Steve's mother might not have taught him a lot about how to open up and care for other people—but she did believe in the healing power of a hot beverage. Sometimes, faced with his partner's pain, it's all he has. Five times Steve makes Danny a cup of tea and one time Danny beats him to it.

Callen has things he needs to say to his partner, even if Sam refuses to listen. He begins to realize that something between them went off the rails, long before this epic disaster of a mission. His only hope is that he gets to say them before it's over…before they're both gone. Callen, Sam, and the end of the line.

Steve wakes up to learn he's down half a liver and barely survived surgery. Surprisingly, this is not the part that makes him feel like he's dying. Or: Even when Danny's unconscious, what he's trying to say is loud and clear.

You'd think, after working ten years with a guy who never shuts up, there'd be nothing left to learn. Steve certainly claimed to know everything. Then Danny goes and does something crazy like adopt thirteen children and a deformed sea turtle. A glimpse into recovery, domestic life, trust issues, and bread making for Steve and Danny. Sequel to "Foxhole Feet."

With a serial killer on the loose, taunting the FBI, Sadusky asks Ben for help in solving the cryptic notes revealing his next target. But when the killer threatens closer to home, Sadusky knows the only way to protect his family is by pushing them far, far away. He refuses to be the reason they get hurt. Part 5 of "The ABCs of Family."

He cannot fathom why a crusty old skipper would care so much about a strange John Doe he fished out of the water. Then again, there are many things he doesn't understand yet. The closer he and Giancarlo get, the less he wants to remember. An exploration into Jason and Giancarlo's friendship during his two weeks aboard the fishing trawler.

Steve says he's happy on his globe trotting soul search and therefore so is Danny. End of story. So what if he sleepwalks close to jagged cliffs or on balcony railings? So what if he's missing a limb? Nobody has to know, least of all Steve. Danny has it all under control—he's handling it. (Right up until he can't.)

After an incident with a sick Riley and Ben, Abigail asks Peter for help. In hatching up a plot, they begin to realize there might be more to Ben's water related trauma than they thought. Part 4 of "The ABCs of Family."

Abigail takes a shaky breath. "I think my water just broke." What says Christmas dinner more than unexpected chaos? The better question, Sadusky thinks, is how is he the only one staying calm? Part 3 of "The ABCs of Family."

Riley shows up out of nowhere on Sadusky's doorstep at two in the morning, holding a giant stuffed polar bear and wearing a helicopter hat, topped off by sunglasses and a candy cigar hanging out of his mouth. "Do you believe in aliens?" he asks. Somehow it's still a regular Tuesday. Part 2 of "The ABCs of Family."

Ben growls, full fledged span of his teeth and all. The baring of them is primal, something animalistic that doesn't fit on the normally vibrant man's face. When the Gates home is attacked and leads to a mysterious standoff, only Sadusky can solve it—and hopefully snap Ben back to himself before it turns ugly. Before he shoots someone. Part 1 of "The ABCs of Family."

In the aftermath of the series finale, Toby finally being reunited with his mother, he struggles to catch his breath and stop shaking. Confused about the onslaught of emotions, a conversation (or two) with Michelle helps him understand what it all means. Family is not a thing to be earned.

In Wordy's final hours, the team gathers around his bedside. And after a heart-to-heart, Greg realizes the truth of what it means to have found a resting place for one's soul. A hero's reward is peace. Part 9 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Spike—and to a certain extent the whole team—has been dreading and anticipating this day in equal measure for years. Even with the knowledge that it's supposed to go off without a hiccup, boring as you please. So, of course, today is the day he has to defuse a booby trapped bomb. Part 8 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Pedagogy (n.): Instruction, discipline, training; a system of introductory training; a means of guidance. Peter, experiencing happiness and enjoying being his age for the first time in a long time, learns some relevant life skills from his parents—and they learn an even more important one from him. Part 5 of "O Blessed Child."

Shopping for that special someone is hard—especially the morning after a killer bachelor party. Now if only Spike could solve the mystery of why Dean is being so squirrely… Part 7 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Peter doesn't understand loss like this, why he feels so empty, especially when he hasn't even lost anything. Isn't everything exactly the way it's supposed to be? What they wanted, their individual happily ever afters? Or: Four times Neal got a present and one time Neal got a present. Set post-series.

Unfortunately, getting abducted is a not a new ball game for the SRU and members of Team One in particular. But these aren't your average street thugs. As the truth of this case comes to light, the search net - and their chances of finding Spike and Ed alive - fade out of Greg and the team's reach. They're running out of time. Part 6 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Teams and secrets don't go well together. Families and secrets, well... Greg may not be team leader or even SRU anymore - but he'll be damned if he lets someone keep hurting Spike right under their noses, however much the tech wants to keep it hidden. Part 5 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Ed starts behaving strangely towards Spike - to the point that it endangers their lives. Spike scrambles to figure out what he did wrong before it's too late. Part 4 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Three letters change Greg Parker's life. "…Officer on scene is presumed KIA." The world stutters to a halt. Part 3 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Dean clutched at Spike's rigid grip on the gear shift. Spike jumped. Further concern filled the boy's face and Spike loathed himself a little bit for putting it there. "What happened?" asked Dean. "Did you get hurt on a case?" Spike struggles in the wake of a case where the subject looked eerily liked Dean. Part 2 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Spike isn't sure when he started feeling like he's drowning. The more distant Greg grows, the more Spike knows he's screwed up. But when he becomes the target of a father's crime, secrets are exposed. Reconciliation looms as an Everest Greg isn't sure they can ever climb. Part 1 of "Figlio Mozzato."

Two months after the incident that changed everything, Tony and Steve find common ground. Moving forward together seems not only possible, but hoped for. And Peter? Peter finally shares the truth, a future, he's kept hidden from the very beginning. Part 4 of "O Blessed Child."

Peter wishes his first trip to Eastern Europe didn't involve drugs or being tied up or men who can store knives down their boots. Now if said man would just tell him what that metal arm is made out of…Peter figures he deserves to know since it's pointing a gun at his head. Part 3 of "O Blessed Child."

Aristotle, Nutella, and other Emotional Conundrums arise in the weeks leading up to Peter's sixteenth birthday. He just wants to crawl through truck windows and do a wicked back splash for homeless people. Is that too much to ask for? Or: Wherein Peter keeps a secret. Part 2 of "O Blessed Child."

Peter is used to wearing a mask. It's easy and somehow this is no different, even though everything's changed. Mute, powers retracted, Peter now hides himself from the world in a very different way. Luckily, his new guardians are there for the fall out. Peter's story of healing after an abusive foster home, through nicknames. Part 1 of "O Blessed Child."

Daniel and Jack spent over a month captive. They've been retrieved and safely brought back to the SGC, but rescue takes much longer than that. Sam knows the sight of those muzzles will haunt her to the grave. Now if only they could get Daniel to talk. Set around season 4.

What does it take for two nations to crumble? For two best friends to want to kill each other? Apparently one whole minute in a Parisian back alley. Napoleon loses sight of him for sixty seconds and the world ends.

The man studied Tarun for a minute. It made him feel very small, like this man understood things he did not. Like he held a whole sea inside his heart. He chose not to comment on the blood stains across the man's back. Or, a little boy displaced from his home meets another man displaced from his home.

A rival organization rears its ugly head and captures Jack. Not all torture involves blood. Even rescued, some scars can't be seen. A story of psychological healing and pancakes.

And like their hands, Jack can't tell where he starts and Daniel ends. He wonders if they're not the same thing after all, a looped ball of flesh, hope, and devastation. Half a country or light years away, Jack senses it— Pa…pum…pa…pum… Their final, closing curtain has come. Part 3 of "Heartbeats."

Daniel hates Jack due to a dark incident two years ago on PX-725. But when a retired Jack breaks into the base and goes through the stargate, dying and searching for something, Daniel is the only one who can bring him home. Daniel and Jack have been outrunning death since they opened the 'gate. They would not outrun this one. Or: The story of how SG-1 died. Part 2 of "Heartbeats."

Jack has just rescued Daniel from an uninhabited planet and all is well. Or is it? If Sam and the others don't know something is very, very wrong—they do when Daniel and Jack disappear. Not even the best investigators in the world can find them. Set post season 10. Part 1 of "Heartbeats."

Aiden Falconer gets that dreaded phone call. But the one at death's door is the last person he ever expected. He and Meg have hours to save a man they once hated.

Those syringes weren't all they appeared. Jack struggles to put the mission first when Daniel's condition is worse than they realized. Companion piece to season 4's "Point of No Return." This is a slight AU, though Daniel seems noticeably more affected than Sam in this scene. This is my explanation as to why.

Or, how Jack gains more parental figures than he expected and dancing saves his life (and Dylan's, that one time). This is becoming a habit. Maybe waltzing isn't so stupid after all.

War is over and Harry can't remember what he's supposed to do. A story of three steps, lilies, and gaudy sweaters. Or: How Harry and Luna Learn to Want to Live Again.

Daniel thought he was okay after the submarine explosion. After all, Jack was okay. But when he stood on shaking legs at the lip of the basement staircase, it threatened to swallow him whole. Tag to season 4's "Small Victories."

Valjean is not sure why he is in a graveyard, of all places. And on Cosette's wedding, of all days. But that is a lie. Valjean knows he owes a stony police chief, his brother, an apology. One last time.

"What are you doing here?" Jack didn't think five words could hurt so much. He knew what this called for—Indiana Jones. A postlude to season 7's "Evolution."

It didn't escape me that Sam balked when seeing Jonas in Daniel's office at the beginning of season six. Then, mysteriously, he's in a new office space several episodes later. This is my explanation of what really happened.

Nothing is more horrifying than a teenager learning to drive. Russian whiz kids are no exception. They also have a few tricks up their sleeves. Part 4 of "Zaichik."

When Bones invites Chekov to his family manor for Christmas, Pavel readily agrees. Bones intends to spoil him rotten. But memories are not so easily left behind and the navigator gets more than he bargained for. A child's pretend play soon becomes a cage. Part 3 of "Zaichik."

While recovering from twin bombings, the Enterprise crew uncovers falsified records. Admirals are assaulted, baklava is smuggled, and Bones ends up adopting a child. It's all very problematic. Part 2 of "Zaichik."

When the Enterprise is attacked and tearing apart, Bones takes comfort in the fact that everyone got safely off. He'll go down with that honour. As it should be. Then a small, deceptively young voice... "Doctor?" Part 1 of "Zaichik."

All lost boys need to be found, even Peter. Even an old man in a suit, surrounded by the nursery of his youth.

Colleen Hannigan kept it a secret, all this time. She didn't tell him - she didn't tell anyone. Will is still going to make sure it's the best birthday she's ever had.

She wondered at the fact that it was her. That she, of all those scoundrels, should be the one to witness his final hours and wait like a beggar at church. She wondered why they were alone.

Even in such a banal place they stand out. Closer than brothers. A lifetime of hurts and joys written in the creases around their eyes. A stewardess sees the old bachelors and wonders… Part 5 of "The Scarf."

He might have been beloved by his parents, but on Sam's badge: Noah Newman belonged to them. Part 4 of "The Scarf."

"What on God's green earth are you doing here?" Gerard barked. Richard's bewildered eyes tracked Gerard like he'd grown an extra nose. "You got shot." And he went back to the clipboard, like those three words explained everything. Which, Gerard supposed, they did. Part 3 of "The Scarf."

It's like the start of a bad joke—Richard stumbled into his office, Homer Simpson bowtie askew, and waved a bouquet of pages in his face. Gerard blames that stupid hoodie. Now if only everyone could stop getting shot… Part 2 of "The Scarf."

Gerard's shoes left little tread imprints in Richard's new entry way mat. He didn't know how he felt about them—about everything. "Coffee?" Gerard asked, yet again. The amount of time Richard spent eyeing it—and Gerard's face—was longer than could be considered socially appropriate. Richard didn't want anything Gerard had to offer. Part 1 of "The Scarf."

"Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in the consciousness that we deserve them" - Aristotle. A birthday celebration turns ugly when traumatic memories are brought to light from one of Kevin's recent cases.

"It was my fault." Something in Barry's brows twitched, trembled, and then went still. Like a dead animal. "A boy doesn't have a father because of me." Joe's expression broke. He surged forward with a gut pull, primal and fierce.