Title: Just a moment
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: Gen
Length: 100 words
Content notes: Possibly could be read as Neal/Clinton preslash...
Author notes: Based on events in Episode 3.08 "As You Were" Many thanks to china_shop for beta and encouragement.
Summary: When one door closes, others open.



The door closes behind Isabel. Clinton braces himself against it, dwelling on what had been, on what Isabel offered. He's never been someone who lives in the past, but for a moment the memory of what they'd had together flares like a match. Like a match it's bright, but short-lived, leaving him cold.

He turns, catching sight of the tumblers, the almost-finished bottle on the counter. The damn dream in a tracking anklet floats through his mind, warming him inside like whiskey. The present seems to glow with promise, and he grabs his jacket and keys and goes to work.