A Thousand Candles, They Burn At Both Ends (now in Series 2)

by littlexkiller

A creative Whoufflé fluff/angst series with lots of poetry woven between lines. Covers moments between and of the Doctor and Clara being together, loosely tied with literary string. The opening quotes will set the scene. Will feature other characters on occasion (and request). This series follows no particular order; feel free to start anywhere.

10. The Storm At Bay (It's Not Yet Time)

A/N: Quote taken from RedAugust102's profile. Thank you for your reviews, dear. Double upload tonight, because I LOVE YOU ALL YOU GUYS (especially themadmanhopes) :D

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Idris: I've been looking for a word. A big, complicated word, but so sad. I found it now.
The Doctor: What word?
Idris: "Alive." I'm alive.
The Doctor: Alive isn't sad.
Idris: It's sad when it's over. I'll always be here. But this is when we talked. And now even that has come to an end.

Doctor Who – The Doctor's Wife

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The Doctor

My TARDIS, she is aging. I can feel the strain beneath my feet as I walk between galaxies, as I step between prehistory and the future. I hear her screams of suffering everyday when Clara wakes up, and the poor old girl has to withhold the paradox all over again. I'm torturing her so I can keep my other love around; my Soufflé Girl.

But even Clara's time will come to an end. One day, when I run out of regenerations, she'll have no one left to save.

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And so the story unravels,

At the end of all our travels

Together, my love

And I depart for the above

Or below

I wouldn't know.

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But I pray that the TARDIS go with us silently

Keep us company if we go violently.

Holding hands,

Golden wedding bands

Wrapping around fingers

Our love still lingers.

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It makes me sad, that we're still breathing

What does a breath do, if not to stop the bleeding

Of two hearts that break on impact of

The loss of my Clara to the treasure trove

Of fulfilled lives and times of fun

Of regretted actions, when we should have run

For it, and yet, she never cries

Or asks why.

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It's true,

You can only ever know who.

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Oh TARDIS, the song of

Chasing tails in my head.

You know what I long for,

Though the hope is dead.

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But curiosity is strong

I've lived for too long.

But Clara will keep me from

Such wonderings.

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She'll keep the storm

At bay, fill my thoughts instead with golden happenings.

She'll take my hand and lead me astray, for

It's not yet time to return to Trenzalore.