Thinking of how "left me like a book on a shelf" is from River's POV and therefore does not mean it is the entirety of the story much like how "the Doctor does not and has never loved me" was uttered from a River who was grieving.
Like the Doctor could have spent a long time putting the TARDIS in stationary orbit around the Library. The Doctor could have puttered about with the Library from years before it was shut down to ensure that everything would go smoothly while doing his best not to change a single thing. And on days when it is too hard, he just stares at the Library from his perch on the TARDIS door. Waiting, hoping, thinking. Trying to find a way out for her. For them.
And he does!
He finds a hundred ways to get her out of the data core. But...something always goes wrong. It's somehow never good enough. She's back, but she's not entirely there.
So he scratches it out, slaps himself, and tries again.
And again.
And again.
But his plans always fail.
But they don't. Not really. His plans could work. Could have worked. His beloved Sexy would help him. She'd always help him when it comes to her Water. But he was too scared. Too frightened of failure. Because one single mistake. One. Single. Mistake. And she's gone. He can never get her back. Forever.
So he runs. And runs. And runs. Until centuries has gone by and companion come and gone. Until he met a younger, more alive version of her. And then they had Darillium. And oh the joys of wonderful joys, what a night that was.
But things end. Even for him. They had to part ways again. Had to say goodbye. So he tries again. Picks up what his previous self had shelved. He tries. Oh how he tries.
But still. That fear exists. Is it worth it? Can he finally accomplish what he'd started a literal lifetime ago?
(He doesn't.)
Off on another lifetime with a new body. He's a...she now? Oh and shorter! Wow. That's new! I wonder what Ri–
On the rare moments she allows herself to succumb to sleep she goes to their his her study. She takes a moment to take everything in. It's unrecognizable now – the study that once was theirs filled with warmth and laughter and-
Every single space was taken. Covered by plans of plans of plans spanning...two...lifetimes now. Sexy still kept it just as it was the last time he she had been in there.
Their His Her favorite throw was still where it was – on their his her favorite corner of their his her favorite couch.
Nothing had changed but everything had changed.
She curled up and buried her face hoping it would still smell of her (It did. They never knew how it worked but somehow her smell still lingered anyway. They thought they were hallucinating at first but other people had been able to smell it too. Sometimes they forget but Sexy also lost her too).
She was a he again. The same face they had four lifetimes ago. The same face who was the first to keep the memory of their meeting.
But wh- what? Why? How? Is this it? Is this the body that finally brings her back home? A fitting act really. He put her in there and so he'll also put her out of there.
But... she wasn't there. Nothing was there. Nothing but chunks of debris and ashes and smelted...somethings.
When he blinked his eyes open (when had he closed them?), Donna's worried face greeted him. He blinked again and blinked. Nothing changed. Everything has changed. He had waited for far too long. He had made her wait for far. too. long. He feared of failing her but now he actually has failed her.
Everything was bland now. Was it just him or is everything a bit...on the side of grey? Donna looks at him like he might break. (He won't. He's a Time Lord. Time Lords don't break.) Even Sylvia had taken to treating him a bit more kindly.
He goes off alone with Sexy. His return to the Noble-Temple (Temple-Noble) household becomes fewer and further in between. One day he finds himself in Venice. Wonderful Venice. His Pond and her Roman (who wasn't yet a Roman) had gone here. There were vampires. And running and –
River?
No silly. River wasn't there.
He blinked. And blinked again. Made sure the sky was blue and the clouds still fluffy white. But was that his leather jacket that just whizzed by past him? Wait. Hold on. That was... Was that? Oh no. It wasn't. It couldn't be. Did they? No. They couldn't have.
But of course, apparently they did. Because that was actually his leather jacket wearing self that just passed by him again(?) tugging along his very-much-not-dead wife along running from... Hold on. Why are they running? What- Who's shooting at her?!
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WIP questions tag
Tagged by @leotheponderer, thank youu :D
Rules : Answer as many (or as few) of the questions about your WIP as you can.
I'm going to answer these for (spins wheel) Le prix du sang.
1. What was the first part of your WIP that you created?
The skeleton of the first chapter... out of a weird ass dream I had one time.
2. Who are your favourite character(s) and why ?
Hélianthe because he's incredibly annoying but I am in love with him. I need to punch him in the face and hunt him for sport. I'd let him bite me. Etc.
3. What has been your biggest struggle while writing your WIP ?
Consistency, lol. Both in how often I write and how much I write. I am cursed with can't concentrate disease and while meds helped with trying to write once a week, it still. Wasn't as much as I would've liked to. That and school doesn't help at all.
Also not making characters better than they are supposed to be, because they're all supposed to be assholes, but because I liked a secondary character, I started trying to give them morals or whatever. Thanks, Anne de Monthaut, for making my life harder.
4. Are there any animals in your story ?
Horses, sometimes.
5. How do your characters get around ?
Horses, mostly. And feet.
6. What part of your WIP are you working on right now ?
None, technically ! I've finished the first draft and am taking a break as I research some things for believability. I'm not making historical fiction, so I don't NEED to be historically accurate, but I want my story to be cohesive and believable, you know ?
7. What aspects of your WIP do you think will draw people in?
Hopefully ? The inherent shenanigans of terrible people doing terrible things for the audience's pleasure. They're all assholes. It's incredibly funny.
Also maybe the fact that both of the romantic leads are bisexual or something but I don't particularly intend to make this a selling point; it's going to be there whether people are prepared or not.
Under the cut : the original 9 questions; including the few i haven't been able to answer. Also the people I'm tagging.
1. What was the first part of your WIP that you created?
2. If your story was a TV show, what would the intro song be?
3. Who are your favourite character(s) and why?
4. What other pieces of media could share a fan base with your WIP?
5. What has been your biggest struggle while writing your WIP?
6. Are there any animals in your story?
7. How do your characters get around?
8. What part of your WIP are you working on right now?
9. What aspects of your WIP do you think will draw people in?
Tagging : @isabellebissonrouthier, @the-stray-storyteller, @holdmyteaplease, @jezifster, @ceph-the-ghost-writer, aaaaand @multi-lefaiye ! As always no pressure if you don't feel like it lol.
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silly smear frames (?) i find funny/cute :D
startin off with the first one- uhm uh you uh,, perce' you good?
shit shes been turned into a mound o' hair
i also find this similar one silly :3
what has he seen...?
i have nothing to say about this he just looks like a disgusting rat man. (/aff)
okie time for the cute captures :3c
guh- (ILOVETHISWOMANGAHAHAAAAAHHHLOOKLOOKLOOKKKK)
she look :Dc
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MOLLY AEEEJEJEJEJFH
I LOVE YOU YOUR SO FRIEND SHAPED !!
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