“ do you truly believe that anything so little as a rule, or a law, might have stopped me from protecting you? “ / river @ 11 😈
If there was one thing the Doctor could count on, it was the fact that River would never give up ––– never give in. It was a rule of the universe ; as time marched on, so did River Song, but by the beat of her own drum. She was resilient, she was brave, and she would do anything to protect him. It would kill her someday. As time marched on, so did River Song, directly towards her fate. No, there was no rule, no law that would stop her from protecting him. The Doctor knew that. There was no rule or law that could stop the fixed point at which he lost her... will lose her. The Doctor knew that with every moment that passed, with every beat of their hearts, she was marching towards that day : that heart - wrenching day when her eyes would look into his, and he wouldn’t recognize her. But she would die protecting him anyway. He would not call it destiny. He would not call it fate. For it was simply River Song, keeping her promise.
Now, the Doctor held her face in his hands, his thumbs brushing against her cheeks for a few moments. His eyes look into hers. They recognize each other. They know each other. They love each other. And with time, they would lose each other. Timelines twisted, hearts stretched across time, destined to love and to lose each other. The Doctor presses his forehead to hers –– his wife’s –– and draws in a deep breath. He lets out a chuckle. It is a fleeting moment, a simple expression, yet it holds so much within. ❛ Oh, Professor River Song, I know no rule can stop you from being you. Though many have tried. ❜ ( And oh, my love, one day... it shall be your end. )