The events that follow generally overshadow this moment in Face the Raven, but I find it so compelling in itself: as soon as Me asks for the confession dial, Clara looks right at Twelve and doesn’t take her eyes off him. After The Magician’s Apprentice, Clara knows exactly how serious this has suddenly become for him, and her concern is all for him, even though she knows she still has a chronolock on her own neck.
At this point, the story is actually about Clara being terrified she’s about to lose Twelve, although of course we know that all flips just a moment later.
say you love me 