Fandom: Doctor Who
Beta: The lovely
Characters: The Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble
Rating: G
A/N: Thanks for
Donna was quiet. Very quiet.
“Are you all right?”
Donna glanced at him from underneath damp eyelashes. “Yeah.” She wiped her face with the soft purple fabric.
“It’s not your burden to bear,” the Doctor said with finality as if his words were law.
Her response was quick. “But it’s yours?”
He didn’t look up. “Yep.”
“That doesn’t seem fair,” she murmured.
“Life of a Time Lord.” There was no pride in his voice as he released the lever and the TARDIS began to dematerialize. “It’s rarely fair.”
~Finished~
- Current Location:home
- Current Mood:
lethargic
- Current Music:The Smiths
Comments
Poor Doctor, really. I loved that episode, but it broke my heart.
Poor Doctor is right. *sniff* Thanks for taking the time to review!
Thanks for the review!
and yeah, she calls him on his shit, which is also a good.
anyway, yeah, per drabble: nice, that's definitely the unspoken subtext to "it's not fair" there.
Thanks for the kind review.
Isn't interesting how certain lines pop out at us? ;) Thanks again for taking the time to read and review!
I love Donna. She's perfect for him--not willing to let him off easy, but not judgmental, either. Just what he needs.
Thanks for the review!
I love the quiet, sort of hush tone to this. Short, simple sentences. Short, simple responses. Perfect for where they were at the end.
Short, simple sentences. Short, simple responses.
That's exactly what I was thinking. The typical babbling Doctor wasn't around at the end of the episode.
Thanks for the lovely review!
::also wants to smack them, just a little::
I like to think that Donna putting her hands on top of his on the lever meant that she was taking half the responsibility so he wouldn't have to bear it all. She shouldn't let him get away with claiming the entire burden himself after the fact. And the silly Time Lord should listen to her. But, of course, that's not something the Doctor's ever likely to do, is it. Poor, messed up Time Lord.
Beautiful drabble! :-)
Thanks for the kind review! I'm always happy to hear your thoughts.
“Life of a Time Lord.” There was no pride in his voice...
Just those two phrases tell it all. Like I said, beautiful drabble. :-)
Got my notebook right here, while I'm sitting alone in the office. Scribbling into it busily. :-)
Still not finished with the timestamp fic for Passing Notes, though.