Everybody Knows

So perhaps classic Doctor Who wasn't the best choice to hold Skye's interest, Fitz and Simmons had gotten Skye hooked on the new series, so the older episodes seemed like a logical next step.

Unfortunately, a TV series filmed in the 60s, 70s, and 80s had failed to hold Skye's attention, and she had fallen asleep against Fitz.

Perhaps he should have woken her up, but he didn't have the heart to. Part of it was that it was a rare opportunity to see Skye so peaceful, but if he was being honest with himself it was more that he enjoyed having her so close.

The truth was, Fitz craved physical contact. It wasn't something he really talked about, and it wasn't something he'd had much of since everything changed.

But having Skye cuddled up against his arm was… nice. He briefly entertained the notion this was a sign of how much Skye trusted him, or a genuine show of affection rather than just a result of circumstance.

Fitz shook himself, of course it wasn't. He needed to stop reading into situations like this. He pined after Simmons for years, misreading all of the signals, fooling himself into believing she felt the same.

Of course, she didn't, it was all wishful thinking. He wasn't going to fall into the same trap with Skye. He was her friend, and Fitz was determined to quash any thoughts contrary to that before they had the chance to take hold.

"So." Simmons interrupted his thought process. "You and Skye."

"What? No!" He denied firmly "There isn't- she doesn't feel that way."

"Oh, Fitz." Simmons sighed "It's obvious she does."

He shook his head, simultaneously suppressing the hope rising in his chest. "No. She doesn't. Look at-" the words refused to come, and he tried again "She has a type."

"Fitz-" Simmons began, but whatever she was going to say was cut off by Skye herself. For a moment, it looked as if she were going to wake up, but instead she shifted even closer, wrapping her arms around his torso and letting out an almost imperceptible sigh as she snuggled against him.

Fitz couldn't fight the blush at this blatant (if unconscious) display of affection. Simmons smiled knowingly "She does." She sing-songs.

"She doesn't." Fitz hissed, but somehow he's much less convinced than he was before.


Alright, this was getting ridiculous. Skye definitely had to stop falling asleep against him.

The entire team (minus Coulson and May, who knows what they did for fun) was gathered for movie night. The movie wasn't really Fitz's cup of tea- it had a simplistic plot, lots of explosions, and even more one liners- but it was a decent enough way to unwind after a stressful day.

Skye was being run through the wringer the most. The newest addition to their team, Lincoln, was training her to control her powers, which was apparently an exhausting process as Skye was currently fast asleep, cuddling up against Fitz. Again.

Hunter, Bobby, and Mack kept shooting speculative looks their way. Simmons merely gave him a knowing smile and turned back to the movie. Lincoln looked as if he were sizing him up. Fitz didn't know how to feel about be regarded that way by someone as powerful as Lincoln.

Fitz had tried very hard to suppress his feelings for Skye, but when she had introduced Lincoln to him; there was no denying the pang of jealousy. Lincoln was fit, charismatic, and charming, basically everything that he was not. Not to mention he had powers like Skye, and could help her control them. He couldn't hope to compete with Lincoln or with what he shared with her.

Still, Fitz had done his best to brush it off. There was no point in being depressed about Skye dating someone else, he told himself. He just had to deal with it and be happy for her.

He really didn't want deal with seeing the two of them flirting, so he had avoided their training sessions. Lincoln's suggestion that their abilities were private and personal gave Fitz the excuse he needed when Skye had asked him about it.

But things weren't going according to the script Fitz had thought they would, as evidenced by the woman now using him as a pillow, or perhaps teddy bear.

And now Simmons was rolling her eyes. Bobbi and Hunter were exchanging looks. Lincoln huffed and returned his attention to the movie.

Fitz sighed. Something was telling him that he was being an idiot.


Fitz absolutely loathed hospital beds. They brought back memories of Skye's comatose body after being shot, of waking up and not being able to string three words together, and that moment when both he and Jemma realized that something was wrong with him.

It would take him a long time for him to accept that he wasn't wrong, just different and even longer to repair his friendship with Jemma.

But something was different this time, Fitz's eyes flew open. Someone else was here.

Not in the sense that someone else was in the room. No, someone was in bed with him. He breathed in and recognized the scent of her hair immediately. Skye.

His eyes flew open, and sure enough, the hacker turned superhero was once again cuddled up against him.

"'Bout time you woke up." She murmured groggily. Though she was awake, she didn't make any moves to disentangle herself from him.

Fitz wasn't sure how to bring up the elephant in the room, so he opted for a safer question. "How long was I-"

"Out?" Skye finished for him "Only a day, but I was impatient, I have something to tell you."

"Oh?" He breathed. He couldn't help but notice that Skye was, if possible, moving closer to him.

"Something very important." She continued, and he could feel her breath on his lips. She was so close he could practically taste her; he couldn't help himself, he closed the remaining distance.

Fitz drew pride from the slight noise of contentment that she made as her parted her lips, then she started kissing back and he stopped thinking altogether.

Neither of them noticed Simmons mutter "Finally." and walk away. Suffice it to say, news of their new relationship would become common knowledge at SHIELD in a matter of hours.


A/N: So that was my first time writing from Fitz's point of view, I hope I did him justice. This does happen to follow from my previous chapter, but not everything I post in this series will be part of the same story line. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Thank you to everyone who's reviewed so far, I appreciate every single review I get!