step by step
An NCIS fic collection
by mew-tsubaki
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imagine: miscellany 30—untamed (this post on the sideblog: 743349464351260672/ parknight-imagines-miscellany-30-untamed)
tags: s21e1
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She's sure she's seen this scene play out a dozen times before.
In defense of his best friend. In his confusion over his ex-wife. In the tumult over his old flame popping up in the middle of a case. Whenever his blood family gets involved…and countless times, whenever they, his NCIS family, are on the line.
Knight's seen this unbridled fury of Parker's maybe a time too many, but—in a way—she understands it. She understands it, because there's a fiery part of her that wants to act first and think about the consequences later, too. They've got this in common.
Luckily for Parker, Knight has more practice at reining hers in, as well as seeing his spark to life, and she gets close but doesn't step between when Parker lunges for Agent Colfax. Colfax may be gloating (and being a huge jerk about it, given Torres' precarious situation), but he's not worth losing a badge over.
"Parker, Parker, hey, c'mon," she says, and her hands on his arm help still him, help keep him from doing something he wouldn't regret in the moment but would absolutely regret when Colfax took action. Knight leads Parker back to their car, turning him away from Colfax's sneer, telling Parker that they've got to get back to headquarters and follow up on what the FBI agent just spilled, to see if it's all legit.
They sit in the car for a minute, and Parker…maybe heard half of what she said. "…sorry," he mumbles, and he turns the engine over, although they sit there for another beat.
"Colfax is just someone who likes to get off on getting under people's skin." Knight studies his profile and, seeing his anger ebb in the way the lines of his face relax, she gives him a smile and risks a little humor. "…but I don't blame you. He does have a very punchable face."
He snorts. Just the one, but then Parker genuinely laughs and shakes his head. He glances at her, his own smile small, and he sighs. "I don't like others messing with my people." After a moment, Parker adds, "…I don't like the thought of them touching you."
Her breath hitches. Her brain says that's the collective "you" he means, the team "you"…but all the time she spends out in the field with Parker, all the moments where he chooses to lean on her when he claims he doesn't lean on anyone—that makes her skin flush, and Knight awkwardly nods, desperately trying to focus on the more important things at hand as they drive back to base.
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Still thinking about the season opener ofc. Too many feels with the second ep.
-mew! ;w;