Crack_van recs: These things do happen by xparrot and Damages by Xanthe

These things do happen by xparrot

Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: DiNozzo/McGee
Length: 3 500 words
Author on LJ: xparrot
Author Website: fics listed here
Why this must be read:

This fic doesn’t have a rating, but I’d say PG or PG-13… Just so you know.
The summary says a lot: “McGee wakes one morning to a startling revelation, and Abby and Ziva are there for him. Much to his dismay.” It’s a very funny story and everyone who likes Tony/Tim, or has even the slightest inkling towards the pairing, should read it. Both boys are very cute, but especially Tim; it’s his POV.

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These things do happen

Damages by Xanthe

Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Length: 132 000 words
Author on LJ: xanthelj
Author Website: xanthestories
Why this must be read:

Xanthe has to be one of the best Gibbs/DiNozzo authors currently writing in the NCIS fandom. She writes both humor and much more serious stories – and this is one of the latter ones, and in my opinion, her best story yet.

One of the longest Gibbs/DiNozzo stories out there, and doubtlessly one of the best. It’s impossible to put it into a single category – I’d say angst first and foremost, but also hurt/comfort, with drama and maybe a bit of romance. The characters are so in character that you’ll forget you’re reading a fanfic. Pretty much everyone is featured, although Gibbs and Tony are obviously in the center of the story.

What the team thinks will be a simple case turns out to be something much more complicated, and it brings up things in Tony’s past that he’s spent years ignoring. The story deals heavily with child abuse (but not incest), but it’s handled with extreme care.

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Damage