Who: Rose Tyler (s2) and the Ninth Doctor Where: Somewhere inside the TARDIS Warnings: Residual drama
Rose hadn't had a good night's sleep in months. Not since the wall that separated her from the Doctor went up. Then last night she'd had the dream that had sent her to DÃ¥rlig Ulv-Stranden.. Everything had happened so quickly. Seeing him--the image him--had broken her heart. She'd believed him when he told her she wouldn't see him again, and it had broken her.
Then a crazy vortex and the Doctor--not an image--was there. Really there. She was in the TARDIS again! And she should be thrilled, but everything was happening so fast, and it was still all so confusing. Talking to him had helped a little, but it had made things more complicated. What was she supposed to think about all of this?
Eventually, she'd told the Doctor that she needed to get some rest. That sleep would help clear her head. It turned out that wasn't entirely true. She'd hoped the bad dreams would stop now that she was back with the Doctor, but apparently her subconscious hadn't gotten the memo. Loss and loneliness tangled up with being trapped.. She was crying in her sleep, murmuring his name.