xanthefic: (suits harvey mike together)
Title: The Cat That Walked By Himself
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: Suits
Pairings: Harvey/Mike
Rating: PG-13
Category: Slash
Genre: Humour, romance, supernatural
- animal transformation
Word count: 9000
Status: Complete
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this work. No copyright infringement is intended.
Spelling: I’m from the UK, so I use UK spelling in my fanfiction stories.


Summary: Everyone has a soul animal, but the ability to see them has faded. Harvey possesses not only the ability to see them but also to transform into his own soul animal. Harvey likes to think of himself as the cat that walks by himself, but that changes when he meets Mike Ross, and comes face to face with the rarest soul animal of all…

Author’s Notes: This story was inspired by this picture from Tumblr initially - I saw it and thought it looked like Mike cuddling a cat and then this idea just came to me, and I couldn't resist writing it.  It was one of those lovely stories that completely flowed, and I finished it in one day (with extra editing time a few days later!). The idea took on a life of its own and evolved a long way beyond the picture. Harvey-the-cat doesn't look like this one in my story!

Thank you to [livejournal.com profile] jaccigirl and [livejournal.com profile] flyingnorth for loving this fic so much and encouraging me to post it, and a big special thank you to [livejournal.com profile] tingreca for beta.

Extract:

If Harvey hadn’t had the Specter gift for seeing into a person’s soul and glimpsing the true self within, then he would have sent Mike Ross packing the minute he showed up for a job interview carrying a bag full of weed. The reason he didn’t was because he looked into Mike’s soul and saw something he’d never seen before - and it shocked him to his core.

He’d heard the legends, of course. His grandmother used to hold him between her forelegs and wash his furry kitten head with little rasps of her iguana tongue when he was only a child. It was she who had showed him how one could love a soul very different to oneself.

When they both changed back into human form, she would hold him close, rock him in her armchair, and tell him stories about the world that hardly anyone else had ever heard.

“People with this kind of soul animal are very rare,” she told him. “I’ve never seen one, but I hear they do exist. There are maybe a handful of them out there, with a new one born only every generation.”

“But I don’t understand.” Harvey turned curious eyes to gaze up at her. “How is it even possible? And how does it work?”

“Like I said, I have no idea. I’ve never met one. Maybe you will, one day, and if you do, it will be a remarkable thing. People with these souls are as special as they are rare. They often achieve great things - and those things can be terrible or beautiful, or sometimes both.”

Harvey had dismissed all this as simply myth and folklore, until he met Mike Ross.

Mike had stumbled into his room, all boyish charm, bad suit, and messy hair, and dropped his suitcase of weed all over the floor, and Harvey had been about kick him out when Mike had suddenly looked at him with those bright blue eyes, and Harvey had seen his soul animal… and stopped dead in astonishment.

This scruffy kid was one of those his grandmother had told him about, one of those with the rare, special souls, with the capacity to do great harm or great good.

For Mike Ross’s soul animal was…

The Cat That Walked By Himself )

xanthefic: (ncis icontest gibbs sexy never gets old)
Title: Sexy…
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Genre: Slash
Rating: PG-13
Keywords: Romance
Wordcount: 2,127
Status: Complete
Posted: 30th October, 2011
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Spoilers: Restless
Thank yous: To[livejournal.com profile] bluespirit_starand[livejournal.com profile] taylorgibbsfor beta and to Nikita, Hilde and Sue for audiencing.
Author’s Notes: This story is for[livejournal.com profile] dinky_di_1who made the winning icon in the Gibbs category. This icon was also voted best overall in the iContest, and I can see why. The idea is simple, the execution flawless and the use of that particular picture sublime. I’m glad I didn’t try and write this story too soon – it needed to wait until after Restless aired.

Summary: Tony’s known Gibbs a very long time – but not as long as Gibbs has known him.

Sexy... )
xanthefic: (ncis icontest tony closeup)
Title: Stubble
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Genre: Slash
Rating: PG-13
Keywords: Angst, romance
Wordcount: 1,291
Status: Complete
Posted: 28th October, 2011
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Thank yous: To[livejournal.com profile] bluespirit_starand[livejournal.com profile] taylorgibbsfor beta and to Nikita, Hilde and Sue for audiencing.
Author’s Notes: This story is for[livejournal.com profile] wintermute_ljwho made the winning icon in the Tony category. When I looked at it the things I thought of were a) stubble and b) prison. I have no idea why! But I decided to just go with it.

Summary: His clothes feel strange against his skin after three years wearing prison overalls, but the sky is blue and the sun is shining – it’s a good day to start a new life.

Stubble )
xanthefic: (ncis icontest tony senior 5th mrs gibbs)
Title: The Fifth Mrs. Gibbs
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Genre: Slash
Rating: PG-13
Keywords: Humour, romance
Wordcount: 1,219
Status: Complete
Posted: 28th October, 2011
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Thank yous: To[livejournal.com profile] bluespirit_starand[livejournal.com profile] taylorgibbsfor beta and to Nikita, Hilde and Sue for audiencing.
Author’s Notes: This story is for[livejournal.com profile] georgiesmithwho made the winning icon in the Gibbs/Tony humour category. This icon already has a fantastic joke, so I couldn’t use that…so I decided to add another joke on top of it ;-).

Summary: “Look, Tony, you can’t keep sulking just because some piece of skirt handed back your ring years ago…You’ve gotta get out there and find yourself a wife.”


The Fifth Mrs. Gibbs )

Hot - 1/1

Oct. 28th, 2011 07:04 am
xanthefic: (ncis icontest gibbs tony big smiles)
Title: Hot
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Genre: Slash
Rating: PG-13
Keywords: Mild kink, humour
Wordcount: 328
Status: Complete
Posted: 28th October, 2011
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Thank yous: To[livejournal.com profile] bluespirit_starand[livejournal.com profile] taylorgibbsfor beta and to Nikita, Hilde and Sue for audiencing.
Author’s Notes: This story is for[livejournal.com profile] theeverdreamwho made the winning icon in the Gibbs/Tony romance category. When I looked at this icon, the two things that struck me were a) why is Tony wearing that big sweater and b) what sneaky, secret thing are Gibbs and Tony smiling about? So I wrote this to explain the two!

Summary: “Tony, the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and it’s 80 degrees out here! Why on earth are you wearing that giant sweater?”

Hot )
xanthefic: (NCIS Tony big grin)
Title: Wood
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Crack. Really. Total crack.
Warnings: Extreme silliness and an almost criminal overuse of euphemism.
Rating: Depends on how you read it, I guess! Uh...PG-13?
Wordcount: 500
Spoilers: Every episode with a boat in it.
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Gibbs gives Tony a woodworking lesson.
Thanks to: The ladies of a certain list, who inspired this flight of total nonsense. You know who you are! Not beta'd.

Wood )
xanthefic: (ncis gibbs is not amused)
Title: Cover Story
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Romance, established relationship, angst, spanky, crack
Warnings: SPANKING
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 3,397
Spoilers: None (Well, Witch Hunt if you squint)
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Tony seems to want to try something kinky, and Gibbs seems more than happy to oblige. But things aren't always what they seem, are they?
Author’s Notes: I may not be up to much at the moment, but I did manage to squeeze out a spanky crack fic with a side order of angst ;-). It's not beta'd! It's too small and silly for that! It's just a bit of fun.

Cover Story )
xanthefic: (ncis gibbs tony just married)
Title: Tony's Rules
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Romance, established relationship, angst, post ep for Rule 51
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 2,763
Spoilers: 'Rule 51'
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: "We've been living by your rules for long enough"
Author’s Notes: This is my slashy post-ep for Rule 51. The song lyrics quoted at the beginning are from George Michael's Cowboys and Angels which I've always thought would make a very good Gibbs/Tony music vid :-)

Tony's Rules )
xanthefic: (ncis gibbs tony just married)
Title: Brunch
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Romance, established relationship, NO ANGST (gasp!)
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 1,955
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: “I’ve got you under my skin.”
Author’s Notes: I haven’t felt like writing since finishing The First Collar, but I had a conversation with two friends on Saturday which inspired this little "slice of life" fic. It’s unbeta’d. For Hilde and DinkyDi :-).

Brunch )
xanthefic: (ncis gibbs tony heart avatar)
Title: A Cure for Jetlag
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Humour, romance, post-ep for Jetlag
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 2,800
Spoilers: Jetlag
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Many thanks to: [livejournal.com profile] nikitariddick and [livejournal.com profile] tejas for audiencing/beta.
Summary: Tony returns home and isn't very pleased by what he finds...and Gibbs suggests a cure for jetlag.

A Cure for Jetlag )
xanthefic: (ncis xmas 2 merry xmas)
Title: Fairytale of New York
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Angst, holiday, romance, humour, songfic (um, sort of!).
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 2,400ish.
Spoilers: None. Set a year or two in the future.
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s notes: “Fairytale of New York” by the Pogues and the late, great Kirsty MacColl is my favourite Christmas song. And what could be more natural than a fusion of that song with a Gibbs/DiNozzo story? Uh, well, lots of things I suspect! This story doesn’t attempt to capture the storyline of the song (!!!), but is more a homage to it, with some actual lines of the song popping up here and there for those eagle-eyed enough to spot them. The song lyrics and the song itself can be found on my website here. Thank you for indulging me in this particular piece of bonkersness!
“Drunk Tank” = Chiefly US slang. Police custody cell, in particular, where the drunk and disorderly are held until sober
Many thanks to: [livejournal.com profile] taylorgibbs for the beta, and [livejournal.com profile] nikitariddick for the audiencing and ever-constant encouragement.
Summary: Gibbs and Tony spend a night in the drunk tank, courtesy of the NYPD.

Fairytale of New York )
xanthefic: (ncis xmas 2 merry xmas)
Title: Must Have Been the Mistletoe
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories:  Holiday, romance, humour
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 900ish
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s notes: I work with someone who tells me these terrible jokes on a daily basis. I thought I’d share the agony ;-)
Many thanks to: Tejas for the beta and Nikita for audiencing and ever-constant encouragement.
Summary: Gibbs and Tony encounter an unusual situation in the elevator.

Must Have Been the Mistletoe )
xanthefic: (ncis michael weatherly stubble moody)
Title:  Family
Author:  Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre:  Gen (I know! Gasp!)
Categories:  Angst, Tony-centric character study
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Wordcount: 17,500ish
Spoilers:  Show to date, including Season 7
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s notes:  This fic might be a tad controversial. I've tried to find a plausible explanation for the way Tony has been portrayed on NCIS since around mid-season 6. I believe it's a valid interpretation of the character’s viewpoint, but not everyone will like it (which is fine!). This story is all from Tony's pov; I've deliberately kept the viewpoints and motivations of the other characters ambiguous (rather like the show!) so please don't think I'm judging any of the other characters. I think this story has a happy ending, but it's not the usual kind of happy ending I do.
Many thanks to: [livejournal.com profile] tejas for beta, and [livejournal.com profile] nikitariddick for encouragement. Any mistakes are my own.
Summary:  Tony is injured working a case – and comes to a shocking realisation.
Extract: “So, some psycho is holding your team hostage… he’s got a machine gun, and you know he’s a killer because he’s murdered two people already. He’s standing right there, just beneath you, and you have a clear shot - but you hesitate. Why is that, Tony?”

Family - 1/2 )
xanthefic: (Default)
Title: Insomnia
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Category: Romance, fluff.
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 3300ish
Status: Complete
Spoilers: None
Summary: Tony and Gibbs are forced to share a bed while working a case - and Tony discovers something truly horrifying about his boss...
Author's Note: This was written for the NCIS Chat list challenge which went as follows:
Gibbs+DiNozzo+1 bed=cuddles! The cuddling opportunities are so rich! Is Gibbs the cuddler? Tony? First time please :)
Huge hugs to Nikita for the beta :-)

Insomnia )
xanthefic: (NCIS Tony big grin)
This silly ficlet arose from a discussion over on the CBS forum. I thought you guys might like it so I’m posting it here. Warning: It’s not long or even, you know, good…*g*

Title: The *Real* Reason Why Tony’s Suits Are Too Tight For Him These Days
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Genre: Slash
Category: Crack
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers for Aliyah

The *Real* Reason Why Tony’s Suits Are Too Tight For Him These Days )
xanthefic: (Default)
Title: Boats
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Slash
Category: Out-take scene from Aliyah
Wordcount: 2,300-ish
Status: Complete
Spoilers: Aliyah
Summary: Gibbs explains his choice to Tony. And they talk about boats. Possibly.

Boats )
xanthefic: (Default)
Title: Sunrise
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Genre: Slash
Categories: Angst, romance, vignette, futurefic
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Wordcount: 2,672
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s notes: This fic was inspired by a conversation with [livejournal.com profile] tejas. I’m actually in the middle of writing two much longer stories, but got sidetracked into writing this one so blame her!
Summary: Gibbs says his last goodbyes before sailing off into retirement.

Saying goodbye to Abby had been hard, but he knew that this final farewell would be the hardest of all.

Sunrise )
xanthefic: (Default)
Title: The Choice
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Tony, Tim, Gibbs.
Keywords: Angst, spanking. This is really all about the Tony/Tim friendship though!
Wordcount: 9,798
Warning: SPANKING. If you don't like spanking stories, then don't read it.
Author’s Notes: There’s no slash pairing in this, just an almighty punishment spanking and I’m not saying *who* gets spanked as that’d give a major plot point away *g*. There is a strong element of Tony/Tim friendship in this fic though – I’ll give that much away!
Thanks to: Aisling K and Sasha for the truly inspiring stories they’ve posted this week.
Summary: Tim and Tony fall out following a disastrous stakeout, and Gibbs reveals a truly unique approach to team building...

The Choice )
xanthefic: (Default)
I should probably apologise for this. But I won't ;-) And besides, Taleya practically dared me to do it!

Title: Captain Jack's Seduction
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: Dr Who
Pairing: The Ninth Doctor/Captain Jack
Genre: Slash
Category: Humour verging on Bad!fic *g*
Spoilers: Very, very vaguely for "Bad Wolf" but nothing you'd really notice.
Summary: Captain Jack is feeling horny and has a seduction planned. And usually the pleasure is all his. Usually.
Rating: PG-13 for some mild raunchiness.

First Posted: 12th June, 2005

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