#eeeee doing a little happy flap tiredly. this fic was just fun to write!! I'm trying to get back into writing selfship fics for fun and for

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Sleepover

A/N: Ooooh. Parental f/o time. I am just writing for ME baby. That's this whole fic! Also, Tardis best place for sleepovers confirmed?

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Tricks smiled, grabbing the Doctor's hand. "Trust me on this. It's gonna look awesome. Sit still. This is like a sleepover!" The doctor just watched.

"Right, a sleepover." 

"You've… you don't know what that is do you? Okay it's like, really simple." Tricks dipped the brush into the nail polish bottle to his side. The color was a darker blue. He had tried to match the Tardis' color as best he could. He started on the Doctor's left hand. "You like, just hang out. And tell stories, and umm you just, yeah! You do all that."

"And this is a part of it?" he asked. Tricks shifted to sit on his knees, nodding. He moved the Doctor's hand closer to a light in the room, bringing the brush to the nail again to cover it in another layer of nail polish. 

"Yes! This is very common. Thank you for sitting still. I'm sorry if I mess up."

"I think you're doing wonderful Tricks," the Doctor said. And, to the Doctor, he was. He knew Tricks appreciated the compliment.

"We can watch a movie after. I found this little DVD player. It's a small screen but that makes it cozy!" Tricks let go of the Doctor's hand. "Don't move that hand. It needs to dry now." The Doctor moved his hand towards his face. 

"I love this color. Where did you find it?" 

"Ohh, I had to do a lotta searching. Other hand, please!" The Doctor extended his right hand towards Tricks, who grabbed it and started to paint the rest of his nails. "Thank you!" 

"How long will it take to dry?" The Doctor asked, trying to get Tricks to keep talking. He knew he sometimes stopped talking because he felt like he shouldn't be. He thought that was stupid. Tricks was a smart kid, and he often had good things to say.

"Oh, not too long. Amy helped me pick this color out. I wanted to invite her to this, but she had a date with Rory. So it's just us. I'll tell you a trick after I'm done this hand Doctor." Tricks shifted again how he was sitting, mumbling for the Doctor to hold on. He was just finishing up his pinky finger. "...Aaaand done! Take a look!"

The Doctor looked at his now painted nails. This was new for him. He liked it! Some of the nail polish was smudged around his nail, and some had gotten on his skin, but he didn't mind. "Now, to dry them quick? Blow on your nails. That's what I do." Tricks showed him what to do, and the Doctor copied him. "And, you'll know they're dry because it won't feel like, tacky? You'll know!"

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While the Doctor waited for his nails to dry, Tricks had gotten up, walking around the room, talking as he gathered up a few things. "I don't know what movies you've seen and haven't seen, but! I have a favorite one I want you to watch. Hold this." Tricks put a DVD case on the bed. "I got snacks too! I had to go away to get this but, popcorn! Every good sleepover has popcorn. Well, this is smartpop but it's basically the same. Okay! Alright!" Tricks smiled at the Doctor clapping his hands. "One more minute."

The Doctor watched as Tricks left the room, a bundle of clothes in his arms. He reached towards the black bag of popcorn. He opened the bag, not sure if he should be intrigued or disgusted by the smell. Either way, he reached into the bag trying one piece of popcorn. It tasted slightly like cheddar. 

Tricks suddenly slid into the room, throwing his hands out. His tail lashed side to side, a clear sign of his excitement. He had switched into baggier looking clothes. "This sleepover is ON! You opened the popcorn already? Couldn't wait for me huh?" Tricks clambered onto the bed, as the Doctor quickly grabbed the DVD case.

"Oh, right. Thanks," Tricks took it from him, opening it and then opening the portable DVD player. "This thing is fully charged! We'll get through at least two movies. This One is called Monty Python and The Search For The Holy Grail!" Tricks started to excitedly tell the Doctor about the movie as Tricks tried to forward through to the menu. 

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The movie had ended, and the Doctor was pleasantly surprised at the movie. Tricks had talked just as much as the movie did. The Doctor was about to ask about the next movie, but he felt Tricks slumped against his side. "Oh, fell asleep? Tricks?" The Doctor asked, listening to his shallow breaths. 

The Doctor didn't want to move now. He couldn't wake Tricks up. "This is the sleep part then. At least you're comfy. Try not to drool?" The Doctor grabbed the blankets, covering the bottom half of Tricks. "There, that's better. Now… how will I pass the time?" 

By the time Tricks woke up, the Doctor had moved slightly. The Doctor had a protective arm around him. Tricks couldn't tell if the Doctor was asleep, but he yawned and closed his eyes again. He feared his head on the Doctor's arm, pulling the blankets up again. He could sleep a little longer.