I see Neal being more a lost boy at this point, or maybe even a pirate since he knew how to handle Hook’s ship.
I always interpreted Peter Pan’s story as him being part of Neverland. I want to think that Peter Pan is still in Neverland, still young, and probably has a story of his own that touches on Nealfire’s story.
I trust the writers and would love to see Nealfire also be Peter Pan, but I’m starting to have doubts. All signs point to yes, but that is often the point so they can blindside the audience with something even better.