For the five and one meme: Five times May had to put a teammate to bed (or alternatively, mom'd someone) :)
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[1]
When Melinda May signs on to join S.H.I.E.L.D., thereare many things she expects she will have to do. There are even some thingsshe’s surprised about but once they’re explained to her, they make sense.
For the first few months, the academy meets herexpectations and she more than meets theirs.
One night, as she returns to the dorms after grabbinga bite to eat, she sees her roommate, Maria Hill struggling to return to theirroom.
“Hey, you okay?”
Maria nods as she’s too busy yawning to answer hervocally.
The breeze picks up causing both women to shiver.
“Are you heading back to our room?” Melinda asks asshe walks closer to Maria.
“Yes, I am. Are you?”
Melinda nods her head as she wraps an arm around theother woman’s waist.
“Come on, you look like you’re going to fall over anymoment now and we don’t need you falling down the stairs or something.”
Maria leans into Melinda as she wraps her own armaround her shoulder to help balance her.
The shared body heat from the contact keeps the womenfrom freezing as the wind changes from a breeze to something stronger.
Ten minutes later, the women stand outside their roomas Melinda fishes out her room key before unlocking the door and leading Mariain.
Maria is practically asleep so Melinda brings her overto her bed and lays her down before removing her shoes then maneuvering herunderneath her comforter.
As she walks over to her own bed in order to get readyfor bed herself, she hears a whispered “Thanks Mel”, causing her to turn aroundand smile at Maria.
[2]
Finally, it came time for Melinda’s favorite time ofday – about ten at night when the team is sleeping and all she hears is the humfrom the Bus’s engine as she moves about the plane before retiring for thenight herself.
As she walks pass the bunks, she notices one of themis open so out of concern, she peers in because no one on the team sleeps withtheir door open. Melinda frowns when she sees Simmons’ bed empty.
Letting out a sigh, she exits the room before headingin the direction of the Lab.
Melinda approaches the lab and smiles slightly at thesight of Jemma asleep with her head on her arms on top of the holo-table.
Standing beside the scientist, she gently shakes hershoulder.
“Simmons, wake up. Come on, you need to get to bed.”
Groggily, Simmons wakes up slowly, confused about whyAgent May stood next to her.
“Agent May? What’s going on? Do we have,” she yawns,“a mission?”
“No, you fell asleep in the lab so I decided to wakeyou up so you can get to bed.”
Nodding her head, Simmons lets out another yawn as shestands up, swaying slightly but unable to fall over as May steadies her.
“Thank you. Are you going to bed soon yourself?”
“I am. Once you’re in bed.”
The two women check the lab to make sure everything isturned off that needs to be then they head upstairs to the sleeping quarters.
“Goodnight, Agent May.”
“Good night, Simmons.”
Then they separate to head to their respective bunksto turn in for the night.
[3]
Walking pass the gym after spending some time at theshooting range, the sound of cursing startles May slightly and causes her tobecome concerned about the cause. So she steps into the room in order to findout the cause.
She sees Bobbi working at one of the machines, tryingto rehab her leg after her run in with Ward but it doesn’t seem to be goinglike she wants it to.
“Bobbi? Are you alright?”
Looking over at her, Bobbi smiles slightly.
“I’m. just. Peachy.”
May raises an eyebrow at her then crosses her arms.
“It certainly didn’t sound like it.”
Bobbi sighs as she stops what she’s doing because herbody tells her it can’t take anymore today.
“I want to get back into the field. Working in the labis fine but I’m an agent first. I need to be out there, doing something…. doinganything. My body just, it just disagrees.”
“Then you should listen to it. You’ll get back intothe field when you’re meant to.”
May walks over so she stands next to Bobbi and placesher hand on her should.
“You’re too good of an agent to not get back into thefield.”
Bobbi smiles up at her.
“Thank you.”
“For now, however…..you need to shower then rest for awhile. I’ll get Hunter to bring you something to eat.”
Laughing lightly, she knew Agent May had a point.
“He’s still afraid of you. You know that?”
May simply smirks as she helps Bobbi stand up from themachine.
“Thanks May, I appreciate it.”
“No problem, Bobbi.”
The two women walk off in different directions – Bobbito her room to shower then rest in bed while May hunts down Hunter so Bobbicould be fed after working out hard.
[4]
Late at night, the base is quiet and peaceful or aspeaceful as a place like the Playground could be and May finishes up her TaiChi session. It’s been awhile since she’s had a good session so she feelsreally good and ready to go to sleep.
Suddenly, she hears footsteps approaching and shetenses up while looking around for something she could use as a weapon ifneeded.
Old training dies hard even in a base with tightsecurity.
Elena appears moments later, surprised to see AgentMay still awake.
“Agent May? You’re still up?”
“I did a session of Tai Chi to help me unwind andrelax before going to bed. What are you doing up?”
Elena sighs because she doesn’t know what to say.
Studying the woman in front of her, Melinda considersthe possibilities.
“This is about Daisy, isn’t it?”
Unable to look May in the eye, she nods; somehow,she’s not surprised that May was the one to figure her out.
“Daisy is my friend. I want to help.”
Yet, the others especially Fitzsimmons and Mack makeher feel guilty or try to, anyways though Elena didn’t believe Mack did it onpurpose.
May smiles softly at her.
“They don’t understand why she shut them out but they,especially Fitzsimmons, come from very different backgrounds than Daisy so theyjust don’t get it. I’m glad that she had someone keeping an eye out for herregardless of how you’ve gone about it.”
Elena feels a weight lift off of her shoulder then shesmiles brightly at May.
“Thank you. I think I can sleep now.”
[5]
There’s a sudden knock at May’s door.
“Come in,” she says as she places her book down on theside table.
The door slowly opens to reveal Daisy standing there.
“Daisy? What’s wrong?”
Rubbing the back of her neck, she smiles sheepishly atMay.
“I just—after everything that has happened lately, Ijust needed to make sure you’re here.”
May understands where Daisy is coming from because she’snoticed Daisy, Jemma and Elena tracking the others with their eyes as a resultof the fear they felt when most of the team were LMDs.
She pats the space next to her on the bed as an invitationfor Daisy to join her which she does.
“I know that it’s hard for you to believe right nowbut I’m not going anywhere. I have no reason to.”
Daisy sighs as she leans against the headboard thenpulls her knees up to her chest and wraps her arms around them.
“My brain knows that, it’s just the rest of me that’shaving issues.”
They sit in silence for a few moments.
May decides that this is the time to finally saysomething she’s been needing to say for a while.
“If you still feel guilty about leaving, after Lincoln…..youshouldn’t, Daisy. It wasn’t right for any of us to make you feel like that.”
Daisy meets May’s gaze and offers her a small but softsmile.
“Thank you; that means a lot to me.”
Unable to resist, Daisy hugs May and relaxes when shefeels it being returned.
“I should go and let you get some sleep. I think I’llbe able to sleep now.”
Daisy climbs off of the bed then pauses at the doorwayto look back at May.
