for whack_a_muse: Beautiful Disaster

(  It's right about the point where you realize you're going to win that you know you're going to die. Cut for spoilers to 4.11 'Turn Left', and character death. )

The winds were withered in the stagnant air,
And the clouds perish'd; Darkness had no need
Of aid from them. She was the universe.
-Lord Byron, "The Darkness"

Muse: The Doctor (Ten)
Fandom: Doctor Who
Word Count: 1,079
Written for the lovely ambitious_woman.