Tokens of His Affection

by chocolatequeen

Circumstances force the Doctor and Rose into a series of alien weddings. The Doctor won't admit how much he wants them to be real, and yet he finds himself hanging onto the various tokens exchanged in their wedding ceremonies. And when Rose's life is threatened, those tokens of his affection provide him with the only possible way to save her. A twist on the fake married trope.

6. Chapter 6

You asked for it, and now it's here: a sequel to Tokens of His Affection, showing how they avoided the painful separation after Canary Wharf.

The Doctor has been travelling alone since leaving Rose Tyler in the alley with her idiot boyfriend. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Rose are sending the Daleks and Cybermen back into the Void. Ignoring what the Doctor wants, the TARDIS takes him to Canary Wharf where he gets the surprise of his lives.

Teaser

Torchwood, July 9, 2007

Rose stared at her husband in shock. "I'm supposed to go."

The muscle in the Doctor's jaw twitched. "Yeah."

Rose jumped when his magnaclamp hit the floor with a loud clang, but she didn't let it distract her from the conversation she couldn't believe they were having. "To another world, and then it gets sealed off."

"Yeah." The Doctor barely looked at her, spinning around and running over to a computer to hide his face.

But Rose knew exactly how he felt; she could feel his anguish over their bond. "Forever." He flinched when she pronounced the word she'd recently used when he'd asked, in a romantic moment, how long she was going to stay with him. Rose shook her head. "That's not going to happen."

To find out more, read "A Timely Rescue."