[ and after the doctor has finished gathering up his belongings that he's strewn around and, as he promised river, gone to take a shower and dress himself properly, he goes looking for rose tyler. ]
[ she's not hard to miss. not for him, anyway — put a hundred blonde girls in denim in a room together and he'd still pick her out straight away, every time, because she shines. amidst all the broken timelines and people pulled from fixed points, walking paradoxes that make his fingers itch, there she is. rose tyler, who had looked into the heart of the tardis and taken a little of her into herself. rose tyler, who'd held his hand across two regenerations and all of time and space. rose tyler, who'd chosen someone else over him. ]
[ but that had been for the best, in the end. and from what river had told him, that was all spoilers, anyway. ]
[ he smiles as he approaches her at her locker, situated way down the other end from his own, because she's just tried the phone, maybe not even for the first time, and he's positive he knows who she's calling. and he will always, always answer. ]
Ring ring!
[ he says it quite clearly when he gets close, lips quirked in a half-smile, ignoring the other people who glance about. looking at her is like taking a long drink of cold water, and his tastebuds may have changed slightly but that doesn't mean it's not refreshing. ]
Ring ring!
Better answer it, don't you think?
[ he grins, picks up his hand, finger and thumb like a telephone. ]
Hello. Doctor speaking. What can I do for you, Rose Tyler?
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[ she's not hard to miss. not for him, anyway — put a hundred blonde girls in denim in a room together and he'd still pick her out straight away, every time, because she shines. amidst all the broken timelines and people pulled from fixed points, walking paradoxes that make his fingers itch, there she is. rose tyler, who had looked into the heart of the tardis and taken a little of her into herself. rose tyler, who'd held his hand across two regenerations and all of time and space. rose tyler, who'd chosen someone else over him. ]
[ but that had been for the best, in the end. and from what river had told him, that was all spoilers, anyway. ]
[ he smiles as he approaches her at her locker, situated way down the other end from his own, because she's just tried the phone, maybe not even for the first time, and he's positive he knows who she's calling. and he will always, always answer. ]
Ring ring!
[ he says it quite clearly when he gets close, lips quirked in a half-smile, ignoring the other people who glance about. looking at her is like taking a long drink of cold water, and his tastebuds may have changed slightly but that doesn't mean it's not refreshing. ]
Ring ring!
Better answer it, don't you think?
[ he grins, picks up his hand, finger and thumb like a telephone. ]
Hello. Doctor speaking. What can I do for you, Rose Tyler?