{ Trying to keep an eye on you }
Trying to keep an eye on you
pre-S5; ten, River (dr who)
"Hello, nobody, I'm River."
Every whisper
Of every waking hour I'm
Trying to keep an eye on you
- 'Losing My Religion' by R.E.M
He visits his former companions one-by-one, wanting to see them one more time in this body, though he saves River Song, the puzzle of whom he has only pieces, for last. The tardis seems to read his mind, and lands him in the 51st century, in a park of all places. Puzzled, though trusting the ship's judgement, the doctor steps out, immediately forced to raise his coat collar as snow whips around him, collecting on his shoulders and in his hair.
A figure sits on the swings, small and alone, and he approaches slowly.
“Hello,” he says softly, not wanting to scare the person.
They look around and he blanches, recognising River instantly. She looks at him, eyes curious, and part of him wants to run.
“Who are you?” she asks, raising one eyebrow.
“I'm nobody.”
She smiles, one that reaches her eyes. “Hello, nobody; I'm River.”
The doctor laughs and takes another step closer, shrugging out of his coat and holding it out-stretched.
“You need this more than me,” he explains.
She fixes him with a glare but concedes his point and stands, allowing him to drape the coat around her shoulders.
“And what will you do now?” River asks as the snow falls harder.
“I was never staying very long.”
With those words, he turns and hurries back to the tardis, knowing the regeneration will begin soon. At the doors he looks back, finds River staring before she raises her hand in a wave and spins on her heel, soon disappearing from view.
A pain lurches in his chest and the doctor steps inside the tardis and goes to the console, pressing the nearest button.
The pain increases and he falls to the ground; his eyes tightly closed.
*
Of the occasion River remembers only three things. One; the man appeared as if out-of-nowhere, offering his coat and cryptic words. Two; she'd felt an inexplicable trust, a knowledge that she would always be safe if he was near.
And three; that the coat's lining remained warm even years later.
pre-S5; ten, River (dr who)
"Hello, nobody, I'm River."
Every whisper
Of every waking hour I'm
Trying to keep an eye on you
- 'Losing My Religion' by R.E.M
He visits his former companions one-by-one, wanting to see them one more time in this body, though he saves River Song, the puzzle of whom he has only pieces, for last. The tardis seems to read his mind, and lands him in the 51st century, in a park of all places. Puzzled, though trusting the ship's judgement, the doctor steps out, immediately forced to raise his coat collar as snow whips around him, collecting on his shoulders and in his hair.
A figure sits on the swings, small and alone, and he approaches slowly.
“Hello,” he says softly, not wanting to scare the person.
They look around and he blanches, recognising River instantly. She looks at him, eyes curious, and part of him wants to run.
“Who are you?” she asks, raising one eyebrow.
“I'm nobody.”
She smiles, one that reaches her eyes. “Hello, nobody; I'm River.”
The doctor laughs and takes another step closer, shrugging out of his coat and holding it out-stretched.
“You need this more than me,” he explains.
She fixes him with a glare but concedes his point and stands, allowing him to drape the coat around her shoulders.
“And what will you do now?” River asks as the snow falls harder.
“I was never staying very long.”
With those words, he turns and hurries back to the tardis, knowing the regeneration will begin soon. At the doors he looks back, finds River staring before she raises her hand in a wave and spins on her heel, soon disappearing from view.
A pain lurches in his chest and the doctor steps inside the tardis and goes to the console, pressing the nearest button.
The pain increases and he falls to the ground; his eyes tightly closed.
*
Of the occasion River remembers only three things. One; the man appeared as if out-of-nowhere, offering his coat and cryptic words. Two; she'd felt an inexplicable trust, a knowledge that she would always be safe if he was near.
And three; that the coat's lining remained warm even years later.