White Collar Fic - An Escalating Madness

[elrhiarhodan]

Title: An Escalating Madness
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Matthew Keller, Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Elizabeth Burke, Mozzie, OMC; Past Neal/Keller, Peter/Elizabeth, suggestion of Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal,
Spoilers: None for current seasons. Spoilers for S1.11 – Bottlenecked, S2.14 – Payback, S3.10 – Countdown, S3.11 – Checkmate.
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Murder, kidnapping (canonical and non-canonical), homicidal ideation, erotomanic behavior, suggestion of non-consensual sexual relationships, actually non-consensual sexual encounter.
Word Count: ~8100
Beta Credit: theatregirl7299
Summary: Money has never been Matthew Keller's motivation.

A/N: Written for Day Three of Fic-Can-Ukah, for the prompt that sinfulslasher asked for: "What is underneath good intentions" and the pairing of Neal/Keller. Mildly canon non-compliant for Bottlenecked, canon divergent for Checkmate.

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In Matthew Keller's world, there were only three kinds of people who mattered: competitors, marks and tools.