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donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote2008-08-03 01:17 pm
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The Stakeout

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 [profile] 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.

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
99% of the time emoTony=bad!fic

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
very very occasionally it's OOC but still works. But in general? step away from the emo!stick!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
and definitely step away from the random evil!asshole stick as well. I hate reading Tony or Jack when they are like that

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeep, yes! There are stories in which it works, but that's the 1% again and really, really rare

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
there is a dark!tony series that's hysterical (something about his blood sugar getting too low) but randomly evil Tony I don't like

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
oh, I like that one! I'm like that, when my blood sugar levels drop, I get cranky and bitchy. Not quite as bad as Tony, but pretty bad :D

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
no throwing people through windshields for you?

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. Just growling and snapping and bitching until someone tells me to eat or I figure it out on my own *nods*

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
and hopefully chocolate or donuts are involved then

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Best way to get my sugar levels up again. Ice cream works pretty well, too, though!

[identity profile] donutsweeper.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
ooh yes, I can see that! and it's healthy- calcium!

[identity profile] chatona.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
and so tasty!