“You’re Not ...?”

[preserved_ginger]

Title: “You’re Not ...?”
Character(s): Rose Tyler, The Doctor
Pairing(s): Doctor/Rose
Beta(s): karenor
Rating: PG
Setting: Dårlig Ulv Stranden (Doomsday)
Disclaimer: Borrowed, sans permission.
A/N: 100 words in MS-Works. Any dialogue you recognise probably comes from the episode.
Summary: There’s nothing he can do about it.

“You’re not?”

Her silence is answer enough. They know each other well enough by this stage to know when the other isn’t being entirely truthful. So she knows that she cannot lie, it just wouldn’t work.

Oh, Rose.

He closes his eyes against the tears that threaten his composure. That’s briefly successful but they tear up again when he opens them and this time he can’t hide it. The universe (or chaos, or fate, or just sheer bloody bad luck) has taken everything from him, again, and there’s nothing he can do about it.

I'm sorry, Rose; I'm so sorry.

Comments

[moon-destiny.livejournal.com]

Oh, god. It's like Doomsday all over again.

Wonderfully heartbreaking, and you pack so much emotion in so little.

[2cbetter.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness your timing is perfect since I just watched again AoG/Doomsday today. I haven't long been finished watching the beach scene so needless to say your piece is making the ache I already had is now throbbing.

[thetarotfool.livejournal.com]

:( *sniffle* I always want to cry whenever someone even mentions Doomsday, let alone writes a beautiful moment like this.

[sunnytyler001.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! But so sad...

[requialexa.livejournal.com]

This, my friend, is drabble-tastic :-)

Seriously, it's just enough. No baby Time Lords running about, just that horrible realization dawning on the Doctor. Ugh--you captured it so well it *does* make my heart ache. Makes me want to watch it again. No. Well...
Thank you for this though, it's Brilliant!

[the-lucky-stars.livejournal.com]

That's so sad and lovely. Great work.

[helygen.livejournal.com]

Heartbreaking and gorgeous
*sniff*

[principia-coh.livejournal.com]

I'm supposed to be getting notifications when you post... *eyes LJ suspiciously*

Beautiful, understated. And how very like them to let something like that slide when they both know better.

[irlanda-anima.livejournal.com]

Ah! So short and yet so painfully real. With just a few words you had me sobbing. Poor Doctor!