Gibbs looks for Tony even though he doesn’t want to. Gibbs doesn’t want to find him, motivate him, put him back together. Deep down he’s afraid that Tony’s grief is the one thing that might break him. He searches for the detachment he’d achieved when Tony lay dying as much as he searches for Tony.

What a gorgeous fic. The emotions are deep and complex and stark, and the sensual detail is rich and vivid. I loved your Secrets and Rules and I can clearly see this as how those two guys could come together in spite of everything.

And this:

Tony sinks into Gibbs like Gibbs is water, like Gibbs is salvation

This half killed me. In the best way.

And then the last paragraph finished me off. Gorgeous. Perfect. Just wonderful.

Thanks so much for writing this.