My god, White Collar Season 4 Episode 10 has all the feels. It’s almost like they had a big fight and then Peter decided to smother Neal in somuchhomo – jk – justplatonicfriends truths about their partnership relationship to get back to being best bros ever and I live for it.
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Peter: “That’s the Neal Caffrey I know and love.”
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Neal: “Why did you take my deal?”
Peter: “I told you. Your expertise.”
Neal: “That’s all?
Peter: "I realised, all those crimes you were commiting, they were never about money, or greed.”
Neal: “What do you think they were about.”
Peter: “The challenge. That’s what we have in common. I love the challenge.”
Neal: “I know you do.”
Peter: “And after all those years of chasing you, your cryptic clues, your late night phone calls from international numbers-”
Neal: “Yeah and all the cookies and birthday cards.”
Peter: “Yeah. I realised I liked you. (pause) That’s why I took your deal.”
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Furlong: “Well I assume that there’s an immense trust between the two of you?”
Peter: “Usually. But even when there isn’t trust, there’s always faith. Faith, that whatever the other’s doing, it’s for a good reason.”
Neal: “As long as Peter has faith in me, I’ll have faith in him.”
And when Peter watches Neal get shot in the chest, lets out that anguished yell of “Neal!”, shoots one henchman straight in the head, and then proceeds to run to Neal’s side with no regard to Anderson still shooting at him whatsoever. My shipping heart.