Fic: The Stream of Warm Impermanence

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Title: The Stream of Warm Impermanence
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Preteen!Neal, Peter, El, Moz
Spoilers: None
Content Notice: De-aging; violence against a child, but nothing you wouldn’t see on TV
Word Count: 15,200
Summary: Neal Burke is 11 and the most popular boy in school. His dad Peter is a badass FBI agent, his mom Elizabeth makes the best chocolate chip cookies, and his Uncle Mozzie shows him how to pick locks when his parents aren’t looking. His life is great. Except that lately, Neal has been having these strange dreams – dreams of another life and another Neal. What if they’re true?

“What is that racket out there?” Elizabeth called from the kitchen, walking in and drying her hands on a kitchen towel. “Oh, it’s you,” she said, feigning disappointment.

Neal laughed lightly and rushed over to her, throwing his arms around her enthusiastically. “Mom,” he scolded, “you know you’re thrilled to see me!”