The First Time

by amy1oM-InnitMarvelous

For the first time in his long life the Doctor allows himself to fully love a human back and suffers the consequences as a result. Post Doomsday

Title: First Time
Author: Lomeinie

Rating: G
Spoilers: Up to Doomsday

Beta: Atomicgiraffe2 ( feldjagerpistol )

Summary: He'd loved them all as well-some more than others-but he never had returned their fragile human love in the same way they'd given it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who (I wish) and I've made absolutely NOTHING off this fic so I ask not to be sued for this.

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The first time the Doctor allowed himself to love a human in return, as she loved him, was when he met Rose Tyler. Yes, he'd known countless companions; many of them human, some of them not. He'd loved them all as well-some more than others-but he never had returned their fragile human love in the same way they'd given it. The difference with Rose, he knew, was that he had been more free to love her after he'd lost everything else he held dear. When he met her, he'd been broken in more ways than he could count. If he had been completely honest, he was been ready to give up on everything. Even living.

But then he'd met Rose. With the simple act of grabbing her hand and telling her to run he'd lost himself to her. She'd had him from that moment on, even if had taken him awhile to realized what had happened. She had helped the broken old Time Lord want to live again. That's why, when he lost her, he knew the innumerable tiny pieces his hearts had shattered into would never be put back together again. Once again, living had become a too great burden for him to bear.