Title: Expectations
Rating: PG
Summary: She always rose above what they needed.
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She could do just the bare minimum. They wouldn't complain or mind- after all she had done, taking a break was they expected of her. But she never did. She worked herself into exhaustion, spending countless sleepless nights in her lab, always working.
And over time they had come to expect the very best from her.
Therefore it came as a surprise when she threw down the stack of papers, snarled, and glared at them in the way only she could.
"Go to Hell!"
With that, the blonde Major turned on the ball of her foot and stalked off, leaving her team speechless.
But they realized a moment later that they should have expected this, too, of her, and that sometimes she could only be human.
So they let her go.
And when the next day she showed up, looking unabashed and well rested, they greeted her with respect and let it be.
Because she'd always go beyond their expectations, no matter what they asked of her.