I'm stronger than you know

“I’m just tired of these names. If I’m - if I’m not Quake, I can’t be the Destroyer of Worlds. Maybe I should just be Daisy Johnson, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

“We were all in the Framework together. We understand how confusing and screwed up that world is. And trust me, it’s gonna take me years to process everything that happened in there. But the one thing that I don’t need time to understand is that we are all in this together. I tried to take the blame for everything not too long ago, I dyed my hair, I ran away…I thought that separating myself from the team would help me protect it. But in truth, I kind of just lost myself.”

“Changing people’s hearts and minds is great, but I know a way to destroy Hydra for good.”

“Alright, you freaky blue bitch. Let’s do this.”

“You saw something frightening. It’s okay if you’re feeling scared. I was scared of my powers, too. I couldn’t control it. I couldn’t escape it. But it…it’ll get better. It will. I promise. I wouldn’t ask you to think about anything you don’t want to. But my friend, Phillip J. Coulson, he’s the one who helped me get better. And right now, he’s lost. And I need…I need to find him.”

— heroes are only heroes until it takes its toll // p.s.

This little moment could be easily dismissed, but I think it’s one that encapsulates what it is that makes Daisy a hero, even before the show starts. Daisy’s compassion is always for the victims, no matter who they are, and any power she has (be it hacking, resources, fighting skills or actual superpowers) she will use to protect them. You can see it in her political stances, in how protective she is of people like Mike, Ace and Hannah, and later on of the Inhumans as a group. But even when she finds herself belonging to a persecuted community and responsible for their protection, she still finds it her duty to look out for everybody, as long as they need to be defended. Daisy is someone who embodies what S.H.I.E.L.D.’s ideals should be, long before she joined it.

Series of Daisy’s Face (112/∞)

“What does it matter if you don’t listen? I can’t fight and protect your dumb ass at the same time.”