(meme).β β β β βthe first time she truly saw the doctor injured was with a smile on their face,β β β β β βgoofyβ β β β β β&β β β β β βlargeβ β β β β β&β β β β β βso full of life that it scared her,β β β β β βeven terrified,β β β β β βwhen she had realized how bad it really was.β β β β β βthe actual realization took hours,β β β β β βdenial being stronger than the evident bright flash of light that hit her eyes as he regenerated.β β β β β βsince then,β β β β β βwhether conscious of it or not,β β β β β βthere's that lingering fear,β β β β β βa constant gaze out of the corner of her eye to see if even the smallest stone is thrown to hurt her life changer,
...β β β β β βwhich makes it so much worse when it does happen,β β β β β βwhen she does see it.β β β β β βpanic sets in,β β β β β βcheeks flushedβ β β β β β&β β β β β βlungs desperately searching for air as she looks @b4didea over,β β β β β β&β β β β β βover,β β β β β β&β β β β β βoverβ
"are you alright?β β β β β βit shot you!β β β β β βoh my god it shot you,β β β β β βdoctor are you alright?"β β β β β βshe's speaking so fast that each sentence morphs into the next,β β β β β βa string of words coated in desperation.β β β β β βbefore rose even realizes it,β β β β β βshe's tearing upβ,β β β β β βhands trying to move the doctor's coat to search for any golden emitted glow, β β β β β &β β β β β βwith fingers trembling,β β β β β βits hard to even get a grip.β β β β β βonly when her hands find rose's cheeks,β β β β β β&β β β β β βthe former bad wolf takes in the sharpest of momentary breaths,β β β β β βdoes she stop moving,β β β β β βfingers still on the hem of the other,β β β β β βeyes finally steady.β β β β β β"i thought...β β β β β βit shot you,β β β β β βi..."β β β β β βthere's something comforting about even the simplest touch,β β β β β βwhether it's a neural connection made or something...β β β β β βtime-lordβ β β β β β(or perhaps its just because she's,β β β β β βher),β β β β β βbut it slows rose's breathing,β β β β β βin,β β β β β βout,β β β β β βin,β β β β β βout.β β β β β β"are you alright?"