( @needstime / starter call )
far below them, the earth stands, covered in clouds; somewhere beneath it, and several thousand years in the past, is his home, though sheffield feels dead tiny, now, looking at the planet as a whole, so far away that if ryan holds his hand out, it seems bigger. it’s a little overwhelming, his own insignificance --- and a little awe-inspiring, too. how many people get this, eh? only the people who go up on the international space station get to see the earth like this, and they’re not doing it from the observation deck of some super swanky station.
( he still feels small; ryan tucks that feeling away. not like it’s the first time he’s felt that. )
hands in his pockets, ryan glances at graham, and then back out to the view. the silence stretches a long time, just watching it. down there are people just living their lives, same as they used to. and now they’re here. the doctor is...amazing.
❝ nan would’ve loved this. ❞










