𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄. 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑, 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐆𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐀 𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄. . . . naivete /ˌnäˌēv(ə)ˈtā/ noun the quality of being naive; lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. - innocence or lack sophistication. . . . ✦ ﹒ 𝕾𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒 ﹒ Angela was anything but naive. She knew her new job wouldn't be particularly wholesome, and the government pay wouldn't be what made up for it. Fortunately for her, Ange found her fulfillment in solved cases and a patriots sense of justice. The knowledge that her underpaid expertise could help a suffering family or adjacent sleep a little easier allowed her to do the same. Not only that, but after developing a totally inappropriate, but completely reasonable, work crush on one of her superiors, coming into work became a whole lot less daunting. . . . ✦ ﹒ 𝕺𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 ﹒ A work place romance between my original character, Angela Loretta Murray, and her boss, Leroy Jethro Gibbs. A few major tropes to note are: age gap, found family, minor canon divergence, slow burn, and hurt comfort. Any trigger warnings can be found at the start of each chapter. . . . 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 . . . 12/28/24 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 . . . in progressAll Rights Reserved
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