𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑨 𝑷𝑶𝑵𝑫,

okay so i got like, three books delivered this week, and in anticipation i reread another book that i had, and lads, let me tell ye, it was like quicksand. so now i have a list, some from my head, many from my wonderful friends’ heads, of prompts that basically made us all very soft or very “pleasantly scandalized rich lady from the sixties who just found out a juicy bit of goss about the new neighbor”. i hope ye like them! (DO NOT ADD TO THE LIST. I WILL MAKE A PART TWO. AND THREE. AND FOUR. MANY MANY PARTS. EVENTUALLY. )

[ HAIR ]:          sender slowly reaches out to catch a loose strand of the receiver’s hair and tuck it gently and securely back behind their ear, letting their touch linger afterwards. (if the receiver has short hair, then the sender reaches out and gently runs their fingers through their hair to smooth it back.)

[ CLOSE ]:          while standing remarkably close to one another, the sender is unable to stop themselves from running their gaze across the receiver’s body, lingering for a moment on their lips, before returning to initiate prolonged, intense eye contact.

[ CHIN ]:          as they stand close to one another, the sender hooks a finger and tenderly lifts the receiver’s chin, tilting it up so that they can look at one another, and running a thumb across their skin lightly.

[ THUMB ]:          while cupping the receiver’s cheek in their hand, the sender slowly glides their thumb across their cheekbone in a tender, sweeping caress.

[ WOUND ]:          upon noticing a recent injury on the receiver’s person, the sender carefully moves closer, running a thumb (or hand) across the wound in a gentle, troubled manner.

[ INHALE ]:          while standing in very close quarters to the receiver, the sender shakily inhales with desire/anticipation as they realize how intimately close they are to one another.

[ DANCE ]:          when alone together (e.g. the bedroom, the kitchen, literally anywhere once they’re alone) the sender takes the receiver’s hand, and pulls them into a graceful yet intimate dance as a spontaneous act.

[ BARE ]:          as they get undressed, the sender gently places a soft, tender kiss against the receiver’s bare shoulder.

[ SCAR ]:          noticing a scar on the receiver’s skin, the sender tentatively stops them from covering it up, and rests a gentle, soft kiss over it.

[ FOREHEAD ]:          placing a hand on the back of the receiver’s neck, the sender guides them close and rests their foreheads together.

[ PALM ]:          taking the receiver’s hand, the sender brings it to their mouth, and places a tender kiss against the receiver’s palm.

[ LINGER ]:          taking the receiver’s hand, the sender lifts it to their lips, and gently kisses their knuckles, lingering for a moment before withdrawing.

[ BEHIND ]:         upon entering the same room as the receiver, the sender steps behind them, and winds their arms around the receiver’s waist, drawing them close against them.

[ WAIT ]:          realizing the receiver is about to leave the room, the sender hastily reaches out and catches their wrist, preventing them from continuing their departure.

[ ARM ]:          after holding their hand, the sender releases the receiver, but slowly glides their hand up the full length of their arm, lingering on the upper arm, then the shoulder, then resting their touch against the side of their neck.

[ HOLD ]:          while close to the receiver, the sender wordlessly takes a hold of their hand, for no other purpose than to be holding it.

[ PLAY ]:          while sitting together, the sender absently lifts the receiver’s hand, idly running their fingertips across the lines of their palms, mapping out every inch of their hand with slow, lazy touches.

[ GUIDE ]:          in the process of guiding the receiver through a crowded place, the sender’s hand protectively grazes against the small of their back

[ TOUCH ]:          while touching the receiver’s waist, the sender’s hand briefly dips beneath the hem of their shirt, skimming briefly across the bare skin of their waist.

[ CUP ]:           bringing both hands up to cup the receiver’s face, the sender draws them in closer to them in order to get a better look at their face.

[ TUG ]:          the sender tugs the receiver close against them by resting a hand against the small of their back, pulling them flush against their body.

[ HUSH ]:          while standing close to one another and hiding from pursuers, the sender reaches up and places a finger against the receiver’s lips to prevent them from speaking and revealing their location.

CAN  he  even  put  into  words,  how  irrevocably  she  changed  his  very  being  ?  how  being  allowed  the  great  fortune  to  have  known  her  has  left  traces  in  his  dna,  forever  -  he's  a  changed  man,  thanks  to  the  pond-williams  household.  the  first  real  family  he'd  known  in  ages.  with  christmas  and  dinners  and  coming  'round  for  tea  and  popping  off  to  fight  dinosaurs  on  a  spaceship  and  everything.  if  things  had  been  different  -  he's  absolutely  sure  he'd  have  stuck  around  until  their  last  breaths. 

she smiles at his words, even with a new face and all that time that had passed, he was still her doctor . she's convinced she'd recognize him anywhere . ' mine too . ' amy looks at him, really looks at him as he asks her the question . ( are you happy ? ) she takes a couple of moments . ' y'know, i never thought what my life would've been like without you actively in it . ' she reaches forth, grasping his hands in her own . amy still sets a place for him at the table, just in case . ' yes i am, truly . rory and i have made a really good life with each other . i am so so so very lucky . '

there's a little girl waiting in a garden . she's going to wait a long while, so she's going to need a lot of hope . go to her . tell her a story .

tell her that if she's patient, the days are coming that she'll never forget . tell her she'll go to sea and fight pirates, she'll fall in love with a man who'll wait two thousand years to keep her safe, tell her she'll give hope to the greatest painter that ever lived, and save a whale in outer space .

tell her this is the story of amelia pond, and this is how it ends .

so... about what happened back there.

did you mean it?

was that the truth?

i'm really glad you told me.

how long have you known?

i'm glad you were the braver of the two of us.

what was that all about?

it sort of... slipped out.

does this change anything between us?

you wouldn't happen to feel the same way, would you?

i just need some time to think.

you make it hard for me to think straight.

what the hell were you thinking back there?

that was a pretty big confession you made back there.

did you mean to blurt that?

so... can we talk about what happened?

are you angry at me?

it was a long time coming, that's for sure.

what if i said i love you, too?

it was the heat of the moment.

that was the wrong place, wrong time!

what on earth are you talking about?

i didn't mean to say it like that.

i told you the truth.

i think i'm just in shock.

it's a lot to consider.

you made things a bit awkward.

i thought i'd never see you again.

did you have to go and say it in front of them?

it was an accident. i didn't mean it.

i thought we agreed we wouldn't cross that line.

you said... "i love you."

i feel the same way, you know.

friends don't say stuff like that.

everything i said was the truth.

i'm not mad, i just need to think about it for a while.

this is a lot to process.

you could have waited to say that.

that wasn't fair.

i think i love you back.

i can't change how i feel.

maybe i've been feeling this way for a long time.

you didn't know?

i think i feel the same way.

i'm not sure what to believe.

we were about to be separated... it slipped out.

i thought i was about to die. i figured i should tell you the truth before that happened.

i can tell you're mad.

we're just friends!

cut the bullshit. tell me the truth.

maybe we should talk about this another time.

stop beating around the bush.

well... that happened.

were you ever going to tell me?

you just made things ten times more awkward.

once this is all over... let's talk about this again.

maybe we can work things out after all.