Weekly Recs 10/29/10
Postdated as of yesterday due to computer issues.
Completed Stories:
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
"The Cremasteric Reflex" by Laine3112
[PG-13, Tony-centric, spoof, crackfic, set post 8x05 "Dead Air", ~4,100 words]
Summary: Tony was sick during this case but could the cause be far more serious and far more complex than anyone suspected? Is it too late to save him?
KEW note: I always appreciate a good spoof, and here the author wildly blows out of proportion the inconsistencies in Tony's characterization over the last few seasons to great comedic effect.
"Untitled" by Pandora Jones ( pandoras_fic )
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set during 7x13 "Jet Lag", ~1,100 words, fanfiction.net link]
Summary: Tony watches the sunrise in Paris.
KEW note: The simple, plain writing style of this story fits the fleeting moment it captures.
"Dead Air" by Trivette Lover Heather
[PG, ensemble, set post 8x05 "Dead Air", ~1,800 words]
Quote: Tim entered the bull pen and took in a long deep breath. "Ah. I love the smell of napalm in the morning….smells like victory."
KEW note: This series of short tags to "Dead Air" has a great sense of humor.
"The Hour of Lead" by kageygirl
[G, Tony, Abby, McGee, set during 3x01 "Kill Ari (Part 1)", ~1,800 words]
Summary: They don't have time to bleed.
KEW note: Gorgeous, grief-laden story featuring the original Musketeers.
"Persistence of Vision" by kageygirl
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, [memory of] Kate, set during early season 3, ~300 words]
Quote: She's not Kate.
KEW note: Punishing is the word that comes to mind when I think about this story. The author captures Tony's lingering guilt very well.
"Powers of Observation: The Remix" by ellenscult ( ellenscult / the_proofreader)
[NC-17, Gibbs/Tony, ~7,500 words, livejournal link]
Summary: In which Tony & Gibbs grow close, Tim figures out the clues and Abby is pissed.
KEW note: I'd read the original a long time ago and still love McGee's "A-ha!" moment, but I really like seeing the scenario from everyone else's perspective, including Tony and Gibbs's.
"Cracks in Our Foundations" by tosca1390
[PG, Tony, Ziva, set post 8x06 "Cracked", ~1,200 words]
Summary: He knew how to bring her up short.
KEW note: Very nice moment of Tony/Ziva friendship.
"Not All Who Wander Are Lost" by dannica webb ( dannicawebb)
[PG-13, Gibbs/Abby, set post 8x06 "Cracked", ~1,100 words, fanfiction.net link]
Summary: Gibbs and Abby have their first fight as a couple. And then their first time making up. Missing moments from Cracked.
KEW note: Very special fic in that it's so well characterized that it can be read either as the author's intention as Gibbs/Abby romance or simply as friendship.
"Paperwhite" by LittleSammy ( littlesammy)
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set at the end of season 7, ~3,000 words, fanfiction.net link]
Summary: Tony thinks he needs to move on because he has no idea how to move forward.
KEW note: I think it's always really interesting to read challenge fic, to see how writers are challenged and creatively expand within the confines of the prompt. In this case, some pretty delicious angst.
"Topsy Turvy" by Bob Rhynoplasty (bobrhynoplasty) *NOW COMPLETE
[PG-13, Tony, Gibbs, pre-series, sequel to "Slaughter House", ~67,000 words]
Author's Summary: Tony knew that he would meet Gibbs again, he just hoped it would be under better circumstances...
KEW note: Chapter 24 added. Done! I really thought that this story would end with Tony coming to work at NCIS, but turns out this will be a whole series. Very cool.
"Assassination" by ihearttony *NOW COMPLETE
[R, Tony, Gibbs, ~123,000 words]
Summary: When Tony returns from a two-week vacation behaving strangely, will Gibbs and the team be able to figure out what is wrong before he does something that could destroy not only his career, but his life?
KEW note: Chapters 14-16 added.
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.)
"With a vengeance" by A-Karana (akarana) *NEW
[PG-13, ensemble]
Summary: Trent Kort was the first victim to be tortured and killed. Others are following and the connection is obvious but impossible. Who would kill for information about the dead Jenny Sheppard? And why?
KEW note: Chapters 1-3 posted. Shaping up to be an intriguing case/conspiracy theory fic.
"Life is Made" by colorguard28 (colorguard28) *UPDATED
[PG-13, ensemble, established Tony/McGee, Abby/Jimmy, sequel to "Steal my Breath Away"]
Summary: As McGee recovers from injuries sustained during their last case, he, Tony and the team find everything shifting beneath their feet as they try and adjust their goals and dreams to reality.
KEW note: Chapters 11 and 12 added.
"Fallen Angels" by Sashile (sashile) *UPDATED
[PG-13, ensemble plus Harm Rabb (JAG), established Tony/Ziva, casefile, sequel to "The Price of Honesty"]
Summary: A senior JAG goes missing in Bahrain. A junior pilot falls from the skies. As DiNozzo is trying to find his way as team leader and Gibbs is getting used to a new team, they realize that these two cases may not be unrelated.
KEW note: Chapters 13 and 14 added.
"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.
KEW note: Chapter 22 added.
"A History of Smoke and Mirrors" by ama_blue *UPDATED
[Bones, PG-13, Booth/Brennan, Booth/OFC, set post 5x22 "The Beginning in the End"]
Summary: "You strike metal against metal for long enough, sweetie, you're supposed to catch a spark. Even us non-scientists know." A post-finale fic about a whole lot of things that never really change, and some things that do.
KEW note: Part 3 added. Painfully gorgeous writing.
"The Stipulation" by Jedicren
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, appearances by NCIS:LA characters]
Summary: An undercover operation further complicates Tony and Ziva's tense relationship when they are asked to assist the L.A. division in catching a serial killer tearing through the city.
"Yetoma" by Cricket Songs
[PG-13, Ziva]
Summary: On the morning of December 10, 2009, Ziva's ties to her old world are suddenly, violently broken. A bomb drifts over Jerusalem. Israel is gone.
"Se llamaba Paloma" by sara_f_black (sfb_escritos)
[PG, Paloma Reynosa, pre-series]
Quote: Las niñas comunes pasaban sus tardes jugando con muñecas y soñando a ser mamás. Paloma pasaba las tardes en la biblioteca con su madre, leyendo clásicos que su mente recién llegaba a entender.
"Rag Doll" by cheekymice (cheekymice)
[PG, Tony-centric, alternate link]
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.
"Growing Up" by fmd-jade
[PG, Tony/Ziva, McGee/Abby, future fic, ~25,000 words]
Summary: People get older, they grow up, grow more mature. Or so you'd think. But trying to handle a normal life can be rather challenging for our favourite agents.
"The Impractical Heart" by Pough
[PG-13, Tony-centric]
Author's Summary: When a tiny virus sweeps through Tony's body, leaving catastrophic results, his team remains vigilant.
"The Right to Serve" by McStories (mcstories)
[NC-17, ensemble, past McGee/OMC, casefile]
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.
"Rule Zero" by timewalker05
[PG-13, ensemble, casefile]
Summary: When a body shows up with 'Rule 40' carved on it's chest, it appears that there is a killer on the loose with a personal connection to Gibb's team.
"Sicarii" by PegasusUnbound
[R, Ziva, set after 6x25 "Aliyah"]
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.
"Heartbeats" by wildskysong
[PG-13, ensemble, supernatural]
Summary: "Does it hurt?" She asked him, her living green eyes meeting his dead ones. "Being dead, I mean." He smiled a little, his eyes far away, and before he could answer, he slipped away, his glowing outline melting into the air.
"Regency" by Trinity Destler (trinity_destler)
[PG, ensemble, set after 3x24 "Hiatus", alternate link]
Author's Summary: In the fallout after "Hiatus" the team copes, Tony leads, and it isn't at all like they expected.
Ongoing Stories:
(These stories follow the events of canon or are collections of one-shots and therefore could continue indefinitely. Recent updates are noted. Stories will roll over from week to week until I stop following or they are abandoned.)
"Something More" by CSIGurlie07 *UPDATED
[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.
KEW note: Chapters 60-62 added. The author is taking this story in intriguing and unexpected directions.
"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.
"What's Past is Prologue" by Caliente (hellokatzchen)
[PG-13, McGee/Abby, set during season 7, alternate link]
Summary: A series of unrelated add-ins or 'un'-scenes during season 7
"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.
"Touch and Go" by nancystagerat
[R, Tony/Ziva]
Summary: Suggestive Tiva one-shots, the first involving live weapons & willing partners in an impromptu booty-call, the second a baseball game & one very cold water bottle, the third a private reading of a very specific book, & the rest you'll have to read on for!
Contact me:
Completed Stories:
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
"The Cremasteric Reflex" by Laine3112
[PG-13, Tony-centric, spoof, crackfic, set post 8x05 "Dead Air", ~4,100 words]
Summary: Tony was sick during this case but could the cause be far more serious and far more complex than anyone suspected? Is it too late to save him?
KEW note: I always appreciate a good spoof, and here the author wildly blows out of proportion the inconsistencies in Tony's characterization over the last few seasons to great comedic effect.
"Untitled" by Pandora Jones ( pandoras_fic )
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set during 7x13 "Jet Lag", ~1,100 words, fanfiction.net link]
Summary: Tony watches the sunrise in Paris.
KEW note: The simple, plain writing style of this story fits the fleeting moment it captures.
"Dead Air" by Trivette Lover Heather
[PG, ensemble, set post 8x05 "Dead Air", ~1,800 words]
Quote: Tim entered the bull pen and took in a long deep breath. "Ah. I love the smell of napalm in the morning….smells like victory."
KEW note: This series of short tags to "Dead Air" has a great sense of humor.
"The Hour of Lead" by kageygirl
[G, Tony, Abby, McGee, set during 3x01 "Kill Ari (Part 1)", ~1,800 words]
Summary: They don't have time to bleed.
KEW note: Gorgeous, grief-laden story featuring the original Musketeers.
"Persistence of Vision" by kageygirl
[NC-17, Tony/Ziva, [memory of] Kate, set during early season 3, ~300 words]
Quote: She's not Kate.
KEW note: Punishing is the word that comes to mind when I think about this story. The author captures Tony's lingering guilt very well.
"Powers of Observation: The Remix" by ellenscult ( ellenscult / the_proofreader)
[NC-17, Gibbs/Tony, ~7,500 words, livejournal link]
Summary: In which Tony & Gibbs grow close, Tim figures out the clues and Abby is pissed.
KEW note: I'd read the original a long time ago and still love McGee's "A-ha!" moment, but I really like seeing the scenario from everyone else's perspective, including Tony and Gibbs's.
"Cracks in Our Foundations" by tosca1390
[PG, Tony, Ziva, set post 8x06 "Cracked", ~1,200 words]
Summary: He knew how to bring her up short.
KEW note: Very nice moment of Tony/Ziva friendship.
"Not All Who Wander Are Lost" by dannica webb ( dannicawebb)
[PG-13, Gibbs/Abby, set post 8x06 "Cracked", ~1,100 words, fanfiction.net link]
Summary: Gibbs and Abby have their first fight as a couple. And then their first time making up. Missing moments from Cracked.
KEW note: Very special fic in that it's so well characterized that it can be read either as the author's intention as Gibbs/Abby romance or simply as friendship.
"Paperwhite" by LittleSammy ( littlesammy)
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set at the end of season 7, ~3,000 words, fanfiction.net link]
Summary: Tony thinks he needs to move on because he has no idea how to move forward.
KEW note: I think it's always really interesting to read challenge fic, to see how writers are challenged and creatively expand within the confines of the prompt. In this case, some pretty delicious angst.
"Topsy Turvy" by Bob Rhynoplasty (bobrhynoplasty) *NOW COMPLETE
[PG-13, Tony, Gibbs, pre-series, sequel to "Slaughter House", ~67,000 words]
Author's Summary: Tony knew that he would meet Gibbs again, he just hoped it would be under better circumstances...
KEW note: Chapter 24 added. Done! I really thought that this story would end with Tony coming to work at NCIS, but turns out this will be a whole series. Very cool.
"Assassination" by ihearttony *NOW COMPLETE
[R, Tony, Gibbs, ~123,000 words]
Summary: When Tony returns from a two-week vacation behaving strangely, will Gibbs and the team be able to figure out what is wrong before he does something that could destroy not only his career, but his life?
KEW note: Chapters 14-16 added.
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.)
"With a vengeance" by A-Karana (akarana) *NEW
[PG-13, ensemble]
Summary: Trent Kort was the first victim to be tortured and killed. Others are following and the connection is obvious but impossible. Who would kill for information about the dead Jenny Sheppard? And why?
KEW note: Chapters 1-3 posted. Shaping up to be an intriguing case/conspiracy theory fic.
"Life is Made" by colorguard28 (colorguard28) *UPDATED
[PG-13, ensemble, established Tony/McGee, Abby/Jimmy, sequel to "Steal my Breath Away"]
Summary: As McGee recovers from injuries sustained during their last case, he, Tony and the team find everything shifting beneath their feet as they try and adjust their goals and dreams to reality.
KEW note: Chapters 11 and 12 added.
"Fallen Angels" by Sashile (sashile) *UPDATED
[PG-13, ensemble plus Harm Rabb (JAG), established Tony/Ziva, casefile, sequel to "The Price of Honesty"]
Summary: A senior JAG goes missing in Bahrain. A junior pilot falls from the skies. As DiNozzo is trying to find his way as team leader and Gibbs is getting used to a new team, they realize that these two cases may not be unrelated.
KEW note: Chapters 13 and 14 added.
"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.
KEW note: Chapter 22 added.
"A History of Smoke and Mirrors" by ama_blue *UPDATED
[Bones, PG-13, Booth/Brennan, Booth/OFC, set post 5x22 "The Beginning in the End"]
Summary: "You strike metal against metal for long enough, sweetie, you're supposed to catch a spark. Even us non-scientists know." A post-finale fic about a whole lot of things that never really change, and some things that do.
KEW note: Part 3 added. Painfully gorgeous writing.
"The Stipulation" by Jedicren
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, appearances by NCIS:LA characters]
Summary: An undercover operation further complicates Tony and Ziva's tense relationship when they are asked to assist the L.A. division in catching a serial killer tearing through the city.
"Yetoma" by Cricket Songs
[PG-13, Ziva]
Summary: On the morning of December 10, 2009, Ziva's ties to her old world are suddenly, violently broken. A bomb drifts over Jerusalem. Israel is gone.
"Se llamaba Paloma" by sara_f_black (sfb_escritos)
[PG, Paloma Reynosa, pre-series]
Quote: Las niñas comunes pasaban sus tardes jugando con muñecas y soñando a ser mamás. Paloma pasaba las tardes en la biblioteca con su madre, leyendo clásicos que su mente recién llegaba a entender.
"Rag Doll" by cheekymice (cheekymice)
[PG, Tony-centric, alternate link]
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.
"Growing Up" by fmd-jade
[PG, Tony/Ziva, McGee/Abby, future fic, ~25,000 words]
Summary: People get older, they grow up, grow more mature. Or so you'd think. But trying to handle a normal life can be rather challenging for our favourite agents.
"The Impractical Heart" by Pough
[PG-13, Tony-centric]
Author's Summary: When a tiny virus sweeps through Tony's body, leaving catastrophic results, his team remains vigilant.
"The Right to Serve" by McStories (mcstories)
[NC-17, ensemble, past McGee/OMC, casefile]
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.
"Rule Zero" by timewalker05
[PG-13, ensemble, casefile]
Summary: When a body shows up with 'Rule 40' carved on it's chest, it appears that there is a killer on the loose with a personal connection to Gibb's team.
"Sicarii" by PegasusUnbound
[R, Ziva, set after 6x25 "Aliyah"]
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.
"Heartbeats" by wildskysong
[PG-13, ensemble, supernatural]
Summary: "Does it hurt?" She asked him, her living green eyes meeting his dead ones. "Being dead, I mean." He smiled a little, his eyes far away, and before he could answer, he slipped away, his glowing outline melting into the air.
"Regency" by Trinity Destler (trinity_destler)
[PG, ensemble, set after 3x24 "Hiatus", alternate link]
Author's Summary: In the fallout after "Hiatus" the team copes, Tony leads, and it isn't at all like they expected.
Ongoing Stories:
(These stories follow the events of canon or are collections of one-shots and therefore could continue indefinitely. Recent updates are noted. Stories will roll over from week to week until I stop following or they are abandoned.)
"Something More" by CSIGurlie07 *UPDATED
[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.
KEW note: Chapters 60-62 added. The author is taking this story in intriguing and unexpected directions.
"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.
"What's Past is Prologue" by Caliente (hellokatzchen)
[PG-13, McGee/Abby, set during season 7, alternate link]
Summary: A series of unrelated add-ins or 'un'-scenes during season 7
"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.
"Touch and Go" by nancystagerat
[R, Tony/Ziva]
Summary: Suggestive Tiva one-shots, the first involving live weapons & willing partners in an impromptu booty-call, the second a baseball game & one very cold water bottle, the third a private reading of a very specific book, & the rest you'll have to read on for!
Contact me: