Elephant in the Room

by sonictrowel

“You can’t really still be jealous.”

“I can if I like,” the Doctor grumbled.

“Darling, I’m pretty sure we’ve spent fifty percent of the past twenty years basically having marathon sex. Look, we’ve even got a kid to show for it.”

He snorted.

“I’ve barely let you out of my sight, and I still haven’t gotten enough of you,” she added with a fond smile. “I think it’s more than safe to say you haven’t got any competition.”

“Maybe not now,” he mumbled.

“Doctor,” River said, sobering. “Has this really been bothering you? All this time?”

“Well.” He cleared his throat. “Only if I… think about it.”

“You’re serious,” she replied, incredulous. “What happened to New Rule One?!”

Words: 2468, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 49 of Long Night in the Blue House

• Fandoms: Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
• Rating: Mature
• Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
• Categories: F/M
• Characters: River Song, Twelfth Doctor, Original Character
• Relationships: The Doctor/River Song, Twelfth Doctor/River Song, Sixth Doctor/River Song (mentioned), Eighth Doctor/River Song (mentioned)
• Additional Tags: Romance, Light Angst, Fluff, Resolving Issues, idk - Freeform