If he'd been twenty years younger, he'd have said that Dr. Martha Jones was very attractive, but, he reminds himself sternly, he's pushing sixty and Harry Sullivan isn't that sort of a man.
What she is, is extremely good at her job. She's highly intelligent, a lot more so than most of his contemporaries, not to mention confident and professional far beyond her years. Of course, he understands why. UNIT knew her story before she came to work with them, and he's since heard hints of it from Martha herself, although she's naturally taciturn about the details.
He tries not to call women "old girl" these days, except Sarah, of course, but that's a very old joke between them now. However, he slipped once with Martha and she seemed to find it funny. Perhaps even endearing, although he's quite sure he shouldn't be thinking that.
She's a very modern young woman, and he's used to the slightly forward jokes she makes now. He even rather likes them, despite feeling like a bit of a dinosaur around her sometimes. She still hasn't stopped teasing him about his blushing when they bumped into each other coming around a corner and she fell on top of him. He doesn't mind really. He likes it when he can make her smile.
He's surprised when she asks him out for dinner, but he agrees readily, because it's nice to have a meal with a friend once in a while.
Later, she kisses him goodnight on her doorstep, but then pulls him into the house after her, laughing. As he stumbles over the threshold and catches her around the waist, Harry knows he's in love.
Requests: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart/Donna Noble, River Song/Rose Tyler, Martha Jones/River Song
Harry/Martha
What she is, is extremely good at her job. She's highly intelligent, a lot more so than most of his contemporaries, not to mention confident and professional far beyond her years. Of course, he understands why. UNIT knew her story before she came to work with them, and he's since heard hints of it from Martha herself, although she's naturally taciturn about the details.
They've gone from the awkwardness of his being her superior officer, to colleagues, to good friends in a terribly short time. It started, as it would, with comparing their experiences regarding the Doctor, as they had the common ground of having chosen to leave him, and rapidly progressed to the fact that her ex-fiancé and his ex-wife, marvelous people though they were, never fully understood the lives they'd led.
He tries not to call women "old girl" these days, except Sarah, of course, but that's a very old joke between them now. However, he slipped once with Martha and she seemed to find it funny. Perhaps even endearing, although he's quite sure he shouldn't be thinking that.
She's a very modern young woman, and he's used to the slightly forward jokes she makes now. He even rather likes them, despite feeling like a bit of a dinosaur around her sometimes. She still hasn't stopped teasing him about his blushing when they bumped into each other coming around a corner and she fell on top of him. He doesn't mind really. He likes it when he can make her smile.
He's surprised when she asks him out for dinner, but he agrees readily, because it's nice to have a meal with a friend once in a while.
Later, she kisses him goodnight on her doorstep, but then pulls him into the house after her, laughing. As he stumbles over the threshold and catches her around the waist, Harry knows he's in love.
Requests: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart/Donna Noble, River Song/Rose Tyler, Martha Jones/River Song