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White Collar: Fic: Talking meta

  • May. 3rd, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Title: Talking meta
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Length: 300
Summary:  Neal and Peter discuss h/c

It was another boring day at White Collar.  Neal and Peter were sitting in Peter's office, going through bank statements as part of an insurance scam investigation.  Neal thought it bordered on cruel and unusual punishment.  It was one thing to creatively find ways to hide money from the government, but trying to find it later was like looking for a needle in a haystack.  How could people do this for a living, and enjoy it?
"Peter," he asked, looking listlessly at his never-ending pile.  "If I ever had to be in the hospital, would you come visit me?"

"Sure."  Peter turned a page, his finger moving down the line of numbers.  "I'll even bake you cupcakes."

Neal looked pained.  "No, seriously."

Peter shot him a look.  "Why?  Are you planning on ending up in a hospital anytime soon?"

"Well, I was just thinking-"

"Here we go."

Neal paid him no heed.  "I might get shot in the line of duty.  Or have to rush into a burning building to save a little girl."

Peter rolled his eyes.  "Or fall down a bunch of stairs.  You know those statements aren't going to analyze themselves."

Neal figured he has another ten thousand pages more to go.  "So you'll leave me in the hospital alone?"

Peter finally looked up from his own pile of papers.  "OK.  Yeah, I'll come visit you."

"And sit by my bedside while I'm fighting for my life?"

"And do what?" Peter frowned.

Neal shrugged, "You could solve crosswords."

"OK.  How about you solve the case, and then we'll discuss your theoretical hospital stay?"

"Because I might get bored.  Being all alone in a hospital."

"Hard to imagine."  Peter got back to his bank statements.

Neal flipped through his 'to go over' pile and shot Peter a quick look.  "Will you really bake me cupcakes?"

"Only if you shut up now about it."

With a sigh Neal got back to work.  Cruel and unusual punishment, that's what it was.

Comments

leesa_perrie: two cheetahs facing camera and cuddling (Peter Neal S4)
[personal profile] leesa_perrie wrote:
May. 3rd, 2013 01:09 pm (UTC)
LOL!! Love this! :)
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 4th, 2013 07:54 pm (UTC)
Thank you! :-)
embroiderama: (White Collar - Neal & Peter badges)
[personal profile] embroiderama wrote:
May. 3rd, 2013 04:35 pm (UTC)
Heeee! I love that Neal wants to know, just in case.
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 4th, 2013 07:55 pm (UTC)
Thanks :-) I'm glad you liked it :-)
[identity profile] scarym1.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 3rd, 2013 04:41 pm (UTC)
LOL!!! Great banter. : )

I wish I had some like Peter to help me with my boring paperwork.
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 4th, 2013 07:55 pm (UTC)
heheh.. Peter is not actually *helping* Neal.. poor thing ;-)
[identity profile] surreal-44.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 3rd, 2013 07:27 pm (UTC)
I love pouty, trying-to-get-out-of-work Neal. This was brilliant! I laughed the entire fic, because I could totally see this happening.
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 4th, 2013 08:07 pm (UTC)
*grin* I'm glad you liked it :-)
china_shop: Neal and Peter crouching, examining evidence (WC - Neal/Peter crouching)
[personal profile] china_shop wrote:
May. 3rd, 2013 09:32 pm (UTC)
HEEEE! I love your Peter so much!!! *adores*
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 4th, 2013 08:07 pm (UTC)
Thanks you! I love poor long suffering Peter :-)
kanarek13: (Default)
[personal profile] kanarek13 wrote:
May. 7th, 2013 02:05 pm (UTC)
It immediately makes me think of THIS screen cap... heee

Again, I just love this ♥
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 7th, 2013 04:12 pm (UTC)
argh.. the link is broken, I think.
[identity profile] love-82.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 4th, 2013 08:25 pm (UTC)
Awww, they are so cute! <3 I can see them having this entire conversation.

Poor Neal being forced to do paperwork. :D Although who is it really worse on? Neal having to do the work or Peter having to listen to him whine about it and try to get out of it? :D
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 5th, 2013 12:45 pm (UTC)
Heh, my sympathies are 100% with Peter on this one :-)
[identity profile] lauracollared.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 4th, 2013 09:02 pm (UTC)
lol adorable! :D
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 5th, 2013 12:47 pm (UTC)
thanks :-)
elrhiarhodan: (Default)
[personal profile] elrhiarhodan wrote:
May. 6th, 2013 12:24 pm (UTC)
Very sweet - but Neal should really find out whether Peter would take him back to Casa Burke so he could recover on the couch.
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 6th, 2013 01:34 pm (UTC)
Oops, completely forgot about that!


Neal managed to go through two more pages before his attention wandered. "You have a guest room, right?"

Peter heaved a long sigh and looked up once again from his pile. "What?"

"A guest room. For when I come back from the hospital. I mean, I guess I could take the couch, but I've already had the pleasure, and believe me, it's not the most comfy couch."

"You're serious."

"Yeah. I'd do much better with a normal bed."

"That's now what I-"

But Neal didn't really pay any attention. "You do have a normal bed in your guest room, right? Because I don't like those fold away beds. They're not good for my back."

Peter shook his head in wonder. "What's wrong with your own bed? In your own home?"

"My home?"

"Yes!"

Neal blinked. "You wouldn't want me convalescing all on my own, would you? After I took a bullet for you, too."

"Or fell down the stairs." Peter muttered. He could see they weren't going to get any work done. "Fine. You could stay by us until you get better. Happy?"

"Do you have a guest room?"

"I'm sure we'll set one up special for you. Now can we get back to work?"

Neal tapped his pen idly against his stack of papers. "With a normal bed?"

"Work!"
elrhiarhodan: (Default)
[personal profile] elrhiarhodan wrote:
May. 6th, 2013 01:37 pm (UTC)
FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you!
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 6th, 2013 01:48 pm (UTC)
my pleasure :-)
[identity profile] lov-pb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 7th, 2013 01:22 pm (UTC)
Absolutely delightful. Loved this one!!!
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 7th, 2013 04:09 pm (UTC)
Thanks! :-)
kanarek13: (Default)
[personal profile] kanarek13 wrote:
May. 7th, 2013 01:40 pm (UTC)
A litle late to the party but this in absolute WIN :D Love it. And of course Peter would visit and sit by Neal's side... even if he is not ready to admit it :D
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 7th, 2013 04:11 pm (UTC)
Thank you very much :-)
[identity profile] sanuye12.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 9th, 2013 05:47 pm (UTC)
Very enjoyable. You just get can't wrong with needy Neal and long suffering Peter. Well done.
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 11th, 2013 06:09 pm (UTC)
I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)
[identity profile] azertynin.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 9th, 2013 09:14 pm (UTC)
Love it. So funny :D
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 11th, 2013 06:09 pm (UTC)
Thanks :-)
sholio: Neal from White Collar smiling (WhiteCollar-Neal grin)
[personal profile] sholio wrote:
May. 11th, 2013 12:38 am (UTC)
This is really adorable. :D
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 11th, 2013 06:10 pm (UTC)
Thank you! :-)
[identity profile] sandy79.livejournal.com wrote:
Dec. 13th, 2014 12:21 am (UTC)
Oh my lovelies! You both are so downright adorable *smishes Peter and Neal*

and treon, the last bit you added - perfect icing for a very delicious cake!
[identity profile] treonb.livejournal.com wrote:
Dec. 14th, 2014 03:35 pm (UTC)
Thank you! I'm not sure Peter appreciates how adorable Neal is :-)

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