Razor's Edge Ch. 49/50

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Chapter 49
Words: 5,657
Genre(s): Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Rated: T
Summary: Abby just found out and now the rest of the Gibblets are here for game night. Can she hold it together? And how do Tim and Tony react now that everybody knows?

Chapter 49

Oh, and the final chapter is done and being edited, so look for that tomorrow. :) I'm so happy this epic is finally done. I've loved writing it, don't get me wrong. But it's been seriously intense.

Fic: Dares to Stand, PG

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Summary: Abby discovers she's missed her chance to get her geek back, possibly for good, and tries to figure out how to handle that before she goes into work upset and risks Gibbs using Rule 12 to divide the team.

AN: This fits just after Ch. 49 in my Razor's Edge story, but didn't really belong in the story as it evolved. It originally was supposed to be the final chapter, back when it was only going to be seven or eight chapters. After I had planned it out, I was listening to my iTunes and realized I had the perfect soundtrack for the story. It's not a song fic, but if you listen to Missy Higgins' "Where I Stood" while you read, you'll see where the title comes from. If you haven't read Razor's Edge, this might not make much sense, so if you get lost, please go read. :)

Dares to Stand

Where does Abby fit?

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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.