SEVEN : 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 。IT IS NO GOOD BEARING FALSE WITNESS —— THE SINNERS ERAND 。I AM WHAT I AM BUT WE ARE 𝐍͟𝐎͟𝐓͟ ͟𝐓͟𝐇͟𝐄͟ ͟𝐒͟𝐀͟𝐌͟𝐄͟ 。IT IS NO GOOD SPEAKING OF FAIRNESS —— THE FOOLS ERRAND 。
the skin twitches with the illusion of presence, but i am not in it. i am somewhere else, cloistered between veils, caught in the vestibule of the living.
a zoo? a 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩.
for a blink the blue of his eyes was replaced by a pale yellow. it was quick, easy to miss but right after they went back to normal val groaned. was this just a flare up?
“i think- i think i should go to my room for a bit. .”
" my point, very well illustrated, it seems. and as for your 𝒋𝒆𝒔𝒕. . . " he chuckled a little bit.
" i'll have to keep you a great distance from the TARDIS zoos, i's prefer to keep the rarest and last of species, alive. "
“guess it's time to invest in a sturdy leash.” the joke was spoken without much humor. knowing the size of the wolf that lie beneath the surface he highly doubted any chain or leash could hold the best.
his stomach growled, pupils expanded and his mouth started watering again.-
" i would imagine as much, yes. it seems quite burrowed into your 𝒅𝒏𝒂 by now. " he didn't seem to see it as such a major issue, compared to how val views it.
perhaps. . . he senses usefulness? likely. " you display obvious traits at the mere mention of 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒕. "
“so i'm gonna be stuck like this forever?” if it followed through two regenerations whose to say it wouldn't follow through the rest of them. “if she can help, i'll take it. . what? why are you staring?”
" i doubt they could get rid of it, no, given her very species are werewolves— 𝒃𝒖𝒕, she may be able to assist in taming the wolf, if only 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒚. "
he noticed the other's change in demeanor, and an eyebrow rose with it.
at the mention of chicken his mouth starts to water and he licks his lips. the meat, the taste, the 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 of the bones. with a small shake of his head he snapped out of it.
“who? do you think they could get rid of it? or at least keep me from completely turning again?”
" it's not hard to see what goes missing from the TARDIS fridge. and the few chicken remains in the 𝒕𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉 bin. " he doesn't partake in meat typically, and ace barely does anymore either.
hence, the ease of noticing such a thing. " it'll be manageable, and +
he 𝙝𝙖𝙙 been stressed lately. .
“wait how did you know about the cravings?” a question he knew would probably be answered by the doctor's observation skills but one he asked anyway. “i've been going on runs more recently, like i have more energy i need to get out of my -
" stress, re-exposure, bad luck? coul' be any number of things. " he remarked, only to follow and glance at the readings himself.
proven correct, he still didn't choose to be smug about it. instead at least trying to be somewhat sympathetic.
" any 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓 physical +
“why now if it's stuck around??” the gesture helped, he lowered the mirror and took some deep breaths trying to calm himself back down. hands came up to run down his face, nearly missing the coin being pulled from his ear but he only gently moved the doctor's hand away.
the -
" you're a time 𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒅, these things have a record of sticking around, whether you'd like it or not. " he remarked, only to gesture that the other should take a few deep breaths.
" relax yourself. " he was trying his best to reassure, and the coin pulled from +
only the doctor could sneak up on val and startle him, causing him to jump once the other time lord got close. he allowed him to turn his head but hearing that word uttered he ripped his head out of the doctor's grasp.
“no, no that can't be right.” a strong shake of his head -
in pure silence, he walked over, staring at the other from behind. taking note of the fangs reflected in the mirror from the other.
after a moment, he got close, turning val's face towards himself to inspect the changes. sniffing.
" 𝒍𝒚𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆. . . " he's not +
he'd been feeling. . odd lately, for lack of a better word. his diet had been containing more meat once he'd even eaten a chicken wing raw, bone and all. combined with his now slightly longer and sharper canines. all combined he's grown worried.
after what was becoming more -