On Your Doorstep

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On Your Doorstep

They ended up on your doorstep, quite literally. Bloody, possibly. Bruised, most definitely, though the wounds may be mental. You probably don't know them from Adam, yet you couldn't find it in you to turn them away - whether they wanted you to or not. So you opened up your home, just for a little while.

But it's getting to be more than a little while. Both of you are finding a comfort zone, because you didn't simply open up your home. Admit it or don't, but you've opened up your heart all the same.

Their's is slowly following, if its reluctant at all.

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[not_a_hero10]

"Yes, that's true. Can you stand up?" He asked trying to figure out the best way to get him inside and help him while causing the least amount of pain possible.

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm eases his back up using his legs to push himself up until he's standing with his back pressed against the TARDIS but on his feet. "Standing check," Malcolm says giving into a Jack like moment, "moving might be slightly harder."

[not_a_hero10]

The Doctor reached out to help steady Malcolm and then did his best to assist him slowly inside. "Think you may be able to navigate stairs?" He asked when the reached the three steps down to the living quarters.

[welldressedevil]

"You might hear some cursing but I'll handle it," Malcolm says, "I've been wounded worse then this before." He still navigates the stairs slowly because a fixed point in time still feels pain. "What were you doing in the garden by the way?"

[not_a_hero10]

"Wouldn't be the first time." He chuckles as he helps Malcolm down the steps carefully. He helps him to the medbay and from there up onto an exam table. "Okay, do you know what's injured or do I need to run a scan?" He asks ignoring the question about his motives in the gardens for now.

[welldressedevil]

"Strained ribs, broken arm, and I think my left shoulder might be busted. Not sure what else," Malcolm says, "the man I was fighting packed a heavy punch."

[not_a_hero10]

"Want me to sedate you while I set your bones?" He asks raising an eyebrow. He's all business at this moment intent on doing nothing more than making sure he's fixed up and healing normally.

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm would be concerned if his head wasn't fuzzy with pain. "You don't have to...I can stand the pain just fine without any drugs."

[not_a_hero10]

"Okay." He says as he starts to cut away Malcolm's shirt. "Lie down, it will be easier that way." He adds encouraging him to lay back so he can treat him better.

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm does so with a slightly pained smile. "I feel like I should make a joke here," he says with a soft rasp.

[not_a_hero10]

"You can if you'd like, if it makes you feel better." The Doctor smiles and walks over to his cabinets and draws up a syringe of antibiotics and some mild pain medication. "So, do I want to know why you're like this?"

[welldressedevil]

"I can't think of one sorry I've lost the knack," Malcolm says softly. Then for a second he goes quiet as he thinks over what happened tonight. "I confronted the man who murdered my wife....I let him go."

[not_a_hero10]

The Doctor gives Malcolm the cocktail he'd just drawn up. "That's an antibiotic and some pain medicine. I'm going to clean your arm and try to set it, just try and relax." He says knowing it's much easier said than done.

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm takes a deep breath and nods. "Do what you need to do Doctor. I trust you."

[not_a_hero10]

It takes almost an hour for the Doctor to set and immobilize Malcolm's arm and shoulder. He'd drawn more than a few cries of pain in doing so but he'd managed to get it all finished before his accelerated healing did the rest. It would probably be a good 24-48 hours before he was healed enough to move around easily. "Do you want me to wrap your ribs are you okay with how they are?" He asked softly, dabbing Malcolm's forehead with a damp cool cloth.

[welldressedevil]

"Leave them be," Malcolm says softly, "I don't think I can take much more pain tonight. Thank you Doctor." Malcolm manages a tight smile, "I'm sure you are tired of patching me up."

[not_a_hero10]

"It's not my favorite thing to do, but it is something I will always be willing to do. I'm sorry that it hurt so much." He said softly before drawing up some more potent pain medication. "This will help and allow you a chance to rest." He said giving him the shot and then draping a blanket over him to keep him warm.

[welldressedevil]

"It's a good hurt," Malcolm says softly, "I deserve this hurt....I learned things tonight...things about myself I didn't like. So many bad choices Doctor...so many,"

[not_a_hero10]

"No one deserves this kind of hurt." The Doctor whispers softly to him and running a hand through his sweaty hair. "We can worry about your mistakes later, Malcolm. Rest now, heal. I'll be right here keeping watch." He soothed knowing that sleep and time would help him feel so much better physically. His mental wounds however, those may never fully heal. That didn't mean that he wouldn't try though.

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm drifted off into an uneasy sleep caught in the grip of a nightmare 20 years in the making. He sees his wife's death over and over helpless to stop it.

[not_a_hero10]

The Doctor shushes him softly, as best he can. It's obvious his sleep is anything but restful but there's little that the Time Lord can do to ease his mental anguish. So he sat beside his bed and stroked his hair and waited patiently.

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm woke after a few hour his hand reaching for the Doctor with a soft cry. "Rebecca...Tommy..."

[not_a_hero10]

"Shh...shh..it's alright." The Doctor comforts him as he wakes up. It wasn't nearly enough rest but nightmares were not restful either. "You alright?"

[welldressedevil]

"I'm still in pain which is good I guess," Malcolm joked, "it means I'm still alive and tonight really happened."

[not_a_hero10]

"Yeah it did. Do you need anything, more pain medicine or maybe some water?"