Florence x Walter

Florence x Walter is the het between Florence Tipton and Walter O'Brien from the Scorpion fandom.

Season 4
Walter and Florence meet when the second opens a chemical laboratory, near the headquarters of Scorpion, Walter's company is annoyed by the noise that his neighbors make, the blonde sends a stinking gas in their headquarters, and shortly after she reveals herself to take credit for the action. Walter asks why she didn't just say they were bothering her and she replies that she tried, but no one heard her. When the woman leaves, after threatening that if she continues to make a noise, she will use even more smelly gas, Walter comments that he doesn't like her. In fact, to most of Scorpion's colleagues, Florence is disliked.

Eventually Florence manages to establish rules of coexistence with the neighbors and Walter decides that he will not judge her, until he gets to know her better.

Ralph the son of Paige, Walter's girlfriend, causes damage to Florence's laboratory. She logically goes to complain and blames Paige for not keeping an eye on the baby. Walter then intervenes and declares that Paige is an excellent mother. As they talk, it turns out that Scorpion has to get rid of some marine litter for work, and Florence and Walter argue about which chemical to use and the blonde offers to use one she created that would offer better results, in exchange for a sixth of the income. Walter initially does not want to know, because he finds Florence arrogant and haughty, but in the end the other members of Scorpion convince him to accept (at the moment due to legal fees, the company is short of money and therefore maximum efficiency is needed to get more assignments).

When she discovers that the Scorpion members intend to leave immediately, despite it being Thanksgiving, Florence is briefly surprised, but then realizes that they want to take advantage of the lower rental prices of the boats. Walter hopes the blonde can't come, but when she says she can, he teases her noting that she doesn't have to have friends. Afterwards, Florence listens attentively to the explanation of the Irish and the two continue to tease each other. However, the boat moves away due to an anchor mechanism failure, so Walter, Florence and Happy (a colleague and friend of Walter's remain alone). Walter hopes his friend will name her son after him and Florence comments that it's a loser name, referring to Walter Mondale (a man who ran for president, losing in 49 out of 50 states). Obviously young O 'Brian takes offense. Unfortunately, the boat's engine also breaks down and the trio gets stuck on an island of garbage, which is quickly broken up by poisonous jellyfish feeding on the thickener agent created by Florence. The two blame each other for the accident and they are in mortal danger (the jellyfish are in such numbers, that they can poison them until killing them), Walter further accuses Flo, who does not defend herself. However, the two find a way out in unison. The first one who tries to leave the island is Florence and initially, Walter mistakes this for cowardly selfishness. Happy, however, makes him understand that the other woman is very brave, as their method of escape (walking on a rope) is not safe. Walter tries to explain to Florence the danger she is in, but in the end the two start arguing again. Despite this, the dark-haired man tries to help the blonde as best he can. The harpoon to which the rope was tied comes off, and causes a leak in the boat, and Florence, works to save everyone. In an argument with Paige, a low opinion of the whole Scorpion, including Walter, emerges from the young Tipton. When Florence falls into the water, Walter instead of getting on the ship swims to save her, at the risk of his own life.

Although he too has been stung, Walter only cares to cure Florence, without worrying in the slightest about the poison circulating in his body, declaring that Florence needs more than him to be treated. Plus the Irishman, he openly acknowledges Florence's intelligence and quality of work, even if he only does it because the blonde is passed out and begs others not to report what he said. Walter says he is happy when he discovers that Florence is making a full recovery.

Florence is later invited to spend Thanksgiving with the Scorpion and apologizes to them for her unkind comments. She and Walter exchange approving glances, even though the Irishman admits that he still doesn't fully trust her. The team requests the intervention of Florence, in order to save a dog. Despite being surprised at her unusual request, the woman lends her help and accompanies a team member, Toby to get a document to drop the legal charges against Cabe, team member and Walter's father figure. Eventually Cabe is acquitted, and Walter thanks Florence by shaking her hand.

Despite the acquittal, Cabe's bail costs are not immediately repaid and Scorpion finds herself with the budget in the red, so Walter decides to work on Christmas Eve too, to get double paid (his family lives in Ireland and him in Los Angeles, so he wouldn't have done much anyway). Left alone, the man falls down the stairs and dreams of being married to Florence.

Fanon
Florence x Walter is a moderately popular ship. Many hate her due to the fact that it was because of the growing attraction between Florence and Walter that Paige and Walter broke up, but other fans did not appreciate the relationship between Paige and Walter at all seeing them mismatched and were pleased to see Walter with someone more like him and able to understand him better than Paige and to share his interests. Either way, the triangle was never resolved and the two never became an actual couple due to the series' cancellation.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Florece/Walter tag on fanfiction.net