#ncis: hawai'i spoilers

[piratekane]

spoilers for NCIS: Hawai'i 2x15 (aired February 27, 2023)

Kate has had this dream. The one where she’s laying in bed and she can feel the sun creeping its way into the sky by the warmth that seeps through her light blanket somewhere around her knees before it moves higher, over her hips and navel and to the hollow of her throat. And then - a bed-warm hand that starts somewhere around her wrist, over the quickening pulse of nerves, that moves to the crook of her elbow and curls there. She feels fingernails scratching at the bone, and the gentle but insistent question: are you awake? In her dream, she smiles into the pillow under her cheek and grumbles out a harmless no. In her dream, a laugh reaches her ears - soft and like a song she’s heard before but never really stopped to appreciate until it was a sound just for her. In her dream, she rolls and feels the warm press of a body against hers, feels that laugh in her bones now instead of her ears.

In her dream, Lucy whispers good morning and Kate thinks, each day, yes. Yes, this is a good morning.

She’s had this dream every night since Lucy left. When she wakes up alone, curled into one side of the bed around a space where Lucy would be, everything is bittersweet. She’s happy that Lucy is stepping into who she wants to be; happy that Lucy is conquering her fears and thinking about her future. She’s sad that it means Lucy is somewhere else; sad that Lucy is so far away, that she’s not just on the other side of that pillow rise, eyes already open and smiling back at her.

A finger brushes over her brow. “Good morning,” dream-Lucy says.

Kate says what she always does. “It will be when you’re here.”

There’s a soft chuckle, more of an exhale than a noise. “And if I’m already here? What kind of upgrade is that?”

Kate’s eyes open and she blinks as Lucy - real and living and breathing and fingers slowly threading into her pajama top Lucy - comes into focus. Her smile is crooked, amused, and her eyes sparkle as she waits for an answer Kate can’t quite pull out of her mouth.

“I think it’s be a great morning, at least,” Lucy finally finishes. “Blink twice if you agree.”

Kate blinks three times and Lucy laughs, so loud and so bright and so perfect that Kate feels her lungs expand with the sound.

“You’re here.”

Lucy winds her fingers a little deeper into the fabric of Kate’s shirt, sliding closer instead of pulling. “I’m here. And I forgot how great here is. Soft blankets, firm pillows, a comfortable mattress.” Another inch closer. “The love of my life right next to me.”

It still does something to her, every time Lucy says the word love. She still can’t believe it. She, Kate Whistler, gets to be loved by Lucy Tara - out loud, for everyone to see. No more secrets, no more sneaking around. She carries it around like a badge she can’t help but show off. Look at me. Look what I’ve become with all this love.

“You’re really here?” She can’t help but ask again. She’s had this dream. And each time she’s woken up alone in a bed that never felt too big before now, in an apartment she never saw herself sharing with anyone.

Lucy must know. Lucy always knows. For all the ways Kate has tightened up her corners and pressed down on the parts of herself she didn’t want anyone to see, Lucy has always been able to get her to unfold and expand, to let herself grow instead of shrink down.

So Lucy doesn’t tease her. She doesn’t laugh or roll her eyes at what she’s sure is a stretch of fear in her voice. Lucy runs her finger across her brow instead, lets it follow a path down the slope of her nose and off the end of it, the pad of her thumb brushing against Kate’s bottom lip.

“I’m here,” she says, voice steady and sure. “And here is where I’m going to stay.”

Kate has had this dream before but all of it pales in comparison to the way Lucy closes the final inches between them and kisses her good morning like the last 4 months have just been a series of moments, of dreams, leading up to this one right here. This one that is real.

[shoes--off]

[internationalteaparty]

SPOILER ALERT FOR 2X19

That moment when Jane asked Kate to distract the air force commander with bureaucracy and Kate just lit up because yes this is her time to shine

[greatcanadian-eh-hole]

[mariannadimola01]

[i-like-turkey]

Vanessa’s TVLine interview has me reaching for the antacids

The only thing that could make ‘a lot’ of fans happy is a positive Kacy ending because so far that’s the only thing ‘a lot’ of fans care about. Jilius generates crickets in comparison to the Kacy madness on social media.

But ending with a bang points to something bad happening at the party. Do we get a Kacy cliffhanger because their talk gets interrupted by danger?

“not resolved, but... resolved” ... Mrs. Lachey, what the fuck is that supposed to mean?

Oh right, all of this is standard PR babble because they can’t really say much and they want us twisted up inside. Consider it a success!!!

*Pounds a bottle of Mylanta*

*Closes Twitter*

*Switches to Word*

I still haven’t gotten their damn pants off yet 😭

[booasaur]

Hey booasaur I hope you’re doing okay and taking care of yourself during this difficult time. And if you’re able I hope you enjoy some fluffy undercover fake married kacy tonight

Hey, thanks, yeah, trying to do better but yeah... Yeah...

I'm not caught up on NCIS: Hawai'i at all, actually. It's funny, people were always trying to get me to watch new things and now I'm behind on even my regular stuff. Behind on S19 and Hacks too, and so much else.

[echofades]

NCIS: HAWAI'I | Season 3 Promo

[whatimdoing-here]

NCIS HAWAII | 3.01 - Run and Gun

[mayasdeluca]

NCIS Hawai'i: 3x01 'Run and Gun' Sneak Peak

[damnamour]

[4alarmfirecracker]

Kacy Sneak Peek - 2x15 Good Samaritan

[shoes--off]

[hopeagainsthope97]

NCIS: Hawai'i

Lucy & Kate in every episode: 2.15 "Good Samaritan"

It's not her fault. She just loves me so much.

[greatcanadian-eh-hole]

Now that I’ve had some time to contemplate the “grand gesture”, it actually makes a lot of sense on several levels.

Kate is an awkward dork so of course she’s going to take Ernie’s advice, whatever that was, and go sing to her girl. It’s somewhat private in that it isn’t on the Jumbotron at the big game or in a crowded restaurant. It’s in front of a handful of people that Kate has started to become friends with so it speaks to her level of comfort with them. And it explicitly shows Lucy that they won’t be a secret if/when they try again.

The gesture itself isn’t a proposal or a flash mob; everyone in attendance doesn’t suddenly start singing too, like some H’wood rom-com. It’s small and sweet and intimate.

My guess is that Lucy won’t suddenly fly across the yard into Kate’s arms. It’s more likely that she’ll walk off and that’s when Kate will follow her and finally say all the things she’s kept bottled up these last few months (years?).

Clearly ymmv but in the history of TV gestures, this one isn’t terrible.

Edited to add: in the history of TV gestures, this one is actually quite moving. And that’s thanks to Yas and Tori.

[m-ad-di-e]

𝐊𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐈𝐂𝐄-𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐋𝐒

These two idiots in love have honestly been my safe space lately. I rewatched season one and honestly the acting between Tori and Yasmine? I appreciated it even more the second time around.

I feel like Kacy love language is ice-packs and arguments.

When will it be my turn for a love like this?

Bonus : Jane Tennant being a overwhelmed mother of the NCIS A-Team & Kacy!

P.S : Comments Welcome!