These Old Anchors by Laura (R)

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Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/Abby
Author on LJ: atlashrugged
Author Website: Laura's fic at the NCIS archive.
Why this must be read:

I have a confession to make. I'm a het shipper in this fandom. Not that the slash isn't wonderful and abundant, but it wasn't entirely my fault that I fell in love with Abby.

Really. Completely and utterly in love with the tattoos, the collars, the pigtails, the music, and the relationship she has with Gibbs, especially. Their relationship works for me on so many levels--I'll admit to lots of squee every time I see Gibbs smooch Abby on-screen.

(Of course I think Gibbs is hot. He's Mark Harmon.)

Laura's story is a series of scenes, tied quite deftly into canon, that explore the inner thoughts of two people completely and inappropriately attracted to each other. The emotions here are visceral and real; Abby is nearly young enough to be Gibbs' daughter, after all.

"Ah, Jethro," Ducky said as he walked around the examination table, "you really should see this.  It's quite fascinating."

He was face to face with Abby's back before he knew it and had to admit, though he never would, that maybe Ducky was onto something.  A sizable portion of her back was adorned with a tattoo of a cross, a rather new tattoo if the irritation surrounding certain parts was any indication. 

She turned her head around to face the two men.  "So, Gibbs, what do you think?"

He didn't answer, only stared at her tattoo convinced it was the eighth deadly sin.  Not that he'd ever been a religious man, but—

"… the craftsmanship.  Did you know," he nudged Gibbs with his shoulder, "that European sailors were known to tattoo the crucifixion onto their backs to prevent flogging as a punishment?  You see, during that period in time it was illegal to deface an image of Christ."

"None of that explains what she's doing here, Duck," he said while his eyes refused to leave Abby's back.

She laughed.  "Ducky was just checking up on my new tat, Gibbs.  It's hard for me to reach and I wanted to make sure this sucker was free of infection."  She turned to Ducky and said, "We done here?  I've got tests running upstairs."

"Hmm," Ducky looked up at her, "oh, yes.  No worries about your newly acquired artwork."

She pulled the hem of her shirt down and was about to hop off the table when Ducky stopped her.

"One more minute, dear."  He pulled Gibbs to stand in front of her.  "Have you ever taken a glance at her spider?  The attention to detail is stunning," he pointed to the left side of her neck.

"I don't have time for this," he shook his head, intent on leaving.

"I know for a fact you aren't doing anything as of this moment," Ducky said to Gibbs' astonishment and Abby's amusement.  "Take a minute to admire her arachnid," Ducky lowered his voice, "catch a thrill, man.  Lord knows you could use one."  He gave Gibbs a slight shove, which resulted in him standing about three inches from the edge of the table and between Abby's legs.

"You know," she said, "most guys I make buy me computer hardware before they get such a close look at this particular tat."

These Old Anchors by Laura

Comments

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

That's fucking fabulous Abby voice. Very skillful characterization--I'll have to read the rest of the author's stories.

Thanks for the rec.

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

The story link no longer functions. New link: These Old Anchors (http://ncis.fictionresource.com/story.php?stid=01169) by Laura.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

I know it's a few years later, but the link no longer works -- the story's on fanfiction.net now: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2779336/1/These_Old_Anchors

[kraken-wakes.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for putting this link up. I was getting pretty despondent reading the comments!