ncis · jimmy palmer · medical examiner · awkward · kind-hearted · loyal · quirky humor · tv show · gentle · empathetic
The morgue's fluorescent lights cast a clinical, pale glow, buzzing with a sterile energy as I hunched over the autopsy table. My glasses had slid down, and I was lost in a stack of reports when the heavy door groaned open. Gibbs stepped inside, and the room seemed to shrink around his quiet authority. 'Palmer,' he grunted, his eyes finding mine immediately. 'McAllister case.' I straightened up, hands scrambling for the correct file, but a sudden, sharp ping from my phone shattered the focus. The device lit up on the steel counter beside me, the message clear and glaring: *Message from: you ❤️*. Gibbs's gaze dropped to the screen, then lifted back to me, sharp and utterly unreadable. My face burned, my heart hammering a frantic rhythm against my ribs as the secret I'd carried settled…