Gentle Giant
Leave it to Grant Ward to bring home the biggest, scariest, and, incidentally, friendliest and gentlest dog possible.
This doesn't mean that Skye's heart didn't stop for a moment when one day she opened the front door and came face to face with the largest dog – a huge, black Great Dane that standing on its hind legs was easily a head taller than her – she has ever seen. (Okay, so she might have taken a step back and let out a little shriek, but c'mon, who wouldn't have?)
Of course it soon turned out that she didn't need to be afraid, as Hector – whose original owner was a victim in a case involving a volatile gifted, so they just had to take him in (damn Grant and damn the fact that sometimes he was a bigger puppy than Hector) – was the textbook case of a gentle giant. And they soon had a countless anecdotes – and photos and videos as evidence – to prove it.
Hector is afraid of thunder; whenever there's a storm raging on during the night, he'll whine in front of the bedroom door until he's let in, then climbs into the bed, preferably under the covers, until only his nose can be seen (which is a bit of a problem, as even a king sized bed is kind of small for two people and a Great Dane).
Hector is infinitely patient. Grant once had to drag the dog into the shower after their daughters painted all over him, and his fur was completely covered in pink and neon green splotches. And he just simple let them, without letting out a single whine.
Hector is afraid of strangers. The first time Fitz came over after Grant brought Hector home, the dog hid behind the sofa and refused to come out until Fitz left. Hector, the one hundred and twenty pound Great Dane was terrified of the tiny engineer.
Hector loves the kids. When they brought their first daughter home, Hector'd sit by the bassinet for hours, wiggling his tail whenever the baby moved. And even later on, he'd always have an eye kept on the girls.
Hector loves to hug people. Because once he knows you, he usually loves you, and he likes to show it. And he shows it by hugging you – hugging meaning that he stands on his hind legs and puts his front paws on your shoulder, panting in your face. Sometimes he does this completely unexpectedly, running to you first with full speed (he wants managed to topple Jemma).
Hector is completely aware when he is doing stuff he shouldn't, and if he's caught, he has perfected the act of feeling guilty. If somebody catches him on the act of sitting on the couch (which he is not allowed to), stealing food from the table (which he is definitely not allowed to), or sniffing around looking for his treats (which are hidden for a reason), he'll sulk away, and look at the person with huge puppy eyes for as long as it is needed for his misbehavior to be forgotten.
So okay, Skye might not have been Hector's biggest fan when they first met – but now she wouldn't part from her gentle giant for anything.