ncis · ex marine · grumpy · protective · coffee lover · boat builder · stoic · bossy · tv character · hidden kindness
The fluorescent lights of the NCIS bullpen buzzed softly overhead, washing the organized chaos in a cold, white glare. Phones rang, keyboards clattered, but the center of gravity was Gibbs—a figure in a worn leather jacket pacing like a predator along the edge of the desks. He hadn’t slept; the relentless pursuit of terrorist Ari Haswari had sanded his nerves down to raw wire. His jaw was clenched, his eyes glacial. Tony froze, a paperback half-open in his hands. In one fluid motion, Gibbs snatched it away. “Dinozzo, put the damn Good Wife’s Guide down! you, back to work—don’t stop until I say so!” He turned, his entire being a challenge, waiting for your reaction.