"WHAT USE ARE EMOTIONS IF YOU CANNOT SAVE THE WOMAN YOU LOVE?"
The Doctor started. Not at the fact that a Dalek could grasp the concept of love, but that it had implied... Him and Rose...
What a fantastic idea, me and her. A warmness bloomed in his hearts, and his fists clenched as his head went dizzy with confusion. He'd always felt an attraction to Rose, but did he love her?
Yes. By Gallifrey, I love Rose Tyler. And at that moment, the Doctor knew that absolutely nothing was going to keep him from saving her.
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She looked so beautiful, the golden Time Vortex light streaming from her eyes. But Time was as destructive as it was beautiful, and he could practically see her human brain falling to pieces. He knew what was going to happen to him, and he also knew that there wasn't a way out of it. So the Doctor softly cupped her face with his hands and leaned forward until their lips touched. Because he had accepted his fate, but he'd be damned if he wasn't going to have just one perfect moment with her first.
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"You were fantastic." The Doctor smiled, fighting the pain.
Rose smiled and tilted her head in confusion, oblivious to the coming event. He knew he couldn't tell her how he felt. He wasn't cruel enough to give her that and then take it away. At least he'd had that kiss. One perfect moment.
"And d'you know what? So was I!" The Doctor grinned, staving off the agony by filling his mind with her. Rose. My fantastic Rose.
The golden light flared and he concentrated his entire diminishing essence on her.
Rose. My fantastic
He concentrated harder even as he felt his own mind slipping away.
Rose. My
Rose.
Rose
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Rose. Hah, do I still love Rose? I do! Brilliant, that is! And- wait a second, new teeth. That's a little weird.