When Peter Burke of the Vice Collar division agreed to acquire the contract of slave-turned-conman Neal Caffrey, he'd really only wanted him for his knowledge of illegal slave trade. Neal, however, is determined to give the agent more bang for his buck to ensure that he'll never have to play prison slave again, eventually kindling a fire between them they didn't know existed.

Neal could handle Prison. In Prison, Neal knew what to do. How to cope. In Prison no one asked him out to lunch or joked around with him. Now he's out, but he's still a prisoner and he doesn't know what to do when Peter doesn't treat him like one.

When the unthinkable happens, Peter Burke finds he's capable of responding in kind. Darkfic, eventual Peter/Neal slash.

Less than a month before the end of his sentence, Neal takes on a dangerous assignment against Peter's wishes. In the end, Neal is hurt and Peter suffers, while Elizabeth picks up the pieces.

15 year old Neal Caffrey is caught by the FBI in possession of forged paintings. Will he help agent Peter Burke to solve the case? Will he take a leap of faith and finally trust someone to be there for him? Peter/Neal/El family angst

Based on the part in the episode Free Fall when Neal says, "I didn't let you down" to Peter. I just think there was a hidden meaning on why he felt it was so important to say that. A secret from his past. Rated T for mentions of abuse and mild language.

Because Neal doesn't just work with Peter. And Agent Jones doesn't just consider Neal a criminal. Written for LJ prompt.

Pre-Point Blank. Neal and Elizabeth have to take on a harmless undercover case. And... well, it turns out that it isn't so harmless. At all. Will Peter be able to get to them in time? Not Neal/El.

Peter and Neal lose their day off to an urgent request for help from Agent Ruiz.

Everyone's life consists of a bunch of little moments all glued together. Here are some of Neal's.

"You stole it from me in the first place!" Spoilers for "Power Play."

When an investigation goes very wrong, Neal and Peter find themselves injured and working against the odds as a building crashes in around them. Fluff, whump, the works. Co-written with Gabrielle Day

My imagining of Neal Caffrey's life as a child to young adult; how he learnt about loss and love, loyalty and betrayal, and became the con-man that Peter hunted down.

As a general rule, Lyn didn't like working with con artists. They were like children but instead of their antics being cute they were felonies. And Neal Caffrey was the Child King.

The greatest con Neal Caffrey ever pulled, was convincing the world that Nick Halden was an alias and that Neal Caffrey was a real person. The creation of Neal Caffrey.

A conversation in the car leaves Peter seriously troubled about his knowledge on one Neal Caffrey.

"Neal's spent his whole life trying to wash away the stains other people have left on him." A character study. Please heed the warnings.

Neal Caffrey's past shows up in the form of a mystery man, but how far will he go to keep it secret? And Peter wants to know why Neal hates guns, why Neal didn't finish high school. Peter wants to know why he's dead.

Neal had a signed agreement with OPR giving him a new identity and a fresh start. So why did he wind up back in prison? Filler between Season 1 and 2

Neal may be the one hurt, but to Peter, that doesn't make him any less of a pain. Neal/Peter friendship with a touch of Neal whump aftermath. Gen.

"Because there's one thing Neal can't forge, and that's family." Neal reflects on what he'll never have.

Neal has has a knack for getting himself in trouble. Even when he's just sitting in the surveillance van.

Peter's voice draws him up short. Runs rings around an already frantic mind, vibrates deep in his chest. not a killer, like it's that simple. just a little drabble based on the finale. spoilers inside.

aftermath of finale "out of the box" MAJOR SPOILERS! Neal/Peter no slash! father/son/friends

Neal Caffrey is dead, and Peter wants to talk about it. NOT A DEATHFIC. One-shot, complete.

Peter has a bad dream. Elizabeth talks him down. Peter/Elizabeth. Short one-shot, complete. Spoilers through 2.4, By the Book.

Caught in the demolition of an abandoned building, Peter and Neal are hurt, trapped, and running out of time. But it's in those moments they realize that it's not enough to know what someone is. To learn who they are, they have to ask the big questions.

Twenty-six short stories featuring the whole White Collar family, ranging from hurt/comfort to humor and everything in-between. No slash.

Neal is put back in prison for a week on a technicality with some paperwork, and bad things happen.

Peter and Neal embark upon a physical relationship but Neal’s uncharacteristic and disturbing behaviour causes Peter to become increasingly worried. Could it just be another one of Neal’s games or is something from his past coming back to haunt him?

Having not created a hundred slight variations of himself, Peter was fairly content to just be Peter Burke. It was simpler that way, for all its complications.

Kate used to laugh, but there is nothing funny to him in the realization that, stripped of his defenses, he is not a liar by choice.

Hughes smirked slightly. For all of Caffrey’s intellect – he still looked like an adolescent visiting his dad’s work place, the way he leaned in his chair like that.

Sometimes it's hard to sleep alone. And some nights are harder than others. Oneshot. Neal/ June friendship

Don't you hate it when someone steals your lunch from the break room refrigerator? So does Agent Ruiz.

When Burke goes on vacation, Neal isn't allowed to just sit around at June's house, and no one else is trusted to supervise him. Burke gets back to find Neal spent the week in jail.