Title: Someone's doing all the talking but no one's lips move

Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Richard Siken

Warnings: sometime in the future

Pairings: post-Gibbs/Tony

Rating: PG
Wordcount: 105

Point of view: third

Prompt: toothbrush


There is a single toothbrush on the counter. It's a few months old, used twice a day with toothpaste, rinsed off, and put in a cup.

There is a single toothbrush in the drawer. It's a year old, never used (anymore), and rewrapped in a fresh paper towel every couple weeks.

Sometimes, it's put in the cup with the other toothbrush, if Jethro has a particularly bad day at work. He'll talk then, pretending Tony is standing next to him, with that beautiful grin.

It works for a few minutes, then he goes to bed, after wrapping up Tony's toothbrush and putting it gently in the drawer.