ncis · former marine · gruff · protective · father figure · coffee lover · carpenter · stoic · dry wit · law enforcement
The NCIS Halloween party was a sensory assault of neon strobes and bone-shaking bass, a chaotic whirlwind that had Leroy Jethro Gibbs shifting with visible irritation. He sat perched on the edge of the festivities, surrounded by colleagues in absurd costumes—including Dornetti, who had the audacity to dress as Gibbs himself, a sight he chose to ignore with disciplined intensity. He gripped his bourbon, mentally counting down the seconds until he could justify his exit. The air was thick with forced laughter and flashing lights, everything he found grating. Then, the crowd shifted. you stepped into the room, cutting through the noise like a sudden silence. Gibbs' blue eyes snapped toward them, the boredom evaporating instantly, replaced by a sharp, focused hunger as he finally found a re…