~ In which Ward realizes for the first time how pretty Skye is
Word count: 274
Takes place after S1E8, The Well
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"Hey," Skye said, taking a seat beside her supervising officer. She rested her elbow on the bar counter and her chin on her palm. "What's going on inside that robot brain of yours?"
Ward shrugged, keeping his eyes down. He still felt guilty about the problems he'd caused for the team that day, because of the Asgardian staff. But mostly, though he didn't want to admit it, he hated himself for lashing out at Skye.
"Look," she began, "I'm still confused about what happened today, but I wanted to let you know that I'm here. If you want to talk, or anything. I understand that lately I haven't been a very cooperative rookie, so I plan to change that. Maybe not talk as much."
He watched her carefully, noticing the earnest look of regret on her face. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "I don't actually hate it when you talk."
"Really?" She raised her eyebrows.
"But...less would be better."
She rolled her eyes and punched him playfully in the arm. "It looks like you have a soft side after all."
"Shut up."
Skye was pretty. Anyone who looked at her would know that, but this was the first time Ward saw just how beautiful she was. He couldn't possibly be attracted to her- that would be wrong for a number of reasons, but he did like her. Her sarcastic remarks, the faces she made during training when she thought he wasn't looking, and how she cared enough about being an agent that she was willing to change things about herself.
He realized he was staring and quickly looked down.
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Skyeward Oneshots
Fanfictionin which nothing past 1.17 ever happened... because I miss our rookie and robot these are pretty short, jsyk (for shippers only, if you're just going to comment hate please go away)
