crack_van | Before I Let You Go by sleepismyfriend (All Ages)

Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Fourth Doctor/Sarah Jane Smith
Length: 4177
Author on LJ:

sleepismyfriend
Author Website: Master fic list on LJ, Teaspoon profile
Why this must be read: Whenever I can find a Doctor/Sarah Jane fic to read, I'll most likely read it; there aren't a lot of Doctor/Sarah Jane fics out there. This is a particularly sad fic where the Fourth Doctor (near the end of his life) and Sarah Jane meet and reminisce about a relationship that never was.

She doesn't hear the TARDIS land, that familiar whoosh from within the travelling blue box that she's so accustomed to, nor its owner cracking his head through her bedroom door. It isn't until he's fully standing in her room that her head shifts, a tiny gasp catching in the back of her throat.

"Hello, Sarah Jane," he says, trying not to let his smile show as his voice drops. He hasn't changed faces since Sarah saw him last, though she notices his curls are a tad greyer and there are more creases around his eyes. The rather large soaked burgundy garb wrapped around him is new though, and Sarah would like nothing more than less of it. It doesn't suit him.

However, she's frozen to the floor.

Before I Let You Go