River Song (spoilers_) wrote in knowhereic, @ 2017-08-19 21:55:00 |
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Entry tags: | whoniverse: canon: river song, whoniverse: canon: twelfth doctor |
Who: River Song, the Twelfth Doctor
What: River confronts the Doctor
When: After the search party locates the Doctor
Where: Twelve's TARDIS
Warnings: Low
Status: In progress
River Song was adept at hiding her emotions. It had been a requirement of her relationship with the Doctor, particularly early on, when she was forced to pretend they were nothing more than acquaintances whose love of exploration and a bit of danger meant that their paths often crossed. Then, she had learned to hide the damage as the decades passed and she grew older and ever one step closer to their inevitable end. So when she stepped forward to confront the Doctor (on a planet that she could not help but notice bore a resemblance to the one the TARDIS had brought them to on her first night on Knowhere), she was able to expertly mask the anger that was burning red hot beneath her skin. She played along with his deflective chattering, his feigned excitement to see the rag tag group that had come together to seek him out. She was all smiles, flirtation, and gratitude as she and the others tried to persuade him to return. But as soon as the two of them were alone, she dropped the facade.
She had followed him onto his TARDIS on the pretense of grabbing a drink from her cabinet in the console room. “The younger model could use a few upgrades,” she had joked with him. Before he had much time to react, her smiling face contorted into a scowl, and she delivered a healthy slap across his cheek. “You deserve that and more.” Instead of elaborating, she turned away from him and made her way down to the lower level of the console room. Pressing on one of the roundels, a door opened to reveal a small liquor cabinet. She helped herself to four fingers of Aldebaran brandy. Still scowling, she held up an empty glass. "Thirsty?"