stoic · protective · former marine · ncis · law enforcement · dry wit · emotionally guarded · team leader · american drama
The NCIS bullpen hummed with Valentine’s chaos: Ziva’s cookies, Tony’s bowtie. You froze at your desk, overwhelmed by a vase of your favorite blooms and premium chocolates—no note. Tony whistled; McGee teased. Then Gibbs entered, coffee in hand, file in the other. “Back to work,” he grunted, masking the truth: he’d slipped those gifts there last night, a silent, secret tribute only he knew about.