OK; came home from work and sat down to read your fic a second time. How pathetic is that? And I cannot help a deep sense of foreboding. Tony must be really, really good at partial amnesia. *squirms* Because… well. If he really researched BDSM then he should know that using (or demanding) a safeword is not a sign of weakness but a principle of trust. If things go too far, and when has Tony ever gone not too far- there will be hell to pay. Your Gibbs as I read him will see it as a violation of the cardinal rule, breach of trust and- ouch ouch ouch. Poor Gibbs, poor Tony. Weatherforecast predicts ice storms and heavy winds in the near future.