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It's not unusual for Harry to have dreams about it. After it happened, they were fairly frequent- all entirely normal, the relevant people had assured him- but they've been less so since the Doctor moved in with him. Which makes sense, if he were to think about it; dreams are supposed to be the unconscious mind's way of processing the events of
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'I suppose...' he says slowly, fingers still distractedly tap-tap-tap-tapping out that rhythm, 'you ought to know. Especially if we're going to be doing this.'
A significant glance encompasses their bare chests and the fact that they're sitting in bed together, and Harry actually chuckles as a thought hits him. 'God, this is is awful pillow talk, I promise I'm usually better than this.'
The wry mirth doesn't persist for long, though, and the corners of his mouth fall and thin into something pensive and unhappy. Harry doesn't like thinking about Lucy, much less dwelling on what happened that day. Mostly because he still doesn't understand it, really; if he'd known why, if she'd had some reason... but all Harry has in the way of explanation is his own imagination. He draws his knees up to his chest in an unconsciously childish posture, head tipping back to stare up at the ceiling ( ... )
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It's funny, but Harry can't remember ever having seen Peter Pan, or read any of the books. He knows the story, of course, gets the reference, but he has no memory of how he acquired that knowledge; it must, he decides after a brief moment of reflection, be one of those cultural consciousness things. Or maybe he has seen it and has simply forgotten.
Not that it matters, though, and he dismisses the thought and turning his attention back to the Doctor with a wry smile. 'And who does that make me, Wendy? I don't know- I know I'm handsome, but somehow I don't think I'd quite look the part in a little blue nightie. Though,' he adds breezily, 'I'd pay good money to see you dressed in nothing but leaves and vines.'
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Unless the story was backwards in this universe. He hopes not, though, as that would be terrible. It's among one of his favourite stories. He used to even have an autographed first edition copy of the book, not that it matters much now, of course.
"Not that I'm going to wear a little blue nightie either, of course."
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Leaning forward, he catches the Doctor's bottom lip with his teeth in a quick kiss. He wouldn't much go in for being Peter Pan anyway, even if it would be something to be able to fly. Eternal youth is appealing enough, but not when it involves being perpetually ten years old.
'Watch what you say,' he says once he leans back again. 'You'll come home one day and find a little, lacy nightdress folded on your pillow, and I'll make you wear it.'
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The Doctor gives Harry another kiss. "Why don't we both simply agree that neither of us is either Peter Pan or Wendy, and nobody has to wear leaves or a nightie, how does that sound?"
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He lets the Doctor kiss him, and grins against his lips, enjoying the casual intimacy. 'Mmm, I don't know. I was quite looking forward to it, once I'd set my mind on it. Put your hair back in a nice blue ribbon-' he twirls one of the Doctor's bed-mussed curls around his fingers idly, 'but I suppose we can forgo it if you really insist.'
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He laughs again, and shifts around so his arm is more comfortable, inching closer to Harry in the process. He hadn't meant to, of course, but it is a nice side-effect, so he doesn't move back.
"Did you have any plans for tomo-- er, later today? I was thinking perhaps we could go to an aquarium. Aquariums are fun, it's been ages since I went to one, how does that sound?"
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"Well, I was thinking we could go to the one in my universe," he begins, talking a hundred miles an hour, "It's Saturday there, so we won't have to worry about any school trips making it very crowded. At least, I don't think it will be very crowded. This isn't the time of year when people generally go to aquariums, is it? That's more of a summer thing, isn't it? Oh well, it'll be fun regardless. Oh, and the one here has the penguin exhibit closed for maintenance anyway, so if we go to mine it will still be open and we can see those. Hmmn, I can't remember if they allow you to bring in outside food or if you have to eat from their cafeteria. If they do we should take something. Of course, they may let us get our hand stamped or something for re-entry, if we wanted to leave when we got hungry."
He smiles.
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It takes a moment to sort through all the Doctor's blather and decide on one thing to respond to, but eventually Harry does. 'We're neither of us short on money, Doctor,' he reminds him wryly. 'We can eat at the aquarium if we have to.'
It's such a funny thing to focus on, but Harry supposes he should be glad the Doctor's thinking about it at all. This is, after all, the man whom he occasionally has to remind that sleeping and eating are good things, even when you're a high and mighty Time Lord.
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Honestly, he knows they don't really have a money problem. The worst that could happen would be them accidentally take money from a year that hasn't happened yet to the Doctor's universe, and get strange looks. That, of course, would be assuming whoever they handed the money to even looked at the date. And it's not as though he's one to really care about spending money either way.
"Have you ever had aquarium food though?"
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Packing food it will have to be, then. Harry's got no objection to that.
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