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An NCIS fic collection
by mew-tsubaki
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imagine: miscellany 8—payback (this post on the sideblog: 698318588899098624/ parknight-imagines-miscellany-8-payback)
tags: s20e3, implied?Parknight
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She's been easy on him since that disastrous interview this morning. Knight can't think of a more mortifying thing than embarrassing oneself on local…ugh, make that national…television. That's why she was the one to click the TV in the bullpen off as a gesture of kindness. Poor Parker's had a rough morning and his day's not getting any better, getting summoned to Vance's office.
But after he informs them that he specifically played up the stone puns to get himself permanently taken off PR duty—and, of course, he shares all the terrible puns he used to do just that—Knight can't help but have a bee in her bonnet about this situation. That's why, the moment it's just the two of them in the bullpen, she walks over to his desk and rests both hands on the front and narrows her eyes at Parker.
Parker stops flipping through a file and looks up at her. "Yes, Knight?"
Knight twists her lips around, trying to keep herself from smirking…the desire to gloat is so strong. "So, uh. You really have a penchant for puns in the end, huh, Parker?"
He does that fond scoff-chuckle of his. "Not a penchant, per se. But I rattled a few off to get out of what would've been a truly disastrous situation for NCIS. I didn't want to pick up a nickname here, too."
She nods. But she can't hold it in anymore: "You know, you were groaning pretty hard at my cheese puns during last week's case." Knight raises her eyebrows. "And yet it turns out you can pun with the best of them."
Finally, Parker seems to catch on. "I…mean no disrespect, Knight…"
"I don't know… I've got a gift for them and you seemed pretty done with me. That attitude really grated on my nerves, Parker." She grins.
His face falls. "Please don't."
"Do you mean to tell me you have a shred of guilt over not laughing at my brilliance?" Now she's outright beaming.
Parker runs one hand over his face and reaches out with his other, covering one of her hands with his (but it's not as endearing today and is more like a desperate man begging). "Again, with the cheese puns, Knight?"
"Just for you, Parker. I promise I'll try to limit myself to…a dozen a day? You're better off when you're not so stony-faced, you know."
At that, Parker relents and finally chuckles at her humor and at himself, not minding that Knight has won this round.
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They're punning spouses, afaic.
-mew! B3c