She's tried (and has actually been really good at, to her credit) to lock those feelings away to keep them nice and neat. He's the Doctor, timeless and larger than life. She's Clara, human and fragile and finite. It doesn't work for a lot of reasons, and he's her best friend—she'd rather have that than nothing, and she's decided she's alright with it.
Unfortunately for her, this is video, and in the seconds his words leave her stunned, the answer is probably clear. ]
Nah. I mean, not any more than he loves me, or anyone else for that matter.
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She's tried (and has actually been really good at, to her credit) to lock those feelings away to keep them nice and neat. He's the Doctor, timeless and larger than life. She's Clara, human and fragile and finite. It doesn't work for a lot of reasons, and he's her best friend—she'd rather have that than nothing, and she's decided she's alright with it.
Unfortunately for her, this is video, and in the seconds his words leave her stunned, the answer is probably clear. ]
Nah. I mean, not any more than he loves me, or anyone else for that matter.