August has officially drawn to a close, and with it ends our August Tiva Fic Challenge! You guys gave us some really great stuff this month—we have our fingers crossed that you will all keep up this gorgeous enthusiasm in the month of September! Here are all of the submissions that we were notified about... if your fic was missed, please let us know so we can add it in! Also, if there are any of these that you haven’t already lost yourself in yet, please give them a read! Support our fantastic writers and appreciate all the work they put in this month! Below, you will find the title, the author, and our favorite line for each fic. The title should include a link to each original post so you can read every entry for yourself.

As a reminder, we were following this prompt:

Related to “Truth or Consequences”

Less than 1,000 words

Including the line “You could have died.”

To everyone who submitted a fic, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! 

Trust Me by @gingerstorm101​

‘Did you think a fight would stop me from being your friend?’

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Rationality by @justkindaoverhereobsessing​

“Family’s not rational. Never has been.”

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chashashot (חֲשָׁשׁוֹת) by @justkindaoverhereobsessing​

Terrified of touching her, Tony offers what little comfort he can: keeping his distance, he joins her on the floor and sits in silent vigil for all the things she will never get back.

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so close but not near by @benditlikepress​

He is right in his silent assessment - what exists between us has never been tangible but now more than ever it is hanging in jeopardy.

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We Get to Have It All (chapter two) by @thatreallysucked​

Right now, with her face half pressed into his neck, her smile is lazy and sleep-drunk.

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Till It’s Gone by @television-overload​

In this quiet moment, uninterrupted by inane arguments and his own self-sabotage, Tony’s mind wandered to the things he refused to admit to himself.

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Tell the World We’re Coming Home by @bamboo72498​

When that hood was pulled off and Tony saw her face for the first time, his stomach dropped out of his ass.

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Learned Helplessness by @bibliophilemnm​

She came to realize after several weeks in the dark that the darkness was almost a blessing.

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August

And last but not least, we received one more fic... as you can see, it was entitled August. The author didn’t want to post or share the fic, but we read it and loved it, and that author deserves to have their fic represented in this round-up, too. Thank you for contributing, author of August! 

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“Excuse me, but did you /mean/ to put your hand there?” he said, fuming inwardly as he tried hard to control his temper.

Tony and Ziva had decided to visit their old headquarters. Despite their tenure, they were still required to pass through security. That would be fine, of course, except for the grabby hands of the attendants.

“It’s ok, Tony, I'm sure he did not mean it. Right?” Ziva asked pointedly, directing her attention to the now pale-faced rookie agent of about 22.

“R-right, of course not, ma’am. Sir.”

“Oh, he meant it. I know he did. Men always mean it.”

“Tony--”

“He was copping a feel, Ziva, and you know it,” he replied. “What’s your name?”

“Brad,” he said nervously, now looking around as a crowd started to gather.

“Well, Brad, that’s my wife who you were just ‘patting down.’ Apologize. Now.”

The young man cleared his throat nervously. He’d heard of the famous Ziva David, and yeah, he may have applied the term ‘pat down’ a little loosely...

“I am very sorry, ma’am. Won’t happen again.”

“Damn right it won’t,” he said, taking her hand and walking toward the elevator.

As soon as the doors closed, Ziva pulled the emergency stop and turned to face her husband.

“Tony--”

“I know, I know, I’m sorry. I know you can defend yourself. I just can’t stand--”

She stepped closer to him and smiled sultrily, wrapping her arms around his neck.

“No, don’t you dare apologize. That was, actually, incredibly...hot.”

He grinned at her admission and pulled her in, kissing her hard and walking slowly toward the elevator wall.

Their visit with the old team could wait a little while longer.

❄️ - I cherish you

☀️ - I want to fuck you

fucking me? in this economy?

I’m doing this right now coz I’m hyped from the zoom hangout just now and don’t wanna sleep 😂 Thanks wifey for organizing this I had such a great time 😘😘

36. what TV character would you die for? Hmm can I choose two? It would be Maggie Sawyer (Floriana Lima) from Supergirl and Ellie Bishop (Emily Wickersham) from NCIS. They are both precious lil beans who have been hurt way too much, PROTECT AT ALL COSTS!!

37. which TV show setting would you most like to visit? I would love to be in the NCIS world. I wanna be at the navy yard and hangout with the team 😂 (like i said i’m greedy 😂)

41. if you could change 1 detail about any show, what would you change and why? I will just make Ellie and Nick together already in NCIS. My shipper heart needs that to happen already!

5) A cherished personal belonging.

Anthony DiNozzo will always, always, keep the photograph of Ziva in Paris inside his wallet, even if now the corners are already bent from use. He’ll always glance at it throughout the years and remember how happy they were that day.

6) Something they lost, but would love to have back.

Tony lost his neck rest for good once Ziva stole it for a flight one day, and she never actually returned it. He was glad she finally got to use it though - after all these years, they didn’t need to fly only in first-class anymore. He’s fine with watching her with it and Tali sleeping at her shoulder. 

He never had the courage of asking it back.

19) When they feel safest.

Tali created a tradition of picking book-related movies to watch every Friday night, and after a lot of deciding between him and Ziva, every single week they still couldn’t pick a movie that didn't make Tali daze off at the middle of it. Tony’s safe place is when he sees his daughter softly humming after falling asleep on the couch, followed close by Ziva’s own tiredness taking control, and her head falling to rest on his shoulder. 

He decides it’s better if they only choose movies that they can both eventually fall asleep to, just so he can cherish this moment again.

23) What kind of alcohol they drink.

On his rare date-nights with Ziva, both of them know he only drinks a Martini (shaken, not stirred, of course) and it became their inside joke. When Jimmy or McGee eventually invite everyone for a barbecue, though, he’s good with a beer.

to be honest, that is exactly my reaction while making them too

:’) I could say the same about you, lovely friend. Without that conversation, I wouldn’t even know about your evil laugh, a kazoo sound or that piano fact that ended all my existence (i’m being dramatic, but you know what I mean haha)

12. Is there a trope you haven’t written yet but really want to?

I REALLY want to write a very intricate AU with various subplots and like 20 characters and hidden meanings and dancing and nice scenery and based on all my favorite musicals and it’s a dream that may never come true but one day one day maybe I can achieve this impossible mission oh that would BE SO FUN. 

16. What is your most underrated fic?

Hmmm I’m not sure but I’ll say (there is just one thing I need) (that you inspired it!!!) BECAUSE it’s one I’m really proud of and one that I refer back to a lot to see how I wrote it.

I really love the idea of conveying emotion through a tiny tiny detail (here being cinnamon) because the shoes of a girl tossed on the street and stepped upon a thousand times during the world war are way more important than the war itself. I like to think this was my first step portraying this :’) 

18. What is a line/scene you’re really proud of? Give us the DVD commentary for that scene.

OKAY I thought for long about an easter egg that you didn’t know about, but one thing I’m proud of is that I was actually able to link two timelines by just one line and it was this quote that inspired a lot of Something Blue:

CHAPTER ONE

Her words died in her throat as Tali read what was in front of her. The embroidered line Ziva tenderly traced over and over.

I was made for loving you.

“Wasn’t dad the one who said that?” asked Tali, eyeing the still closed album with interest. She had a vague memory of her father repeating it over the years, that single phrase, as if it was the most well-known fact on the planet.

“Yes,” Ziva replied, smiling fondly. “It was a part of his vows.”

and

CHAPTER EIGHT

"Here’s to all the places we went. And here’s to all the places we’ll go. And here’s to me, whispering again and again and again and again: I love you," through constant falling tears and a broken voice, Tony held the pen high and crossed number twenty-six off his list. 

"Ziva David,” he put the papers once again inside his pocket and held her hands, raising each open palm to his lips, "I was made for loving you," he kissed them once, twice, three times, "I think we deserve a soft epilogue, my love," his green eyes were full of meaning and Ziva couldn't stop the tears from coming, "we are good people, and we’ve suffered enough."

as you can see it’s in bold cuz I’m a cliché individual who likes clichés and appreciates when the story has multiple connections, so BY THIS I WANTED TO SHOW THAT

Ziva starts telling the story on chapter one by pointing out this is a quote that they found so important that it ended up in the front cover of their wedding album and this is one of the main reasons Tali wants to hear the story again - they were made for loving each other, as soulmates, as friends, as partners, and I think that is a beautiful quote that sums up both the fic and their story very well :’)

They went through so much heartbreak and obstacles and downfalls and the one thing that they were always certain of was that they were made to love each other and I wanted to show why and how and give them the opportunity of doing just that, to show this type of love they were forbidden to share for so long. I know it’s so cheesy but we were robbed of so many things and I just wanted to have a very nice and utterly happy environment where the only thing they were concerned about was showing this pure kind of love.

And there you have it!!! Ziva tells the story from a 360° point of view, but she’s still the one who’s telling the story to Tali, and so the things that she finds are most important are usually in bold because they have a hidden meaning hehehe also I love romance so that’s that.

thank you for the questions, my lovely friend <3 stay safe x