Universe of the Daleks wraps up at An Archive of Our Own

The story is set in the Tenth Doctor era, mashed into a First Doctor story, thanks to an insolent Dalek Time Strategist hijacking that narrative. 

Timey-whimey, you know.

Much of the Dalek's appeal is due to the incredible design work of Raymond Cusik, who deserves at least as much credit as Terry Nation. 

Originally, the Daleks were just horribly mutated survivors of a nuclear war. They were selfish and nasty, but not yet the one-note fascist villains they ultimately became.

Don't get me wrong: they're awesome one-note villains! 

Here I attempt to give them a little greater depth while reinforcing their narrative function. 

I had fun fleshing out the Dalek mindset; the story features several distinct Dalek characters and gets into their headspace, which obviously isn't possible in the TV show. Named Daleks may not be canon, but I wanted to break out of the show's limitations and go a little deeper. Put more meat on the bone, as it were.

You can check it out here.