Author's Note: This is a challenge I did in another fandom that I thought would be fun to do with Fringe. You are given a list of 100 words/phrases and the goal is to write a one-shot based on each of the themes. You don't have to do them in order, or cennect them, but you can if you want to. If any one else wants to play, here are the themes.
1. Introduction 2. Love 3. Light 4. Dark 5. Seeking Solace 6. Break Away 7. Heaven 8. Innocence 9. Drive 10. Breathe Again 11. Memory 12. Insanity 13. Misfortune 14. Smile 15. Silence 16. Questioning 17. Blood 18. Rainbow 19. Gray 20. Fortitude21. Vacation 22. Mother Nature 23. Cat 24. No Time 25. Trouble Lurking 26. Tears 27. Foreign 28. Sorrow 29. Happiness 30. Under the Rain 31. Flowers 32. Night 33. Expectations 34. Stars 35. Hold My Hand 36. Precious Treasure 37. Eyes 38. Abandoned 39. Dreams 40. Rated 41. Teamwork 42. Standing Still 43. Dying 44. Two Roads 45. Illusion 46. Family 47. Creation 48. Childhood 49. Stripes 50. Breaking the Rules 51. Sport 52. Deep in Thought 53. Keeping a Secret 54. Tower 55. Waiting 56. Danger Ahead 57. Sacrifice 58. Kick in the Head 59. No Way Out 60. Rejection 61. Fairy Tale 62. Magic 63. Do Not Disturb 64. Multitasking 65. Horror 66. Traps 67. Playing the Melody 68. Hero 69. Annoyance 70. 67% 71. Obsession 72. Mischief Managed 73. I Can't 74. Are You Challenging Me? 75. Mirror 76. Broken Pieces 77. Test 78. Drink 79. Starvation 80. Words 81. Pen and Paper 82. Can You Hear Me? 83. Heal 84. Out Cold 85. Spiral 86. Seeing Red 87. Food 88. Pain 89. Through the Fire 90. Triangle 91. Drowning 92. All That I Have 93. Give Up 94. Last Hope 95. Advertisement 96. In the Storm 97. Safety First 98. Puzzle 99. Solitude 100. Relaxation
So that's what you can expect. 100 random one-shots that will cover the whole range of situations, characters, ships, ratings, etc. There will probably be a little bit of everything. Without Further ado: my first theme.
Despite what some people might think, it is actually possible to be a genius and an idiot, simultaneously. Peter Bishop knew he was living proof of this.
It was bad enough that he had spent two month dating the wrong Olivia Dunham, without realizing it, but then he apparently made things worse with the way he told her. At the time, he had simply been trying to show her he had noticed the differences when he told her the other her was quicker with a smile. It was only later that he realized she may have taken that the wrong way, thinking that he liked the other her better.
He didn't. But the sad truth was, he had never really known his Olivia when she was happy. He had come into her life just in time to witness the mess with John. That had been a difficult blow for her. And just when it seemed like she was getting past John's death and the situation surrounding it, Charlie had been killed. If anyone deserved to be happy, it was Liv, but in the time he had known her, there had been far too few occasions for her to smile. So when they got back from the other side, and she seemed so much happier… he just didn't have enough to compare to, to know it was wrong.
Peter was determined, though, to never make that mistake again. Now that he had the real Olivia back, and they were together, he was determined to notice and appreciate everything about her. He learned that though she may not smile as often in an obvious way, she had a way of smiling with her eyes. Sometimes it was too subtle for most people to recognize as a smile, but for anyone paying attention, it was beautiful.
So now, when he overheard people talking about how Dunham never seemed to smile, he would just shake his head. He knew better. He was, after all, a genius.