calamity jane.

you must be alone, with a little hint of moonlight on your face. SARAH JANE SMITH OF DOCTOR WHO.

[efemerina]

Doctor Who —— >  tenth doctor —> 11/?                                School Reunion.

[sunsetquotes]

I’m with you. No matter what else you have in your head, I’m with you and I love you.

Ernest Hemingway; The Garden of Eden (via sunsetquotes)

[lipstickthatbites]

Anonymous asked: "Sarah! It is I, Eldrad! Show yourself, we have much to talk about!"

Again, with the voice, but—no. No way—absolutely not.

“ Oh, for the last time, you can’t be! You just can’t— ”

Well—that certainly seemed like the most logical deduction, anyway, but—really, said who?

The words faltered on her tongue, and she took a sharp breath—grimacing vaguely, keeping the small of her back pressed to the wall she’d ducked behind.

Hadn’t the Doctor said, all those years ago—that he wasn’t likely dead? Oh, but this was still ridiculous, surely!

“ —listen, if you got ahold of my file and this is your idea of a laugh— ”

She tightened her mouth, wincing a little—biting at the inside of her lower lip. Endeavoring to sound more confident than she felt in the given moment. She tilted her head back slightly—glancing off to one side, eyeing the nearest corner.

“ —well, and even if—-even if you were, which I’m not saying that you are—! But—well, I would need to be completely out of my mind! Last time I saw you, you’d just whipped up some lunatic notion about conquering the earth, remember—? Or haven’t you read that bit yet—? ”

[sunsetquotes]

We never made it, did we?

Lang Leav; Sad Girls (via sunsetquotes)

[numberoneheroallmight]

Have you met Miss Smith?  She’s my best friend. 

[lipstickthatbites]

armedandclever asked: " yeah, i think he was sort of - hoping i'd show him around the tardis, actually - yeah. "

“ Hm, well—there’s a big shocker for you, right? Can’t imagine why. ”

Her eyebrows were delicately risen, and she hummed out a little breath, lowering her gaze—reaching up to feel absently at the hollow dip of her collarbone—almost fidgeting, but not apparently.

“ Careful, next he’ll be hoping for a little trip to the moon. ”

She spoke in a cool, dismissive tone, pursing her lips—a bit more chilly than she’d meant to sound, actually—and she felt quite abruptly sorry.

Faltering, her eyes flickered towards him—visibly self-conscious, and she put a hand over her face for a couple of seconds, exhaling—shaking her head—smiling sadly after a moment.

“ Oh—I’m being silly. Just tune me out, please. ”

She gave a tiny sniff and straightened up—before proceeding to gesture with a flick of her wrist.

“ Give him the grand tour. Well, maybe not the grand one. That could take quite a while, couldn’t it? Maybe stick to an abbreviated version—I mean, if you don’t mind, of course. He’s a great listener. Much better than me. ”

[sunsetquotes]

People don’t always want to be with people. It gets tiring.

Emma Donoghue; Room (via sunsetquotes)

[lipstickthatbites]

preposterousbutitworks asked: " i've been giving him lessons! "

“ Oh, brilliant—! So, instead of getting us killed at complete random, he might at least have some idea of what caused it—! ”

The retort clipped over her teeth—disheveled, and more than a little distracted—snapping back at him. She took a short, haughty breath—attempting to right herself—pressing her lips together with a sour tautness.

“ Well, you really just think of everything, don’t you—? How very responsible of you—oof—! ”

The TARDIS lurched again—this time more forcefully, and she cried out with an alarmed sort of indignation—catching herself on the wall of the corridor they’d been trying to make their way down.

“ Ow—! Doctor—! Won’t you please get in there and do something about this—!? ”

Her hair was all tousled now, getting in her eyes, and she waved him on towards the console room—frantically, insistently—clinging to the wall very hard with her other hand.

“ Because I really can’t take much more—! ”

[ksica]

doctor who ladies: sarah jane smith

[lipstickthatbites]

“ Ah—yes, thank you very much. No, no, please—don’t call me, I’ll call you. Yes, goodbye now! ”

[sunsetquotes]

But I must admit I miss you terribly. The world is too quiet without you nearby.

Lemony Snicket; The Beatrice Letters (via sunsetquotes)

[lipstickthatbites]

preposterousbutitworks asked: he laid his head very slowly against her shoulder.

“ —there’s at least six of them. They’re still snooping about, by the look of it. ”

Her eyes were narrowed—watchfully squinted, and she addressed him without turning—speaking in a hushed, skeptical tone. Very much aware of him, but paying minimal attention in the given moment.

“ So much for having better things to do with their precious time. ” She added this remark, vaguely cynical—a touch snide, the curve of her lashes flickering several times.

Absently, she bit down on her lower lip—continuing to analyze the scene before them, before finally beginning to shake her head.

“ Oh boy. ”

With an audible, resigned sort of breath, she slackened—sitting back on the ground from where she’d been previously crouching, gently bumping him in the process—giving her hands a little toss.

Sniffing quietly, she glanced his way—lifting her eyebrows.

“ —well, how’s plan B coming along? Or, should we just go ahead and break out the playing cards? ”

A tiny smile appeared on her mouth, and she stretched out her arms to grab hold of the tips of her shoes, swaying lightly where she was now seated—balancing herself that way.

[weltenwellen]

Mary Oliver, from “Staying Alive”, Upstream

[notyoujamie]

[lipstickthatbites]

anonymous asked: Adric grabbed the Doctor's arm and screamed.

If she’d been wavering on the brink of panic before, well—that sound certainly did the trick.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she startled quite visibly, flipping around—looking first towards Adric, and then spying the oncoming source of his outburst.

“ —hey, you—get down—right now—! ” 

Not waiting for the boy to comply, she attempted to shove him further behind the Doctor and out of harm’s way—stepping in closer to partially shield him by herself, too.

For whatever good that was liable to do.

Her eyes had become very wide, and—without really looking, without tearing her gaze away from the weapons being aimed in their general direction—she grabbed at the Doctor’s sleeve, squirming frantically in place—trying to balance herself.

“ Doctor—Doctor, quick—! Do something—! ”

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

It is all rather pointless and second-rate without you.

Virginia Woolf, from a letter to Leonard Woolf written c. April 1923 (via violentwavesofemotion)

[burntlikethesun]