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Title: The In Between Years 1/1
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Neal, Peter, El (gen), brief mentions of past Neal/Kate
Spoilers: If you know Kate's ultimate fate, you're good.
Content Notice: Non-graphic mention on off-screen non-con, child neglect, description of an alcoholic parent, brief violence, overall descriptions of internalized shame and low self-esteem
Word Count: ~3,300
Summary:   Neal's spent his whole life trying to waash away the stains that other people have left on him.  

A/N:  This is the only WC fic I've written so far.  I posted it quite some time ago on my journal, but at the time I hadn't found this lovely community and so never posted it here.  So I'm cross-posting it here now. :)  I hope you enjoy, and as always ANY and all feedback (including con-crit) is welcomed and cherished.  

A/N 2:  Though I wrote this as purely gen, and there is no romance/sex in the story (other than past Neal/Kate), I realized that if you wanted to you could easily read the ending as suggestive of OT3.  That was not my intent, but there it is.  So of course feel free to read as much or as little into the relationships as you want, and if you're an OT3 shipper just put your shipping goggles on and enjoy. :)