kissmeprobie | Where does Abby fit?

OK, I have a question. And I'm not trying to start a flame war, just get some understanding of a characterization.

It seems like a lot of the Tim-centric fics I read, whether McNozzo or otherwise, are more anti-Abby than NCIS fics in general. And the ones that drive me crazy tend to be slash fics with Tim, usually paired with Tony. I know since Abby/McGee are canon, at least past canon, that she has to be dealt with somehow. But why take the "Abby abuses poor Timmy horribly" route? Although obviously there are lots of great T2 fics out there where Abby is their best friend, so not everybody goes that path.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't see evil Abby (no matter how many spikes on her collar). Anybody have any thoughts on where evil/selfish Abby comes from? Or am I just too much of a McAbby fan to be able to see it even when I'm putting Tim with Tony.

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Yeah, I've always been irritated with Abby for how she treats Tim in that episode too - the dog jumps out at him and he fires, the shot GRAZES Jethro, and Jethro still tries to maul Tim, and HE'S the villain? Granted, I respect her for going to such lengths to prove Jethro's innocence, but still, Tim didn't deserve that. I mean, agents are TRAINED to shoot at those who are attacking them, the man acted on instinct. It was one instinctive shot fired. It's not like he unloaded a whole clip on the dog then said 'Oops, accident.'

Where does Abby fit?

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