Living in the present: for Chase (26 July)

[sortofaman]

The Doctor inhaled again, sharper this time (everything was clear to humans, and he loved it, loved the way his hearts raced without warning, loved the adrenaline rush). He opened his eyes further and looked at Chase. It was an invitation.

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[dr_robchase]

Chase breathed heavily, all through his nose, lips trembling as a breath gasped past an open mouth and he bowed his head, kissing the Doctor's neck and collapsing atop, still inside.

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

Holding him still, the Doctor closed his eyes and ran his fingers along Chase's spine, his legs coming back down to the bed as he did. "Caro mio," he murmured, and kissed the top of his head.

[dr_robchase]

"Whassat mean?" he mumbled, eyes falling shut as he slowly pulled out, wincing at the lack of warmth as he did.

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

"My beloved," the Doctor said, hissing slightly before his body got used to its normal state. He smiled softly. "You need to pick up a few more words."

[dr_robchase]

"I'm stupid," he said in a deadpan. "What can I say. My brain's all about the repressing and Freud and latent stage and blahblahblah," he sighed, feeling pleasant as he stroked fingers up and down the Doctor's chest. "Doctor..."

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

"Maybe once this is done," the Doctor said, "you'll get it better. What's wrong, love?" He raised an eyebrow.

[dr_robchase]

"Nothing's wrong," he assured, quietly rattling off quick symptoms of a schizophrenic under his breath, just to prove his studying was worth it. "Just wanted to know," he mumbled, still blissful and sleepy. "You liked being married?"

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

The Doctor laughed at the first bit, then stretched and rolled over, arm over Chase. "Yeah," he said softly. "Yeah, I did. It was hard, but...it was right." He didn't think much about the other him, being human.

[dr_robchase]

Chase smiled at that, giving a soft grin. "You still mean, then, what you told me around Valentine's Day?" he asked curiously, wondering if the Doctor remembered that conversation.

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

"Of course," the Doctor said, remembering it too clearly. He yawned and snuggled in against him. "Need to do the right thing."

[dr_robchase]

Chase just laughed quietly and tugged the Doctor in closely, kissing his hair. "Good," was all he said. It was just good to have that settled, really, even if he had no plans of making any bold move. "Go to bed, okay?" he murmured softly. "We'll do some crosswords in the morning. Maybe a Scrabble game?"

[sortofaman.livejournal.com]

"Definitely. Wouldn't miss it for," the Doctor yawned, "the universe." And he meant it too.

[dr_robchase]

Chase grinned and settled in with the Doctor and, keeping true to his word, didn't even find other clothes; he just fell asleep wearing nothing at all.