Weekly Recs 7/1/2010
I had a little time to catch up on my reading this week, thus bringing you a longer edition of Weekly Recs than last week's.
Completed Stories:
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
New:
"across the universe" by mercury_marbles
[PG-13, Ziva-centric, alternate link]
Summary: Ziva always knew she would die young, but never like this. / Abby dances, DiNozzo is not a complete idiot, McGee wears heart-shaped sunglasses, Ducky waxes poetic, Gibbs is most likely a Viking, Kate Todd is dead, and so is Elvis, and Ziva soon, too.
KEW note: Pick of the week. There are about a zillion fascinating character moments in this story. It's long, complex, and a little unsettling.
"The Hard Rock" by Mooncombo (mooncombo)
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, set before 7x24 "Rule 51"]
Summary: Dinner and studying before Ziva's citizenship test. More fluff, more smut and a dollop of American Government. It's practically educational.
"Just for a Tan" by GRACE5
[PG, Tony/Ziva]
Summary: Tony goes to talk to McGee after getting surprising news from Ziva.
"Just Sleep" by aerial312
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set during 7x13 "Jet Lag"]
Summary: When the hotel registrar had told them that only one room had been booked, they could have called the travel office and had the arrangements fixed. Phone calls to the travel office were never a short process. "It's only one night," she sighed. "I do not care."
"Goodbye, Mr. Armani" by seleneheart
[NC-17, Gibbs/Tony]
Summary: Tony needs to clean out his closet, but he can't decide what to throw away. Gibbs helps.
"We can beat it" by sara_f_black (sfb_escritos) *NOW COMPLETE
[PG-13, Hart, Gibbs, set post 7x24 "Rule 51"]
Summary: Apesar de que el caso Reynosa ha terminado, el preciado informe no ha desaparecido. -No quiero que nadie más pare las balas. - terminó Gibbs poniendo ambas manos en el escritorio, inclinándose hacia ella - Ni Abby, ni tú. Pero Hart no había mentido: realmente creía que podían ganar.
"A Winter-Seeming Summer's Night" by SnoopMaryMar *NOW COMPLETE
[R, Tony/Ziva]
Author's Summary: Trust is imperative in law enforcement. Based on SB's hints about Gibbs and the season finale. Gibbs' decision to not share information with his team in a misguided effort to protect them has horrific consequences for all.
From the "Been Meaning to Read" List:
" Sometimes, There Are No Words" by thegrrrl2002
[NC-17, Gibbs/Tony]
Quote: "Hey, if McGee can do it, I can do it. I've got ideas, Boss. Big ideas."
"Truth and Consequences" by twoweevils (twoweevils)
[PG, Tony, set post 3x02 "Kill Ari pt. 2"]
Summary: You can't hide much from a Senior Field Agent.
"Downsizing" by Liondragon (shusu)
[PG-13, ensemble, economic apocalypse crack fic]
Summary: You know the economy's bad when...
"Five Ways He Probably Didn't Get Hired" by LeDiz
[PG, Tony, Gibbs, pre-series]
Summary: Five ways that Tony DiNozzo probably didn't get hired by Agent Gibbs and NCIS.
"Negative Space" by Liss Webster (chaletian)
[PG, Tony/Ziva, slightly AU from end of season 4]
Summary: Jeanne is dead. Ziva tries to comfort Tony, but her method backfires.
KEW note: This is pretty much how a Tony/Ziva relationship would play out in my head.
"Slices of a Life Worth Living" by Angelus1
[PG-13, Tony/Kate]
Summary: Kate is surprised at how easily they fall into a routine.
KEW note: I've seen this recced and read it several times. I like it more each time I read it.
"That's What She Said" by madame.alexandra
[PG-13, Gibbs, implied Gibbs/Jenny]
Summary: How many every-day phrases in the English language have a sexual connotation? Simply ask one Leroy Jethro Gibbs who, amongst insinuations, double entendres, and general inappropriate-ness, can't seem to keep his foot out of his mouth today.
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.)
"At Every Opportunity" by Embolalia *NEW
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, AU]
Summary: Where would Tony and Ziva be if they'd taken ALL of the chances we know they've had?
KEW note: Four chapters completed so far.
"Sicarii" by PegasusUnbound *UPDATED
[R, Ziva, set after 6x25 "Aliyah"]
Author's Summary: It was like she'd once told McGee . . . there is only so much torment the human body can endure. No one can hold out forever, not even Gibbs. Not even her.
"Symbiosis" by Zaedah (zaedah) *UPDATED
[PG, McGee, Tony/Ziva]
Author's Summary: "The thing that sticks a hook in McGee's gaping mouth in the midst of the unannounced programming is that Tony doesn't seem surprised."
"Means to an End" by xenascully *UPDATED
[PG-13, McGee-centric]
Author's Summary: When McGee loses everything, it's up to his team to convince him otherwise; before it's too late...
"The Impractical Heart" by Pough *UPDATED
[PG-13, Tony-centric]
Author's Summary: When a tiny virus sweeps through Tony's body, leaving catastrophic results, his team remains vigilant.
"Topsy Turvy" by Bob Rhynoplasty *UPDATED
[PG-13, Tony, Gibbs, pre-series, sequel to "Slaughter House"]
Author's Summary: Tony knew that he would meet Gibbs again, he just hoped it would be under better circumstances...
"Personal Demons" by Jedicren
[PG, Tony/Ziva, Jeanne, set at the end of season 7]
Author's Summary: Tension erupts at NCIS when Jeanne returns to D.C., pursued by an arms dealer searching for a naval weapon previously owned by her father. Tony struggles to maintain control and keep his developing relationship with Ziva a secret.
"Deja Vu" by SweetSinger2010
[PG-13, Tony, Ziva]
Author's Summary: Tony thought of Ziva's premonition as he heard the four shots ring out. They might as well have been ripping in to his own chest. When he saw her lying cold in autopsy that night, he wished they had.
"Rag Doll" by cheekymice (cheekymice cheekymice)
[PG, Tony-centric, alternate links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Author's Summary: Tony finds himself cut off from the rest of the team when Vance sends him on a difficult and unpleasant undercover assignment.
Ongoing Stories:
(these stories follow the events of canon and therefore could continue indefinitely. Recent updates are noted.)
Note: Most of these stories are temporarily suspended for the summer while there are no new episodes.
"Still and Always, McGee" by Malvolia
[G, McGee/Abby]
Author's Summary: Sometimes you have to give something up to safeguard something you want more. A series of one-shot missing McGee and Abby moments, starting with their break-up.
"Conversations" by Embolalia
[PG, Ziva, Gibbs]
Author's Summary: A series of one-shot conversations between Ziva and Gibbs over the course of the show.
"Something More" by CSIGurlie07
[PG-13, Gibbs/Ziva, takes off from 5x12 "Stakeout"]
Author's Summary: The ever-evolving relationship between Ziva and Gibbs. Unusual, unorthodox, and totally right. It started with a stakeout, and nothing will ever be the same.
Completed Stories:
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
New:
"across the universe" by mercury_marbles
[PG-13, Ziva-centric, alternate link]
Summary: Ziva always knew she would die young, but never like this. / Abby dances, DiNozzo is not a complete idiot, McGee wears heart-shaped sunglasses, Ducky waxes poetic, Gibbs is most likely a Viking, Kate Todd is dead, and so is Elvis, and Ziva soon, too.
KEW note: Pick of the week. There are about a zillion fascinating character moments in this story. It's long, complex, and a little unsettling.
"The Hard Rock" by Mooncombo (mooncombo)
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, set before 7x24 "Rule 51"]
Summary: Dinner and studying before Ziva's citizenship test. More fluff, more smut and a dollop of American Government. It's practically educational.
"Just for a Tan" by GRACE5
[PG, Tony/Ziva]
Summary: Tony goes to talk to McGee after getting surprising news from Ziva.
"Just Sleep" by aerial312
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set during 7x13 "Jet Lag"]
Summary: When the hotel registrar had told them that only one room had been booked, they could have called the travel office and had the arrangements fixed. Phone calls to the travel office were never a short process. "It's only one night," she sighed. "I do not care."
"Goodbye, Mr. Armani" by seleneheart
[NC-17, Gibbs/Tony]
Summary: Tony needs to clean out his closet, but he can't decide what to throw away. Gibbs helps.
"We can beat it" by sara_f_black (sfb_escritos) *NOW COMPLETE
[PG-13, Hart, Gibbs, set post 7x24 "Rule 51"]
Summary: Apesar de que el caso Reynosa ha terminado, el preciado informe no ha desaparecido. -No quiero que nadie más pare las balas. - terminó Gibbs poniendo ambas manos en el escritorio, inclinándose hacia ella - Ni Abby, ni tú. Pero Hart no había mentido: realmente creía que podían ganar.
"A Winter-Seeming Summer's Night" by SnoopMaryMar *NOW COMPLETE
[R, Tony/Ziva]
Author's Summary: Trust is imperative in law enforcement. Based on SB's hints about Gibbs and the season finale. Gibbs' decision to not share information with his team in a misguided effort to protect them has horrific consequences for all.
From the "Been Meaning to Read" List:
" Sometimes, There Are No Words" by thegrrrl2002
[NC-17, Gibbs/Tony]
Quote: "Hey, if McGee can do it, I can do it. I've got ideas, Boss. Big ideas."
"Truth and Consequences" by twoweevils (twoweevils)
[PG, Tony, set post 3x02 "Kill Ari pt. 2"]
Summary: You can't hide much from a Senior Field Agent.
"Downsizing" by Liondragon (shusu)
[PG-13, ensemble, economic apocalypse crack fic]
Summary: You know the economy's bad when...
"Five Ways He Probably Didn't Get Hired" by LeDiz
[PG, Tony, Gibbs, pre-series]
Summary: Five ways that Tony DiNozzo probably didn't get hired by Agent Gibbs and NCIS.
"Negative Space" by Liss Webster (chaletian)
[PG, Tony/Ziva, slightly AU from end of season 4]
Summary: Jeanne is dead. Ziva tries to comfort Tony, but her method backfires.
KEW note: This is pretty much how a Tony/Ziva relationship would play out in my head.
"Slices of a Life Worth Living" by Angelus1
[PG-13, Tony/Kate]
Summary: Kate is surprised at how easily they fall into a routine.
KEW note: I've seen this recced and read it several times. I like it more each time I read it.
"That's What She Said" by madame.alexandra
[PG-13, Gibbs, implied Gibbs/Jenny]
Summary: How many every-day phrases in the English language have a sexual connotation? Simply ask one Leroy Jethro Gibbs who, amongst insinuations, double entendres, and general inappropriate-ness, can't seem to keep his foot out of his mouth today.
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.)
"At Every Opportunity" by Embolalia *NEW
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, AU]
Summary: Where would Tony and Ziva be if they'd taken ALL of the chances we know they've had?
KEW note: Four chapters completed so far.
"Sicarii" by PegasusUnbound *UPDATED
[R, Ziva, set after 6x25 "Aliyah"]
Author's Summary: It was like she'd once told McGee . . . there is only so much torment the human body can endure. No one can hold out forever, not even Gibbs. Not even her.
"Symbiosis" by Zaedah (zaedah) *UPDATED
[PG, McGee, Tony/Ziva]
Author's Summary: "The thing that sticks a hook in McGee's gaping mouth in the midst of the unannounced programming is that Tony doesn't seem surprised."
"Means to an End" by xenascully *UPDATED
[PG-13, McGee-centric]
Author's Summary: When McGee loses everything, it's up to his team to convince him otherwise; before it's too late...
"The Impractical Heart" by Pough *UPDATED
[PG-13, Tony-centric]
Author's Summary: When a tiny virus sweeps through Tony's body, leaving catastrophic results, his team remains vigilant.
"Topsy Turvy" by Bob Rhynoplasty *UPDATED
[PG-13, Tony, Gibbs, pre-series, sequel to "Slaughter House"]
Author's Summary: Tony knew that he would meet Gibbs again, he just hoped it would be under better circumstances...
"Personal Demons" by Jedicren
[PG, Tony/Ziva, Jeanne, set at the end of season 7]
Author's Summary: Tension erupts at NCIS when Jeanne returns to D.C., pursued by an arms dealer searching for a naval weapon previously owned by her father. Tony struggles to maintain control and keep his developing relationship with Ziva a secret.
"Deja Vu" by SweetSinger2010
[PG-13, Tony, Ziva]
Author's Summary: Tony thought of Ziva's premonition as he heard the four shots ring out. They might as well have been ripping in to his own chest. When he saw her lying cold in autopsy that night, he wished they had.
"Rag Doll" by cheekymice (cheekymice cheekymice)
[PG, Tony-centric, alternate links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Author's Summary: Tony finds himself cut off from the rest of the team when Vance sends him on a difficult and unpleasant undercover assignment.
Ongoing Stories:
(these stories follow the events of canon and therefore could continue indefinitely. Recent updates are noted.)
Note: Most of these stories are temporarily suspended for the summer while there are no new episodes.
"Still and Always, McGee" by Malvolia
[G, McGee/Abby]
Author's Summary: Sometimes you have to give something up to safeguard something you want more. A series of one-shot missing McGee and Abby moments, starting with their break-up.
"Conversations" by Embolalia
[PG, Ziva, Gibbs]
Author's Summary: A series of one-shot conversations between Ziva and Gibbs over the course of the show.
"Something More" by CSIGurlie07
[PG-13, Gibbs/Ziva, takes off from 5x12 "Stakeout"]
Author's Summary: The ever-evolving relationship between Ziva and Gibbs. Unusual, unorthodox, and totally right. It started with a stakeout, and nothing will ever be the same.