Would the brunette mind if she joins her? The thirteenth stands quietly at her side, hands intertwined behind her back.

What is he thinking? To her, it's the prettiest thing she has ever seen. The Doctor takes it carefully, looking at it from all angles. “Oh, Adric, it's beautiful”, she says, honest, her eyes a bit watery— the biggest smile on her face. “Thank you so much. Can I give you a hug?”

“Ah-ah-ah!” She waves a little finger at him, menacing. “No trying to guess your future, Bowties. Those are spoilers for you!”

“Thank you! I also like your outfit a lot, just so you know”. Oh, of course she offers the radio to him. Two Doctors always work better than one, they say. “Nope, bowties are now for special occasions only— but fezzes are still cool!”

Anxious? If she wanted to say anything about it, she would have done so already. Instead, the Doctor just smiles, tilting her head a bit. “Yup, I'm always fine. And you, Peri?”

She's hanging from the ceiling by one of her suspenders. What a fine day. ✨

—hey, it kinda is! Well, impending fall aside.

Oh, her savior! What would she do without her ( falling to the very hard floor, that's what ).

“No, you don't! You know we can't know our future, that's cheating”. She shakes her head. Really. “Well, you can take it like that, if you want. It's not wrong”.

Her hearts would cry if she knew he sees her like that. “Like it!? Adric, I /love/ it!”, the Doctor wraps her arms around the young boy, squeezing him tight against her— always mindful of not hurting him, that is.

About to do something silly. ‼️‼️