fic- "Dinner Invitations" NCIS, complete

[writinginct]

Title: Dinner Invitations
Author: CJ aka WritinginCT
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/Ziva
Rating: FR13
Warnings: Season 5 Recoil spoilers
Categories: AU, Drama, Angst, Romance
Disclaimer: I don’t own the recognizable characters I’m just inspired by them. Hopefully they’ve had fun playing in my sandbox.
Summary: Five times Gibbs asked Ziva out to

Comments

[faith_less_one]

I'm running out of compliments to give you. You're far too good at this.

This was amazing. I loved each little AU world, and I adored the "Recoil" bit at the end.

Simply delightful, and I can't wait to read more!

[writinginct]

Compliments are always nice- but I just like to know that folks enjoy the story. What worked, what didn't, did I keep the characteres true. That sort of thing ^_^

This fic was the result of about 99 little AU plot bunnies nibbling at me, then my friend Janie threw something at me on the NFA about how (because we all felt that Tony should have been waiting for Ziva at the end of Recoil) it might be interesting if Gibbs had been waiting for her.

This was fun to write- I had to keep telling myself "no" because I wanted to expand a couple of the AU's WAYYY too much lol... who knows - maybe I'll turn them into their own stories :D

[curly_the_sue]

That was beautiful!

"But that wasn't who they were, they were the consummate soldiers, the unfeeling machines of the team. Gibbs and Ziva, able to kill anyone and not look back. Except they did. And they died inside a little more each time." - These words really touched me, because that's exactly how I see them. But I couldn't have paraphrased that in so beautiful words.

[writinginct]

Thanks!

I think folks take for granted how emotional Gibbs and Ziva truly are, they hide it well but it's there. I think Recoil really explored that for Ziva. And I think it's one of the reasons I'm finding them so easy to pair together. They really are very similar people.

[citymusings]

Lovely. I think my favorite was the little hardware. Gibbs was so sweet.

[writinginct]

Mine too! I'm thinking that one might have to get expanded upon in its own fic.

:D

[citymusings]

Far be it from me to disagree with a writer with a great idea. ;) I certainly wouldn't mind if your plot bunnies led that way. ;)

[ariestess]

Oh, that was lovely. I like the various scenarios and the final option was definitely a lovely piece to fit into canon.

I would love to archive a copy of this on the NCIS page over at Frisked & Conquered. Is this at all possible?

[writinginct]

lol... the end of Recoil was definitely unsatisfying on screen, and spawned MANY plot bunnies.

I don't have a problem with it being archived as long as I'm credited ^_^ Very cool! Thanks!!

[dani101]

Fantastic!i always love that kind of stories.:)

[writinginct]

I do too - I love AU's where they are still "themselves".

^_^