[ the team. ward rolls his eyes: when he's playing at being by the book everyone's an individual with their own ideas but now that he's the bad guy they're all a unified team. go figure. still, that's not a statement he can argue with. ]

[ he also knows that it's personal for each of them. simmons' little crush when he rescued her; his affair with may; his devotion to skye; each of them feels personally betrayed, regardless of what he did and what amends he makes. and fitz is no different. but ward's never cared about people 'til he met the team, and he's going to keep caring about them whether they want him to or not. ]

[ and then the light goes on. ]

[ ward's eyebrows raise and he looks down at his own hand: nothing. ]

That's not good.

[ red is a bad color, everyone knows that. he's got fitz' hand in his own in moments, heedless if his anger or his personal space. ]

Hope they're not watching this room. Because you're making a pretty bad show of being my partner. Since I think they think that means we're...

[ a gesture around at the room. ]