Hey babes! Back with a new one for ya! Sorry it's been a little while. I've just been working a lot. This one's kinda fun.
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"You ready?"
Skye glances through the full-length mirror in front of her to find Grant leaning against the doorframe of her dressing room, a soft smile on his face and his arms crossed casually over his chest, crinkling the front of his suit jacket just a little.
"I think so," she replies, not at all sure if she's really ready for this. She's done a few interviews before about the movie, but they were all on set. And it was just the cast and crew around. This time it's in an actual studio with actual fans in the crowd because the movie is set to premiere pretty soon. She's had some time to recover from the craziness of actually filming the movie, but now the craziness of promoting it is starting.
She turns around to face Grant, a deep frown settling on her face. "I'm just...my hands are kind of sweaty right now and I may or may not be freaking out on the inside. But not the good kind of freaking out."
"There's a good kind of freaking out?" he questions with a raised eyebrow.p
She nods. "Yeah. Like when I got this role. I was freaking out in a very good way when that happened."
"Ah. Well, I promise you that you'll be perfectly fine."
"How do you know that?" she asks, throwing her hands into the air in exasperation. "How do you know I'm not going to make a complete fool of myself out there on national TV?"
He moves further into the room and stops in front of her, grabbing onto her shoulders securely and looking right into her eyes. "Because I'll be right there beside you the whole time. And it'll just be for a few minutes. We won't be out there for too long talking. Just long enough to discuss a little bit about the movie and maybe a few other things."
She nods. "Yeah, okay."
"Think you can handle that?" he asks her.
She nods again and takes a deep breath. "Yeah, I think so."
"Good." He pulls her in for a quick hug. "I have complete faith in you."
She relaxes a bit in his arms, breathing in deeply again and taking in the smell of his cologne. She recognizes it immediately as the cologne from the first day they met when he let her borrow his button-up. Cologne on any other guy, she'd recoil instantly, no doubt. But cologne on Grant, she finds herself wanting to stay there for just a little while longer.
Her eyes going wide for a split second, she pulls out of his arms as casually as she can without causing alarm and gives him a tight smile. "So, should we go out there?" she asks, running her hands down over her shirt to smooth out the fabric as she breathes in deeply.
He nods. "We can. I think we'll just have to stand around for a few minutes and wait for our cue to go out there, though."
"Perfectly fine with me," she tells him, trying to get her heart rate back down to normal.
"Great, come on then." He gestures with his head to the door before turning and walking out.
She takes one more deep breath and then follows after him, pulling the door shut tightly behind her after flipping off the light. She quickens her pace to catch up with him, instantly regretting it when she is assaulted by the amazing scent of his cologne again, causing her heart to skip.
She quietly clears her throat and stands up a little straighter once they reach the open area just behind the entrance they'll be using to go out onto the soundstage. She can just barely see the soundstage from where she is.
They both stand there for a moment, listening to the host speak to the audience, making them laugh with yet another well-timed, clever joke. The guy's a natural.
"Grant, Skye, you're on in two," one of the show's producers says to them as they quickly approach, a headset wrapped around the back of their head and a clipboard in their hand. "We just went to commercial, so after we're back, it's your turn. When he announces you, you'll walk out, wave to the audience, greet him, then have a seat in the two empty chairs. Got that?"
Grant nods. "Yes, thank you very much." He gives a small smile to the producer before looking at Skye with a slightly bigger smile. "You ready?"
She nods slowly and swallows. "I think so."
He laughs quietly and places a hand on her shoulder, gently squeezing. "Relax, Skye. Take slow, deep breaths. You'll be okay out there. Like I said, I'll be right there beside you the entire time so you won't have to worry too much."
"Yeah, I know that. But I'm still nervous about this."
"Ladies and gentlemen," they hear the talk show host say from his place out on the soundstage, drawing their attention to him, "as promised before the break, I've got a very special treat for all of you today. They're the two stars of Shield Studios' upcoming film Secret War: Fire and Earth, all about two average, everyday people who are suddenly thrown into the superhero world when they get exposed to the same unknown chemical. Playing the dashingly handsome JT James, and the equally as beautiful Daisy Johnson, please welcome, Grant Ward and Skye."
Skye takes a slow, deep breath before walking beside Grant toward the entrance to the stage. This is it, time for her big late-night talk show debut. And she's absolutely terrified. Anything could go wrong.
Out of the corner of her eye, she sees Grant step just a hair behind once they reach the doorway, letting her go first. She gives him a soft smile before stepping through.
She's immediately overwhelmed by the amount of cheering and shouting coming from the studio audience as she emerges from backstage.
She gives them a quick wave as she goes, causing them to cheer louder and the smile on her own face to grow wider.
A gentle hand at the small of her back directs her toward the back of the soundstage where two empty chairs are waiting, just calling their names. She looks beside her to see Grant smiling and then giving her a small wink. Her breath catches and her heart flips. No. She can't be feeling like this. Not now. Especially not on national TV. Especially not when she still has a boyfriend. A boyfriend she really loves.
They both greet the host with quick hugs and smiles before they take up their seats in the large cushioned chairs set right next to each other. Grant gestures for her to take the one closest to the host, which she accepts with a kind smile, watching as he situates himself in the chair next to her.
"Well, thank you both so much for being here," the host says once the cheering and clapping have died down.
"Thanks for having us," Skye says with a smile, shifting a little in her seat and crossing her ankles, trying to get as comfortable as possible. "This is my first big talk show so it's pretty exciting but also super nerve-wracking."
"Well I'm honored to be your first," the man says with a kind smile. "But Grant," he says, turning to her co-star, "this is absolutely nothing new for you."
Grant chuckles and shakes his head. "No, it is not. I've done so many talk shows over the course of my career, I'm pretty sure I've lost track at this point. I'm just glad I get to be with Skye for her first one. I remember how nerve-wracking it can be, so I'm giving her all the support that I can."
"That's great." He takes a deep breath. "So, let's just dive right into things, shall we? This movie is slated to be a major hit at the box office and it premieres very soon. Fans went wild when they saw the trailer and the internet is getting excited." He leans forward, bracing his arms against his desk. "Any juicy details you two can tell us about it?"
"Unfortunately not," Grant says with an apologetic smile and a perfected ease that Skye desperately wishes she had. "We'd love to be able to talk to you about so many different aspects of this movie because there is some really good stuff in it, but then we'd be ruining it before you even get a chance to see it, and we don't want to do that."
"But what we can tell you," Skye adds, "is that it was very fun to film and we both had a really great time working on this project."
"I'm sure you did, if the behind the scenes photos you've posted over the course of filming are anything to go by. Which, I think we actually have a few of them. Now, these are some of my personal favorites here."
The large screen behind them lights up to show a few different images of Grant and Skye from the set, a couple of them having Fitz, Trip, or both men in the photos with them.
"I would have loved to have been in on this," the host says with a quiet laugh, looking at the images. "It looks like it was a lot of fun."
"Those guys are so much fun to be around," Skye tells him honestly. "The four of us became fast friends on set, considering we worked together pretty much every day."
"Not as close as Skye and I are, though, I don't think," Grant speaks up. "We all definitely had some fun together, but because Skye and I were opposites in this movie, we spent more time together and got to know each other a lot better. She's become one of my best friends and is really great to work with."
"Same goes for me about him," Skye says, smiling quickly over at Grant. "This was my first big Hollywood movie and Grant made it so much fun for me, and I can't imagine acting opposite anyone else for my first big film. He just made it so fun and easy."
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"So, in all honesty, how was your first late-night talk show experience?" Grant asks her once they reach the hallway where their dressing rooms are located backstage. The echoes of the studio audience ring in their ears.
Skye takes a deep breath and leans back against one of the walls. "In all honesty? Not really that bad."
"Yeah?"
She nods. "Yeah. There were a couple of times when I was worried that I would say something really stupid, but I think I managed to pull it off okay."
"That you did. More than okay, actually. You did very well for your first big talk show."
"I did?"
He nods. "Absolutely. It can honestly be a bit of a hit or miss with first-time actors on their first interview like this. But you handled things in a very professional manner, so I'm proud of you for that."
"Thanks. It was extremely nerve-wracking, but I'm glad that I went through with it."
"So are the producers."
She laughs quietly. "Yeah, so is my agent. I don't even want to think about what she would have done if I had chickened out on this interview. She's basically the reason I even got the role for this movie in the first place, so...yeah." She lets out a huff of air.
"I'm sure you would have been fine. Some people put way too much pressure on themselves for things like this. But you did amazing."
She gives a small smile. "Thanks. I think I really needed to hear that."
He smiles back. "Anytime, Rookie."
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*agenthaywood: Please tell me that someone else saw all those heart eyes they were throwing at each other while they were talking. Skyeward lives, ya'll!
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kathrinaelisabeth reblogged
[gifset of Skye and Grant walking out on talk show]
Okay! But his hand is on her back! And the smile he's giving her the entire time! He's so in love! Don't tell me I'm wrong! You're wrong! They're perfect!
#Grant Ward #Skye #Skyeward #they're so perfect together #i can't stand it
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nikka001 posted
"She's become one of my best friends and is really great to work with."
"I can't imagine acting opposite anyone else for my first big film."
These two! Do they realize they're just making it harder for all of us when they say things like this?!
#Skye #Grant Ward #Skyeward #Secret War: Fire and Earth #Secret War movie #i can't with these two
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