Your hold on Simm!Master is as fantastic as ever. His voice really comes through magnificently here - honest and brutal, one minute angry the next, moroseful. Your backstory is fitting and very, very believable. You also make me sympathise with the Master, which is, I have to say, something of a feat. :P
And, of course, I absolutely adore the lovely little touches of the strikeouts...
Very evocative; a truly marvellous piece of work. :)
I'm glad you think so. I tried really hard to keep him in-character here, because although he's drunk and being more honest than he usually would, it had to still be the Master. It's good to know you think I managed it. :D
really good, and i usually find it very difficult to read fanfic in the first person, but the letter format works very well and i completely believe the master wrote it. this line, in particular, i like very much:
You’re talking in your sleep, but I can’t make out the words. Story of my life really.
And thank you for reading it even though you find first person difficult to read. I'm not normally a fan of first person myself, but I really wanted to get inside the Master's head for this fic.
The strikeout text gives this just a little something extra. I love it. I also love the reasoning behind his torture of Jack and Martha/Martha's family: loving the Doctor means nothing but pain. Nicely done!
I'm glad you like the reason for his torture, I've always thought that the Doctor seems to hurt the people who care about him the most, and the Master would almost certainly want to prove that point.
I agree with every other comment made - and would like to add that you have no need to be nervous. Far from it! If you ever have the urge to write more in this vein, or simply more Master/Doctor, I really hope you will, because I'll certainly read it.
Well done and thank you for a fic to savour.
:-) PS I've written some Master fic of my own, I'd be honoured if you'd check it out and let me know what you think! On my journal here: http://edzel2.livejournal.com
I'm always nervous about posting my fic, but in particular fic involving the Master. He's such a complex character that I always worry I won't do him justice!
I'm hoping to write a lot more in future though :)
And I'd love to read some of your Master fic, and will do as soon as I have a minute :)
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Your hold on Simm!Master is as fantastic as ever. His voice really comes through magnificently here - honest and brutal, one minute angry the next, moroseful. Your backstory is fitting and very, very believable. You also make me sympathise with the Master, which is, I have to say, something of a feat. :P
And, of course, I absolutely adore the lovely little touches of the strikeouts...
Very evocative; a truly marvellous piece of work. :)
*mems under 'Best'*
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I'm glad you think so. I tried really hard to keep him in-character here, because although he's drunk and being more honest than he usually would, it had to still be the Master. It's good to know you think I managed it. :D
Thank you! :)
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You’re talking in your sleep, but I can’t make out the words. Story of my life really.
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And thank you for reading it even though you find first person difficult to read. I'm not normally a fan of first person myself, but I really wanted to get inside the Master's head for this fic.
Thank you! :)
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I'm glad you like the reason for his torture, I've always thought that the Doctor seems to hurt the people who care about him the most, and the Master would almost certainly want to prove that point.
Thank you! :)
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The Doctor does seem to have a tendency to avoid saying things that mean him having some kind of commitment to somebody else. :)
Thank you for reading! :)
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Well done and thank you for a fic to savour.
:-)
PS I've written some Master fic of my own, I'd be honoured if you'd check it out and let me know what you think! On my journal here:
http://edzel2.livejournal.com
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I'm always nervous about posting my fic, but in particular fic involving the Master. He's such a complex character that I always worry I won't do him justice!
I'm hoping to write a lot more in future though :)
And I'd love to read some of your Master fic, and will do as soon as I have a minute :)
Thanks for commenting!
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