Brief drabble from the Doctor's POV just after "Doomsday." Companion piece to "To Never Ever."

Disclaimer: Doctor Who and all characters herein belong to the BBC.

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To keep going, to never stop moving. To catch your breath at the sound of laughter, to turn away from tears. To hide away, to lock everything up.

Separated by infinity, a paper-thin film of another reality, untouchable but right there.

To feel hearts breaking, to hear a silent keening. To never let it happen again.

Again and again…

"I love you."

The universe still keens, but I won't let it happen ever, ever again.

I won't.