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moonsickness by CastIntoFlames
Fandoms: White Collar (TV 2009), Batman - All Media Types
19 May 2021
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He never properly mourned his parents. From the moment he returned from their funeral, he forced himself to shove it down and lock it away. There had been no time to fall apart when he spent every moment as a teenager mastering different fighting styles and studying criminal psychology and devouring law books. He’d also managed to get the hang of forensics before he entered high school.
But Peter is still pushing, and he won’t quit until he’s satisfied. “Start small. What did he do for a living?”
Neal stops. Peter is a few paces ahead of him before he notices. “My dad was a doctor.”
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He never properly mourned his parents. From the moment he returned from their funeral, he forced himself to shove it down and lock it away. There had been no time to fall apart when he spent every moment as a teenager mastering different fighting styles and studying criminal psychology and devouring law books. He’d also managed to get the hang of forensics before he entered high school.But Peter is still pushing, and he won’t quit until he’s satisfied. “Start small. What did he do for a living?”
Neal stops. Peter is a few paces ahead of him before he notices. “My dad was a doctor.”
“Wait,” Dick says. “I’m not finished.”
Neal sighs, exasperated.
“My point is this: you should have trusted him,” he says, jabbing a finger in Neal’s shoulder. “And you should try to understand now that you know.” Dick finishes with a massive grin, like he just solved all of the world’s problems right down.
The room is silent for a moment. After allowing Dick’s show to sink in, Neal turns to Peter. “He’s adopted.”
Peter laughs, and it feels like a start. Maybe just laughter can be the beginning of a new chapter. One with less lies.
“And that was the best decision of your life,” Dick says.
Neal shrugs. “Sometimes I wonder.”
Dick looks offended, but doesn’t comment as he wanders into the hallway. Neal hears a door shut and assumes he went into the bathroom.
“Are the rest of your kids so performative?”
Neal snorts. “He’s one of a kind. He was born into a circus, so,” he explains as he shrugs. The motion makes his forgotten ribs start up their throbbing again, and his wince isn’t hidden as well as he thinks.
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