Haha! I finally got me some Chucks!

See them! aren’t they beautiful!

Yes, I know I’m fangirling over a pair of shoes, but I only get a new pair of sneakers once every 6 years and this is the single most expensive pair I’ve ever had!

Thing is, I didn’t pay full price :) Got them online on a site I use to trade some stuff I have for stuff other people have. Total cost to me:

10 codes from pop tarts boxes and $8 *laughs maniacally*

I’ve been going all over town wearing them with nice skirts. People keep looking at me funny when they see I’m wearing Chucks and a really nice velvet skirt.

In my head, I’m female 10 cosplaying

Finding Forever: Ch 25/? Human Nature Part 2

Title: Finding Forever Chapter 25/? Human Nature Part 2 Authors: hawkerin, thedoctormulder Summary: At the very last moment, Rose found another handhold to save herself from falling into the Void.  Can she and the Doctor manage to live the forever that she promised?  A series three rewrite, coauthored by hawkerin and thedoctormulder. Catch up here! AO3 Teaspoon FFN Tumblr

The Doctor awoke in a bit of a trance and walked silently out of the ship.  Rose picked up their bags and followed him quickly, not wanting to leave him alone anywhere in such a state.  The TARDIS was parked in a back alley, similar to the way he often parked the ship and she followed him out onto the street.  Suddenly, he whirled around to face her with a bright smile.

"Isn't it fantastic, Love?" he shouted happily.

"Uh, yeah," she responded quickly, shaken by his change in behaviour already.  He'd never called her ‘Love’ before; never even used the word other than to say that it wasn't good enough.  "Do you know where we're headed?" she asked, knowing that the TARDIS had arranged for their flat and his shop already.

"Yup! This way.  Oh, let me carry those, Sweetheart," he added as he grabbed the bags and led her down the street another block to their destination.

Rose ran after him, flustered by the change in his demeanour.  Yes, he had always been as energetic, excitable, and even affectionate, but the open endearments were very human and out of character for her Doctor.  It was just a reminder that this wasn't exactly her Doctor.  This was her human husband, John Smith.  

John babbled as they walked down the street, pointing out things and telling stories they reminded him of, whether or not the story had anything to do with what he’d actually pointed out or not. This was a reminder that the man she walked next to wasn’t a stranger, either, he was still the Doctor. This was the Doctor as a human.

Finding Forever: Human Nature Pt 1 Ch 24/?

Title: Finding Forever Chapter 24/? Human Nature: Part 1 Authors: hawkerin, thedoctormulder Summary: At the very last moment, Rose found another handhold to save herself from falling into the Void.  Can she and the Doctor manage to live the forever that she promised?  A series three rewrite, coauthored by hawkerin and thedoctormulder. Catch up here! AO3 Teaspoon FFN Tumblr

The Doctor and Rose both ran into the TARDIS as fast as they could.

“Get down!” the Doctor shouted as they ducked the blast from an energy weapon before he could get the door shut.  “Did they see you?!” he questioned frantically, grasping Rose’s upper arms firmly and looking her over for any injuries.

“I don’t think so,” Rose replied nervously.

“You need to be sure, did they see your face?” he insisted.

“I didn’t look back.  I don’t see how they could have,” she answered.

“Right then, off we go!” he told her with a relieved smile and set the TARDIS controls to get them as far away from those creatures as possible.  The console buzzed angrily and he ran to check what the problem was.  “Argh! They're following us,” he cursed.

“How are they doing that?” Rose questioned worriedly, hitting a few controls as the TARDIS prompted her.

“Stolen technology. They've got a vortex manipulator, like Jack’s. They can follow us wherever we go, right across the universe. They're never going to stop, unless. I'll have to do it. Rose, you trust me, don't you?” he pressed.

“How can you even ask that?  With my life, you know that,” she told him.

Finding Forever: Rose’s Answer Ch 23/?

Title: Finding Forever Chapter 23/? Rose’s Answer Authors: hawkerin, thedoctormulder Summary: At the very last moment, Rose found another handhold to save herself from falling into the Void.  Can she and the Doctor manage to live the forever that she promised?  A series three rewrite, coauthored by hawkerin and thedoctormulder. Catch up here! AO3 Teaspoon FFN Tumblr

Rose found the Doctor staring at the simulated sky in the garden room. They talked for a moment and Rose teased him. He then started babbling about signs and superstitions. Rose loved his babble sometimes, but she knew the words were at least partly nervous speaking.

“Doctor, just spit it out, yeah?” Rose said and giggled, trying to relieve the tension.

“I can't give you kids, or counting down the years until retirement. I can't give you a day after day, normal, human life,” he told her.

She hoped he wasn't trying to pull back. She really hoped so.

“I know all that, Doctor,” she replied. “I’ve never wanted that,” she assured him. When the hell had she ever said she wanted that sort of thing? She didn't want that before she knew him, much less afterward.

“What I can give you is the promise that you'll never be bored. We'll often have a different ground beneath our feet, and something new to see.” He said her name and started stuttering.

Rose started worrying. The Doctor's gob never failed him, but then he cleared his throat and spoke his next sentence clearly.

“Rose Marion Tyler, would you do me the honour of becoming my wife?”

Finding Forever: Ch 22/? The Right Moment

Title: Finding Forever Chapter 22/? The Right Moment Authors: hawkerin, thedoctormulder Summary: At the very last moment, Rose found another handhold to save herself from falling into the Void.  Can she and the Doctor manage to live the forever that she promised?  A series three rewrite, coauthored by hawkerin and thedoctormulder. Catch up here! AO3 Teaspoon FFN Tumblr

The Doctor sent them into the vortex and turned around to face Rose. She sat on the jump seat, was chewing her thumbnail, and looked deep in thought. He remembered that she killed two of the mutated people and was poised to kill the last Dalek.

It'd been a horrible day for both of them. The Doctor stepped over to the worn chair and sat down next to her. He knew she wasn’t all right at the moment, but he’d be worried about her if she was perfectly fine and rearing to go.

“How do you do it?” Rose asked, turning to him. “How do you face them again and again after what happened?”

“It’s not easy,” the Doctor admitted, wiping the single tear that had escaped from her cheek. “The first time, I dealt with it badly. You know how it was. You were there.” Rose nodded. “It’s never easy. Every time makes me want-” He stopped and ran his hand down his face and and breathed out in a rush of air that puffed his cheeks out. “Anyway, it never gets any easier, not really, not after what happened,” he finished. “I guess, I’ve just learned to hide it better.”

Rose nodded. “I suspected as much,” she replied.

“If you want, we could visit some of your family that’s still on Earth, or some of your friends. That Keisha seemed like a good friend,” he offered, reminding her that she wasn’t alone. She had family, friends, her species and planet. It didn’t make it any easier to lose one’s mother, though.

“Does it ever get easier?” Rose wondered. “To lose people, I mean.”

He thought about it, about all of the people he’d known and cared for over the years. His first wife had died while he still lived on Gallifrey. It was an arranged marriage, but he still cared for her. His children had all gone missing during the War. His granddaughter, Susan. The companions he’d had over the centuries. Barbara and Ian had been the first, followed by so many bright minds. He felt a pang at the fates of Adric, who’d died, and Jamie and Zoe, who’d never remember all they’d done.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t’ve-” Rose started, breaking him out of his thoughts.

Finding Forever Chapter 21/? Daleks In Manhattan Pt 2

Title: Finding Forever Chapter 21/? Daleks In Manhattan Pt 2 Authors: hawkerin, thedoctormulder Summary: At the very last moment, Rose found another handhold to save herself from falling into the Void.  Can she and the Doctor manage to live the forever that she promised?  A series three rewrite, coauthored by hawkerin and thedoctormulder. Catch up here! AO3 Teaspoon FFN Tumblr

“Your knowledge of genetic engineering is even greater than ours. The new race must be ready by the time the solar flare erupts,” Sec explained to the Doctor.

“But you're the template. I thought they were getting a dose of you,” the Doctor argued.

“I want to change the gene sequence,” Sec informed him.

“To what?” Rose asked suspiciously. She still didn't trust this Dalek hybrid any more than she trusted the full Daleks inside their shells.

“To make them even more human?” the Doctor asked, having seemed to grasp what the ex-Dalek was getting at.

“Humans are the great survivors. We need that ability,” Sec said, as if it were that simple.

“What, you can change DNA around just like that?” Rose asked.

“You've seen it before,” the Doctor told her. “Several times, in fact. Species changing, adapting better defenses and abilities from other species.”

“Yeah. But it's that easy?”” Rose asked.

“It can be. Depends,” the Doctor replied with a look that Rose couldn't quite decipher. “But are they going to just let you do it?” he asked Sec, indicating the three Daleks.