Posting Guidelines/Reader's Guide for 2023 Reverse Bang
Artists: You should have your completed artwork to the authors by the end of the day 30 April. If you are a little behind, please make sure you are communicating with your author(s).
Authors: It is perfectly fine if your word count, summary, etc. changes when your story is posted. Information will be updated on the community master list when it is posted at the end of the challenge.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Reader's Guide/Posting Schedule:
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Artwork
*Authors with longer stories have the option to post their full story over 1 or 2 days. The master post(s) must be made to the community only on the first date scheduled for each story listed. If you have an asterisk below, the author has the option of posting the story over 1 or 2 days. To be clear, you must post on the earlier date listed. If you choose to split the story, you may use both days. If you have any questions, please comment below.
NOTE: All stories must be marked complete on the first posting date, whether they are posted over one or two days.
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Tuesday, 9 May
5) (Always Hear) The Song You Sing
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Red_Pink_Dots
Author Jane_x80
Category: GEN
Pairing: Timothy McGee & Jimmy Palmer
Length: 8750 words
Summary:
After hearing of Tim's childhood stories about camping and the outdoors, the McGee twins convince Tim to take them camping for their fifth birthday. Tim invites Jimmy and Victoria to go camping with them. Tim and Jimmy have some conversations about their pasts, futures, and old friends.
Wednesday, 10 May
8) Batters Up!
Crossover: Criminal Minds (mentioned)
Link to Story
Artist Geminiangel64
Author Cutsycat
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Technically Gibbs/Fornell, but it's barely mentioned
Length: 11,450 words
Summary:
NCIS is notified that SecDef has decided all federal agencies will participate in a baseball tournament and that each agency would be required to submit a team. With his athletic past, Tony signs up and basically ends up the de facto leader of the team. This is a story of how he led his team to the finals of the tournament.
Thursday, 11 May (Author only - * Friday, 12 May-opt 2nd day)
3) Riptide
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Solariana
Author Fulltobursting
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 41,050 words
Summary:
When Gibbs takes a bullet, the hunt for the shooter leads to one of their own. Not for Ziva fans.
Saturday, 13 May
13) Then, Now and Things In-Between
Crossover: The Sentinel (mentioned)
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Germankitty
Author Banbury
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Jethro Gibbs
Length: 5125 words
Summary:
Tony knew he was wrong when he ran without talking to Gibbs. Surprisingly, it turned out to be the right move and they met again and were able to restore their relationship from the point where they broke off. But why are some strange things happening around Tony now?
Sunday, 14 May
12) How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Red_Pink_Dots
Author Abbyrascal
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 4,425 words
Summary:
Following Captain Mark Watson's arrest by NCIS on a charge of Grand Larceny, Tony develops an enduring bond with Watson's blind 8-year old daughter Sandy, as they share their love of the piano and their pain over the death of Agent Caitlin Todd.
Monday, 15 May (Author only - *Tuesday, 16 May-opt 2nd day)
1) When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens
Crossover: Criminal Minds
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Solariana
Author Aussiefan70
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 28,500 words
Summary:
Tony has been on the outs with his MCRT team-mates in the aftermath of Dead Air. When the BAU comes calling, he ably demonstrates his investigative prowess, and leaps at the chance to join a serial killer taskforce. The BAU welcomes him with open arms, along with the ginger cat he names Bluey that he rescues during the case. Will Tony return to NCIS when the investigation is done?
Wednesday, 17 May
2) Retake: Gibbs' Life
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Red_Pink_Dots
Author Cutsycat
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Jethro Gibbs
Length: 12,825 words
Summary:
Gibbs never joined the Marines. Instead, he started modeling after he met Shannon. Many years later, Trent Kort enters his life as his agent. This is the story of Gibbs’ life as a model.
Thursday, 18 May (posting late)
11) Wanted: Baby DILF
Crossover: Stargate Universe, minor Criminal Minds
Artist Geminiangel64
Author Germankitty
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Male Character
Length: 15,000 words
Summary:
Tony's sperm donation from his Freshman year at OSU, the one "nobody wanted", comes back to haunt him -- a mad scientist acquired it and used it for human/genetic experimentation. Bad enough, but the real monkey wrench? There's no mother, just six potential fathers. Which one is Tony's Baby Daddy ... and would he want Tony, too?
Friday, 19 May
9) Orbs
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Rose_Malmaison
Author Geminiangel64
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 4300 words
Summary:
When an admiral's grandson and the grandson's girlfriend disappear, the police don't see it as a crime. Calling on NCIS, can Admiral Bainton put aside his personal opinion that Gibbs is too old and let Director Vance assign the case to Gibbs and the MCRT team? Can the team solve the case? Can they bring the two missing persons back alive?
Saturday, 20 May
10) The Worthwhile Fight
Crossover: Stargate Atlantis
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Hinky_hippo
Author Jane_x80
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Ronon Dex
Length: 26,400 words
Summary:
USMC Captain Anthony DiNozzo has served his country well, gets pulled into the Stargate Program and is eventually posted to Atlantis. However, trouble follows him when he finds himself detained by NCIS when he is on leave on Earth to attend a friend's wedding and finds himself a suspect in a murder. Unexpectedly, Colonel Sheppard and Specialist Dex retrieve him from NCIS custody and he's drawn into the effort to recover the kidnapped Doctor Rodney McKay and Jeannie Miller (who said Earth was safer than Pegasus?) without embarrassing himself in front of the very attractive Specialist Ronon Dex.
NOTE: This is an AU where Tony joins the Marine Corps instead of NCIS.
Sunday, 21 May
6) Escorting Abby
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Hinky_hippo
Author Jacie3
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Jethro Gibbs
Length: 10,125 words
Summary:
Tony is assigned to escort Abby to a court appearance, but things soon go terribly wrong.
Monday, 22 May
7) Stargate Conjoined Lives
Crossover: Stargate Atlantis
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Germankitty
Author Cutsycat
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/John Sheppard
Length: 43,575 words
Summary:
Atlantis is a joint military and civilian mission. To prevent a civilian vs military or vice versa mindset, each military man going to Atlantis is paired with a civilian and vice versa. When John Sheppard gets added to the roster late in the game due to Dr. Weir's petitioning and his ATA gene, they scramble to find a civilian to partner with him. Daniel Jackson reaches out to his friends in the scientific teaching community, looking for someone willing to explore strange new experiences. Word gets out to one Professor DiNardo and Tony soon finds he has an invitation to Atlantis at just the right time to get him out of a sticky situation at NCIS.
Tuesday, 23 May
14) It's Not The Fall That Kills You
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Hinky_hippo
Author Aussiefan70
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 17,000 words
Summary:
There's another dead naval officer in Shenandoah National Park and the MCRT is on the case. It turns out that a fugitive serial killer is at the heart of things, and now Tony is missing too. Gibbs is on a tear, Vance is learning a few home truths, and Tony's friends just want him back in one piece. Do they get their wish?
Wednesday, 24 May
4) Blurred
Link to Story
Artist Germankitty
Author Fulltobursting
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Timothy McGee
Length: 16,450 words
Summary:
After the team loses Ziva, Tim and Tony draw closer than ever. For Tim, the lines between friendship and something more grow blurry. What exactly are these strange things he’s feeling for Tony? And could Tony ever feel the same way too?
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Posting Guidelines:
Master Posts
For artwork only posts:
*Separate artwork posts are optional.
*Your subject line should be: Artwork for (story title). Adding the author and/or artist names are optional.
*author and artist names should be noted in the body of the post.
*You may post one small teaser (up to approx 3" x 5") outside of a cut. If you are posting a larger picture or multiple pictures, please put those behind an LJ-cut.
*Artists may post an art post whether or not the story has been posted. However, if an author misses their posting date, and there is an artwork post, the story link may be added to the artwork link.
For story posts:
*Your subject line should include your story title. Adding the author and/or artist names are optional.
Your story master post on this community is to include the following information (in this order):
Author master post template:
(feel free to omit information that does not pertain to your story or is in parentheses)
Title:
Author:
Artist:
Beta:
Crossover:
Category:
Pairing(s):
Rating:
Length:
Spoilers:
Warnings:
Link(s) to story:
Link(s) to art (if posted separately from the story by the artist):
Summary:
Please be sure to follow the above template in your master post to this community.
It doesn't bother me if you change the order around on your own journals and pages, but it makes it difficult for your very weary mod to put the master list together when information is missing or switched around on your master posts here at the community. It's fine if you omit lines that do not apply to your story, such as the pairing if your story is gen, or the crossover line if your story is not a crossover, etc.
Artist master post template:
(feel free to omit information that does not pertain to your story or is in parentheses)
Title:
Author:
Artist:
Link(s) to artwork :
Link(s) to story:
Story summary:
Artwork notes:
*You may post one small teaser (up to approx 3" x 5") outside of a cut. If you are posting a larger picture or multiple pictures, please put those behind an LJ-cut.
*Subject line should be "Artwork by for (title)"
You may also TAG your master post with the following:
reverse bang 2023
rb story-art links post
category: gen
category: het
category: slash
Authors: It is perfectly fine if your word count, summary, etc. changes when your story is posted. Information will be updated on the community master list when it is posted at the end of the challenge.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Reader's Guide/Posting Schedule:
************************
Artwork
*Authors with longer stories have the option to post their full story over 1 or 2 days. The master post(s) must be made to the community only on the first date scheduled for each story listed. If you have an asterisk below, the author has the option of posting the story over 1 or 2 days. To be clear, you must post on the earlier date listed. If you choose to split the story, you may use both days. If you have any questions, please comment below.
NOTE: All stories must be marked complete on the first posting date, whether they are posted over one or two days.
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Tuesday, 9 May
5) (Always Hear) The Song You Sing
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Red_Pink_Dots
Author Jane_x80
Category: GEN
Pairing: Timothy McGee & Jimmy Palmer
Length: 8750 words
Summary:
After hearing of Tim's childhood stories about camping and the outdoors, the McGee twins convince Tim to take them camping for their fifth birthday. Tim invites Jimmy and Victoria to go camping with them. Tim and Jimmy have some conversations about their pasts, futures, and old friends.
Wednesday, 10 May
8) Batters Up!
Crossover: Criminal Minds (mentioned)
Link to Story
Artist Geminiangel64
Author Cutsycat
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Technically Gibbs/Fornell, but it's barely mentioned
Length: 11,450 words
Summary:
NCIS is notified that SecDef has decided all federal agencies will participate in a baseball tournament and that each agency would be required to submit a team. With his athletic past, Tony signs up and basically ends up the de facto leader of the team. This is a story of how he led his team to the finals of the tournament.
Thursday, 11 May (Author only - * Friday, 12 May-opt 2nd day)
3) Riptide
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Solariana
Author Fulltobursting
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 41,050 words
Summary:
When Gibbs takes a bullet, the hunt for the shooter leads to one of their own. Not for Ziva fans.
Saturday, 13 May
13) Then, Now and Things In-Between
Crossover: The Sentinel (mentioned)
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Germankitty
Author Banbury
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Jethro Gibbs
Length: 5125 words
Summary:
Tony knew he was wrong when he ran without talking to Gibbs. Surprisingly, it turned out to be the right move and they met again and were able to restore their relationship from the point where they broke off. But why are some strange things happening around Tony now?
Sunday, 14 May
12) How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Red_Pink_Dots
Author Abbyrascal
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 4,425 words
Summary:
Following Captain Mark Watson's arrest by NCIS on a charge of Grand Larceny, Tony develops an enduring bond with Watson's blind 8-year old daughter Sandy, as they share their love of the piano and their pain over the death of Agent Caitlin Todd.
Monday, 15 May (Author only - *Tuesday, 16 May-opt 2nd day)
1) When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens
Crossover: Criminal Minds
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Solariana
Author Aussiefan70
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 28,500 words
Summary:
Tony has been on the outs with his MCRT team-mates in the aftermath of Dead Air. When the BAU comes calling, he ably demonstrates his investigative prowess, and leaps at the chance to join a serial killer taskforce. The BAU welcomes him with open arms, along with the ginger cat he names Bluey that he rescues during the case. Will Tony return to NCIS when the investigation is done?
Wednesday, 17 May
2) Retake: Gibbs' Life
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Red_Pink_Dots
Author Cutsycat
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Jethro Gibbs
Length: 12,825 words
Summary:
Gibbs never joined the Marines. Instead, he started modeling after he met Shannon. Many years later, Trent Kort enters his life as his agent. This is the story of Gibbs’ life as a model.
Thursday, 18 May (posting late)
11) Wanted: Baby DILF
Crossover: Stargate Universe, minor Criminal Minds
Artist Geminiangel64
Author Germankitty
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Male Character
Length: 15,000 words
Summary:
Tony's sperm donation from his Freshman year at OSU, the one "nobody wanted", comes back to haunt him -- a mad scientist acquired it and used it for human/genetic experimentation. Bad enough, but the real monkey wrench? There's no mother, just six potential fathers. Which one is Tony's Baby Daddy ... and would he want Tony, too?
Friday, 19 May
9) Orbs
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Rose_Malmaison
Author Geminiangel64
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 4300 words
Summary:
When an admiral's grandson and the grandson's girlfriend disappear, the police don't see it as a crime. Calling on NCIS, can Admiral Bainton put aside his personal opinion that Gibbs is too old and let Director Vance assign the case to Gibbs and the MCRT team? Can the team solve the case? Can they bring the two missing persons back alive?
Saturday, 20 May
10) The Worthwhile Fight
Crossover: Stargate Atlantis
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Hinky_hippo
Author Jane_x80
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Ronon Dex
Length: 26,400 words
Summary:
USMC Captain Anthony DiNozzo has served his country well, gets pulled into the Stargate Program and is eventually posted to Atlantis. However, trouble follows him when he finds himself detained by NCIS when he is on leave on Earth to attend a friend's wedding and finds himself a suspect in a murder. Unexpectedly, Colonel Sheppard and Specialist Dex retrieve him from NCIS custody and he's drawn into the effort to recover the kidnapped Doctor Rodney McKay and Jeannie Miller (who said Earth was safer than Pegasus?) without embarrassing himself in front of the very attractive Specialist Ronon Dex.
NOTE: This is an AU where Tony joins the Marine Corps instead of NCIS.
Sunday, 21 May
6) Escorting Abby
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Hinky_hippo
Author Jacie3
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Jethro Gibbs
Length: 10,125 words
Summary:
Tony is assigned to escort Abby to a court appearance, but things soon go terribly wrong.
Monday, 22 May
7) Stargate Conjoined Lives
Crossover: Stargate Atlantis
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Germankitty
Author Cutsycat
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/John Sheppard
Length: 43,575 words
Summary:
Atlantis is a joint military and civilian mission. To prevent a civilian vs military or vice versa mindset, each military man going to Atlantis is paired with a civilian and vice versa. When John Sheppard gets added to the roster late in the game due to Dr. Weir's petitioning and his ATA gene, they scramble to find a civilian to partner with him. Daniel Jackson reaches out to his friends in the scientific teaching community, looking for someone willing to explore strange new experiences. Word gets out to one Professor DiNardo and Tony soon finds he has an invitation to Atlantis at just the right time to get him out of a sticky situation at NCIS.
Tuesday, 23 May
14) It's Not The Fall That Kills You
Link to Story
Link to Artwork
Artist Hinky_hippo
Author Aussiefan70
Category: GEN
Pairing: None
Length: 17,000 words
Summary:
There's another dead naval officer in Shenandoah National Park and the MCRT is on the case. It turns out that a fugitive serial killer is at the heart of things, and now Tony is missing too. Gibbs is on a tear, Vance is learning a few home truths, and Tony's friends just want him back in one piece. Do they get their wish?
Wednesday, 24 May
4) Blurred
Link to Story
Artist Germankitty
Author Fulltobursting
Category: SLASH
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Timothy McGee
Length: 16,450 words
Summary:
After the team loses Ziva, Tim and Tony draw closer than ever. For Tim, the lines between friendship and something more grow blurry. What exactly are these strange things he’s feeling for Tony? And could Tony ever feel the same way too?
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Posting Guidelines:
- You must be a member of the community to be given posting access. Please check on the profile page and make sure you have joined and are listed as a member. Also on the profile page, please be sure you are listed as having posting access. Sometimes I work long days, so please make sure you have posting access at least 24 hours prior to your posting date.
- Either the Artist or Author may make the master post to the community. Typically the post is made by the Author, however, if the Author is unable to post in this time frame, please see if your Artist can make the master post. Artists may always make a separate post for their artwork teaser.
- Post only on your scheduled date, your time zone (any time on that date is fine). DO NOT POST ON A DIFFERENT DATE!!!
- All stories must be marked as complete when posted.
- It is entirely up to you as to where you post your stories and artwork, AO3, LJ, DW, etc. It is also fine to post in multiple locations.
- Do not link locked posts. Please note, if you do not accept anonymous comments, you may be missing out on some feedback.
- You may post a locked post to ensure everything is correct, but it may not be unlocked prior to your posting date and must be unlocked before your master post is made to the community.
- The artwork and story may be posted together, separately, or both.
- It is okay to post a small teaser (3" x 5" or so is fine) or thumbnail to the community, however, if you are posting a larger piece of art (or multiple pieces), please put it behind an LJ cut.
- If you post to AO3, you may link to our 2023 NCIS Reverse Bang AO3 Collection.
- We appreciate links back to the community/challenge!
Master Posts
For artwork only posts:
*Separate artwork posts are optional.
*Your subject line should be: Artwork for (story title). Adding the author and/or artist names are optional.
*author and artist names should be noted in the body of the post.
*You may post one small teaser (up to approx 3" x 5") outside of a cut. If you are posting a larger picture or multiple pictures, please put those behind an LJ-cut.
*Artists may post an art post whether or not the story has been posted. However, if an author misses their posting date, and there is an artwork post, the story link may be added to the artwork link.
For story posts:
*Your subject line should include your story title. Adding the author and/or artist names are optional.
Your story master post on this community is to include the following information (in this order):
- Story title.
- If this is a crossover, please note the other fandom(s)
- Category (Gen, Het or Slash)
- Pairing(s). Please use the character's first or last name. (DiNozzo/Gibbs is acceptable, Tibbs is not.) Please use OC for an Original Character. If there are no pairings, please note that.
- Rating. You may use any system you like.
- Length. Please note the approximate word count. You may round up or down.
- Spoilers. Please note if your story contains any spoilers for a certain season or episode.
- Warnings. Please advise for normal warnings, i.e. non-con, death of major character, physical abuse, etc.
- It is appropriate to list/thank your beta and artist.
- Links to your story/chapters and links to the artwork (if posted separately). If you post your story/artwork in multiple locations (i.e. both LJ and AO3) you are welcome to link to each post/location.
- Your master post may include a small artwork teaser. Larger art (or multiple pieces) should be linked and/or posted behind an LJ cut.
- Summary. Please note a short description of your story.
Author master post template:
(feel free to omit information that does not pertain to your story or is in parentheses)
Title:
Author:
Artist:
Beta:
Crossover:
Category:
Pairing(s):
Rating:
Length:
Spoilers:
Warnings:
Link(s) to story:
Link(s) to art (if posted separately from the story by the artist):
Summary:
Please be sure to follow the above template in your master post to this community.
It doesn't bother me if you change the order around on your own journals and pages, but it makes it difficult for your very weary mod to put the master list together when information is missing or switched around on your master posts here at the community. It's fine if you omit lines that do not apply to your story, such as the pairing if your story is gen, or the crossover line if your story is not a crossover, etc.
Artist master post template:
(feel free to omit information that does not pertain to your story or is in parentheses)
Title:
Author:
Artist:
Link(s) to artwork :
Link(s) to story:
Story summary:
Artwork notes:
*You may post one small teaser (up to approx 3" x 5") outside of a cut. If you are posting a larger picture or multiple pictures, please put those behind an LJ-cut.
*Subject line should be "Artwork by for (title)"
You may also TAG your master post with the following:
reverse bang 2023
rb story-art links post
category: gen
category: het
category: slash