NCIS ramble (with a Gibbs/DiNozzo focus this time)

[webbgirl]

"Model Behavior" is such a great Gibbs/DiNozzo episode.

Why you ask?

- Gibbs cock-blocking Tony from the models.
- The whole 'George Clooney' discussion. (Which if you've never read the twoweevils fic Dating George Clooney you MUST!)
- Most of all, the medals. It's not just the fact that Tony keeps them in his drawer for Gibbs. It's the look in Tony's eyes as he sits there stroking the medal as he puts it away.

Speaking of fic stuff, I've been in a very "First Time" place with the fics I've been hunting down. There is some really good stuff out there, but there are also the ones where Tony comes across like a mentally challenged teenager. UGH. Yes Tony can be immature and there are definitely some family issues going on in his past, but the whole thing where he turns into this complete pubescent teenager with Gibbs (and the shrinking violet thing too) is just nauseating. Err...sorry. Small rant there.

ETA: Almost forgot! I have a plot bunny which may turn into a ficlet, as long as I can keep it from turning into something bigger. I don't think my brain can handle bigger at this point. It's Mardi Gras themed and either Gen or Gibbs/DiNozzo.

Comments

[gin200168.livejournal.com]

I've been on a NCIS fic kick myself lately. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure.

Not just the first time fics-- there have got to be LITERALLY 1,000+ Gibbs/Tony fics out there, and I SWEAR like 90%+ of them have either pod!Gibbs or pod!Tony. (or both)

Tony is a smart, independent man (who does have his moments) and not a immature teenager, delicate flower, nor completely submissive.

Gibbs also isn't going to baby Tony. He's not going to become sensitive, or self aware. He's going to be cranky, and grumbly and fierce and independant and need his own head smacked.

How hard is this for people to realize???

There also seems to be quite the fandom kink for d/s and/or BDSM. o_O

(yes, lack of decent characterization bothers me.)

[kelly-girl.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering about what I consider the best slashy ep of each season. Since I only own Seasons one and two I can judge them better. I might discuss all the eps and the slash quotient soon.

I love Model behavior too.

And yes, the fic in this fandom you have to proceed with caution sometimes.

Poor Tony is totally the black dress of the fandom, and gets used unfairly in all sorts of ways.

Hope your bunny makes it to ficlet stage.

[(Anonymous)]

Funnily enough,a fic that keeps BOTH Tony and Gibbs in character, whilst negotiating a murder mystery AND Bdsm is Xanthe's 'Hiding in Plain Sight'. Neither of them gets mushy and Gibbs starts out, and remains, a controlling bastard throughout, without being so crudely drawn that the reader hates him.

Yinka
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