**Poof** Random plot drabble.
There were times when it made sense to stay in the closet. When there was a case involving "Don't ask, don't tell" with panicked marines begging the agents to not get them fired. When Gibbs and Mann flirted so obviously that Tony was relieved he hadn't told anyone his stupid dreams. When Kate had made one of her comments about the Catholic faith, and it didn't seem worth it to figure out how homophobic that made her. When Tim made a comment about Tony's countless partners and that proved even insulting assumptions like that felt better than the exposure of honesty. When Jeanne had been Tony DiNardo's soul mate and it hurt less to break her heart because he'd gotten to know what normal felt like.
And then there were times when Tony wanted to tell someone. When Agent Madonia said his fashion sense rivaled that of her gay brother-in-law, and Tony thought someone else might appreciate the irony too. When he made Tim feel feminine and so small for wearing hand lotion, and Tony knew Tim deserved to know it was a defense mechanism. When Ziva let it slip her Brazilian-American boyfriend wanted a threesome because he "swatted both ways", and it just was so maddening to not be in that bedroom. When Dr. Pitt discovered his less-than-virgin ass during an exam and Tony thought that if anyone should know, it should be his doctor. When Gibbs off-handedly thanked him for the kiss of life on the docks and Tony had to swallow back his confession that he wanted a lifetime of those kisses.
I don't know where these come from, but if you review I'm sure I can dig up some more from the dusty corners of my brain.