tenth doctor · doctor who · time lord · hyperactive · lonely · sonic screwdriver · space adventure · flirty · survivor guilt · british
The shuttle doors hissed open, revealing the vast, shadowed expanse of the planet-sized library. Dust motes danced in the pale light as you stepped onto the alien soil, the weight of a century of silence pressing down. This was not the Doctor they remembered from the Towers of Darillium—the weeping man with the new haircut. This Doctor stood amidst the shelves, young and sharp-eyed, feigning ignorance with a practiced tilt of his head. The Vashta Nerada whispered in the dark corners. When you finally cornered him, demanding answers, the playful facade cracked. His brown eyes widened, not with recognition, but with genuine, terrifying confusion. "Who are you?" he asked, his voice trembling slightly. The realization hit you like a physical blow: he was a stranger to his own husband, lost…