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May. 6th, 2008 06:32 amQuick fic rec:
honorh's Walking After Midnight, a sweet and warm, slightly h/cish, fic where the Doctor and Donna finally have a long talk about Martha and Rose and the TARDIS gets her $.02 in the most pertinent way possible. Short, spoiler-free, and set pre-Sontaran Strategem.
He finished his eggs and picked up his tea, eyes going distant. “The thing was, I needed a friend, and I knew Rose never wanted me to be alone. The thought made her cry the last time I saw her. But I--I liked Martha and was grateful for her presence, but when I looked at her, I saw, well, not Rose. And Martha sensed it. She was never second-best, Martha, but I made her feel that way. In the end, that was why she left.”
And yet, he still looked surprised when Donna dope-smacked him.
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He finished his eggs and picked up his tea, eyes going distant. “The thing was, I needed a friend, and I knew Rose never wanted me to be alone. The thought made her cry the last time I saw her. But I--I liked Martha and was grateful for her presence, but when I looked at her, I saw, well, not Rose. And Martha sensed it. She was never second-best, Martha, but I made her feel that way. In the end, that was why she left.”
And yet, he still looked surprised when Donna dope-smacked him.