best_enemies | Rec: Andromeda Burns by vail-kagami

Third story and the Angstfest goes on!

Title: Andromeda Burns
Pairing: Ten/Simm!Master
Length: 1000 words
Warning: Character Death
Author on LJ:

vail_kagami
Author website: unknown

Why this must be read: After Last Of The Time Lords there have been a lot of AU stories in which the Master doesn't die. This story takes the concept of AU to the extremes, with the Master obsessing over the Doctor, not letting him go, not even after death, because "a cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking". And he doesn't accept this, he won't accept this, never. Even when the universe will physically collapse, he will always have his oldest friend-enemy-lover by his side.
This is a great portrayal of the Master's obsession, the same obsession that has always been part of this charcater since his first appearance on Doctor Who, and really it's worth reading, if only to have a glimpse of what the universe, and the Master, could become without the Doctor in it.

Excerpt: “This isn’t real.” His hands are taken, held still. “You are fooling yourself.” Dark, serious eyes stare unblinkingly into his. “Let me go. One day you will have to.”

There are no words in any language to describe the expression on the Doctors face when the Master begins to laugh.

“You’re going to be here by my side as long as I keep you with me.” His fingers trail down the Doctor’s cheek, his neck, his cheek again. “This is the only promise of forever anyone can give you.”

Andromeda Burns