Fic: Softly Open Our Mouths in the Cold

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Title: Softly Open Our Mouths in the Cold
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neal & Peter friendship
Spoilers: None
Warnings, Triggers, Enticements: A near-drowning
Word Count: ~4,500
Summary: An undercover assignment goes wrong and Neal is stranded in the wilderness trying to care for an injured Peter. Yeah…Peter!whump: you know you want it!

Neal's feet were more sure than they’d ever been, not tired, never tiring. The stakes were too high – there was no time for exhaustion. Neal knew that if he lost control, if he let his worry or his panic rule his thoughts, then all would be lost. Peter would be lost.