to ship or not to ship

[fan_eunice]

Internet, I have a problem. I have no idea if I ship Eleven/Amy or not. This should not be a problem. You know me, I ship everything. And I love them both, separately and together, just about more than I've loved anything in a long time. We're talking Tennant's fashion choices and Hugh's shaved head level of love here. I REALLY LOVE THEM A LOT, OKAY. So what's the problem here?

It's Eleven. I have mentioned before he actually does feel very old, very ancient to me. And parental. Like, in general, not Amy specific. I love this. I love this a really, really, REALLY, (and one more in caps and italics in case the first three didn't convince you), REALLY, lot. Like, I see him dandling the human race on his knee and tucking in, and telling bedtime stories, and sneaking extra cookies, and being really proud when the humans bring home an A on the test, and that "Nobody human has anything to say" moment in Beast Below was totally that time humans got drunk at a party and accidentally ran over the neighbor's dog and crashed the car into a tree and he was SO DISAPPOINTED.

Are you seeing my problem here? There is chemistry to spare between Eleven and Amy and they are adorable and sparky together, and they give each other looks and UST and I'm like...YES PLZ. And then...*waves hands around* SO TORN.

Comments

[violetisblue]

Well, Ace may have been young but we were never introduced to her as a child, and we also know that Eleven still sees that child in a lot of ways when he looks at her. At least, he does right now.

[fan_eunice]

Very, very true. Hell, I still see Wee Amy in my head sometimes when I look at adult Amy.

[violetisblue]

Also, another way to interpret that little "hands, hands, FOREHEAD KISS!" flail that he did in VotD is him thinking, "Not the mouth, they always misinterpret that and then I end up in a world of trouble--" So, you know, he's holding back for a few reasons, and I think she is as well.

BTW, what you said about the "Nobody human" moment in TBB? That's exactly what he reminded me of, like in "Freaks and Geeks" when Lindsey crashed the family car and her dad was so angry he was actually not even capable of yelling at her.

[fan_eunice]

I was saying over on the eljay post that his interaction with Winston Churchill was very "No you may *not* borrow the keys to the car, and I'm not doing your homework for you either, because how will you learn?"

[laurashapiro]

I so thought that, about the forehead kiss!

[violetisblue]

I could actually see the wheels turning in his head during those few seconds.

[laurashapiro]

Definitely! And it's like "OMG SQUEE ILU" and at the same time "OH SHIT NOT THIS AGAIN" and I really think he did the best possible thing there.

Not that I think the Doctor should give up hugging or hand-holding, mind you. (:

[violetisblue]

He's had enough recent lip-kissing-related disasters to want to tread cautiously, though!

[laurashapiro]

Oh, definitely! Makes me very curious about what the rest of the season will give us. (: