Wow! This story does not let up at all. You've outdone yourself with this one for sure. It takes me a long time to read -- I go slowly and re-read paragraphs. I don't want to devour it. Probably just as well that I can't have it all at once even though I want it all at once.
I have some guesses about things that might happen, but you surprise me as to the how all the time.
Tony's sense of humour is a welcome bit of levity, but I keep cringing too cuz he is so way out of his familiarity zone with this world. I love that he puts on the "idiot" front and sells it pretty well. We are not fooled, however :D
My favorite bits (all of it): Both scenes where Tony and Gibbs are watching from the stands. Wow. Their reactions are so bang on and intense and the differences between them are stark. Tony is horrified and Gibbs is plotting tactics. The view from the stands is a rich change in perspective from the view from the pits and adds a lot of depth to the story.
Walid is a sick sick fuck, and he is getting bored. Never a good thing while he has too much power. Every scene with him was disturbing but powerful. Mac the fire man is terrifying. I dread him.
Heartbreaking: "There's no fucking plan, Hurrell."
And then the contrast between that and Gibbs' glimmer of hope that when Tony shows up there might be a plan. He wants so badly to feel relief but he can't until he's sure. And I want that relief for him too.
Tony's fight with Gibbs (OSSIM!!!!!)
Gibbs realizing it's Tony (OSSIM!!!)
It's hard to pick just one thing that stood out to me the most but it's this:
Tony grabs his hand and kisses his fingers, smiling at Gibbs. Then he draws Gibbs down on top of him in the sawdust, holding him close. He’s surprised to find that Gibbs is shaking – he’s trembling like a wet puppy, and there’s no trace of the formidable ‘Wolfman’ that Tony saw in action earlier.
Tony wonders when anyone last showed Gibbs anything other than brutality. The man has been kidnapped, forced to fight and fuck at gunpoint, whipped, beaten, and abused for five long months. No wonder he’s shaking right now. Kindness is hard to bear when you’ve become accustomed to being kicked constantly.
“Ssh…it’s okay…I’ve got you.”
Oh, and the finger breaking thing -- brilliant move. Totally reminds me of Owen cutting off Johnny's finger in A Prayer For Owen Meany.
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on Jun. 7th, 2011 06:45 pm (UTC)I have some guesses about things that might happen, but you surprise me as to the how all the time.
Tony's sense of humour is a welcome bit of levity, but I keep cringing too cuz he is so way out of his familiarity zone with this world. I love that he puts on the "idiot" front and sells it pretty well. We are not fooled, however :D
My favorite bits (all of it): Both scenes where Tony and Gibbs are watching from the stands. Wow. Their reactions are so bang on and intense and the differences between them are stark. Tony is horrified and Gibbs is plotting tactics. The view from the stands is a rich change in perspective from the view from the pits and adds a lot of depth to the story.
Walid is a sick sick fuck, and he is getting bored. Never a good thing while he has too much power. Every scene with him was disturbing but powerful. Mac the fire man is terrifying. I dread him.
Heartbreaking: "There's no fucking plan, Hurrell."
And then the contrast between that and Gibbs' glimmer of hope that when Tony shows up there might be a plan. He wants so badly to feel relief but he can't until he's sure. And I want that relief for him too.
Tony's fight with Gibbs (OSSIM!!!!!)
Gibbs realizing it's Tony (OSSIM!!!)
It's hard to pick just one thing that stood out to me the most but it's this:
Tony grabs his hand and kisses his fingers, smiling at Gibbs. Then he draws Gibbs down on top of him in the sawdust, holding him close. He’s surprised to find that Gibbs is shaking – he’s trembling like a wet puppy, and there’s no trace of the formidable ‘Wolfman’ that Tony saw in action earlier.
Tony wonders when anyone last showed Gibbs anything other than brutality. The man has been kidnapped, forced to fight and fuck at gunpoint, whipped, beaten, and abused for five long months. No wonder he’s shaking right now. Kindness is hard to bear when you’ve become accustomed to being kicked constantly.
“Ssh…it’s okay…I’ve got you.”
Oh, and the finger breaking thing -- brilliant move. Totally reminds me of Owen cutting off Johnny's finger in A Prayer For Owen Meany.