Hurt & Comfort

[huffpuffblonde]

HURT & COMFORT RP [EXPANDED]
Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/comfort
is a fan fiction genre that involves the physical pain or emotional
distress of one character, who is cared for by another character. The
injury, sickness or other kind of hurt allows an exploration of the
characters and their relationship.

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Rose Tyler | Doctor Who | Open

[huffpuffblonde]

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[onlytheblue]

[What bad romance have you gotten in to, Rose?]

Totally AU

[huffpuffblonde]

[You, Doctor. Specifically, your human Metacrisis. You know. The one you stranded her on a beach with? The one with the violent anger issues? The one born in battle? Really clever decision, that.

Especially considering the way she's tilting her head away from him, avoiding eye contact, avoiding the entire right side of her face, actually, arms crossed over her chest.]

It's not...

[As bad as it looks? It's not what you think? It's not... she doesn't know.]

Of course

[onlytheblue]

[He's supposed to have issues, not be batcrap crazy.]

Rose, look at me.

[huffpuffblonde]

[Her eyes snap up, though whether it's due to the commanding tone or the words themselves, it's hard to say. He does, after all, have the same face and voice as his less than gentle counterpart.]

It's fine. It's... it's fine, it's my own fault for being stupid. Thinking I could change anything.

[onlytheblue]

[That doesn't make him him.]

Rose, tell me what happened.

[huffpuffblonde]

[She shook her head, turning her face away, blinking the shine out of her eyes.]

I got in the way.

[onlytheblue]

[He won't reach out and make her look at him...probably, but he's going to stay stern and demanding.]

Rose. What did he do?

[huffpuffblonde]

[It's at this point that she snaps, rounding on him, hands fisting at her sides, facing him full-on so he can see the extent of the damage.]

You know what he did, damn it, you're not bloody thick, you're not gonna make me say it.

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[debonairdoctor]

Looks like you need a Doctor, Rose. Well, here's one, even if it's not the one you're used to.

"You're okay, it's gonna be okay..." he comforts, leaned over the girl.

[huffpuffblonde]

At this point, she'd be pleased to see any doctor, with or without the capitalized letter. Whatever it was that slammed into her chest did a pretty effective job at incapacitating her. It came with a loud crack and a backwards fling, it's really just lucky she's got all of this hair, or hitting her head on the concrete might've knocked her out.

She squeezes her eyes shut, screws up her face, curling a hand in his lapel. Her breathing is rapid, though whether it's due to the ribs or an impending panic attack, it's hard to say "I'm sorry- I'm sorry, it's... I'm fine, yeah? That thing- it's gonna get away. You've gotta- hngh-"

[debonairdoctor]

"Come on, just try to relax, try to breathe normally. Can you tell me your name?" he asks, while he gently feels the back of her head for blood.

He glances back, and the creature's already got a solid headstart. No way he's going to catch it now anyway. He'll have to track it down later. For now, this girl needs help, and there's no one around but him who can give it to her.

[huffpuffblonde]

She nods her head, taking a slow, deep breath, squinting her eyes as she exhales. "Rose. My name's Rose."

His fingers hit a tender spot, and she winces, wrapping an arm around her chest. She's starting to manage her breathing, and it hurts a bit less as she calms down, though her head is starting to get light and dizzy. "Thank you. For sticking around. Helping me. What about you? What's your name?"

[debonairdoctor]

"Nice to meet you, Rose," he answers with a comforting smile. "The worst you have is probably a broken rib, maybe a mild concussion. You're gonna be fine." At least as long as he gets her somewhere safe, where she won't get trampled by giant reptiles, as is not too unlikely to happen here.

"No problem, it's what I'm here for. I'm the Doctor," he answers, carefully touching her ribs. "Does this hurt?"

[huffpuffblonde]

She did jump, but not because it hurt. She scooted back a few inches to stare at him. "It's-- you, oh my god, you're here."

She shot up to throw her arms around his neck, or intended to, but got about half way and stopped, wincing. She pressed a hand to her ribs, shaking her head. "This is bad. You can't be here."

[debonairdoctor]

Well, that reaction usually signifies that he's meeting someone out of order. Oh well, can't be helped. Rose is hurt, and he needs to get her to safety.

"Well, I am, so let's get you someplace safe, and then worry about the space-time continuum, okay?"