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For Challenge 84, over at Then There's Us.
Rose/Nine from Season 1 Episode 1, Rose.“I’m the Doctor, by the way, what’s your name?”
He trails loneliness wherever he goes, death an unwanted constant companion that is always on his heels. He can never seem to run far or fast enough to shake either.
A sadness circles around him, nearly as tight as that armor he’s built up.
She pushes off the leather jacket he wears as armor. One wall down, a million more to go.
She’s young and kind and impatient but she waits for him anyways. Her smiles do most of the work, her words and her always waiting hand do the rest.
“Rose.”
So she uses her hands and mouth to etch her name all over his body, a constant reminder that he’s no longer alone. She’ll give him everything, and more just to push away the darkness that clouds his icy eyes.
She doesn’t mind the blood on his hands, or the danger that clings to him. It thrills her. He thrills her. Makes her feel alive and young and forget every responsibility rested on her young shoulders.
He bites her, leaving his own mark on her body, before licking away the sting as his arms wind tightly around her. Strong, sure, and shaking.
“Nice to meet you Rose - run fer your life!”
He feels too old, too broken, and not nearly enough for her but she smiles at him, her nose brushing his, and her body molds to his. Their bodies fit like their hands, and he feels like there might be more left out in the universe that he hasn’t discovered but right at that moment he’s discovering all the new things about her.
She’s soft where he’s hard and so very warm while he’s cold. She makes him soft and warm and young, younger than he’s felt in such a long time.
Her single hear beats quickly against his two, reminding him of her fragility. He refuses to think on it too long, because she’s so young and strong now, and her eyes are nearly golden.
She feels all the differences between them, and see’s the cracking walls that begin to tumble down. She presses closer to him, making a vow to save him no matter what it cost her.