deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
Browse More Like This
more ▶

More from ~swankkat

Featured in Groups:

Not currently featured in any groups.

Details

August 3, 2007
585 KB
1600×2000
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 195
Favourites: 848 [who?]


Views: 14,518 (6 today)
[x]
:iconswankkat:
He pushed the doors open to find her shirt laying over one of the rails.

His first instinct was to grab it up and hunt her down, with the intent of teasingly accusing her of using the console room as a clothesline.

Before his hand reached the fabric, the fact finally sunk in.

She's gone.

It was as if one of his hearts had suddenly stopped working; his chest felt tight with the realization that the beautiful, sunny creature he'd shared his life with - twice over no less - was no longer a part of his universe.

Gulping a breath, he picked up the shirt and instantly his senses were flooded with the same sensations he'd always experienced every time he touched her.

laugher joy sunshine regret strawberries desire tea shampoo soft warmth sympathy love

Blindly, he slid down against the wall, holding the shirt in both hands to his face, as if he could hold on to her essence by merely breathing in her lingering scent.

As the tears mercilessly dropped from his eyes, he whispered words into the stillness that no one but his ship would ever understand.

=====

A/N: Unbeta'd ficlet written to accompany the art here. I've been having a rough time (not merely due to online issues), and both the art and fic that it inspired were the result of some very dark moments. This could theoretically take place before the final scenes in Doomsday, but I prefer to imagine this occurring immediately following his departure in The Runaway Bride.

And even though I don't deserve it, thank you all so much for your kind words and support. It's because of you that I don't give up.
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
:iconneville6000:
~Neville6000 Apr 30, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Is this at losing Rose? Great work.
Reply
:icondark-eerie-light:
~Dark-Eerie-Light Apr 23, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
OHMYGISHTHEFEELS!
Reply
:iconsleepingseeker:
~Sleepingseeker Apr 13, 2013
This is amazing! :love:
Reply
:iconredlikeroses42:
~redlikeroses42 Apr 9, 2013  New member Hobbyist Traditional Artist
*dead*
Reply
:iconlaurenthebumblebee:
Mood: Sadness ~Laurenthebumblebee Apr 9, 2013  Student
Right in the feels ........
Reply
:iconstelleo:
~stelleo Mar 4, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
this made me cry! oh my god the feels!
Reply
:iconflare-and-fade:
Mood: Sadness ~flare-and-fade Mar 2, 2013  New member
This is beautiful. Really, I'm incredibly jealous - I wish I could draw like you. But ouch. That's painful. The drawing and the ficlet. Both of them perfectly capture the Doctor's devastation. Beautiful, really beautiful.
Reply
:iconmrstiggular66:
~MrsTiggular66 Feb 14, 2013
Um, excuse me. I was happy, and then you had to go and do that and make me all sad. Shame on you.

:D Very lovely drawing, the pic is perfect.
Reply
:iconmikimachine:
~mikimachine Feb 5, 2013
Ooooh, right in the feels!!! What a beautiful picture, and an equally beautiful and emotional piece of writing. I love this. ~<3
Reply
:iconjedikitteh:
~JediKitteh Jan 9, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Such an amazing piece to go with such a sad moment :3
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy