Doctor Who Drabble: Purpose

[badly_knitted]

 






Title: Purpose
Author: badly_knitted 
Characters: The Doctor.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 139: Mysteries at dw100 .
Spoilers: General.
Summary: The Doctor thrives on mysteries.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.





Mysteries are the Doctor’s stock in trade, his bread and butter, his reason for being. Seeking them out and solving them keeps his brilliant mind occupied and entertained, because for someone who’s lived as long as he has, boredom is the greatest enemy.


The universe is vast, and having a time machine makes the possibilities almost endless. No matter how many mysteries he solves, there are always more to investigate. He dreads the coming of a day when no more mysteries remain, because then there would surely be nothing left to give him purpose, and that doesn’t bear thinking about.



The End

Comments

[savvyliterate]

I really like how you address the Doctor's fears about the day when there are no more mysteries. This is really good insight into his mind.

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! He's got such a brilliant, enquiring mind that not having anything worthy of his intellect to figure out would be a dreadful thought.

I'm gradually working through all the prompts at dw100, and posting two a week at the moment, with the occasional ficlet thrown in,. If you're interested, there's a link to my Doctor Who Master List in the sidebar, I keep it right up to date, adding new fics or drabbles as I post them. My B5 ficlet is under the Miscellaneous Fandoms list.