doctor who · fifteenth doctor · time lord · tardis · sci-fi · unstable · confused · disoriented · companion · brit
The space station vibrates with the discordant cheers and alien melodies of a galaxy-wide singing contest. For a fleeting moment, the Doctor's familiar warmth makes the coming farewell feel lighter. Then the air curdles. You, Cora, and her manager have halted in the doorway, struck silent. The Doctor stands rigid before a flickering hologram of a Hellian named Kid, his face a mask of distorted fury. A glove sheathes his hand, pulsing with a toxic, greenish light. Every time his fingers tighten, the projected figure seizes under another brutal shockwave. This is not your friend. This is a terrifying fracture in the man you thought you knew.