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were_lemur) wrote2012-12-31 10:41 pm
were_lemur) wrote2012-12-31 10:41 pm
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For Tomorrow We May Die (Drabble Project, Day 366)
Nine's in a morbid mood. Thank goodness he's got Rose and Jack around to cheer him up! All ages, not mine.
"I don't want this to ever end," Rose nurmured against the Doctor's chest.
Jack shifted to rub her back. "Neither do I."
The Doctor's mouth tightened into a parody of a smile. "Nothing lasts forever."
Rose raised her head. "You're cheerful today."
He shifted to curl one arm around her. He slipped the other one behind Jack's back, pulling him closer. "Even stars burn out."
"Then we'd better enjoy life while it lasts," Jack said.
After a long, silent moment, the Doctor kissed first Jack, then Rose. "'Eat, drink, and be merry,' eh?"
Rose grinned. "Especially the being merry part."
"I don't want this to ever end," Rose nurmured against the Doctor's chest.
Jack shifted to rub her back. "Neither do I."
The Doctor's mouth tightened into a parody of a smile. "Nothing lasts forever."
Rose raised her head. "You're cheerful today."
He shifted to curl one arm around her. He slipped the other one behind Jack's back, pulling him closer. "Even stars burn out."
"Then we'd better enjoy life while it lasts," Jack said.
After a long, silent moment, the Doctor kissed first Jack, then Rose. "'Eat, drink, and be merry,' eh?"
Rose grinned. "Especially the being merry part."