At a magnificent mahogany desk under a tremendous skylight, an important, harried-looking man is staring at a small screen is his hands, stabbing at it frantically with his fingers. Other than his tortured expression, he appears oblivious to the noisy, angry crowds surrounding him. People are shouting, waving papers, banging their fists on the desk ( Read more... )

In the aftermath of their new understanding, the Master and the Doctor spent a great many hours just lying together. The time they’ve spent together recently has been rushed and frantic, full of anger or frustration, or under the cover of ‘business.’

Now they have reached an agreement, even if it is only a temporary one, they have time to ( Read more... )

The final part of Chapter Two ... finally! I've already written bits of Ch3 and Ch4, so they should come a bit more quickly now.

When the Doctor awakes and joins the Master in the console room, there is a feeling of morning, even though there is no time, as such. Both could be forgiven for awkwardness, even for anger - it has been such a long time ( Read more... )

Right. Because I can't work LJ very well at all, I'm going to try and post a Chapter Listing. Apologies to everyone who got screwed around last time.

But don't be surprised if it doesn't work.

Prologue

Chapter 1.1 (The Road to Nowhere)

Chapter 1.2 (The Road to Nowhere)

Chapter 2.1 (The Road to Understanding)

Chapter 2.2 (The Road to Understanding)

Chapter ( Read more... )

The Doctor sleeps for what he knows must be at least twelve Earth hours, much longer than he usually sleeps. After his rest, the exhaustion has faded, and most of his usual energy has returned. He bounces out of bed, only the unfastened buttons on his shirt reminding him of the last few moments before he fell asleep. He fastens them, and heads ( Read more... )

Title: The Road to ...
Chapter: Chapter 2, The Road to Understanding (part 3)
Author: amy
Rating: R 
Pairing: Master/Doctor

Right. I've finally updated this fic. I know it's been a long time, so I'm linking all the other chapters/parts from here.

Prologue
Chapter 1: The Road to Nowhere (part 1)
Chapter 1 The Road to Nowhere (part 2)
Chapter 2: The Road to ( Read more... )

I haven't posted to this story for a while, so here's a "previously" section:

With Lucy Saxon's help, the Doctor retrieved the Master's still-living body from the fire. After arranging a new life for Lucy elsewhere, the Doctor took the Master back to the TARDIS, where they drove each other crazy for a good long while before a couple of ... physical ( Read more... )

AN: I'm posting the third part, but I'm also posting the whole fic as one part here. It's long (about 6000 words), but that's how I wrote it originally.

His voice broke as he spoke … all the flippancy and façade has finally melted away into a moment of honesty … and tenderness. He is more vulnerable in this moment than he has been for more than ( Read more... )

The Master glares through narrowed eyes. He doesn’t see why he should play the Doctor’s game. But then … there are so many questions. And even better … a chance to match wits with the only mind to equal his. They’ve played before but the Honesty patches have added new rules to the game.

The Master gives the Doctor a long look. “Why, exactly, didn’t ( Read more... )

Every day in the TARDIS feels the same. Not that there’s anything to mark the days apart, either. The Doctor’s spent enough time on Earth to have a decent sense of a twenty-four hour day, though. He reckons it took the Master at least two days to stop swearing and cursing.

The Doctor learned some new words in those hours. Unfortunately, ( Read more... )