Rec: 'In Dreams' by rude_not_ginger
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best_enemiesIt's Friday! Where I am, anyway. The recent discussion on the watching party has reminded me that I don't understand time zones at all. Anyway, Friday means that I'm posting another rec.
Title: In Dreams
Pairing: Doctor/Master (both classic and new who regenerations)
Length: 3,000 odd
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rude_not_ginger. Teaspoon is here.
Why this must be read: This is a story about the Doctor's dreams, and it follows the illogic of dreams very well. The Doctor moves through his regenerations indiscriminately, and each incarnation is captured accurately and deftly. And then there's the Master,and each of his regeneration receive the same careful treatment. I love this story for the way it examines their relationship in bursts of introspection and interaction, but the characterization is really what makes it work. It's also extremely subtle. Every time I read this, I catch a line I missed before that gives the whole thing another angle, a little more depth.
Excerpt: He shouldn't be waiting for a bus.
Shouldn't be waiting at all.
The whole situation strikes him as rather absurd.
"It's because you're dreaming," the small man says. But, to be fair, he's probably lying.
"What are you waiting for?" Ever the challenge. Ever the returned question. The velvet-frocked man keeps his eyes forward, never addressing his enemy face-to-face.
Link to the story: In Dreams
Title: In Dreams
Pairing: Doctor/Master (both classic and new who regenerations)
Length: 3,000 odd
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:
rude_not_ginger. Teaspoon is here.Why this must be read: This is a story about the Doctor's dreams, and it follows the illogic of dreams very well. The Doctor moves through his regenerations indiscriminately, and each incarnation is captured accurately and deftly. And then there's the Master,and each of his regeneration receive the same careful treatment. I love this story for the way it examines their relationship in bursts of introspection and interaction, but the characterization is really what makes it work. It's also extremely subtle. Every time I read this, I catch a line I missed before that gives the whole thing another angle, a little more depth.
Excerpt: He shouldn't be waiting for a bus.
Shouldn't be waiting at all.
The whole situation strikes him as rather absurd.
"It's because you're dreaming," the small man says. But, to be fair, he's probably lying.
"What are you waiting for?" Ever the challenge. Ever the returned question. The velvet-frocked man keeps his eyes forward, never addressing his enemy face-to-face.
Link to the story: In Dreams
