Doctor Who, "Future Scoundrel" River/Eleven
Fandom: Doctor Who
Title: Future Scoundrel
Author: Paynesgrey
Rating: G
Genre: Humor/Fluff
Characters/Pairings: Eleven/River
Spoilers: Series 5
Word Count: 300
Notes: Written for the "Token" theme at fanfic_bakeoff.
Summary: River reveals a small spoiler, and the Doctor doesn't believe her.
He was staring a hole in her, eying the glittering green jewel she wore around her neck. She almost flinched at his touch, thinking he’d yank it off. Instead, he delicately moved her blonde curls aside and asked her accusingly, “Where did you get this?”
Oh, he knew what it was. After all, the gem was famous throughout the whole universe. She could tell by the look in his eyes that he was astounded and appalled. Would he turn her in? She wondered since he had been there when they retrieved it.
“Spoilers,” she said offhandedly, placing her hand over his grip. She smiled sweetly.
“River,” he said, sounding just like a scolding father. She lifted her chin.
“If you must know...” She smiled toothily. “We stole it together.”
“No,” he replied, drawing out the ‘o’ and laughing. He looked at her with disbelief, but she held her expression rigidly. He swallowed hard. “I would never!”
She tilted her head and grinned at him brightly. “Do you know… that I know, that when you regenerate, your personality changes?” His face went white, and she chuckled. “You don’t really know how you’re going to act, or what you’ll be like from the next life and onto the one after that.”
The Doctor frowned morosely, but suddenly, he shot up in his seat. “No! I become a devil, a total scoundrel!” He turned to River and gripped her shoulders. “Tell me, is there anything I can do to prevent it?”
She couldn’t hold back her mirth anymore and laughed, and she ruffled his hair and felt a sense of warmth as his arms softly fell around her. “There’s nothing, Doctor. And honestly, you aren’t much different now, than then.”
His eyes widened and she added, “I suppose you’re almost a lost cause.”
Title: Future Scoundrel
Author: Paynesgrey
Rating: G
Genre: Humor/Fluff
Characters/Pairings: Eleven/River
Spoilers: Series 5
Word Count: 300
Notes: Written for the "Token" theme at fanfic_bakeoff.
Summary: River reveals a small spoiler, and the Doctor doesn't believe her.
He was staring a hole in her, eying the glittering green jewel she wore around her neck. She almost flinched at his touch, thinking he’d yank it off. Instead, he delicately moved her blonde curls aside and asked her accusingly, “Where did you get this?”
Oh, he knew what it was. After all, the gem was famous throughout the whole universe. She could tell by the look in his eyes that he was astounded and appalled. Would he turn her in? She wondered since he had been there when they retrieved it.
“Spoilers,” she said offhandedly, placing her hand over his grip. She smiled sweetly.
“River,” he said, sounding just like a scolding father. She lifted her chin.
“If you must know...” She smiled toothily. “We stole it together.”
“No,” he replied, drawing out the ‘o’ and laughing. He looked at her with disbelief, but she held her expression rigidly. He swallowed hard. “I would never!”
She tilted her head and grinned at him brightly. “Do you know… that I know, that when you regenerate, your personality changes?” His face went white, and she chuckled. “You don’t really know how you’re going to act, or what you’ll be like from the next life and onto the one after that.”
The Doctor frowned morosely, but suddenly, he shot up in his seat. “No! I become a devil, a total scoundrel!” He turned to River and gripped her shoulders. “Tell me, is there anything I can do to prevent it?”
She couldn’t hold back her mirth anymore and laughed, and she ruffled his hair and felt a sense of warmth as his arms softly fell around her. “There’s nothing, Doctor. And honestly, you aren’t much different now, than then.”
His eyes widened and she added, “I suppose you’re almost a lost cause.”