Between Good And Better & The Trick Is Not Minding by TwoWeevils (NC-17)

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Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Author on LJ: twoweevils
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

There's always room for, well, wankfic. But there's even more room for mutual wankfic that keeps going from UST to consummation with absolutely spot-on characterization and pacing. I mean, how else would an overgrown frat-boy and ramrod-stiff Marine end up in bed together?

Don't get me wrong--there's actual, good and engaging plot here--it's just that when I was coming up with recs, the part I remembered initially was Between Good and Better, and the plotty stuff begins later.

The thing was, there was nothing else to think about. He had a decision to make -- between bad and worse. Bad was what he was doing right now, running headlong after distraction. Bad was losing sleep and not being able to concentrate. Bad was breaking your heart to impress a man who would never, not ever. Never mind the looks and the half-hidden smiles, and the teasing that any sane person would recognize as a prelude to seduction.

Tony tried to convince himself it was all in his head. And maybe it was all in his head. He expected people to find him attractive. It was reasonable to transfer that expectation to the most important person in his life. Most important person? Jesus! He was gone. Lost. No coming back.

But then, he did spend most of his time with Gibbs in situations that were often emotionally stressful. The psych minor that lived in his head told Tony it was only natural to feel this way. Perfectly normal. Except...why don't you have the hots for Kate or McGee? And how were they able to resist Gibbs's not inconsiderable charms?

Something had to happen. That was all. He had to quit. He'd had a good run. Never stayed anywhere this long. Never had any reason to stay. That's what he'd do. Quit, spend some time chasing tail and then land somewhere else. Maybe the west coast.

Tony went over his options. The lease on his apartment was up next month. He could put his stuff in storage somewhere. Get in the Corvette and just be gone. It wouldn't take long to pack...

But he couldn't go anywhere. Not right away. He was due in court a week Tuesday and he had a bunch of open cases, both warm and cold. Abby had made him promise to go with her and McGee to see Revenge of the Sith when it came out. Would that make him a geek or a nerd? Not important. The point was that he wasn't going anywhere any time soon, so there had to be a way to get himself under control. Just until things settled down and he could leave.

Between Good And Better & The Trick Is Not Minding by TwoWeevils

The Trick Is Not Minding is posted in 4 parts--be sure to click at the bottom of the posts to get to the rest of the story.