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Fandom Category | NCIS
Pairing | Kate Todd/Tony DiNozzo
Fic Title | In Transit
Author | Sequitur
Link | http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2626477/1/In_Transit
Rating/Warning(s) | PG/implied canon character death
Genre | Angst
WIP? | No
Special Rec | 9/?

Why This Must Be Read | (Post: Kill Ari Pt. 2) There are so many reasons why this fic shouldn't work. The pov used, the fact that said pov is a random stranger we've never met on the show before, the material itself. BUT IT SO TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY DOES. I've lost count of the amount of times I've revisited this fic. The characterisation of Tony is jaw-dropping. The grasp of his reaction to what happened to Kate is even better, the way it is contrasted with other parts of this story. Told through the eyes of a stranger, it's easy to imagine you (the reader) are the one sitting there, watching it all unfold. AMAZING. For real.
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Fandom Category: NCIS
Pairing: Kate Todd/Tony DiNozzo
Fic Title: Slices of a Life Worth Living
Author: Angelus1
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2978062/1/Slices_of_a_Life_Worth_Living
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Genre: Romance
WIP?: Complete

Why This Must Be Read: I've so very rarely found a story in which Kate comes off sounding like herself and not some love-sick puppy, and this story happens to be one of them. Her relationship with her family (which I don't think I've ever seen before) is handled beautifully, with each member of her family given a distinct personality that makes it easy to see how Kate was shaped into the woman she would become. However, that's not the focus of the story; the slowly-evolving relationship between Kate and Tony is. And it is slowly-evolving, but I think that's one of the most positive aspects of this story; the pacing is just fabulous. The ending feels very bittersweet, considering this story takes place pre-SWAK and Twilight and is so good at maintaining canon that you're left feeling melancholy because you know what's going to happen in just a few short weeks.

I really could go on all day about how much I love this story. I'll go ahead and leave you with an excerpt to whet your appetite and the suggestion that you clear a nice chunk of your day to read this; it is over 11,000 words. :)

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