Fools
Summary: A seven chapter collection of SkyeWard drabbles based on Lauren Aquilina's song Fools. Set after The Only Light in the Darkness.
We are too fragile just to guess
He was difficult to read. As it turned out, most S.H.I.E.L.D.-agents were, at least according to Coulson. They had to be. "Manipulation is part of our job, we even teach it at the Academy", he had told her. Skye realised how important it was for an agent to keep cool during certain missions, she realised it could be the difference between succeeding and flat out dying. Yet it felt wrong. She believed in truth, always had. That was what she had been looking for, that was the reason she had joined both The Rising Tide and S.H.I.E.L.D. She searched for it, craved it, not only for herself, but for everyone. In a world so corrupt and dangerous, Skye was a firm believer that truth would do more good than harm. Although, she had have reason to doubt that belief recently, getting a better understanding of how the agents she now worked with operated. Maybe some truths should remain hidden, but they were few. In the bigger picture, she still held on to her original thoughts, those that had inspired her to become a hactivist.
None of that made it easier with Ward, though. Skye knew very little about him, about his life. She knew only what she had seen – the black ops specialist, the trained spy, the order following agent. She had also seen his fierce protection of them all, and a somewhat more relaxed person who enjoyed board games in his free time. That, and punching a boxing bag. He was interesting, yes, but hard to get answers from. And Skye was always looking for answers. The only personal thing she knew about him was the painful memories of his past including his brother, but that was obviously something he never wanted to talk about. So she kept trying to get to know him, but she couldn't make herself go too far. Part of her was afraid she wouldn't be ready for the commitment of what getting too close might actually entail. She didn't want to guess with him, but so far, that was all she was ever able to do.