No I Don't Mean to Rush Your Heart (NC-17) Peter/Neal

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Title: No I Don't Mean to Rush Your Heart
Author: embroiderama
Rating: NC-17
Pairing/characters: Peter/Neal
Word count: 20,000
Spoilers: plot elements from various seasons have been co-opted, but no real spoilers
Warnings: No major warnings apply.
Summary: As Peter recovers from his injury, he and Neal find their lives and their relationship changing in ways they didn't expect.

Notes: This is a story set in my Redwing AU, and may not make a great deal of sense out of context. Peter is a detective, and Neal is not a criminal, but they met when Neal was the victim of a violent crime.

( Neal was especially beautiful when he was barely awake, lax limbs sprawled out on the bed, smiling vaguely with sweaty hair in his eyes. If Peter could paint, that would be his favorite subject. Unfortunately, the only way Peter could paint was with a roller, and the only way he could fuck at that moment was in his dreams. )