preserved_ginger

Being an OTPer, I feel almost heretical in saying this — but, if the events of Journey’s End were always in RTD’s mind from the beginning of the revival, were we all sold a line when we bought what they were saying about the Doctor being in love with Rose?

Because (playing devil’s advocate just for a minute here) saying “does it need saying?”, the perfect get out in so many ways – and then having a duplicate of yourself, a part-human duplicate of yourself, say the actual words – makes me wonder if all the stories about the Doctor and asexuality are true (in canon, at least).

I’d never say he didn’t love Rose. I’m just starting to wonder now whether he was ever in love with her in the way we understand that term.