Steph: Hey, I wrote this months ago to avoid doing an English assignment, and never really looked at it again. Cleaning through my thumb drive today, and voila! A fic. Not great, and it has two different versions. If I get enough reviews, I'll post the second, more narrative version. This one is more abstract. This is my first Doctor Who fanfiction that I've posted, and I figure this may give my profile a little bit more of a view into my current interests.
Anyway, enjoy!
Moments
by Luthien-Anwamane
There were moments in his life.
After she was wrenched away from him, he thought he would never feel whole again. The emptiness that he felt after the Time War came back in full force, coupled with the fresh pain he felt whenever he thought of her. But he moved on, as he always did. He found a new companion, Martha, who was kind, smart and attractive. He told Martha that he was fine. He told himself that he was fine. But every time he was reminded of her – her jacket on the chair in the library, or a trace of her perfume on the TARDIS panel – he felt his eyes prick and his breath catch.
But there were moments. Moments when he could hear her voice, smell her hair, feel her breath against his face and her hand in his. If he closed his eyes he could almost see her, face drawn and eyes closed. And during these moments, he felt the emptiness ebb away and he felt complete again. But then the moment would pass and the pain would return in full force.
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There were moments in her life.
After their forever was cut painfully short, she attempted to recover. After all, it was the one thing he had ever requested of her – to have a fantastic life. But how could it ever be the same? Without him, she felt like a shell. So as much as she tried to move on, she never did, always trying to come up with a new way to breach the gap between the two universes without both of them imploding. And whenever she reached a dead end in her research, she felt the flicker of hope, so vulnerable already, fade slightly. But still she powered on, his words echoing in her ears: 'Never say never ever'.
But there were moments. Moments when she could hear his voice, smell his after-shave, feel his breath against her face and his hand in hers. If she closed her eyes she could almost see him, face tired and eyes closed. And during these moments, she felt her shell fill and the hope flare. But then the moment would pass and the shell hollow out again.
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But in those moments, they could feel each other. They felt together, despite the entirety of the Void keeping them apart. And although their universes sang different songs, The Doctor and Rose were in tune.
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