A/N: So this idea popped up after watching the Doctor Who episode A Christmas Carol. I've seen a lot of people do videos and stories of what they think would be his last day with his beloved; it's usually the End of Time scene when he sees her while dying. While I agree (and I cry every time I see that episode), I don't know that he would choose that day in particular. So I began thinking about all of the episodes and compiled scenes. Not every episode is present, only ones that stuck out to me. The scenes are short but I hope you like them.
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who.
"Better a broken heart than no heart at all," the Doctor told Kazran.
"Try it," Kazran snarled. "You try it. One last day with your beloved, which day would you choose?"
The Doctor closed his eyes. Against his will, she flooded his brain. Images of her, the woman he loved and lost, so long ago. His beautiful pink-and-yellow human. Her face, her smile, her scent. The way she felt in his arms, the way her laugh always made him happy. He knew a part of him would never recover from losing her, the first person he ever let into his hearts.
He swallowed and tried to fight the images down. They would be best for another day.
He felt his hearts clench as she flashed in his brain once more before he focused on the task at hand.
Later, on the TARDIS, he allowed himself to think of her. He began questioning what day he WOULD choose; so many of them were precious to him.
Against his will, the TARDIS began punching in a destination. He didn't realize it until they were already in flight; he was so lost in his thoughts.
"What is the point?" He asked his beloved ship. "Relive the pain that loving her comes with it? Remember seeing her broken on that beach in Norway? I let her go, let her be happy with a version of myself. I wanted her safe, wanted her to live. I can't keep torturing myself."
The TARDIS spoke that he will always love her, that she will always be a part of him.
"I know that," he snapped back. "Rose Tyler is the love of my life. My one and only. No matter how many years pass, no matter if I try again, she will always be locked into my hearts. So why go back and relive anything?"
Because you need to. You have forgotten what it was like with her. Remember. Remember.
"I don't want to remember. I'm 'the one who forgets.' I already live every day with the pain of losing her. Why put me through that again?"
The TARDIS landed softly and he sighed. He walked down the ramp and peeked outside. He immediately knew the day and the location. He turned back.
"Really? Of all the days to start with, it's this one?"
The TARDIS hummed.
Sighing once more, he grabbed a coat that she had mysteriously placed on the railing and headed outside into the snow.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this preview of what is to come. Thanks for reading!