Ooh, new record! Shortest thing I've ever posted on here! I think. Not counting the A/N. And also my first Doctor Who story... So, explanations! This takes place at the end of 'Doomsday' and is AU, because even though I've watched through season 6, there's still this big, gaping hole in my feels... so I run off and write this. The lever didn't randomly get pulled back, so Rose got to stay in this world... but her mum and Mickey are both trapped elsewhere and she is sad. I own nothing.
They stood together, side by side. He reached out and grabbed her hand, while she reached out to brush her fingertips against the blank wall.
"We did it."
He nodded. "We did."
"Saved the world."
He nodded again. "Yes."
She sniffled, and he squeezed her hand. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah," she said, nodding and pressing her lips together. "Yeah, I'll be fine."
"But you're not right now."
"No." She turned a watery smile on him. "But I will be."
He smiled back, gently. "We'll get it through it, just like we always do."
They turned back to the wall, and she rested her head on his shoulder, eyes closed. A single tear slipped down her cheek.
"Yeah."