#other episode im referencing for sure but u haven't gotten there yet

[felicitywilds]

the enigma of pete tyler... not a character that haunts the narrative, but a character haunted by the narrative. its rose's (ie. the bad wolf's, ie. the narrative's) attachment to him and who he could've been but never got to be that makes him so important, but only barely. hes not part of the story-- he dies before she grows up, or he doesnt have kids in this world-- but hes rose's dad so hes dragged into it every time. he seems to know it every time too, because he always opens up to rose and doesnt know why, like he knows hes becoming part of a story he isnt supposed to be in yet. hes so normal and so essential and so tangential-- theres so much thats different about the alternate universe, but they call it petes world because he's whats the most important about it. to her.

#doctor who #dw #nuwho #pete tyler #rose tyler #fathers day #rise of the cybermen #other episode im referencing for sure but u haven't gotten there yet #doomsday #probably #by me #im. hes so NORMAL #hes a DAD #but hes HER dad #hes why rose became a companion so hes the most important man in the universe #dont skip nine