Secrets, Regrets, and Surprises by generale kenobi (NC17)

[duonoaikouka.livejournal.com]

Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/Tony
Length: 10,200 words
Author on LJ: generale_kenobi
Author Website: only her LJ that I could find
Why this must be read:

Author's Summary: After breaking up with Gibbs, Tony accepts a dangerous mission in Afghanistan and is captured. Full of regrets, he thinks no one will come to rescue him, until help arrives in a most unusual shape…

This lovely fic illustrates the best that NCIS fandom has to offer in the shifter subgenre of ficcage. For a police procedural, there is a TON of shifter fics in this fandom, most dealing with wolves. What makes Secrets, Regrets, and Surprises stand out is the form of animal (horses) and the mythology and community that generale-kenobi builds for Gibbs' form. One of the author's passions is horses, in her words, so the way that the herd and horse!Gibbs acts is written with experience behind it. It makes for a very realistic look at shifter!Gibbs.

Then there's the Gibbs/Tony elements. I liked how even through the misunderstandings and missed connections, their love for each other made Tony want to understand and Gibbs want to extend that hard-earned trust so that Tony could. The rescue from insurgent hands in Afghanistan was a cherry on the top of an already wonderful fic. I loved the shifter lore, the Gibbs/Tony dynamic, and the working out of the kinks in this relationship. Altogether, a fic to be savored.

Secrets, Regrets, and Surprises

Comments

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to let you know how much I've been enjoying your recs this month. Thanks for all the hard work.

[duonoaikouka.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! It's wonderful to know that people get enjoyment out of the fics I enjoyed so much. :) Thanks for letting me know! :D

[quiltedlives.livejournal.com]

Ditto here
Thanks

[duonoaikouka.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome! And thanks for letting me know, too. :)

[finlaure.livejournal.com]

I wish someone would make sure that this gets to this wonderful author,,, and maybe she would start writing in this fandom again.

[duonoaikouka.livejournal.com]

Done! And she is wonderful, ain't she?

[catcrazy5.livejournal.com]

I want to third the thanks for your recs this month. NCIS is my current fanfic reading obsession, so it's always nice to see some fics recced that are new to me. [As well as read what you and others have to say about stories I already know about.]