Absolutely fantastic story :-)

This is your first White Collar fic? What? That's incredible! Inconceivable! You're fantastic!

This. Was. AMAZING. I can't even express how perfect this was. I found this on a community for 'Elite' stories, did you know that? Well this definitely belonged there. The plot, the characters, the emotion, the EVERYTHING. It was so good I blazed through the five intermediate chapters between the beginning and the end. I couldn't stop. Could. Not. Stop.
Hopefully I'll go back and review those later (no promises - my short term memory is terrible on good days), because you deserve the reviews. Plus there were just a ton of other awesome details I want to comment on. :)

Welcome to White Collar (albeit belatedly, as I now see you wrote this in 2010).

Thank you so much for writing this!
- Clara Brighet

I absolutely loved your story. You managed to hold a perfect level of tension throughout the story while you showcased their unique relationship. I agree with your a/n in chapter four, Peter is just as important as Neal. I too, am a Peter fan. Well Done.

But... but... Peter can't be dead... He's listed as a character in this story... and it's not labelled a tragedy... Peter CAN'T be dead...

I think I'm in as much denial as Neal. You almost made me cry. Bravo! So much emotion, so skillfully captured. This was a fabulous first chapter, thanks for writing!
- Clara Brighet

Awwwwww. So adorable!

Beautiful! Loved it!

Nice story! And poor Neal, getting all hurt and locked up without actually having done anything. One question, though: Where was Peter shot? Perhaps I missed it, but I don't remember it being mentioned. Obviously in the upper body, since his chest keeps hurting, but I'm kinda curious about what exactly his injuries were.

Omg, you're a fantastic writer. I absolutely loved this fic!

Aw, this is a wonderful story!

*copious fangirly squeals* this was AWESOME! First white collar fic i've read and the best fic I've read in a while. I loved how you showed Peter and Neal's relationship. They are both such awesome characters : )

Oh my God, I've literally just read your story in a single breath! It's amazing!

Omg. That ws so beatuiful. That last chapter ones sobbing. You portrayed them do perfectly and the case was so real!

Thanks for this marvelous story, which has become one of my favorite WC stories! This could have been an episode, these *are* Peter and Neal's voices throughout. Love Hughes' part also (I kind of have a weakness for Hughes). So well written, such a touching and true depiction of their relationship. Thank you for sharing this amazing piece of work.

I so much enjoyed this story. It was excellently written (really, very well written), and the voices of Peter and Neal were very well done. I loved how Peter and Neal had similar thoughts about calling for backup when they were woken in the middle of the night. It's a nice, subtle example of that mind-mesh Peter describes.

The crying/hurt/comfort/drama parts were also handled beautifully, and fit in very well with the characters (which isn't always the case in angsty fics!). Thanks for sharing this wonderful story.