This is one I've been meaning to catch up on and now I have tears in my eyes and can't really manage to say much besides "THIS." Look at this, it's lovely and so very Kara and I adore it. :)

I always love the little snippets of backstory you give and this tied in to both the mentioned fear of death and her choice (choice!!!) is just amazing. It's especially cool with the sense that all of this is happening at once and everything leads to that last moment. The final line nearly kills me with perfect.

You rock so very much.