Itâd been months since he was here. It didnât feel anymore strange. He never felt exactly at home in this place. He grew up in motels and diners - a secret government base wasnât exactly his first choice for replacement.
The people though? That he couldnât ever replace. They were home, really.Â
Then he had to leave âem all. Some confidential job for SHIELD - he couldnât tell anyone he was going, why, where- just up and left in the middle of the night. Didnât even tell Skye. She was gonna kill him.
They probably all were. Simmons would pull some weird British motherly concern. âWhy didnât you call?â May would just stare him down, that was pretty much a given.Â
... The hell would Fitz do? Probably not know what to do. Act like nothing happened. Or get real mad.Â
He shrugged to himself, turning the corner into the lab - kit bag slung over his shoulders and a bottle of twelve year old whisky in his hand.
âHey, Fitz, you better still have those shot glasses, we need âem.â