He looked down at the blood soaking into his clothes from the wound in the body he cradled. Through blurry eyes he saw his love slipping away from him into the cold clutches of death. He finally released the tears, letting them flow heavily with the weight of his pain. Then the grief overwhelmed him and he collapsed into a trembling heap…
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He threw himself from the car and ran towards the burning wreckage screaming out in defiance. Police pounced on him before he could reach it and held him back, but still he struggled, trying in vain to get to the upturned car. As he continued to scream, slowly his energy left him and he crumpled to the ground, sobbing heavily…
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He called out her name over and over, begging, praying, and willing for the light to shine in her eyes once again. The anger inside him rose, racing through his veins like a fire, determined to set everything alight with its unstoppable flame. Rising up, he howled, letting to rage pour freely from him. He could no longer control his actions, ruled by his loss…
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Pain seared his chest, spearing his heart through its centre, and without having to look up from his kneeled position on the floor, he knew what it was. Keeping his head bowed, he felt the tears trickle down his face, steadily gathering speed. Reaching up with his hands, he tried desperately to wipe them away, to no avail. The realisation of what had just happened hit him like a wreaking ball, another lover was dead. What did he have to live for now? The question tore through his mind as he wept…
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He stumbled forwards, his shoulders hunched against the ferocious wind, his coat flapping behind him like a hero's cape. But he didn't feel like a hero as he approached his reason for being there. Leaning forwards he traced the withered letters on the stone with his finger, forever a reminder that he was a failure who couldn't save the love of his very long life. Ianto Jones. And suddenly he just couldn't take it anymore. He lifted his head to the sky and screamed into the night, the rain thundering down onto his face as he fell forwards onto his knees in defeat, a broken man.
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