Zillion Zodiacs
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Donna smiled at the Doctor, lying by her side. Her fingers brushed his and he took her hand in a familiar grasp.
Look at them, he seemed to say when he turned back to the sky. There's so many of them. So many, shining and living. We'll never get to see all of them—even me—but they're there, and they'll be there for a long time. Long after we're gone—after I'm gone, too—and they'll still be here.
They're beautiful, Donna thought in turn. Here we are, on a blanket on one insignificant little planet, and they're here with us.
She swallowed against a lump in her throat and the stars shone down brighter as the night became deeper.
So, big question: more (meaning another turn 'round the park) or nah?