Eighth Doctor Drabble: Departures
A departure from my usual content for this drabble; it's the first time I've written the Eighth Doctor, and I hope I haven't made too much of a mess of it.
This one's for the lovely
ponygirl72, who's been an absolutely fantastic BR over 17 chapters of OT3 fic at a very busy time of year. Thank you, my dear!
Spoilers for The Girl Who Never Was below the cut. Drabble rated G.
Departures
Everybody leaves eventually.
It’s an inevitability he’ll never become accustomed to, though by now he surely knows better.
There are homes to go to, loved ones to begin lives with, adventures to have without him. Wars and horrors to escape - not for everyone, this life, these dangers.
Some die - Adric, Katerina, Kamelion, Sara, C’rizz. Some are ripped from him - Jamie, Zoe, I’m so sorry. Worse, some whose fate is uncertain - oh, my dear Peri.
Now, though, there’s one soothing adagio beneath the silence of his own company. Though it feels premature, she chose her own time to leave.
Goodbye, Charley.
- end
This one's for the lovely
ponygirl72, who's been an absolutely fantastic BR over 17 chapters of OT3 fic at a very busy time of year. Thank you, my dear!
Spoilers for The Girl Who Never Was below the cut. Drabble rated G.
Departures
Everybody leaves eventually.
It’s an inevitability he’ll never become accustomed to, though by now he surely knows better.
There are homes to go to, loved ones to begin lives with, adventures to have without him. Wars and horrors to escape - not for everyone, this life, these dangers.
Some die - Adric, Katerina, Kamelion, Sara, C’rizz. Some are ripped from him - Jamie, Zoe, I’m so sorry. Worse, some whose fate is uncertain - oh, my dear Peri.
Now, though, there’s one soothing adagio beneath the silence of his own company. Though it feels premature, she chose her own time to leave.
Goodbye, Charley.
- end