Set after Fear Her, Rose gives the Doctor a reason to hope.
Based on a prompt from Caedmonfaith, who won this week's drabble prompt entry in Timepetalsprompts "New Year's Prompts Giveaway", over on Tumblr. Her prompt was sparkle.
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The last fireworks fizzled into darkness. Rose turned to him, fingers interlacing with his, seeking reassurance. "What did you mean 'There's a storm approaching'?
Coward that he was, he couldn't bring himself to look at her. He knew what he would see: timelines shimmering about her, coalescing into a fixed point before stretching into the future, leaving her timeline behind, pitifully shortened and dark.
She squeezed his hand. "I'll always find you again."
He looked, then… and grinned.
Rose's timeline was too short by far, but not completely dark: hope sparkled there.
Now, if he could only keep her safe.
