Me:
My brain at 2am: the reason why Gibbs carefully stroked the back of Tony's head when they were hugging for one last time at Family First was because of the many times he slapped it over the years and it was only to show him that he did it out of love and care, that's why Tony smiles right after it, they share a connection so deep that it goes beyond words and both of them knew all along it was just a gesture of expressing this bond and I-




















