Ten Dreams, Which Are Memories of the Past and Future; One Moment AwakeI dream of the death of Gallifrey. My hands are bloodstained, which is terribly odd considering that Gallifrey dies in flames. Fire leaves no blood behind ( Read more... )

They say goodbye as the suns set. She straightens his tie. He adjusts the high collar of her robe ( Read more... )

10 Truths and 1 Lie ( Read more... )

Takes place in oncoming_storms continuity.

Build Your Wings on the Way DownHot. Her body is so hot next to mine. It's like lying beside a roaring fire in the dark of winter. She shifts in her sleep and grumbles a little (probably dreaming about our next adventure and the next time I'll frustrate her by keeping my plans from her, though I do that less and ( Read more... )

[Takes place after this.]

The Doctor tapped on the door to Ace's room with the edge of his brolly. "Hello?" He opened the door and popped his head in, not considering that he ought to wait for her okay. After all, if it weren't okay, she'd lock the door. Wouldn't she?

"Ace? I thought it time we started our lessons."

The Clothes Make the Man

Ace shoved her hands in her pocket and looked around the large room with something akin to awe. “I've never seen this room before, Professor.”

“Of course you haven't. You brought all your own clothes, Ace.” The Doctor swept his brolly around the room. “This is the wardrobe ( Read more... )

The Future's PastHe remembers other women. No, they were just girls. He remembers other girls. And boys, both, but mostly girls. How their eyes went wide the first time they came into his TARDIS. How they smiled at the things he showed them. How it always hurt to say goodbye ( Read more... )

ReflectionsThe Doctor said nothing. People were talking around him. Yelling at him. Gesturing wildly as though he was having an argument with them. But he was not. He was standing stock still, leaning slightly on his brolly, looking out in front of him and seeing nothing at all ( Read more... )

The most dangerous...

Trust! The most dangerous thing in the universe. It can’t be bought or sold, it must be earned. And yet it can topple empires! And break hearts. I had the trust of a young girl once, and I broke it to save the world. Was I right?

I’m the Doctor, I do what I must. There’s no time - no time, there’s never any time, and she’s ( Read more... )