A Hopeless Paradox
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, nor do I own the characters, themes, or plots. Something about any relation to your life is a total coincidence yada-yada…
Rose Tyler in February of 2012. It was Valentine's Day, and she planned on spending it with her boyfriend, Mickey. She put on her favorite dress with her leather jacket, and ambled over towards the coffee shop to get her latte with 2 shots espresso.
She stood in line and marveled at how intricate something as seemingly simple as the coffee shop was. There was the staff, who were divided up based upon their skills, there were those who could clean, and those who knew how to make every item on the menu by heart. The kitchen behind the counter moved in almost a rhythm as four people turned and dodged in a space made for no more than two. There were the newer customers who stood in the back deciding on their final order, as the regulars walked in and stood in line and placed their order without ever glancing away from their cell phones
But today she noticed something. Something she almost didn't want to look at. That she could practically only see out of the corner of her eye. It was a man. He was rather lanky with feathered hair, and a blue pinstriped suit, she felt a pang in the bottom of her heart, although she had no idea why. People moved on with their lives and they came and went in their little humdrum way, yet it seemed as though the entire room was moving around him, and he was simply a constant factor in an unstable place. Perplexed, she left the shop to meet Mickey at their Valentine's Day brunch that they went to every year.
She moved her finger in circles around the rim of her glass, her eyes drifted toward the left as she caught something moving in the corner of her eye. She whipped her head around, but only caught a glimpse of a man quickly striding out. "Is something the matter love?" Rose realized that nothing was, in fact wrong. She let out a quick sigh and turned back to the only man whom she cared about, and had a lovely brunch as she tried to keep her mind from wandering to the man in the suit.