The Stakeout

[donutsweeper]

Title: The Stakeout
Pairing/Warning/Rating: NCIS fandom, vague Gibbs/DiNozzo, rated G
Word Count: 200
Summary:  Gibbs takes advantage of an opportunity to study DiNozzo.
Author's Note:  Written for the ncisdrabble100 challenge: profile

The car was cold, but Gibbs couldn’t turn on the heater without giving away their position and ruining the stakeout.  Not there had been much to see, the house was as empty now as it had been when he and Tony relieved McGee and Ziva six hours ago.

After awhile Gibbs ordered Tony to grab some shut eye, claiming it was a defensive measure.  “You’re a menace when you’ve got nothing to do, DiNozzo,” he’d said.  “Shut up and get some sleep.”  Tony had protested, but eventually capitulated under the agreement that he’d be woken in an hour so Gibbs could rest himself.

Gibbs had no intention of doing that; he had enough coffee to see him through to dawn, but he wasn’t about to admit it to Tony.  He welcomed the chance to study Tony like this, with his defenses down and not hiding behind whatever front he thought people wanted to see.  There was no frat boy grin.  No jokes or crass comments.  Just Tony, nothing else.  A strong profile, head resting against the window, mouth open just a bit, relaxed, serene.

Times like this were rare, and Gibbs was going to relish every opportunity that presented itself.

Comments

[chatona.livejournal.com]

*loves so so so much*

Oh, Gibbs. ♥

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Gotta love those boys!

[chatona.livejournal.com]

Yeah! And do I ever.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Well, considering how they look, who can blame you?

[chatona.livejournal.com]

No one! Absolutely no one! I'm un-blame-able! *beams*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

un-blame-able? Well, I don't know about that....

[chatona.livejournal.com]

No, no, really! I'm totally un-blame-able!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

to quote Shakespeare "I think she doth protest too much"

[chatona.livejournal.com]

You don't believe me?

[mylogiceatsyou.livejournal.com]

...You know, I can see Gibbs doing that even if this wasn't Gibbs/DiNozzo...just in a 'I'm seeing you as you really are' sort of way.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Gibbs does have a way of seeing through people's defenses, doesn't he?

[mylogiceatsyou.livejournal.com]

He does, and that is an interesting take on the 'profile' challenge, too. Considering so many people would think 'Kate' straight away.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I tried my hand at five or six different versions with Kate writing up a profile or failing to do so and tossed them all. If I hadn't been so set on continuing to write for ncisdrabble100 I probably would have given up before finally settling upon this take of it.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

awwww....love it.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

:) thank you!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I love when you write Gibbs.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

It's always spot-on.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I only wish he were easier to write and keep IC. I's too easy to sway towards OOC with him

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

It really is.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

there are a lot of authors that I like their Gibbs, but he's very different than on screen, and that's okay because I go into the story knowing that.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

See, if they're good authors, then it's excusable.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I have a LOT of versions of the characters in my head. i.e. S1 vs S4, fic version, etc

[luthien82]

♥ Gibbs, you're so sweet!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks! :)