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Ben
There was something appropriately wrong -and annoying, and frustrating, and just damn aggravating - about Ben being The Doctor. Because Ben being The Doctor meant that avoiding him was only possible for so long, unless John wanted to die. Not because John was in danger of death, but because if he pushed seeing him off too long, Ben would kill him.
All of it made perfect sense in John's head. Disturbingly.
He was in pain - aching, deep, constant, not going away with alcohol and tea pain. There was a limit to what Ben could do, too, but if nothing else the man was the gateway to more effective painkillers, and there was a limit to how much John was willing to suffer in the name of stubbornness.
Which was why, absolutely, John's horse was tied up and John was on Ben's doorstep giving him a very pointed look.
All of it made perfect sense in John's head. Disturbingly.
He was in pain - aching, deep, constant, not going away with alcohol and tea pain. There was a limit to what Ben could do, too, but if nothing else the man was the gateway to more effective painkillers, and there was a limit to how much John was willing to suffer in the name of stubbornness.
Which was why, absolutely, John's horse was tied up and John was on Ben's doorstep giving him a very pointed look.