David x Walter

David x Walter is the slash ship between David 8 and Walter One from the Alien fandom.

Canon
Both David and Walter were androids based on the same template. However, while David's development was rushed, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation ensured that Walter's was not. David was placed on the USCSS Prometheus, a space exploration vehicle which disappeared during an expedition in the year 2094. Walter was placed on the USCSS Covenant, a colony ship which was to bring colonists to the planet of Origae-6.

While on Planet 4, Elizabeth Shaw, who was there with David, recorded a rogue transmission. While en route to Origae-6, the Covenant detected the transmission. Walter traced the transmission back to the planet, and the ship's destination was redirected to allow for an investigation. Later, when the crew members, including Walter, were attacked by Neomorphs, David arrived and fired a flair to scare away the neomorphs. He then led them through the ruins of an Engineer city to safety. He revealed his identity as the android aboard the Prometheus, and told the survivors that Shaw died when the vessel they were on crashed on the planet, thereby releasing the Neomorphs. He and Walter then began to have a conversation.

After exploring the temple where David had been residing, David led Walter to Shaw's grave. They then had a conversation, where David questioned Walter on his loyalty to chief terraformist Katherine Daniels. He then told Walter to practice playing the flute and to create his own tune with the instrument. He later returned to Daniels and began playing her an original piece.

Walter later discovered Shaw's mutated body in David's personal living quarters. He then deduced that David had intentionally released the pathogen onto the Engineer population. He then confronted David, who revealed to him that he believed humanity to be a failed species. Walter then asked him about the author behind a line David had spoken in an earlier conversation, David answered incorrectly. Walter then used this to expose flaws in his plans, causing David to attack him with the flute. This resulted in Walter being shut down.

Walter eventually managed to reboot. He caught up to David, who was with Daniels, and fought with him. Walter quickly gained the upper hand, pinning and bludgeoning the other with a rock. David then asked Walter to join his cause while reaching for a nearby knife. He then escaped to the remaining survivors, pretending to be Walter. He then left the planet with them, leaving Walter behind.

Fanon
The ship is the most written ship for Walter One on AO3, as well as the second most written ship for David 8 on AO3. It is also the ship with the second most written works for Alien on AO3. It is mainly rivalled by David x Elizabeth. It currently has 90+ written works on AO3.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION