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1.
"Leopold Fitz."
"Jemma Simmons."
That was how they introduced themselves. Fitz had felt homesick in the first five minutes of being at the SHIELD Academy. He was 16 and awkward. However, as he looked into Jemma Simmons' eyes, who held just as much sixteen year old awkwardness as his, Fitz knew he could make it through this thing.
2.
"Fitzsimmons?"
"Fitz."
"Simmons"
In a turn of events, they had introduced one another. Simmons had dragged Fitz along for this ride. He did not feel ready to actually join SHIELD. He was twenty-three and still awkward. However, as he looked into Simmons' eyes, he knew he could make it through this thing.
3.
"Leopold Fitz."
"Jemma Simmons."
They had reintroduced themselves. They had grown so much since they first met and since they first got on the Bus, but they had grown together. And later on, after looking in Jemma's eyes after he had kissed her, Fitz knew he could do this thing.
And the one time he didn't:
"Fitz!"
"Jemma!"
They screamed for one another. Fitz had put himself in danger and stepped out of his comfort zone because Simmons was not with him. Because he couldn't look into her eyes. He needed Simmons so he knew he could do this thing.