The Doctor discovers a mocking reminder, buried deep in his transcendental pockets.

Based on a prompt from Timepetalsprompts, over on Tumblr to celebrate Valentine's Day: candy hearts / broken hearts. I was supposed to pick one or the other… but I went with both...

... sorry!

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The TARDIS was silent. The Doctor tinkered below the console, alone with his thoughts: a dangerous place to be these days; a place full of self-loathing, regrets, and two very broken hearts.

Rummaging through his jacket for his hyper-spanner, his fingers brushed against an object buried amidst the hodgepodge that filled his transcendental pockets: a small candy heart, the last of a package he and Rose had shared with hooting laughter and tongue-touched grins, a mocking celebration of Valentine's Day. One heart tucked away, never delivered, saved for a special occasion.

"LOVE YOU"

He crushed the taunting words to powder.