Title: starbright
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing: The Doctor/River Song; implied Rory Williams/Amelia Pond
Rating: K
Spoilers: 06.01 "The Impossible Astronaut", 06.07 "A Good Man Goes to War"
Summary: And they were headed to this moment all along.
The Doctor took to driving just as River expected—dismally.
"It refuses to stop," he muttered, sonic screwdriver in frantic motion over the dashboard as the convertible rolled onward. With narrowed eyes and sulky mouth, he looked younger than her even with his vaunted nine-hundred-and-forty years (he was there with the first automobile, he retorted, offended when she asked if he could drive). She hid a grin as he prodded at the radio. "You're laughing at me."
"I would never." The skin at her eyes belied her words. She pointed at his feet. "Sweetie, have you tried the brakes?"
"Of course I did." They jerked to a stop, and it was only instinct that kept her from a broken nose. His arms went everywhere as he found himself tangled in the seatbelt.
Oh, she tried, she truly did. Half-curled over, she laughed.
He turned at the sound to watch her.
Golden corkscrews and wide smile—and in sage eyes (Rory's eyes), free of the usual wariness and fierce confidence that was River Song, he saw the best of them.
Amy's faith and Rory's strength, the TARDIS's constancy and his own relentless curiosity—what else could he do but love her?