"You are Dottore's successful experiment."
The experiment went as expected of Dottore's favourite subject.
After enhancing your senses through an excruciating process that felt as though thousands of knives were digging into your spine, a searing pain spreading through your entire nervous system, your muscles were close to catching aflame with various chemicals trying to find their place in the tissue.
Most of the others ended up dead before the process was even halfway complete but you... you were special.
You pushed through the enormous agony as if it was but a small inconvenience. It wasn't that you couldn't feel it. No, you were just determined to get through this, even if only for a fleeting satisfied smile or perhaps a fond look directed your way.
You were a willing participant; a trait which was quite uncommon among the people, he's worked with. Most of them would beg and plead for the torture to be over, their hearts giving out not so long after, quite disheartening, really.
But you, you came up to his office yourself, clearly nervous in his overpowering presence but he could see the excited shine in your eyes.
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He noticed you were following him for a while now. You thought you were so slick and careful, but nothing so obvious could escape his vigilant gaze. He found you quite amusing, a low rank fatui obsessed with a high-ranking harbinger.
When you first came to him with the offer, he didn't have much faith in your success. You didn't seem at all powerful, but the flicker of a vision hanging from a small chain at your side showed some promise.
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He was certainly glad, he accepted your eager proposition as he watched you rip your way through the various ruin constructs; a standard testing technique for his subjects. It was almost mesmerizing, your body weaving its way through the ruin guards' combined attacks, as if on autopilot.
As the last robot's empty shell crashed to the ground, you sheathed your weapon with a small sigh. A sound of slow clapping pulled you from your battle haze.
"Well done, darling." A wide smirk spread across the harbinger's lips, "you continue to surpass my expectations."
The praise brought soft blush to your cheeks, "my continued progress is only possible due to your care of me." You reminded, your voice strained as you fought to gather your breath from the excessive training, "and... I thank you for giving me a chance."
A quiet chuckle escaped the Doctor as he pulled your chin up gently with his thumb and forefinger, "no. I should be the one thanking you. I haven't had such a lovely test subject in quite a while. It's been decades, perhaps more, since I've felt so enthralled by watching someone advance through these trials."
Your eyes widened at the sudden closeness, "I- uh... I feel honoured." Your gaze flicking anywhere but him, although it was quite difficult with his hand holding you in place.
Your distress amused him to no end. For someone who just cut down multiple huge opponents, you were completely helpless at his hands, completely losing it at such a small touch.
"Um... Is there any more experiments scheduled for today...?" you desperately tried to change the subject, hoping it might distract him so that you wouldn't melt into a puddle of a flustered human, and it worked... sort of.
"Ah. Yes... it almost slipped my mind." He retracted his hand, tapping his chin in a mock thinking motion.
You released a soft breath, you didn't know you were holding, your rigid body relaxing a little. Your exhaustion seemed to be catching up to you, but you could push through it for just a moment longer. Mama didn't raise a quitter, right?
"There is indeed another test that I had in mind..." he trailed off, even through his mask you could feel his eyes piercing your form as his smirk gained a hint of sadistic pleasure at the thought, he hasn't yet shared with you.
A sense of regret shot through your body, whenever he got like this, it didn't spell anything good for you. You believed you weren't afraid of the harbinger, but these moments were an exception. Right now, nothing was out of the question and with the options he had on hand, it was more than a little concerning.
"Oh, don't look at me like that..." he mused, now opting to slowly circle you, like a vulture, "surely, you don't think, I would do something that would hurt you, hm?"
You resisted the urge to turn your head to him as he trailed behind you. Steeling your nerves, you shook your head in a definite 'no'.
"Good. After all, it would be a shame to lose a willing subject..." while the words themselves were meant to calm you, the open ended sentences only worked to make you more and more nervous. In a way, it was much more entertaining that way, leaving you in the dark till the very last moment.
You could feel your body starting to shake at the overwhelming mental pressure, a bit more and you were sure that your resolve would crack.
"Returning to the topic at hand," his melodic voice now coming from directly behind you, uncomfortably close at that, "The last test is quite simple really. Since we achieved this great development in abilities by enhancing your senses..."
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Your breath hitched as you felt his tall frame envelop your smaller one, his arms snaking around your waist as if they belonged there all along, his head nestling itself in the crook of your neck.
"It is imperative, we test them in more than just combat..." he purred softly, his breath fanning your neck, his teeth almost grazing your skin.
The amount of blush, you now harboured, could no longer fit on your face alone as even the tips of your ears were burning with embarrassment. This was not how you expected today to go. Your vision was swimming.
"What do you say, darling subject? Willing to join me for this experiment?" a hint of amusement clear in his tone but you were too far gone to pick up on it.
"I- uh-..." That was it, you had officially lost it. There was no way, this was happening. You probably just hit your head somewhere amidst the fighting and this was some weird dream, your thirsty brain came up with... you felt so incredibly dizzy.
While you couldn't voice your response, your body made that decision for you as your legs suddenly gave up on you. Fortunately, since Dottore was already holding onto you, he caught you before you could hit the ground.
He couldn't keep himself from letting out an amused laugh as he realized your legs weren't the only thing that gave up on you, "I see. The poor thing fainted."
Perhaps, it was a bit too much to put on you at once. Regardless, your reaction was priceless, "We'll put a pin in that one then." He murmured with a soft smirk, hoisting your limp body up into a bridal carry.
Looking around, he sighed, the broken pieces of tech scattered around haphazardly. "What a mess." He'd have to get some of the subordinates to clean it up, he thought as his footsteps retreated towards your resting chambers.
He adjusted his hold on you as you stirred in your sleep, leaning your head on his chest unconsciously. You didn't even realize it, but you had a strong hold over the Doctor's mind. To call you a successful experiment would take away from how much you were worth, you were damn near perfect in his eyes.
"You did good today, darling." He whispered, brushing your hair from your face after he set you down on your bed.
'Adorable,' he thought to himself as he closed the door after himself as he left, careful not to wake you.
He was already looking forward to your flustered face when you awoke.
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