Title: The Subtleties of Walter Bishop
Prompt: Subtle
Fandom: Fringe, thru 2.13 "Bishop Revival"
Characters/Pairings: Walter Bishop, Peter Bishop, Olivia Dunham, Astrid Farnsworth; Peter/Olivia
Disclaimer: All characters herein are the property of JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and all other respective owners. This is for entertainment purposes only.
Summary: Because Walter Bishop is the subtlest of men…
A/N: Just something fun that popped into my head.
The Subtleties of Walter Bishop
"Agent Dunham, would you call me 'dad'?"
She looked up from her makeshift desk, glasses perched on the edge of her nose, peering at him over the lenses.
"Subtle, Walter; very subtle," was Peter's rushed comment from the sidelines. She glanced at Peter first, then back to Walter with a raised eyebrow.
"Uh, why?"
Peter seemed about to step in, as he so often did, and steer the conversation back to tangible territory but Walter was quicker.
"I'd just like to see how it sounds; I have a hope that Peter's wife will call me 'dad'." His smile was childish and a bit distant, like he was seeing far off into the future.
She smiled and looked at Peter, "I wasn't aware you were married."
He flashed her a cheeky grin in response, before intercepting his father's train wreck of a conversation. "Walter's been going on about it nonstop since the Staller wedding…"
"You should think about settling down, son!" Walter insisted. "I'm very old, if I'm to have any grandchildren, you'll need to be begin procreating in the next two to three years."
She heard Astrid snort back a laugh from somewhere near Gene.
"I'll keep that in mind, Walter; thanks."
The beep of her text message alert distracted her. It was Broyles; she was needed back at the office.
She pulled her coat on and asked Peter if he wanted to come with. She liked the company after all and the office seemed a little bit colder now that Charlie was gone.
He seemed to hesitate, glancing at Walter as if there was something they needed to discuss sans her presence.
"But Peter, Agent Farnsworth and I were going to spend the afternoon dissecting the genitalia of the American Bullfrog - we could certainly use your steady hand in the process," Walter said, pointing to the terrarium of frogs struggling to escape from the confines of their cage. "We have ice cream."
She couldn't blame Peter for nearly running from the lab. With a nod and a smile she followed him out.
"That was subtle, Walter."
"Thank you, Asterix."
"But we're not really dissecting frog genitalia, are we?"
"Frog genitalia?" Momentary relief. "That sounds like fun…and we have ice cream!"
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