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best_enemies2011-06-08 04:49 pm
elviaprose.livejournal.com) wrote in best_enemies2011-06-08 04:49 pm
More recs...
The theme of today's set of recs will be mismatched Doctor/Master.
Title: No Longer Hearing Voices
Pairing: Five/Simm!Master
Length: ~10,500
Summary: Post Time Crash, the fifth Doctor goes looking for the Master at the Ministry of Defence and finds him more damaged by the War than his ninth or tenth selves could have imagined possible.
Warnings: NC-17
Author on LJ (or Teaspoon, or Prydonian):![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aralias
Why this is a must read: This fic is a sort of fix-it fic for Timecrash, andaralias fills some gaping plotholes with astounding skill. My main reason for reccing this one, though, is for the portrayal of Simm!Master. It's quite simply perfect.
Excerpt:
“How desperate do you think I am?”
“Very, I should imagine,” the Doctor said, mildly.
“I have a wife.”
“I know. My other self described her as a beard.”
“What fascinating evenings you must have together,” the Master said with an attempt at scorn. “Please do invite me to the next one. I could bring the cake. Do you have club-days or is a show up when you feel like affair?” But his fingers had already begun to tap out the never-ending drumbeat against the desktop. It always grew louder when he was stressed, when he most needed to think, when he needed to be left alone. He shut his eyes, but the drums continued to pound even in the darkness, louder and louder. Then he felt the Doctor slide into his lap and lift his drumming hand from the table. The Doctor’s fingers were cool and clinical as they eased the tension between his tendons.
Link to the fic:
No Longer Hearing Voices
Now, please sit back and enjoy one of my very favorite Five tribute vids:
Next up, we have:
Title: Heart Heard of, Ghost Guessed
Pairing: Delgado!Master/Theta, Theta/Koschei
Length: ~11,312
Summary: Stealing the contents of the Matrix from Gallifrey’s capitol is easy! And so is a desperate, naïve Theta Sigma. Depending on where you are in your personal time-line.
Warnings: NC-17; major age difference (although both are of age by human standards)
Author on LJ (or Teaspoon, or Prydonian):x_los
Why this is a must read: I've always said that one hasn't lived until one has had an embarrassing crush on one's professor. If you don't agree, you just might after reading this fic. It's very witty, touching, and rich in detail. Also, it has the Master at his self-sabotaging best.
Excerpt:
“He has the bearing of a god.” Theta enthused, his huge blue eyes deadly serious. He bustled around their room, piling things into a bag haphazardly, as if he was too distracted to really pay attention.
Koschei sat on his bed, arms folded across his chest. He glared at Theta’s progress and resented everything Theta touched. Each object had the other boy’s attention, while he so clearly didn’t.
“I think I’m going to be ill.” Koschei pronounced in finely tuned response.
Link to the fic: Heart Heard of, Ghost Guessed
Finally, one more vid, this one directly in keeping with the theme, although not slashy. It's brilliant in every way, and certainly worth watching just for the look that Delgado!Master shoots Ainley!Master:
Title: No Longer Hearing Voices
Pairing: Five/Simm!Master
Length: ~10,500
Summary: Post Time Crash, the fifth Doctor goes looking for the Master at the Ministry of Defence and finds him more damaged by the War than his ninth or tenth selves could have imagined possible.
Warnings: NC-17
Author on LJ (or Teaspoon, or Prydonian):
araliasWhy this is a must read: This fic is a sort of fix-it fic for Timecrash, and
aralias fills some gaping plotholes with astounding skill. My main reason for reccing this one, though, is for the portrayal of Simm!Master. It's quite simply perfect.Excerpt:
“How desperate do you think I am?”
“Very, I should imagine,” the Doctor said, mildly.
“I have a wife.”
“I know. My other self described her as a beard.”
“What fascinating evenings you must have together,” the Master said with an attempt at scorn. “Please do invite me to the next one. I could bring the cake. Do you have club-days or is a show up when you feel like affair?” But his fingers had already begun to tap out the never-ending drumbeat against the desktop. It always grew louder when he was stressed, when he most needed to think, when he needed to be left alone. He shut his eyes, but the drums continued to pound even in the darkness, louder and louder. Then he felt the Doctor slide into his lap and lift his drumming hand from the table. The Doctor’s fingers were cool and clinical as they eased the tension between his tendons.
Link to the fic:
No Longer Hearing Voices
Now, please sit back and enjoy one of my very favorite Five tribute vids:
Next up, we have:
Title: Heart Heard of, Ghost Guessed
Pairing: Delgado!Master/Theta, Theta/Koschei
Length: ~11,312
Summary: Stealing the contents of the Matrix from Gallifrey’s capitol is easy! And so is a desperate, naïve Theta Sigma. Depending on where you are in your personal time-line.
Warnings: NC-17; major age difference (although both are of age by human standards)
Author on LJ (or Teaspoon, or Prydonian):
x_losWhy this is a must read: I've always said that one hasn't lived until one has had an embarrassing crush on one's professor. If you don't agree, you just might after reading this fic. It's very witty, touching, and rich in detail. Also, it has the Master at his self-sabotaging best.
Excerpt:
“He has the bearing of a god.” Theta enthused, his huge blue eyes deadly serious. He bustled around their room, piling things into a bag haphazardly, as if he was too distracted to really pay attention.
Koschei sat on his bed, arms folded across his chest. He glared at Theta’s progress and resented everything Theta touched. Each object had the other boy’s attention, while he so clearly didn’t.
“I think I’m going to be ill.” Koschei pronounced in finely tuned response.
Link to the fic: Heart Heard of, Ghost Guessed
Finally, one more vid, this one directly in keeping with the theme, although not slashy. It's brilliant in every way, and certainly worth watching just for the look that Delgado!Master shoots Ainley!Master: