‘ you are not required to love your parents, or to even like them. ’ {from grant ward to daisy (in my default verse for him, he was always with shield and double-crossed Garrett)}
“Maybe not, but that sounds a little too simple to me,” she told him honestly, crossing her arms as she thought of the woman who had birthed her. It still hurt to a degree, knowing how Jiaying had used her and nearly killed her was a sore subject.
And she had gotten to know Cal when he was twisted and evil, although he hadn’t really been that man when he started out and she really did care about the man he truly was on the inside, the guy running that clinic now.
“I like Cal. He’s done some unforgivable things, but I-- I don’t know. I just do. --Now anyway.”
Daisy wouldn’t discuss this with just anyone, but she trusted Ward completely. He had been a real douche at first, but she liked how he trained this rookie into being an actually good SHIELD agent. That, and there was something between them she couldn’t deny. It went far beyond the superficial flirtations in between training sessions, and the brunette thought he felt it, too.