"The Doctor's Nightmare"

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Title "The Doctor's Nightmare"
Author/Beta: charlie_100 - Unbetad.
Fandom/Pairing: Doctor Who. impled!Amy/Rory
Rating: G
Word count c. 230
Prompt/Theme/Summary: "Horror Story" from who_contest
What are the Doctor's nightmares exactly? Settling down?
Spoilers/Warnings: Up to 05x07 Amy's Choice.
Disclaimer: Characters borrowed without consent for personal, non-profit use. No copyright infringement intended.



"He said a nightmare. He said nightmare. A nightmare!" Rory kept repeating the word as if it was foreign to him.

"I know," Amy let out a giggle and sigh together.

"But it was the same dream. A dream!"

"The Doctor has been around for a while, seen a lot of things. His nightmares are probably like the rest of him- Y'know, out of this world." Amy reasoned, "You heard what he said, there's enough darkness in him."

"Yeah, in him. . ." Rory knew what he was trying to say, getting it out so Amy could understand was proving difficult. "But. . ."

Amy smiled at him and reached up to kiss his cheek, "He's seen a lot. His nightmares are probably darker than that pollen could ever pick up."

"Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. But he said it was a nightmare. Us being like. . . Well, normal."

"Perhaps he doesn't want to lose us. He said he couldn't be in his own company!"

Rory laughed a little, but the thought still played on his mind. The Doctor settling down? Was that really his ultimate nightmare? Travelling throughout time and space was something he was sure Amy could give up. How would the Doctor? How would the Doctor cope in "normal" life? That thought made Rory laugh a little.

The Doctor's horror story might be Rory's idea of heaven. You'd never know.

Comments

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, lovely answer to the prompt, bb!!

*HUGS*

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Nicely done. For someone who values his freedom, that would be a nightmare!

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Nice insight, the last line sums it all up! I just love how very puzzled and affronted Rory seemed in the dialogue, your Amy voice was very nice too :) And she had a good point about both the darkness of the Doctor's nightmares, and his fearing to be alone. Nice job! :D

[radiolaires]

This is lovely and more than a tad bittersweet. For all the humour behind this, it also displays a fundamental aspect of the Doctor: he is an alien and in trying to "suit" him, his companions could lose more than they can imagine - they'd never know indeed. I loved Amy's attitude towards Rory here, tender but dismissive, a little oblivious to what Rory is trying to say, always the Doctor's friend. Rory is sharpest. Really nice piece!