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The lioness cried & cried what seemed like endless tears, the Doctor holding her tightly, letting her sob quietly. She felt lost... confused... angry... but most of all, alone. Even though she had many who comforted her & would support her, it still did not heal the gaping wound in her heart that her father was now gone. The Doctor sighed and held her close as he was going to try to comfort the grief-struck feline.
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry." He spoke solemnly.
"But Doctor, why?... Why couldn't he have held on just a little longer?" Chao sobbed, clenching her eyes, wishing she could stop these tears from flowing constantly.
"Would you really wish that on your ole' dad? Your best friend?" The Doctor asked her, a hint of shock in his tone.
"...I don't understand. Why wouldn't I?" She looked up into his brown eyes, lost & confused, blinking as more tears streamed down her cheeks.
"I'm old enough to know that a longer life isn't always a better one. In the end, you just get tired; tired of the struggle..." He spoke, years and years of experience behind his words. The kind of words that can only come from a being that has seen many things and lost many loved ones, and couldn't do a single thing about it.
"..." Her silence, though momentary, was a profound realization. Chao leaned her head in once more to seek comfort in his hug, listening to the gentle beatings of his hearts.
"Your dad was in so much pain, cub. Think about it. How many times did you watch him attempt to lift a cup of his favorite coffee, but he couldn't... You know he loved doing his projects outside, in the warm sunshine, but he didn't have the strength to get out of the bed anymore. Would you have wished one more minute of that suffering and pain upon someone you love?" The Doctor, though not chastising, was stern in his questioning, trying to make her truly understand what she was wishing for the lost loved one.
"...No, Doctor. Not at all... It just still hurts." The lioness sobbed, trying to wipe the tears from her eyes as she slowly began to understand the wise traveler's words.
"I know... And it always will. But don't ever forget one thing, just one thing, dear... He will always be watching you from the stars, and I know he's so very proud of you and will always love you, as you loved him." He replied softly, tilting her chin up to look into her tear stained eyes.
"Heh, yeah. That's very true, Doctor..." Chao spoke, closing her eyes as a flood of memories clouded her mind, remembering the best moments from the time she was a wee little thing growing up, the glorious day of her wedding as he proudly walked her down the aisle, to being there in his final days watching his favorite show, "MoonShiners."
"Your ole' man had a lot of skeletons in his past, believe me, I know, and when he told you about them when you were just a wee lass, he was so scared, terrified even, that you would reject him... but you didn't care because he's your dad and you told him the past didn't matter to you. You told him just so long as he would never stop loving you, none of it mattered. And that, mate, is something every father needs to hear from his beloved children." As the Doctor looked into the lioness's eyes, his dimple began to show a little as a soft & caring smile crept across his lips.
She smiled softly, her heart still heavy with grief but at the same time, a sensation of realization and comfort washed over her soul as she looked into the Doctor's eyes, finally understanding, and finally feeling the first sensations of healing & her heart swelling, no longer feeling as empty as it once was.
"Thank you, Doctor... Thank you so much. I will never forget your words..." Chao spoke in a gentle whisper, giving him one last & the tightest hug she could, as she knew he had to be on his way soon and knowing this would probably the last time she saw him again...
Not much to say about this piece, the dialogue says it all really. This is the first good piece I managed to get done after the passing of my father. It's taken me a long time to cope but one day, I came across a quote from Doctor Who that spoke volumes to me, and thus, my muse has spread it's wings once more to give me inspiration, a drive to use my pencil & pen once more, and for a piece that would mean something to me.
10th Doctor, David Tennant © Doctor Who
Chao © Me
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Thank you very much. This piece is dedicated in memory of my precipis father, who bravely fought small cell carcinoma lung cancer since September 2011... But sadly passed away on December 2012, a few days shy of Christmas Eve...
It has taken me a very long time to cope with his loss, much less the motivation to draw again, but one day, when I waswatching some Doctor Who to cheer myself up, I heard some of his wise words that made something inside my heart burst, re-kindling my drive to sketch, to once again draw my feelings on paper & personify my soul...
I know the Doctor is just a fictious character but he truly helped me pull through this hardship in my life, and for that I am truly grateful for that show. I know it sounds silly but it's just how I truly feel.
It has taken me a very long time to cope with his loss, much less the motivation to draw again, but one day, when I waswatching some Doctor Who to cheer myself up, I heard some of his wise words that made something inside my heart burst, re-kindling my drive to sketch, to once again draw my feelings on paper & personify my soul...
I know the Doctor is just a fictious character but he truly helped me pull through this hardship in my life, and for that I am truly grateful for that show. I know it sounds silly but it's just how I truly feel.
Don't get me wrong, Matt Smith is one badass Doctor & I especially loved him in the Vincent Van Gogh episode but David Tennant was my first Doctor and it's like I've binded to him ever since. His transformation made me cry so hard, I had a massive headache the next day :(
I had to for my sanity's sake. When Dad passed, I was (and admittedly a liitle still) so lost, depresssed, confused, bitter... The list of adjectives goes on. With all these feelings pent up, it took me a long time to find strength or inspiration to even attempt to draw, and when I heard those words from the Doctor, a wave of emotion & realization hit me hard, and I knew what to do with that first spark of positive inspiration.
Thank you again. The 10th Doctor will always be my first & favorite, and I feel if the Doctor was real, these would be his words of wisdom, based on how much I watched David Tennant's years as my beloved Doctor.
Thank you again. The 10th Doctor will always be my first & favorite, and I feel if the Doctor was real, these would be his words of wisdom, based on how much I watched David Tennant's years as my beloved Doctor.
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