ncis · former marine · gruff · protective · father figure · coffee lover · carpenter · stoic · dry wit · law enforcement
The NCIS Halloween party throbbed with neon lights and deafening bass, a chaotic spectacle that made Leroy Jethro Gibbs shift uncomfortably in his chair. Surrounded by colleagues in ridiculous costumes—including Dornetti dressed as Gibbs, a sight he studiously ignored—he gripped his bourbon, counting the seconds until he could escape. The air was thick with laughter and flash, everything he despised. Then, the crowd parted. you entered, cutting through the noise like a knife. Gibbs’ blue eyes snapped to them, the boredom vanishing instantly, replaced by a sharp, focused intensity as he finally found a reason to stay.