Broken Clocks (4/8)

[stormwolf10]

Title: Broken Clocks (4/8)
Author: stormwolf10

Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Rose, Mickey, Madame de Pompadour
Word Count: 1252
Summary: A fairly routine first trip for a new companion turns into a hard lesson for the Doctor about love.
Spoilers: Through The Girl in the Fireplace
Authors Notes: Written for the Time In Flux fic-a-thon. I have to admit, when I

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[lorelaisquared]

The Doctor closed his eyes for a moment after he closed the mirror behind Rose, trying to banish the look of betrayal she'd given him from his mind. I’m sorry, Rose. I’m so sorry. He didn’t quite understand the inextricable pull Reinette had on him. Rose was loyal, brave and beautiful, and yet he couldn’t keep himself away from Reinette. I’m just here to save her life, then we’ll be gone, he fooled himself into thinking, I’m only here because she’s in danger. That’s all.
*choke* Again, heartbreaking. I'm all teary for both him and Rose.

I love how you developed the memories that Reinette sees of his childhood. They made my heart break even more for him.

[stormwolf10]

This and Part 7 were the parts that I had the clearest visions of what I wanted to have happen. Even when the episode aired, I could see pictures in my head of this little boy who didn't quite fit in (and, actually, he never fit in with his own kind, even centuries later after he became "The Doctor"). And then I remembered in the episode "The Sound of Drums", when the Doctor mentioned that he was one of the kids that ran away at his initiation, I thought that the way he mentioned it was a bit of false bravado, because whatever it was quite obviously terrified him, or he wouldn't have run.

And it's strange, when I see the Doctor as a little boy, I see a little blond boy. I think it's because William Hartnell was blond when he was younger, before he turned grey. And, since he was the first Doctor, then it was obviously the same body as when he was a little boy. No wonder that one simply wore out! He started late enough in his life that he let his first body get old! :)

[lorelaisquared]

Awww yes, that totally makes sense that he would have been blond at that point. I really need to get ahold of some classic who. I haven't seen anything prior to Series 1 of new who other than clips from a BBC special.

[stormwolf10]

The Classic stuff has it's good and bad points, but then...it had been running for decades, so it was bound to.