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TIVA CHALLENGES is a fanfiction writing project for fans of Tony and Ziva from NCIS (2003) running before the spin-off NCIS: Tony & Ziva drops, with new writing prompts every month! Organized by @television-overload and @indestinatus.

This is it. One of the last Tiva-less months in the year 2025. Soon, we'll have the spinoff to look back on, our hopes finally satisfied after so long of waiting. Look at us. Who would have thought?

It has been something like 4,290 days since Past Present Future first graced our screens and broke our hearts. In case you're curious, a person could have counted to a million approximately 373 times in that many days (if you don't sleep or stop counting for even a second, that is). But we have a feeling it will be well worth the wait.

So, with all that said...

JULY'S PROMPT:

Tiva: It All Leads Here

Additional information under the cut:

This is a special challenge, one that draws on the powers of nostalgia and the sense that everything has led to this moment. This month, you are tasked with writing a fic that takes place in at least two distinct times in Tiva's past, and ultimately shows how their story unfolded (fate, or no fate). The options are limitless.

From childhood to college to young adulthood to first meeting, on and on to the moment they find themselves in now, raising a child and growing old together—the only requirement is that you stick to canon (as opposed to AU) and juxtapose two (or more) different time periods in some way. You can either go back and forth, or write one, then another. It's up to you. Maybe you want to write a story in the 5+1 format (5 times, and then 1 time), or you want to draw a line between Tony's childhood and Tali's. We'll take it all!

Works will be revealed Friday, JULY 25th, at 16:00 GMT.

⏳️ The subcollection for posting this month can be found here. If you have trouble figuring out how to post to a collection on AO3, check out our tutorial.

⏳️ If you post yours here on Tumblr, make sure you tag us so we can share it! The tag for this project is #tivachallenges.

Lastly, as always, if you have any questions, please reach out, and we'll be happy to answer them! Happy writing!

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Tu Me Manques: a tivali fic (part 1)

Like a phoenix, Ziva David was reborn amongst the living, and Tony was glad to have her home with him and their daughter. The only problem? He can't stop being angry at her, too.

Or: the missing scenes from Ziva's reunion with her family in Paris and the realistic aftermath.

Read it on Ao3

@mrsmungus @samwhity @indestinatus @jungle-through-the-ferns @benedettabeby @benditlikepress @thatcaithness

@elisec @shaymarie28 @loudlooks @earanemith

@bettersafehouseroomie @irish-trish @delicatefalice

@slouchingprovocatively @television-overload

@harmandmac @sheistheweapon @saltedcaramela

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may these memories break our fall

“For just a second, the apartment faded and she was taken back to a time when things had seemed so complicated because that version of Ziva had no idea what was to come.”

post 17x11 tiva story about that first fateful night ziva spends in tony & tali’s paris apartment

available to read on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66947155 📝

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Sweet Disposition ↳ a Cairo reunion fic

For the third night in a row, Tony DiNozzo didn’t sleep. He couldn’t. Not when his gut was telling him that something was left unexplained, something only he could get to the bottom of. And that motherless child deserved to see her mother. He deserved to have his answers.

ACT ONE: RESEARCH

read it on ao3

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Tiva: Missing Pieces fics 🔍

17x11 + Tony calls Ziva before she lands in Paris, and they reunite ⤷ The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun by @samwhity Tony goes apartment searching after reminiscing about Cairo ⤷ Finding Forever by EleanorKate The realistic aftermath of Ziva reuniting with her family in Paris ⤷ Tu Me Manques by @hopeless-nostalgiac 17x11 + Ziva's first night in their Paris apartment ⤷ May These Memories Break Our Fall by @sheistheweapon 13x24 + Tony goes searching for Ziva in Cairo ⤷ Sweet Disposition by @indestinatus

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Tiva seasons: Spring fics 🌺

🌻 Heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I by @samwhity 🌷 bigger than the whole sky by @zeevah-ninja 🌹 Flowers Grow in the Soil of Ashes by @sheistheweapon 🌼 on begged and borrowed time by @indestinatus

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𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚒𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚜

a tiva fanfic

“leave them to grow” leave ziva, tony & tali to grow through four springs where milestones are met, sometimes in unbearable circumstances & sometimes as a family of three figuring out their dynamics 🌹

read it on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66017863

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on begged and borrowed time

summary: On the run, Tony and Ziva hide in a safe house in the countryside of France. Years into knowing each other, lovers wasn’t the right word to describe them. Safe-house roomies was a surprising definition. 

AKA the night Tony makes Ziva dinner, and quiet conversation becomes more. Set in the spin-off universe. The scene in the safe house from the trailer.  

NSFW.

for lovely @tivaforgood ♡

read it on AO3

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TIVA CHALLENGES is a fanfiction writing project for fans of Tony and Ziva from NCIS (2003) running before the spin-off NCIS: Tony & Ziva drops, with new writing prompts every month! Organized by @television-overload and @indestinatus.

The spinoff is only a few months away (can you believe it??) With that in mind, this month's challenge has been the bread and butter of fanfic authors everywhere for as long as the art form has existed: yes, it's the age-old effort of filling in the gaps.

JUNE'S PROMPT:

Tiva: Missing Pieces

Additional information under the cut:

For this month's prompt, you are tasked with writing a missing scene (or scenes) from one of the following gaps in our show's canon:

🌿 Season 11 (before, during, or after 11x01/11x02)

🌿 Season 13 (before, during, or after 13x24)

🌿 Season 17 (before, during, or after any of the Ziva episodes)

There are countless missing scenes to choose from, so get creative!

Works will be revealed Friday, JUNE 27th, at 16:00 GMT.

🌿 The subcollection for posting this month can be found here. If you have trouble figuring out how to post to a collection on AO3, check out our tutorial.

🌿 If you post yours here on Tumblr, make sure you tag us so we can share it! The tag for this project is #tivachallenges.

Lastly, as always, if you have any questions, please reach out, and we'll be happy to answer them! Happy writing! 🍃

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ONE WEEK until the spring fics are unleashed! It's been a busy, exciting month, but if you've written anything, feel free to share below so we get a taste of what we can look forward to!

🌸 Need a refresher on this month's challenge? You can find the original post here

[tiva-challenges]

TIVA CHALLENGES is a fanfiction writing project for fans of Tony and Ziva from NCIS (2003) running before the spin-off NCIS: Tony & Ziva drops, with new writing prompts every month! Organized by @television-overload and @indestinatus .

It's springtime! The time when darkness and heavy clouds give way to new life and the fresh smell of promise in the air. With all the news of the upcoming spinoff and excitement building, we're feeling the springtime giddiness, so without further ado:

MAY'S PROMPT:

Tiva Seasons: SPRING

Additional information under the cut:

🌸 This month, it's time for another "Seasons" prompt, and for May, of course that's spring! This prompt is pretty open-ended and up to you to interpret, but we'd love to see fics that take place during the spring season, with springtime vibes incorporated where you can. If you need inspiration, there's a prompt list below, but you are not required to use any prompts from this list!

🌸 SPRING PROMPTS:

1. spring cleaning

2. fresh air

3. rainstorm

4. new life

5. flower blossoms

6. thawing snow

7. garden

8. breeze

9. first sunny day

10. bees

11. st. patrick's day

12. april fools

13. passover/easter

14. allergies

15. growth

16. frangrance

17. umbrella

18. wildflowers

19. kite

20. daylight savings

21. spring break

22. baseball

23. bouquet

24. sundress

25. wedding

26. bicycle

27. birds

28. butterflies

29. flower crown

30. migration

31. metamorphosis

32. dawn

33. roots

34. fog

35. dirt

36. clouds

37. rainbow

38. animals

39. beginning

🌸 Works will be revealed Friday, MAY 30th, at 16:00 GMT.

40. frost

41. mother's day

🌸 The subcollection for posting this month can be found here. If you have trouble figuring out how to post to a collection on AO3, check out our tutorial.

🌸 If you post yours here on Tumblr, make sure you tag us so we can share it! The tag for this project is #tivachallenges.

Lastly, as always, if you have any questions, please reach out, and we'll be happy to answer them! Happy writing! 🌷

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Tiva-isms: A Random Prompt Challenge fics

bubbles + thrive + ostrich → Autruche by alecmattias easel + circus + secrets → Wrapped in A Little Black Box by @sheistheweapon sizzle + telescope + thunder → a sky full of stars by @zeevah-ninja yearning + reflect + funny → From you the flowers grow by @samwhity pirate + whisper + catalyst → intertitles by @television-overload

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intertitles

(an NCIS/Tiva fic)

Summary: Silent movies, nonverbal communication, and the beginning of a beautiful (more than) friendship. Season 7.

Word Count: 1,291

Read on Ao3 here!

Tag List: @benedettabeby @earanemith @hopeless-nostalgiac @indestinatus @loudlooks @mrsmungus @nicolem194 @putthekettleonlove @slippery-soapbox @terrortwinunicorn @tivafanfic @tivajunkie @tonysziva @zeevah-ninja @hundan @pokingacave @atlolevad4ev @natalias @loismagic @tiva-challenges

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From you the flowers grow

An NCIS work of fiction.

Despite Tony‘s attempt at mediating, Tali had gone to her room and had closed the door behind her with a loud “thump”. Her mother, for her part, had gone straight to bed lamenting a migraine and lack of appetite. Tony, barely understanding what had happened, had been left with a whole pot of cholent for himself and no one to talk to.

This story was written for the April Prompt of the Tiva Fic Challenges Community - @tiva-challenges - on Tumblr: "Tiva-isms: A random prompt challenge".

Read here on Ao3

[tiva-challenges]

TIVA CHALLENGES is a fanfiction writing project for fans of Tony and Ziva from NCIS (2003) running before the spin-off NCIS: Tony & Ziva drops, with new writing prompts every month! Organized by @television-overload and @indestinatus.

Happy April! It's April Fools Day, so this month, we figured we'd do something fun and different in honor of our favorite fools in love! Have you ever been stuck wondering what to write? Been wanting to try something new that's outside your comfort zone? Perhaps our latest challenge will be just what you need to spark inspiration and bring something unique to your writing. So, without further ado...

APRIL'S PROMPT:

Tiva-isms: A Random Prompt Challenge

Additional information under the cut:

🪶 This month, we challenge you to write a fic that includes three words from this random one-word prompt generator. Don't like a word? We'll give you two do-overs, but the point of the challenge is to stretch those writing muscles and find a creative way to tie everything together. We expect that some of these fics might be shorter than in previous months, but who knows! Maybe your words will inspire a much longer fic!

Requirements: Use your three words somewhere in your fic. Optionally, you may format these in bold, but either way, make sure you list which words you got at the end of your fic so readers can see what you were working with!

🪶 Works will be revealed Friday, April 25th, at 16:00 GMT.

🪶 The subcollection for posting this month can be found here. If you have trouble figuring out how to post to a collection on AO3, check out our tutorial.

🪶 If you post yours here on Tumblr, make sure you tag us so we can share it! The tag for this project is #tivachallenges.

Lastly, as always, if you have any questions, please reach out, and we'll be happy to answer them! Happy writing! 📜

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Tiva: What If? fics

What if Tony and Ziva got divorced, and five years later, she works for the FBI? ↳ Quick and Bitter, Slow and Sweet by @mrsmungus What if Ziva had accepted Tony's offer to go camping at the end of 10x13? ↳ a sky full of stars by @swiftlifeline What if Tali had been kidnapped in Ziva's farmhouse bombing? ↳ something permanent by @television-overload What if it was Ziva who shot Rivkin during his fight in 6x25 with Tony? ↳ That hopeful feeling when Eden was lost by @samwhity What if Tony got shot towards the end of 11x01 and ended up in a coma dream? ↳ our love runs hotter than a fever dream by @fairy-tales-of-yesterday What if Tony started a relationship with Ziva instead of Jeanne in season 4? ↳ dominoes cascaded in a line by @indestinatus What if Ziva had been pregnant by the end of season 10? ↳ Not So Faint Lines Led Me To You by @sheistheweapon

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dominoes cascaded in a line

summary: "There's someone I'd like you to meet."

What if—Jeanne didn’t exist, Kate was still alive, La Grenouille was a codename for Eli David, and… Tony was sent to start a relationship with Ziva instead?

read it on ao3