countdown
Summary: Post-Countdown. Elizabeth has been rescued. What happens now?
Disclaimer: White Collar belongs to Jeff Easton and the fine folks at USA Networks.
Fallout
The euphoric rush of a con gone right
Nearly lifts his feet from the ground-
It always does.
But the heavy-handed voice of truth
Shatters the illusion of success and
He crashes down.
Brown eyes, which a moment ago
Held relief and boundless love for her
Now burn at him.
Their threat remains unspoken,
Though it is mixed with something else
He can't define.
A step is taken towards him, he cringes
Though he knows he deserves the pain.
It was his fault.
His eyes close, masking fear and sadness
At the loss of the new life he loved,
That he betrayed.
But the blow doesn't come, so he looks
At the man who has every right to hate him.
He is smiling.
The indefinable finds meaning now
As he is drawn into a tight embrace
"Thank you."
Author: BatmanSwiss
Rating: G
Genre: General
Spoilers: Mentions events in Countdown
Summary: Post-Countdown. Elizabeth has been rescued. What happens now?
Disclaimer: White Collar belongs to Jeff Easton and the fine folks at USA Networks.
Fallout
The euphoric rush of a con gone right
Nearly lifts his feet from the ground-
It always does.
But the heavy-handed voice of truth
Shatters the illusion of success and
He crashes down.
Brown eyes, which a moment ago
Held relief and boundless love for her
Now burn at him.
Their threat remains unspoken,
Though it is mixed with something else
He can't define.
A step is taken towards him, he cringes
Though he knows he deserves the pain.
It was his fault.
His eyes close, masking fear and sadness
At the loss of the new life he loved,
That he betrayed.
But the blow doesn't come, so he looks
At the man who has every right to hate him.
He is smiling.
The indefinable finds meaning now
As he is drawn into a tight embrace
"Thank you."