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1. Ask me how did I let this get worse by sunwarmed_ash

   Fandoms: White Collar (TV 2009)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, Other
   • Complete Work

   30 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey
   • Established Relationship - Relationship
   • Peter Burke
   • Neal Caffrey
   • Neal Caffrey Whump
   • Neal Caffrey Needs a Hug
   • April is the Cruelest Month Whump Event 2026
   • Day 1: Shot | Runaway | Gagged | “Not like you care”
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Episode: s03e11 Checkmate (White Collar TV 2009)
   • Angst
   • Hurt No Comfort

   Summary

   “Peter...I needed him to let go of Elizabeth.” 

   “So you offered yourself up in exchange!”

   Neal shrugs. 

   “Worked, didn't it?”

   Part 2 of 'Id rather you trust me than to love me', Checkmate episode related

   Series

   • Part 7 of Whump April '25-'26
   • Part 40 of Song Based One Shots

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