You know you're a helpless ship whore when...
As recently shared in holdouttrout 's lovely male objectification thread, this guy from Fringe has caught my eye (and yes, I know it's rather embarrassing to be attracted to someone who used to be on Dawson's Creek. Stop reminding me.):
His name is Peter Bishop. He's scruffy and has a dark past and uses humor to defuse tense situations and--wait. This is sounding familiar. Anyway. Peter has a crush on a girl and the show, Fringe, has just supplied me with one of those ship episodes where it just finally clicks, the kind with a few tiny moments that I will squee over and watch again and again until my TiVo pleads exhaustion. I mean, teasing and grinning and eyesex and uncomfortable pauses!! Clearly they know the way to my heart.
Obviously image heavy, and spoilerific for the most recent episode: 'Ability'.
Scene #1 has Olivia asking Peter to step outside with her a moment to ask a favor related to the Big Important Case of the moment, which is immaterial to our dicussion. (Plot? what plot?)
Olivia: "So...I was hoping you might have one of your..."
Olivia, shuffling nervously: "...weird connections."
Peter, less than impressed: "Weird connections?"
Olivia, grimacing, mumbling slighty: "You're always a little weird."
Peter, like a two year old: "You're always a little weird."
Olivia: "What do you think?" *looks pleadingly at him* "Come on."
Peter, breaking out into a grin and letting her off the hook. "I think I got a weird connection."
-Insert eyesex here (because omg how could you not? did you see that smile?-
Scene #2-Olivia and Peter go to meet his 'weird connection' who turns out to be a bookseller. Possibly named Marcum, or something. Once again, immaterial to the point at hand. ;)
Bookseller, gesturing at Olivia: "Who's this friend?"
Olivia, introducing herself: "Olivia Dunham."
Bookseller: "Five dollars, I can name at least one item on your nightstand, Olivia Duhnam. Don't tell me. You're gonna like this. I'm never wrong. It's a gift. Okay...a Toni Morrison novel, something by Obama, and/or the current issue of Bon Appetite."
Olivia: "Uh, I'm reading Advanced Forensic Science by Adderman. I keep it next to my gun."
Bookseller, to Peter: "Oh. I like this one."
Peter: "This one's just a friend and we need a favor."
-uncomfortable pause during which Olivia gives a funny little smile behind Peter's back-
Peter: "It's a -blah, blah, blah, plot stuff"
Bookseller: "Blah, blah, plot stuff. Sounds very sexy and challenging."
Olivia: "Peter says you're very good."
Bookseller: "Yes, well, he also says you're just a friend so..."
Olivia: "..."
And there you have it. The two tiny scenes that made this little shipper fangirl grin like an idiot. What's not to love?!
His name is Peter Bishop. He's scruffy and has a dark past and uses humor to defuse tense situations and--wait. This is sounding familiar. Anyway. Peter has a crush on a girl and the show, Fringe, has just supplied me with one of those ship episodes where it just finally clicks, the kind with a few tiny moments that I will squee over and watch again and again until my TiVo pleads exhaustion. I mean, teasing and grinning and eyesex and uncomfortable pauses!! Clearly they know the way to my heart.
Obviously image heavy, and spoilerific for the most recent episode: 'Ability'.
Scene #1 has Olivia asking Peter to step outside with her a moment to ask a favor related to the Big Important Case of the moment, which is immaterial to our dicussion. (Plot? what plot?)
Olivia: "So...I was hoping you might have one of your..."
Olivia, shuffling nervously: "...weird connections."
Peter, less than impressed: "Weird connections?"
Olivia, grimacing, mumbling slighty: "You're always a little weird."
Peter, like a two year old: "You're always a little weird."
Olivia: "What do you think?" *looks pleadingly at him* "Come on."
Peter, breaking out into a grin and letting her off the hook. "I think I got a weird connection."
-Insert eyesex here (because omg how could you not? did you see that smile?-
Scene #2-Olivia and Peter go to meet his 'weird connection' who turns out to be a bookseller. Possibly named Marcum, or something. Once again, immaterial to the point at hand. ;)
Bookseller, gesturing at Olivia: "Who's this friend?"
Olivia, introducing herself: "Olivia Dunham."
Bookseller: "Five dollars, I can name at least one item on your nightstand, Olivia Duhnam. Don't tell me. You're gonna like this. I'm never wrong. It's a gift. Okay...a Toni Morrison novel, something by Obama, and/or the current issue of Bon Appetite."
Olivia: "Uh, I'm reading Advanced Forensic Science by Adderman. I keep it next to my gun."
Bookseller, to Peter: "Oh. I like this one."
Peter: "This one's just a friend and we need a favor."
-uncomfortable pause during which Olivia gives a funny little smile behind Peter's back-
Peter: "It's a -blah, blah, blah, plot stuff"
Bookseller: "Blah, blah, plot stuff. Sounds very sexy and challenging."
Olivia: "Peter says you're very good."
Bookseller: "Yes, well, he also says you're just a friend so..."
Olivia: "..."
And there you have it. The two tiny scenes that made this little shipper fangirl grin like an idiot. What's not to love?!