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therearenostringsattached2014-12-03 10:07 pm
wolfintheherd) wrote in therearenostringsattached2014-12-03 10:07 pm
Wookie the Wonder Dog.
[It was after the third attempt that Coulson resolved to try and do something. The man might not be able to talk to him - having sat there and watched him curl into a fetal position, sob openly, and then just glare at him before going back to push ups, but Fury's words (rebuild shield the right way had stayed with him)
He had to do what he could.
Give up what he could.
It had been Mercedes Merced, one of their other therapists who had suggested an animal after being assured that he wouldn't kill the creature.
"Grant Ward is, in essence, an enemy combatant. A brainwashed enemy combatant."
"Agent Merced..."
"There are different kinds of brainwashing. Some a lot worse then what we can do here. I think that Wookie will be good for him."
Coulson had sent in the golden retriever (was it wrong he felt over protective? Something about the dog reminded him of Captain America - of good things the other man no longer deserved.) with half a salute. They slid in his food and water with Agent Ward's and it was enough to wait for the other man to wake up.
And Wookie was good for Ward. Coulson observed that, every single time the other man examined his tray and got that desperate haunted look in his gaze the dog was right there to press against his side and wag his tail. To sit on his shoes to keep him from moving.
He found himself reviewing the tapes long after Tripp had done so, just in time to see Ward wrap an arm around the creature in his sleep. Even expressing real emotion.
Skye is against the dog. He knows it, but Wookie's bonded to Ward and honestly there is something about the dog that really does remind him of Steve Rogers. He's pretty sure he'd hate him. Obviously, he's HYDRA but that dog, walking back and forth across the cell, playing tug of war over Ward's shirt.
That's what they've just done as Skye appears up at the top of the stairs, sliding his shirt back on as Wookie barks and wags his tail. There's a sensor on his collar that allowed him to pass through the force field that keeps him back.
Skye gets a wag and a sloppy dog kiss while Ward hesitates, staring at her aghast.]
He had to do what he could.
Give up what he could.
It had been Mercedes Merced, one of their other therapists who had suggested an animal after being assured that he wouldn't kill the creature.
"Grant Ward is, in essence, an enemy combatant. A brainwashed enemy combatant."
"Agent Merced..."
"There are different kinds of brainwashing. Some a lot worse then what we can do here. I think that Wookie will be good for him."
Coulson had sent in the golden retriever (was it wrong he felt over protective? Something about the dog reminded him of Captain America - of good things the other man no longer deserved.) with half a salute. They slid in his food and water with Agent Ward's and it was enough to wait for the other man to wake up.
And Wookie was good for Ward. Coulson observed that, every single time the other man examined his tray and got that desperate haunted look in his gaze the dog was right there to press against his side and wag his tail. To sit on his shoes to keep him from moving.
He found himself reviewing the tapes long after Tripp had done so, just in time to see Ward wrap an arm around the creature in his sleep. Even expressing real emotion.
Skye is against the dog. He knows it, but Wookie's bonded to Ward and honestly there is something about the dog that really does remind him of Steve Rogers. He's pretty sure he'd hate him. Obviously, he's HYDRA but that dog, walking back and forth across the cell, playing tug of war over Ward's shirt.
That's what they've just done as Skye appears up at the top of the stairs, sliding his shirt back on as Wookie barks and wags his tail. There's a sensor on his collar that allowed him to pass through the force field that keeps him back.
Skye gets a wag and a sloppy dog kiss while Ward hesitates, staring at her aghast.]
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Everyone likes Wookie. May likes freaking Wookie. She gave him her toast that morning on the way back down to the cell and if that wasn't a vote of confidence then Skye didn't know what was. She almost wants to scream at it sometimes. Tell it to get away from her. But that's like screaming at a kid, and she's not heartless, okay. She's not.
So, Skye was reduced like the rest of the team to slipping the stupid dog treats and trying to pretend that it wasn't here to fix the unfixable fixerupper in the basement.
Skye almost made some kind of snarky comment about his shirtlessness, for a moment forgetting herself. The dog saved her from that. Wookie ended up nearly bowling her over and Skye had to kneel down to scratch behind his ears. Stupid happy wonderful dog. She smiled at it almost without meaning to, telling Wookie that he's a good boy, before going to her chair. The resident fluffball seems happy to follow her.]
I'm supposed to talk to you about assets.
[She pauses, and then absolutely refuses to make eye contact as she continues. She is not sure she agrees with the other news she has, but Phil asked her to tell him. So, she'll do it.]
And Coulson says that another week of good behavior means you can take Wookie on a walk. Supervised. Really really supervised.
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[He snorts, but he can't help but smile. Skye and Wookie make a good pair and he has to think about that. Then he shoves it to the side. Lucky whined when he tried to talk to him about that. Just like he'd used to do with Buddy.
He'd been having a lot of dreams about Buddy lately. Dreams that leave him hollow eyed. The dog wagged
Bucky glances back to look at him, sniffing, before leaning against Skye's knee]
...HYDRA assets. Right okay. What do you want to know?