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[asralovecuchulainn]

Found the artist!

I just took down the がんばれ〜 picture of Cu (and I'm probably gonna delete some other stuff too soon), tbh I did it so someone would come and tell me who the artist is (and someone actually did, so yay! Thanks @medjed and @omoshiro-i ).

Now I can find them and look at the other stuff they have! (more fangirling material!)

Also, I know how rude reposting is, I studied like half my life about it at school. I don't suffer copyright and reference studies for nothing.

So yep, if you found [#tbh I don't know who the artist is] whenever I repost I literally don't know who, and you can just tell me and I'll took the post down the next second.

Oh also, I've check out some of the at stuff cln0621uan1's has and omfg I can't it's so adorable like that ganbare~ casniki one so cuteeeeee omg I just love the coloring like are you dead cuz I am! Sadly I don't have Twitter, so I went to Pinterest and just searched their art and I'm a mush now.

[chocolatequeennk]

A Day to Remember, 4/5

Walking hand in hand through crisp autumn leaves, drinking hot chocolate and eating warm apple pie, sitting together in front of a fire, and finding each other at a masquerade ball-the Doctor has planned the perfect first date, and it will be a day Rose will always remember.

Ten x Rose

This is my Fall Fic Fest story. I’m doing one chapter per theme, most of them running about 1000 words long. The last few will be a bit longer as they actually get around to talking about their relationship.

For @doctorroseprompts indoor activities week. They’re cuddling in front of the fireplace after the harvest festival was rained out.

AO3 | FF | TSP | Ch 1 | Ch 2 | Ch 3

Back in their hotel room an hour later, the Doctor tossed logs into the fireplace a little more forcefully than was necessary. The festival being rained out had not been part of his plan for the day. Thankfully, busses had been provided to bring everyone back to town and he’d been able to get pyjamas for him and Rose from the hotel’s front desk. He was still struggling to let go of his ideal first date, though.

He heard the shower turn off and knew he didn’t have much time left to think of a way to redeem the afternoon before Rose returned. He flipped the sonic screwdriver in the air, then pointed it at the logs. A moment later, a cheery fire was crackling in the grate, immediately putting out heat.

The Doctor stood up and surveyed the room. His suit was draped over a chair to dry and their outfits for the evening hung in the closet, carefully concealed in opaque garment bags. And absolutely none of that will put the romantic feeling back in the afternoon.

He found what he was looking for in the little kitchenette, and water was soon bubbling in the kettle for tea. When Rose joined him, they could cuddle with hot drinks in front of the fireplace. It might not be what he’d planned, but it was definitely a romantic way to spend the afternoon.

oOoOo

After using the complimentary hair dryer, Rose ran a comb through her hair, fluffing it out a bit. It wasn’t until she stepped back to examine her full reflection in the mirror that she was hit with what she was doing.

She was primping. Like this was a date.  

She bit her lip and stared back at herself. Well, it was, wasn’t it? All his planning, and the hayride, and holding hands…

It had felt like a date, from the moment they’d stepped out of the TARDIS. And the Doctor’s unexpected show of nerves made her pretty certain that had been his intent. But…

He’d never outright said it was a date.

An’ maybe he doesn’t think it needs saying, or maybe he’s waiting for the perfect moment, but I’m tired of everything between us being unsaid.

Rose swayed on her feet and grabbed onto the counter when she realised what she was considering. She’d spent the last two years waiting for the Doctor to make a move, following his lead when it came to their relationship… but it was time for her to speak up.

When she pushed open the door, the Doctor jumped up from the couch to stand by the fireplace. His navy blue pyjamas matched hers, both of them bearing the embroidered logo of the hotel.

“Rose! I started a fire and made us some tea. I thought maybe we could sit together and talk for a bit? Until you need to start getting ready for tonight, that is. And I swear I didn’t peek at your dress.”

The way he tugged on his ear tugged on her heart. His earnest smile further convinced her that today was meant to be special. She was tempted to let her question go, but she grabbed onto her resolve. This was too important to let slide.

“That sounds lovely, Doctor,” she told him as she walked around the couch and sat down.

The Doctor beamed and handed her a mug. “Icotean tea is pretty much what you’re used to, though the flavour is a bit smoother than Earth tea due to the lower tannic content.”

Rose took a sip as the Doctor sat down beside her. “Oh, this is amazing,” she moaned when she tasted the hot, mellow tea. “Can we get some to take with us? And for Mum, for a souvenir?”

He picked up a soft blanket and draped it over their laps. “I think that could be arranged.”

Rose eyed him over the rim of her cup, taking in his pleased expression and the way his eyes closed as he drank his tea. The longer they sat together in front of the fire, the easier it was to convince herself that she didn’t really need to ask the Doctor what today was meant to be. It was obvious, wasn’t it?

But a little voice in the back of her mind told her that the real reason she was hesitating was fear. Fear that she would upset the fragile balance of their relationship, fear of opening herself up to being hurt. If he said no, that this wasn’t a date, that would hurt.

She found her courage in another sip of the alien tea. “This has been a really lovely day,” she said, trying to sound nonchalant.

A wide, happy smile stretched across the Doctor’s face. “I thought so too, at least until it started raining.”

Rose shook her head. “Nah, the rain couldn’t ruin anything.” She didn’t miss the way his shoulders relaxed at that, but she wasn’t done. “An’ really… it was supposed to be the perfect autumn day, yeah? Well, what’s more autumn-y than cuddling together in front of a fire while rain beats down on the windows?”

They turned their heads to watch the raindrops hitting the glass with a steady ‘plop, splat, splish.’

Then Rose wrapped her hands tightly around her mug and looked up at him. “I mean… it feels kinda like a date, even.”

The Doctor’s hearts stopped—he knew Rose too well to not see through her casual tone. He hadn’t planned to talk about this yet, and he almost panicked. Then he realised something else, and his stalled hearts started racing.

The only reason Rose would bring it up was if she wanted it to be a date.

“Wellllll…” He cast her a sidelong glance. “That wasn’t an accident. The feeling like a date bit, I mean.”

Rose set her mug down on the coffee table and turned to face him. Her brown eyes were uncharacteristically serious, and he felt a tiny bead of sweat roll down his neck.

“Is that what you want for us, Doctor? For us to be a proper couple?”

The Doctor tried to reach for his tie, before he remembered he wasn’t wearing his suit. Instead, he ran his hand through his hair.

“Haven’t we been a couple for a while?” he returned. “You know how I take my tea, and I know that you need at least an hour to wake up in the morning. We cuddle together in the evenings while we read or watch telly. We hold hands, all the time.”

To his surprise, Rose’s shoulder slumped a little. “So, nothing’s changed you mean,” she said quietly.

The Doctor blinked, then reviewed what he’d just said. “Oh! No. I mean… yes? I mean…” He let out a loud huff of exasperation, which at least seemed to bring a smile to Rose’s face. “Maybe nothing’s changed, because we haven’t been just friends in… a very long time, Rose. But I don’t want things to go unspoken any longer. So in that sense, yes, things have changed.”

He stared down at Rose nervously, waiting for her reply. She nodded slowly and licked her lips. “And… and you really want this, with me? Even though I’m just human and you know you’ll lose me one day?”

The Doctor smiled down at her as he remembered the emotional confrontation outside a London cafe and the moment he’d realised it was already too late to protect his hearts against Rose Tyler.

He reached out and brushed a strand of hair back over her ear. “Yes.”

He had a mini speech planned, about how his argument with Lumic had reminded him that if he hid from happiness to avoid pain, he was no better than a Cyberman. But Rose turned her head and pressed a kiss to his palm, and his mind went blissfully blank.

Then she looked up at him, her warm smile suddenly turning cheeky. “You know, Doctor,” she drawled. “There’s only one thing left to make this a perfect first date.”

The Doctor raised an eyebrow and waited for her to finish.

Rose rested her hand on his chest and looked at him through her eyelashes. “Tonight, at the masquerade… after we find each other in the crowd, and we spend the whole evening dancing… just before the moment we’re all supposed to reveal ourselves to our chosen partners…” She leaned forward and whispered in his ear. “Kiss me.”  

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