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Title: Limp Linguini
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kaylashay81
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comment_fic for cascadewaters
Prompt: NCIS, Tony, if abandonment tastes like leftover linguini...
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: I'm not Bellesario or CBS, so I don't claim to own them.
Genre: Gen
Character: DiNozzo
Word Count: 318
Crossposted:ncisfanfic; ncis_fic; ncis_haven; tonydinozzo
Summary: A feeling of abandonment leaves Tony considering his future with the team. (a tag to Boxed In)
Tony dropped the reheated linguini unceremoniously in the sink with a clatter. It had evidently been left unattended for too long. The taste of the one bite was lingering in his mouth, mixing with the metallic tang of the pain pills. Rubbing his injured arm, he moved into the living room and sank into his couch with a heavy sigh.
He couldn't really blame Ziva for not wanting him to show at her little gathering. People had a right to decide whom they did and did not want present in their own homes. However, that fact did not keep the old hurts from creeping inside Tony's guts.
The first time he vividly remembered being left out and behind was in that hotel in Hawaii. Ordering room service on his own had been a thrill at first but the second night had led to tears. The third night led to his creation of the first DiNozzo rule: DiNozzo's Don't Cry.
He knew that there had been other moments before that, but they were part of the blur that was his lonely childhood and the only child of a man worth millions. Things improved when he went to college, but then college led to law enforcement.
Each time he left for a new city, it was because the people he thought had his back didn't. In Peoria it had been rumors that he was gay. Philly was the undercover operation gone to hell in a hand basket. Baltimore… He sided with the feds against his own precinct.
Now he was one of those feds and it appeared that even Gibbs' strong code that fell inline with Semper Fi didn't protect him from being left behind. Perhaps it was time to look at other options, just as he had done in the past. Because, like the limp, leftover linguini, Tony knew he had left a bad taste in his team's mouth.
Author:
kaylashay81Written For:
comment_fic for cascadewatersPrompt: NCIS, Tony, if abandonment tastes like leftover linguini...
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: I'm not Bellesario or CBS, so I don't claim to own them.
Genre: Gen
Character: DiNozzo
Word Count: 318
Crossposted:
ncisfanfic; ncis_fic; ncis_haven; tonydinozzoSummary: A feeling of abandonment leaves Tony considering his future with the team. (a tag to Boxed In)
Tony dropped the reheated linguini unceremoniously in the sink with a clatter. It had evidently been left unattended for too long. The taste of the one bite was lingering in his mouth, mixing with the metallic tang of the pain pills. Rubbing his injured arm, he moved into the living room and sank into his couch with a heavy sigh.
He couldn't really blame Ziva for not wanting him to show at her little gathering. People had a right to decide whom they did and did not want present in their own homes. However, that fact did not keep the old hurts from creeping inside Tony's guts.
The first time he vividly remembered being left out and behind was in that hotel in Hawaii. Ordering room service on his own had been a thrill at first but the second night had led to tears. The third night led to his creation of the first DiNozzo rule: DiNozzo's Don't Cry.
He knew that there had been other moments before that, but they were part of the blur that was his lonely childhood and the only child of a man worth millions. Things improved when he went to college, but then college led to law enforcement.
Each time he left for a new city, it was because the people he thought had his back didn't. In Peoria it had been rumors that he was gay. Philly was the undercover operation gone to hell in a hand basket. Baltimore… He sided with the feds against his own precinct.
Now he was one of those feds and it appeared that even Gibbs' strong code that fell inline with Semper Fi didn't protect him from being left behind. Perhaps it was time to look at other options, just as he had done in the past. Because, like the limp, leftover linguini, Tony knew he had left a bad taste in his team's mouth.
This broke my heart - Tony always gets the short end of the stick. :-(
Poor Tony... he needs more pets and "good boy" comments from Gibbs. *nods*
*sigh* So sad... but a great story.
Okay, so now I get the title and in all honesty my mind went to the dirty place first. Whoops? This was sad and at the same time very nearly perfect.
And now this totally wants me to do a Hemery!Buffy meeting with teenage!Dinozzo at an art gallery opening or some such random place where their parents ditched them...
Oooo.... I'll read it... :-)
And yeah, the title does misdirect at first... *innocent face*
I keep waiting for Tony to say something one of these days. Or, maybe not say anything. But to just stop letting it roll off his back for once. That sterile smile must get uncomfortable after a while.
But then, he does everything quite well. :-)
But I loved it. :-)
Okay, I want to invite Tony round to my place now for a home cooked meal. Okay my motives aren't entirely pure but...damn. Makes me want to wrap the woobie up in a big hug. :)
Short but very much to the point.
Loved it doll.
This was beautfully sad
*hugs Tony some more*
Second, Gibbs is very team oriented even if he doesn't do team functions, so why would he go knowing that Tony was the only one not present. *sigh*
That little inconsistency about Gibbs is what bothered me the most about the end of the ep. Otherwise, I liked it. I enjoyed the conversations between Tony and Ziva. I enjoyed Gibbs *knowing* they weren't dead and that divers weren't needed.
*gives tony a hug*
I'm extremely protective of Tony so it irks me when he gets a low blow and that one was very low.
And I want to slap Gibbs everytime he says something nice to Tony about a job well done and then waves all away with a mean comment in the next second.
I mean, it's obvious that Tony craves his approval and it hurts him (probably to the core) when Gibbs gives him that approval only to take it back in the next moment. And I bet Gibbs knows that!
Okay.. I could rant and rant and rant about this LOL
*gives Tony another hug*
;-)
*smacks Gibbs upside the head for not fixing this*
Nicely done!
Maybe the kind of discussion my Ducky had with him after Requiem... *g*
*hugs Tony more*