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were_lemurDoctor Who, Eleven/River, all ages, not mine. The Doctor realizes the implications of something River said. SPOILERS!
Pardoned. The Doctor felt as if the floor had just disintegrated beneath his feet, plunging him into freefall.
He forced himself to smile at River as she teased him about his never having existed, as if that irony -- that it was his actions that had left her vulnerable -- wasn't another knife in his hearts.
At least when she was locked away in the Stormcage, she'd been safe; protected, for at least a little while longer, from the fate that awaited her at the Library.
Every day brought her closer to the end of her story, and time was running out.
Pardoned. The Doctor felt as if the floor had just disintegrated beneath his feet, plunging him into freefall.
He forced himself to smile at River as she teased him about his never having existed, as if that irony -- that it was his actions that had left her vulnerable -- wasn't another knife in his hearts.
At least when she was locked away in the Stormcage, she'd been safe; protected, for at least a little while longer, from the fate that awaited her at the Library.
Every day brought her closer to the end of her story, and time was running out.
