The Doctor closed his eyes. There was nothing harder than losing someone so utterly connected to you, he supposed. And if he hadn't made the deal with Jack to move on, he might've stayed locked away for a long, long time later, too. But Jack, Jack didn't deserve that. Jack shouldn't have had to live that.
"If I ever die, Jack, don't you dare lock yourself away for that long again," he said, firmly. "And, considering the life I live, I might undo all your work to bring me back in a matter of moments. But don't undo the work we did by staying hidden from the universe."
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The Doctor closed his eyes. There was nothing harder than losing someone so utterly connected to you, he supposed. And if he hadn't made the deal with Jack to move on, he might've stayed locked away for a long, long time later, too. But Jack, Jack didn't deserve that. Jack shouldn't have had to live that.
"If I ever die, Jack, don't you dare lock yourself away for that long again," he said, firmly. "And, considering the life I live, I might undo all your work to bring me back in a matter of moments. But don't undo the work we did by staying hidden from the universe."