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Breaking Point, by Audra Rose (NC-17)
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
audrarose
Author website: audrarose.com
Why this must be read:
After Twilight, an entire genre of fic sprung up of authors trying to cope with Kate's death. Most of them got retconned by Kill Ari, Part 1 but hey, we had three months to write the stories with no idea what happened next. This is one of the best, in my opinion; Audra Rose takes these two angry, grieving men and turns them to each other for comfort, for the need to feel alive. It doesn't solve anything and yet it solves everything. She has a lovely, lyrical style here, stream-of-consciousness that makes it all the more immediate and real.
“Get back to work, DiNozzo," he says,though he lets his voice be kind. "You have a report to file.”
“Yeah, boss,” Tony answers, but there is no life there, as if Tony’s animation ran out with Kate’s blood. Tony raises his head to look in the mirror. Gibbs watches Tony glance with dispassion at his gaunt reflection, at the too-hollow eyes that still reflect what dying feels like.
Then Tony freezes, and Gibbs sees it, too – Kate’s blood on Tony’s face, sprayed across his brow and cheekbones. Suddenly Tony is bent over again and splashing water that soaks his shirt collar and his hair, the movements of his hands jerky and uncontrolled.
Gibbs never really touches Tony, never lets himself touch Tony, but Kate’s dead and by all odds Tony should be, too, so does it matter anymore if he slips his hand into Tony’s damp hair? Does it matter if he cups the back of Tony’s head to make him stand, or if he moves too close to streaming water and eyes like bruises against pale skin?
Breaking Point
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Author on LJ:
audraroseAuthor website: audrarose.com
Why this must be read:
After Twilight, an entire genre of fic sprung up of authors trying to cope with Kate's death. Most of them got retconned by Kill Ari, Part 1 but hey, we had three months to write the stories with no idea what happened next. This is one of the best, in my opinion; Audra Rose takes these two angry, grieving men and turns them to each other for comfort, for the need to feel alive. It doesn't solve anything and yet it solves everything. She has a lovely, lyrical style here, stream-of-consciousness that makes it all the more immediate and real.
“Get back to work, DiNozzo," he says,though he lets his voice be kind. "You have a report to file.”
“Yeah, boss,” Tony answers, but there is no life there, as if Tony’s animation ran out with Kate’s blood. Tony raises his head to look in the mirror. Gibbs watches Tony glance with dispassion at his gaunt reflection, at the too-hollow eyes that still reflect what dying feels like.
Then Tony freezes, and Gibbs sees it, too – Kate’s blood on Tony’s face, sprayed across his brow and cheekbones. Suddenly Tony is bent over again and splashing water that soaks his shirt collar and his hair, the movements of his hands jerky and uncontrolled.
Gibbs never really touches Tony, never lets himself touch Tony, but Kate’s dead and by all odds Tony should be, too, so does it matter anymore if he slips his hand into Tony’s damp hair? Does it matter if he cups the back of Tony’s head to make him stand, or if he moves too close to streaming water and eyes like bruises against pale skin?
Breaking Point