@ofcompanionship asked: ❛ i’ll come running whenever you need me. ❜ (:3c)
↬ ― 𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑶𝑴 𝑭𝑳𝑼𝑭𝑭𝒀 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺.
It's one of those nights. He still has them; no amount of therapy had changed that. And there was only so many times he could drop in on Rubes for a girls night involving freshly popped popcorn and Bridgerton marathons. Some things from his past reintroducing themselves hadn't helped either; because how in the universe was he supposed to navigate complex, real emotions, with no spoilers - and no apparent empathy in return? It takes work, moving on, and the cognitive load he was dealing with was only going to get worse. Almost losing Ruby .. and actually losing Rogue, showed him that.
So forgive his reaction when his very dimly lit TARDIS was suddenly occupied with a voice he very much recognises and a being he doesn't. He stands; a frown edging onto his face. He squints. And points. "Yeah, only one person is allowed to magically appear in my TARDIS and you're not her. Who are you, and how did you get in here?"