Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who. But I wouldn't mind my own copy of the 10th Doctor... ;-)
Word of warning: the tense of the text switches a lot in this story, but it's intentional. That's how I believe the Doctor's thoughts work. Past, present, and future all rolled up into one. But I'm only to the second season, so what do I know? :-P
The Doctor stares into the fireplace one last time. His mind was racing - the fleeting shadows of what could have been were dancing before him. They taunt him.
The slow life.
It never interested him before.
Before...
Rose.
Perhaps I've been spending too much time with humans, he thought. But they were passionate and stubborn and fascinating. Of all the species he would meet, they seemed to have the most potential. So many times their world draws in trouble. Like a giant magnet.
Maybe someone is trying to destroy them.
Maybe they had the worst luck in the universe.
Maybe that was how they were going to grow.
He always found himself pulled to them. Helping. Fixing. But never taking part.
What is it his Lady calls him?
Lonely angel.
He's not so sure about the angel bit - though he can see how she'd confused him for one. I'm too handsome for my own good. Can't help it.
But, lonely.
She got that right.
Until...
Rose.
Rose - that stayed with him even after he changed faces. Rose - that has a knack for getting into trouble, and the odd tendency for helping everyone out of it. Rose - who would have to sacrifice her own father to keep the world turning.
To bring me back.
The last of the Time Lords.
Lonely.
Surrounded by life, but forever
Alone.
Funny how meeting Madame de Pompadour changes his life.
Almost as much as he would change hers.
I'll certainly never look at a banana daiquiri the same way again.
My first Doctor Who fanfic! Did I do all right? Normally I would write narration in regular font and actual thoughts in italics, but there's nothing normal about the Doctor, so I've done it backwards here. :-) Hope it - and the switching between past, present, and future - wasn't too confusing.
I would love reviews, if anyone feels like sharing!