Update to the NCIS Fic Recs List, 29 June 2011
Six new stories added in three categories.
(The full recs list is here.)
Gen
"Hija de Dios" by Spanish-little-girl (o_o_aurora_o_o)
[NC-17, Ziva, Eli David, AU, ~1,500 words]
Quote: Te deslizas de puntillas por el corredor. Nadie te reconocería con la peluca y las gafas, pero te gusta ser cuidadosa. Discreta, sacas la tarjeta de su escondite, abres la puerta y cierras suavemente. Te está esperando desnudo sobre la cama, hojeando un informe.
KEW note: What if Ziva and Eli David were merely assumed identities? Deliciously dark and one of the most original fics I've read, it's like an AU hiding within canon.
"readiness and wanting" by dress without sleeves (ohladybegood)
[R, Ziva-centric, set after 7x01 "Truth or Consequences", fanfiction.net link, ~3,500 words]
Summary: Being held as a prisoner of war isn't something you just bounce back from. Ziva's not sure what it is you're supposed to do, but she spends a lot of time being angry and wanting to shoot things.
KEW Note: This fic emphasizes that it's not just time with the team that Ziva has missed, but time with the whole world. It's this connection to reality that makes the story so poignant.
"A Four Letter Word" by Sarah B. Leonard (tingreca)
[G, Tony, set during season 4, 100 words]
Quote: Sometimes work wasn’t really work. It was waving guns and chasing suspects.
KEW note: I'm quite impressed with how much character insight the author crammed into this tiny piece. One of the best pieces of very short fiction that I've ever read.
"Wedding Present" by karaokegal
[G, Fornell, Gibbs, pre-series, 100 words]
Summary: The beginning of a beautiful friendship.
KEW note: Pithy and perfect. Two laconic bastards meet over common ground. Another amazing short piece.
Tony/Ziva
"The Time and In Between" by anr
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set during 7x24 "Rule 51", ~925 words]
Summary: The first day of summer.
KEW note: Suspenseful, vivid, and terse. The communication between Tony and Ziva, in the form of Gibbs's rules, feels spot on.
Gibbs/Tony
"Operation: Wedding in Vermont" by lisgreomg
[PG, McGee, Gibbs/Tony, ensemble, ~4,950 words]
Summary: Gibbs is a stupidhead. So the team punishes him by following all the rules.
KEW notes: This is inspired. Basically, the team points out Gibbs's fundamental hypocrisy by obeying all the rules to the letter...just not Gibbs's rules. And did I mention that it's hilarious as well?
(The full recs list is here.)
Gen
"Hija de Dios" by Spanish-little-girl (o_o_aurora_o_o)
[NC-17, Ziva, Eli David, AU, ~1,500 words]
Quote: Te deslizas de puntillas por el corredor. Nadie te reconocería con la peluca y las gafas, pero te gusta ser cuidadosa. Discreta, sacas la tarjeta de su escondite, abres la puerta y cierras suavemente. Te está esperando desnudo sobre la cama, hojeando un informe.
KEW note: What if Ziva and Eli David were merely assumed identities? Deliciously dark and one of the most original fics I've read, it's like an AU hiding within canon.
"readiness and wanting" by dress without sleeves (ohladybegood)
[R, Ziva-centric, set after 7x01 "Truth or Consequences", fanfiction.net link, ~3,500 words]
Summary: Being held as a prisoner of war isn't something you just bounce back from. Ziva's not sure what it is you're supposed to do, but she spends a lot of time being angry and wanting to shoot things.
KEW Note: This fic emphasizes that it's not just time with the team that Ziva has missed, but time with the whole world. It's this connection to reality that makes the story so poignant.
"A Four Letter Word" by Sarah B. Leonard (tingreca)
[G, Tony, set during season 4, 100 words]
Quote: Sometimes work wasn’t really work. It was waving guns and chasing suspects.
KEW note: I'm quite impressed with how much character insight the author crammed into this tiny piece. One of the best pieces of very short fiction that I've ever read.
"Wedding Present" by karaokegal
[G, Fornell, Gibbs, pre-series, 100 words]
Summary: The beginning of a beautiful friendship.
KEW note: Pithy and perfect. Two laconic bastards meet over common ground. Another amazing short piece.
Tony/Ziva
"The Time and In Between" by anr
[PG, Tony/Ziva, set during 7x24 "Rule 51", ~925 words]
Summary: The first day of summer.
KEW note: Suspenseful, vivid, and terse. The communication between Tony and Ziva, in the form of Gibbs's rules, feels spot on.
Gibbs/Tony
"Operation: Wedding in Vermont" by lisgreomg
[PG, McGee, Gibbs/Tony, ensemble, ~4,950 words]
Summary: Gibbs is a stupidhead. So the team punishes him by following all the rules.
KEW notes: This is inspired. Basically, the team points out Gibbs's fundamental hypocrisy by obeying all the rules to the letter...just not Gibbs's rules. And did I mention that it's hilarious as well?