#dont mind me coming back into my ncis era

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[eldritcheden]

so it's totally past my bedtime but I've been watching NCIS again lately and need to go on a ramble so here goes

...not the full rewatch like back to series one and JAG and Kate and such, just from Netflix's catalogue on so like season 10 or something onwards

it was my number 1 obsession in my tweens and early teens but up until now I had seen little to none of the post Ziva era

here's a collection of thoughts:

I used to ship Tiva soooo hard - like I used to use 'Tiva' in usernames! and now I watch them and am just like euuuhhhh idk I feel like Ziva deserves better. In all honesty a lot of my ships (particularly when I was younger) are basically just a reflection of whatever the piece of media 'wanted' me to ship. like it was all just pattern recognition and the autism y'know.

having said that, and while we're on ships. I enjoyed the ride Ellick (apparently that's their ship name?) took me on. honestly as an extension of Ellie's arc in particular. Like there's that episode when she's dating Qasim but the team doesn't know yet and they talk about her compatibility with Reeves vs Torres, and the thing is like they were totally right Ellie and Torres totally weren't compatible at that point in Ellie's character arc. When she joins she's like the most stable 'normal' member of the team, she's maybe even a little naive, she's happily married to a fellow intellectual business-y soft-boy type. Then there's Qasim, still a fellow intellectual still a soft-boy type but much more of a romantic idealistic(?) soul. And throughout her tenure Ellie becomes more and more 'NCIS'- she gets more reckless and badass etc etc etc until the point where she kinda meets nick at his level for their compatibility. Like his character is comparatively relatively unchanged in that time, like he's settled a little bit really it's Ellie that 'matches his freak'. But her arc wasn't finished- she had to keep going and left him behind in her wake. and I dont think i really latched on until Ellie left but Torres is really one of My Guys at this point - like Elliot Spencer of Leverage flavoured guy. Y'know on the outside a bit of a broody (slightly sassy) lone-wolf badass type, super strong protective drive, vulnerable inside and don't believe they're worthy of love... Love that flavour of guy.

Okay that was a long one but I'm not really done with this topic but just think about the potential this holds for the future. I don't know why the actress left the show and that will effect how likely she'd ever be to come back but ugghhhh just imagine.

They run into Ellie on an op. She's undercover and 'working with' the bad guys. To protect both her cover and Torres she shoots him ala Gibbs and McGee in 1mm. THE ANGST. His little heart broken eyes. the tension the conflict. Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom delicious. She becomes one of their reoccurring 'villains' maybe her pic is even up on the most wanted wall. Maybe there's tie-ins with the Tony and Ziva series? Cause like I've seen that speculation and it kinda makes sense but again I need the drama of her being 'in opposition' to our mains. and anyway I need the friends to lovers to enemies to lovers /enemy lovers pipeline for them. The tension they could deliver, both dramatic and sexual, unprecedented. Sign me up.

I'm rambling, this isn't even general thoughts lol it's all Ellick with an honourable mention to Tiva.

Quick actually general thoughts:

They keep setting mcgee up as future director, and have been for a couple of seasons, I wonder if thats gonna come to fruition any time soon

12 yo me really did have a moment when Ziva came back.

Having said that I'm really not a cast purist. (I probably was at 12 tho lol) Like I don't mind people leaving and being replaced, that happens in long running shows and I feel like so far it's gone relatively well. Even Gibbs leaving- like he was iconic but they managed to make his departure seem refreshing rather than.. 'emptying'.. if that makes sense.

I guess I was surprised to find out that LA was cancelled, just cause it was the most solid spinoff they'd had but honestly I hadn't seen that in years either so who knows how it was actually doing.

I think 12 yo me is very excited for the Tony and Ziva spinoff. I just can't quite hear her over current me's excited projecting about future ellie possibilities- there's so much meat on that bone.

Ok. I really don't even know what I'm talking about at this point. Good. Night.

Edit: I remembered another thought. I was honestly low-key surprised that Knight and Jimmy became a thing cause I feel like at first they were kinda setting knights character up to be a lesbian- the way she clocked Marcy, and I feel like there was at least one other moment that I can't think of off the top of my head. I guess she could still be bi, but idk, I feel like I definately clocked a few hints early on that she wasn't into dudes? She and jimmy were a cute plotline though so I'm not gonna knock it

[drashleighreid]

3, 4, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 49,50, 51

3. What is the best fandom you’ve ever been involved in?ncis! the whole fandom experience was so formative for me, i was in it for such a long time. i made so many amazing friends and met so many amazing people who i still talk to and who are still v important to me today. everyone was also just very talented and supportive and inclusive. 

4. Do you regret getting involved in any fandoms? 

yeah honestly 

21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote?

ooh, hm. that’s hard tbh. the first one i published was a fluffy tiva fic in 2008. i think before that i had written something for sweeney todd though (big lol) 

24. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit?

all of them lol. maybe say its only a paper moon just because it feels really rushed and if i could id go back and pace it better.  

25. What’s your most popular fanfic?

a tiva smut fic lol. 

27. What do you hate more: Coming up with titles or writing summaries?

neither really bother me a whole lot tbh. maybe summaries? 

28. If someone were to draw a piece of fanart for your story, which story would it be and what would the picture be of?

maybe say its only a paper moon. art of that would be so nice bc of the era + style. there are a few chloe Looks and some scenes that are vivid in my mind that would be cool to see. maybe them on the couch in becas apartment. if only i had an ounce of talent lol

29. Do you have a beta reader? Why/Why not?

most of the stuff i’ve published hasn’t been beta read. some of my old ncis stuff i had a friend who’d read through it i think, but none of my published b*chloe stuff has been beta read. mostly just because i didn’t know anyone who i trusted to. it doesn’t really seem super necessary to me anyway.  

30. What inspires you to write?

idk. thoughts, pictures, songs! 

32. Do you listen to music when you write or does music inspire you? If so, which band or genre of music does it for you?

yeah totally. honestly an important part of my writing process is creating a playlist of songs that fit the vibe of what i’m going for, and then i’ll listen to that while i write.

33. Do you write oneshots, multi-chapter fics or huuuuuge epics?

one shots mostly. i don’t have the emotional stamina to stick around for multichaps no matter how much i want to lol 

40. What do you struggle the most with in your writing?

doing it lol. i have adhd so sustaining focus is really difficult for me. thats why i dont have a high output. i also dont make much progress bc i get bogged down with perfectionism and rereading/reworking everything every five seconds so it becomes a daunting task real quick and i get sick of it and abandon projects 

49. Do you care if people comment/reblog your writing? Why/why not?

i mean yeah, of course. i want to know what people think. i think most people would care about feedback to a degree because it lets you know if you’re on the right track. and the whole thing around fan culture is that we love to interact and engage about the things that we love, so existing in a vacuum, esp when you put a lot of work into something, gets pretty boring. 

50. How did you get into reading and/or writing fanfiction?

I honestly don’t actually know. I think a friend introduced it to me? ff.net was definitely my first foray and i was quite young, like 11 or 12 lol. 

51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go!

hmm. when people take ppls ideas and dont credit them at all. very unfair and inconsiderate! 

thanks for the qs !! x