Who? (#16 "It's a Mystery") (Doctor Who)

[kerravonsen]

Title: Who?
Word Count: 200
Fandom: Doctor Who
Challenge: #16 "It's a Mystery"
Summary: So who is this guy? (Sequel to "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension")

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"I'm the Doctor." The guy in the suit held out his hand.

She shook hands. His grip was firm and friendly, but there was something about him that made Buffy shiver. "You sure you aren't some sort of demon? I mean, 'the Doctor' isn't exactly a name, is it?"

He raised one eyebrow. "Only demons use titles?"

"No, of course not, but people have names to go with them."

"John Smith."

"Yeah, right."

"John Smith is a perfectly good name."

"A perfectly good alias."

"Why don't you believe me?" He had very appealing puppy-dog eyes, which made her even more certain that she was right.

"Because you're not human," she blurted out. It wasn't until she spoke that she realised what her Slayer senses had been screaming at her ever since they shook hands. His skin was too cool; not corpse-cool like Angel's, but still uncanny.

He stilled. "Is that a problem?"

The contrast between his frown and his smile was unnerving. No, it wasn't that. His liveliness had been camouflage; underneath was something very old, and very dangerous. But Angel had been old and dangerous too.

"You have a soul?"

He blinked. "I think so."

"Not a problem, then."

Comments

[jedibuttercup]

Still don't know the fandom. But I don't think it matters: your descriptions are very evocative. This encounter is -- ♥ ♥

This makes 9/6!

[kerravonsen]

Thank you!

Someone still needs to send you DVDs, though. 8-)