Title: between here and there
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing: The Doctor/River Song
Rating: M
Spoilers: 06.01 "The Impossible Astronaut", 06.13 "The Wedding of River Song"
Summary: Don't look at me, she thought, like I'm not the same person.
He tried running—Centuria, Argolis, Caligaris Epsilon Six (who could resist dragons)—but in the end, he landed back where he started.
"Hello, sweetie," she said, continuing her packing. The cell was a flurry of alternating orderliness and chaos, steel cases strewn over every available surface, half-open and filled with artifacts. "It's amazing how much you can gather even in captivity."
"River—" He licked his dry lips, not sure how to continue. "You're—getting out?"
"Of course." She watched him, eyebrows arched in amusement. "Ah. That young for you then?"
"I'm nine-hundred-and-twelve, thank you very much," he responded, scowling.
"I'm sorry." He turned away, shame coloring his voice, lengthening the shadows under his eyes. She decided then that she hated the way he looked (or didn't look) at her. "I knew and still did nothing."
"It was a fixed point," she said, echoing his words. "There was nothing you could've done."
"Oh, River." His eyes now intent on hers, searching for forgiveness in a girl she had not been in a long time. "I shouldn't have—"
"Don't," she ground out, angry. He didn't know, but how dare he belittle her (their) sacrifices. "You don't understand."
(You can't understand.)