A Collision of Two Universes
A Queer As Folk Inspired by Fringe Fan Fiction
Disclaimer: I do not own this show, nor its characters nor I presume to do so. This is not canon and has never and will never happen.
Author's Note: There will be no explicit scenes into his story but if you have any qualms about reading about lesbian and gay characters in realistic relationships, please exit this page right now. This story came to mind while watching Fringe and seeing two universes unite in the Season Three finale. This is the product of those thoughts. This takes place after 5.13 and will consist of two different universes, which will be highlighted as we go along.
Ch. 1: Alternate Universe - A Rift in the Cosmos pt. 1. Lindsay and Melanie
Melanie and Lindsay were bickering as usual over financial issues. They had both donated to the Gay and Lesbian Center that month because they each thought only one had donated. The sum of the donation was pretty steep and ended up putting them in about a month's worth of debt. They had each donated $5,000. Gus was watching his two mommies argue for what seemed like the third time in a week. He was used to it, though. He knew his parents loved each other but he also knew that adults had problems. He really did not want to be an adult.
"Linds, what are we supposed to do? I can't take up another caseload. The one I'm working on is too big!" Melanie tossed up her hands in frustration.
"Mel, let's calm down, you don't want to wake up JR," Lindsay rationalized. Lindsay was always the rational one, while Melanie always jumped on an issue and seemed to make it worse.
"It's hard to be calm when we're broke Linds. You haven't gotten any commissions lately at the art gallery."
"Oh, so now it's my fault, like everything always is."
"I'm not saying that. I'm just saying that we need to find another way to get the money. We can always ask Bri—"
"I am not asking Brian, you know he has his hands full with the baby coming. He's paying a surrogate, Mel, that's not cheap."
"He's the top ad man in Pittsburgh for fucks sake. Since we ended up staying here instead of moving to Canada, he's still in our lives. Why not milk that to our advantage?"
"I can't even believe you're suggesting that. After all he's done for us."
"Yeah, he's caused us a whole lot of grief, that's what he's caused."
"But he's changed, Mel. Come on, you know that he isn't' the same person he was."
"I do not miss that self-obsessed prick," Melanie fondly declared.
"Ha-ha, that self-obsessed prick gave us our son. I'm grateful," Lindsay stepped up to Melanie and took her two hands in hers and pressed them to her lips. "Honey, we're going to be fine. We always are. We have each other. God only knows what we've been through over the past 12 years," Lindsay recollected.
"I know. If infidelities and custody battles didn't take us down, a few financial troubles won't either."
"That's my girl. We'll figure it out, like we always have," Lindsay affectionately stated while caressing Melanie's face. They kissed and when they pulled away they smiled at each other and embraced. They had been to hell and back and it looks like they would conquer this, too.