Weekly Recs 5/17/11
Here's the promised second part of this week's edition, just in time for the finale (eek!).
Completed Stories:
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
"Circular (Reasoning)" by pharmduh
[Bones, PG-13, Brennan, set during 6x22 "The Hole in the Heart", 430 words]
Summary: What’s past is prologue. - William Shakespeare
KEW note: I love the connection that this author makes.
"Safety in Numbers" by LittleSammy (littlesammy)
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, slight McGee/Abby, set post 8x23 "Swan Song", 10th in the "The One Where Blood is Drawn" series, fanfiction.net link, ~1,900 words]
Quote: "I can't be alone tonight." It was Abby who said it first, of course, asking for the one thing they were all thinking about.
KEW note: I like how the private, tender moments of this take place in the context of team.
"Silent Actions" by heartundone/whiteinkonpaper
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, set post 8x23 "Swan Song", ~1,300 words]
Summary: Silence is the first comfort, being together is the second.
KEW note: This grabs me with its evocative first lie, but I love ho it ends so gently.
"No Other Medicine" by Aerial312 (aerial312)
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, set post 8x23 "Swan Song", fanfiction.net link, ~1,050 words]
Summary: Tony continues to comfort Ziva.
KEW note: I like this because it explores why Ziva acted so uncharacteristically distraught in "Swan Song".
"Rule #12" by babydykecate (babydykecate)
[PG, Abby/Kate, fanfiction.net link, 100 words]
Quote: Telling Ducky had been a bad idea.
KEW note: I like the interwoven style of this and how it works with its brevity.
"Dead Woman Walking" by Hagar (hagar_972)
[PG-13, Ziva, AO3 link, Dreamwidth link, ~3,500 words]
Summary: Five times Ziva counted herself dead, and one time it might have begun to get better.
KEW note: I really like the first section.
"Not Always" by colorguard28 (colorguard28)
[PG, McGee, set post 2x11 "Black Water", fanfiction.net link,~1,050 words]
Summary: McGee is faced with a choice that could change his life forever. What does he decide? And why?
KEW note: An extremely original and canon-compliant scenario.
Works in Progress:
(Stories in this section will be carried over week to week as long as I continue to follow them or until they are completed or abandoned. Recent updates will be noted.)
"Something New" by CSIGurlie07 *NEW
[PG-13, Gibbs/Ziva, set post 8x23 "Swan Song" with speculation for 8x24, sequel to "Something More"]
Summary: Featuring the events of the eight season finale, and a surprising discovery that will shock an agency.
KEW note: Chapters 1-9 posted.
"Of Omission" by findinghero *NEW
[PG-13, McGee/OFC]
Summary: Life at NCIS often seems to move around Tim like he's not a part of it, so Tim decides to build his life outside it. Is he ultimately too deeply entrenched in his job and his co-workers to leave it all behind?
KEW note: Chapters 1-4 posted. I've often wondered what McGee wants out of life and why it's never addressed on the show.
"Timing in Everything" by Sashile (sashile) *UPDATED
[PG-13, ensemble, established Tony/Ziva, sequel to "Fallen Angels"]
Summary: An aircraft carrier off Bahrain is attacked during a Family Weekend and training exercise with the Israeli navy. While Ziva investigates Israel's involvement, Gibbs and Abby are called to help DiNozzo figure out what happened.
KEW note: Chapter 15 added.
"The Impractical Heart" by Pough
[PG-13, Tony, Ducky, ensemble]
Summary: When a tiny virus sweeps through Tony's body, leaving catastrophic results, his team remains vigilant.
"New Romantic" by Zayz
[PG, Tony/EJ, Tony/Ziva, set post 8x17 "One Last Score"]
Summary: "Five years ago, when he first met her, he would never have guessed she would be the kind of person who ever fell flat in anything." Tony and Ziva grapple with the change in the air.
"The Right to Serve" by McStories (mcstories)
[NC-17, past McGee/OC]
Summary: A Marine appears to have been murdered simply for being gay. When the victim is linked to a member of his team Gibbs is forced to tackle Don't Ask Don't Tell head-on, and it leads him somewhere he never thought he'd go.
Completed Stories:
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
"Circular (Reasoning)" by pharmduh
[Bones, PG-13, Brennan, set during 6x22 "The Hole in the Heart", 430 words]
Summary: What’s past is prologue. - William Shakespeare
KEW note: I love the connection that this author makes.
"Safety in Numbers" by LittleSammy (littlesammy)
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, slight McGee/Abby, set post 8x23 "Swan Song", 10th in the "The One Where Blood is Drawn" series, fanfiction.net link, ~1,900 words]
Quote: "I can't be alone tonight." It was Abby who said it first, of course, asking for the one thing they were all thinking about.
KEW note: I like how the private, tender moments of this take place in the context of team.
"Silent Actions" by heartundone/whiteinkonpaper
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, set post 8x23 "Swan Song", ~1,300 words]
Summary: Silence is the first comfort, being together is the second.
KEW note: This grabs me with its evocative first lie, but I love ho it ends so gently.
"No Other Medicine" by Aerial312 (aerial312)
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, set post 8x23 "Swan Song", fanfiction.net link, ~1,050 words]
Summary: Tony continues to comfort Ziva.
KEW note: I like this because it explores why Ziva acted so uncharacteristically distraught in "Swan Song".
"Rule #12" by babydykecate (babydykecate)
[PG, Abby/Kate, fanfiction.net link, 100 words]
Quote: Telling Ducky had been a bad idea.
KEW note: I like the interwoven style of this and how it works with its brevity.
"Dead Woman Walking" by Hagar (hagar_972)
[PG-13, Ziva, AO3 link, Dreamwidth link, ~3,500 words]
Summary: Five times Ziva counted herself dead, and one time it might have begun to get better.
KEW note: I really like the first section.
"Not Always" by colorguard28 (colorguard28)
[PG, McGee, set post 2x11 "Black Water", fanfiction.net link,~1,050 words]
Summary: McGee is faced with a choice that could change his life forever. What does he decide? And why?
KEW note: An extremely original and canon-compliant scenario.
Works in Progress:
(Stories in this section will be carried over week to week as long as I continue to follow them or until they are completed or abandoned. Recent updates will be noted.)
"Something New" by CSIGurlie07 *NEW
[PG-13, Gibbs/Ziva, set post 8x23 "Swan Song" with speculation for 8x24, sequel to "Something More"]
Summary: Featuring the events of the eight season finale, and a surprising discovery that will shock an agency.
KEW note: Chapters 1-9 posted.
"Of Omission" by findinghero *NEW
[PG-13, McGee/OFC]
Summary: Life at NCIS often seems to move around Tim like he's not a part of it, so Tim decides to build his life outside it. Is he ultimately too deeply entrenched in his job and his co-workers to leave it all behind?
KEW note: Chapters 1-4 posted. I've often wondered what McGee wants out of life and why it's never addressed on the show.
"Timing in Everything" by Sashile (sashile) *UPDATED
[PG-13, ensemble, established Tony/Ziva, sequel to "Fallen Angels"]
Summary: An aircraft carrier off Bahrain is attacked during a Family Weekend and training exercise with the Israeli navy. While Ziva investigates Israel's involvement, Gibbs and Abby are called to help DiNozzo figure out what happened.
KEW note: Chapter 15 added.
"The Impractical Heart" by Pough
[PG-13, Tony, Ducky, ensemble]
Summary: When a tiny virus sweeps through Tony's body, leaving catastrophic results, his team remains vigilant.
"New Romantic" by Zayz
[PG, Tony/EJ, Tony/Ziva, set post 8x17 "One Last Score"]
Summary: "Five years ago, when he first met her, he would never have guessed she would be the kind of person who ever fell flat in anything." Tony and Ziva grapple with the change in the air.
"The Right to Serve" by McStories (mcstories)
[NC-17, past McGee/OC]
Summary: A Marine appears to have been murdered simply for being gay. When the victim is linked to a member of his team Gibbs is forced to tackle Don't Ask Don't Tell head-on, and it leads him somewhere he never thought he'd go.