Weekly Recs 5/26/11
Completed Stories:
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
"Not You" by rosesinjanuary
[G, McGee/Abby, set during 8x23 "Swan Song" and 8x24 "Pyramid", ~1,900 words]
Summary: If something ever happened to you...
KEW note: Behind the scenes of the last two episodes with McGee & Abby. As always this author does a fantastic job with this pairing.
"Cause & Effect" by meggers_27
[Bones, PG-13, Brennan, Booth/Brennan, spoilers for 6x22 "The Hole in the Heart" and 6x23 "The Change in the Game", ~1,950 words]
Summary: Temperance Brennan does not believe in accidents. For every effect, there is a cause.
KEW note: This is a really fantastic Brennan voice.
"Agent Found" by heartundone (whiteinkonpaper)
[PG, Gibbs, Ziva, set post 8x24 "Pyramid", ~500 words]
Summary: Gibbs and Ziva talk.
KEW note: Pick of the Week. A lovely, lovely explanation of why Ziva wasn't at Mike Franks's funeral. For me, this ties in beautifully with Ziva's wish for permanence from "A Man Walks into a Bar...".
"Action and Reaction" by cuits_in_trans
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, AU from 8x20 "Two-Faced", fanfiction.net link, ~3,750 words]
Quote: The change is like a slow deadly cancer that gets under her skin after too many years of exposition. Quiet, patience, this cancer… this change, slips into her pores after too much sunlight… too many blows, until she is soaked wet in it.
KEW note: This is quite an insightful and lyrical story (despite a few tense shifts and spelling issues).
"La colina de la primavera" by Spanish-little-girl (o_o_aurora_o_o)
[PG-13, Ziva/Ray, Eli David, Trent Kort, set post 8x24 "Pyramid", ~1,450 words]
Quote:
-Gracias por aceptar recibirme, señor director.
-Eli, por favor. Hay confianza, ¿no te parece?
KEW note: An excellent "what happens next" scene playing off of the text message that Ray received in "Pyramid".
"Because" ("Subject Reflux", Part 2) by Zaedah (zaedah)
[G, Tony/Ziva, ~1,200 words]
Quote: The answer, in its one-word simplicity, covers all the mandatory bases that he could possible establish at such a ridiculous hour.
KEW note: This conversation rings very true.
"Lay All My Love on You" by seleneheart (seleneheart / raselghethi)
[PG-13, Gibbs/Tony, AO3 link, ~3,600 words]
Summary: Gibbs's gut tells him that he'd better fix what's wrong with DiNozzo before it's too late.
KEW note: I'm just reccing this one forward. (Thanks, rose_malmaison.)
"Rule 5" by rosesinjanuary
[PG-13, McGee/Abby, set post 8x24 "Pyramid", ~1,500 words]
Summary: "You don't waste good." Alternative title: What Abby and McGee Did on The Summer Hiatus
KEW note: Hot and innocent and the same time.
"Something New" by CSIGurlie07 *NOW COMPLETE
[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 12-14 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.)
"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: Chapters 17 and 18 added.
"Of Omission" by findinghero
[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?
"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.
(Mostly newly-completed stories, plus some old ones if I haven't read them before.)
"Not You" by rosesinjanuary
[G, McGee/Abby, set during 8x23 "Swan Song" and 8x24 "Pyramid", ~1,900 words]
Summary: If something ever happened to you...
KEW note: Behind the scenes of the last two episodes with McGee & Abby. As always this author does a fantastic job with this pairing.
"Cause & Effect" by meggers_27
[Bones, PG-13, Brennan, Booth/Brennan, spoilers for 6x22 "The Hole in the Heart" and 6x23 "The Change in the Game", ~1,950 words]
Summary: Temperance Brennan does not believe in accidents. For every effect, there is a cause.
KEW note: This is a really fantastic Brennan voice.
"Agent Found" by heartundone (whiteinkonpaper)
[PG, Gibbs, Ziva, set post 8x24 "Pyramid", ~500 words]
Summary: Gibbs and Ziva talk.
KEW note: Pick of the Week. A lovely, lovely explanation of why Ziva wasn't at Mike Franks's funeral. For me, this ties in beautifully with Ziva's wish for permanence from "A Man Walks into a Bar...".
"Action and Reaction" by cuits_in_trans
[PG-13, Tony/Ziva, AU from 8x20 "Two-Faced", fanfiction.net link, ~3,750 words]
Quote: The change is like a slow deadly cancer that gets under her skin after too many years of exposition. Quiet, patience, this cancer… this change, slips into her pores after too much sunlight… too many blows, until she is soaked wet in it.
KEW note: This is quite an insightful and lyrical story (despite a few tense shifts and spelling issues).
"La colina de la primavera" by Spanish-little-girl (o_o_aurora_o_o)
[PG-13, Ziva/Ray, Eli David, Trent Kort, set post 8x24 "Pyramid", ~1,450 words]
Quote:
-Gracias por aceptar recibirme, señor director.
-Eli, por favor. Hay confianza, ¿no te parece?
KEW note: An excellent "what happens next" scene playing off of the text message that Ray received in "Pyramid".
"Because" ("Subject Reflux", Part 2) by Zaedah (zaedah)
[G, Tony/Ziva, ~1,200 words]
Quote: The answer, in its one-word simplicity, covers all the mandatory bases that he could possible establish at such a ridiculous hour.
KEW note: This conversation rings very true.
"Lay All My Love on You" by seleneheart (seleneheart / raselghethi)
[PG-13, Gibbs/Tony, AO3 link, ~3,600 words]
Summary: Gibbs's gut tells him that he'd better fix what's wrong with DiNozzo before it's too late.
KEW note: I'm just reccing this one forward. (Thanks, rose_malmaison.)
"Rule 5" by rosesinjanuary
[PG-13, McGee/Abby, set post 8x24 "Pyramid", ~1,500 words]
Summary: "You don't waste good." Alternative title: What Abby and McGee Did on The Summer Hiatus
KEW note: Hot and innocent and the same time.
"Something New" by CSIGurlie07 *NOW COMPLETE
[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 12-14 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.)
"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: Chapters 17 and 18 added.
"Of Omission" by findinghero
[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?
"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.