[ It doesn't feel quite right, like whatever path they'd managed to find together despite the shift in their timelines has been pulled apart, skewing them ever-so-slightly and keeping a sort of ... gap between them. It's something he can't quite do anything about, not where he is, not when he is — and not to bring River up all over again, even in his thoughts, but it doesn't even feel unfamiliar.
It's just his life, his destiny, to always be one step ahead or one step behind those closest to him. It's safest, though, isn't it? To keep that distance, because bad things happen when he gets too close, and he's had proof of that time and time again.
His mouth quirks even when his hearts feel the dull ache and the coolness over his cheek from the absence of Clara's warmth feels just a bit like a sting.
And he nods, glancing up to meet her eyes. ]
Yes. All right, Clara Oswald. Onto our next adventure.
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It's just his life, his destiny, to always be one step ahead or one step behind those closest to him. It's safest, though, isn't it? To keep that distance, because bad things happen when he gets too close, and he's had proof of that time and time again.
His mouth quirks even when his hearts feel the dull ache and the coolness over his cheek from the absence of Clara's warmth feels just a bit like a sting.
And he nods, glancing up to meet her eyes. ]
Yes. All right, Clara Oswald. Onto our next adventure.