#td;lr: the doctor has learned from his exes and it's obvious in the way he acts now and it makes me emotional

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fourteen's small kiss on donna's hand while reassuring her is making me feral btw. like yes, yes, character development. they're showing physical and verbal affection towards those that they love now after years of being a sopping wet, piney, closed off motherfucker. but i still can't get my mind off that one tweet i saw that said that that small gesture really seals the deal in making u see the remnants of their impactful experiences in recent regenerations. this isn't ten all over again. the physical action is so late eleven/twelveclara experience coded with the added benefit of them being consistently verbally vulnerable, honest, and caring (which is something they lacked in in the past in general).

#td;lr: the doctor has learned from his exes and it's obvious in the way he acts now and it makes me emotional #and ik donna and ten/fourteen aren't romantic-coded but it isn't even about that #mans didn't know how to express affection in general or always kept finding it difficult to say and show how much someone meant to them #they tended to only do so until it was too late #but now u see fourteen #and u can see that they've made that active effort to actually grow in that regard and treat people with more honesty love and care #wholeheartedly and no longer through cryptic ass #inconsistent actions #doctor who #14th doctor #donna noble #12th doctor #11th doctor