The Doctor has had many companions over their years of travelling, but never once did he expect to meet someone like Freya. There's something about her, something they just can't place.
There's a hazy presence in his mind that he can't seem to shake. Searching through their own memories she doesn't appear anywhere so why do they feel so connected towards her? And how would someone like the Doctor have known some thirteen year old girl?
Despite the feeling that always comes with losing companions and the automatic response to just block everything out, she becomes a sort of best friend to him, and as someone who once had kids, he now more than ever protects this companion, even if they clash from time to time.
However, they're not the only one with the feeling of strange presences. The young girl is feeling out of place slightly, but rides on the thrill of the endless possibilities that lie out there in the vast universe.
But there's something in her head, waiting to jump out whenever all seems calm. It lurks, it creeps, and every time it takes her back to where she's reluctant to go...
*I own Freya and this version of the Doctor but mentions of previous monsters and the TARDIS belong to the BBC*
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.