The Crane Wife: Chapter 8 of 8

Apr 27, 2010 17:03

Title: The Crane Wife
Chapter: Eight: Eight
Author: x_losRating: NC-17 ( Read more... )

the crane wife, five/master, series, fanfiction

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i wrote you something very, very self indulgent aralias April 27 2010, 23:20:05 UTC
Crane Wife (The Track Changes Remix) (aka if the Master used Microsoft Word for beta-ing)

Once upon a time In the year 5963.2 Rassilon era there were two men: a traveller who dreamed of nothing but travelling, and an Emperor who thought of nothing but ruling. many beings of all descriptions populating the galaxy, of whom two of the most important were an Emperor and a wandering do-gooder. One day the traveller lost his way, and found himself in the court of the Emperor. There was treated like a prince and given all manner of fine things by his generous host, until the time came for him to continue travelling. Then he found the doors of the palace barred to him, and saw it for the golden cage it was. (These events are out of sequence - does that matter?) “Are you not happy here?” the Emperor asked, his voice persuasive (and sensual) and his golden keys tucked securely his belt. “Why not stay with me forever?” But now the traveller saw the bars, and one night while the Emperor slept was distracted due to an unfair and, as it turned out ( ... )

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Re: i wrote you something very, very self indulgent x_losfic April 27 2010, 23:27:24 UTC
I have never been more thoroughly charmed--is this the ending you wanted after Smatters leaves, then? It feels almost like a necessary coda. <3

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Re: i wrote you something very, very self indulgent aralias April 27 2010, 23:39:18 UTC
something like this. i don't know if it would have been the entire story, but this is sort of what i was thinking. i don't know. you're right in that it's the wrong tone, although i was borrowing from the way five tells his crane wife story, although i see now that you wrote that in the present tense... i've gone the other way now, and can't write that. ah well.

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Re: i wrote you something very, very self indulgent x_losfic April 27 2010, 23:41:54 UTC
I do /adore/ it though, and now feel perhaps in a way its the real end. :/

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roachpatrol April 28 2010, 01:01:00 UTC
I saw this updated and I was like :D !

And then I read it and I was like :D :D :D by a factor of umpteen million gazillion!

Everything was awesome. The reunion, the reunion sex, the bickering, the sly little last line, Tegan! I loved Tegan. I loved that everyone was so unnerved by the Doctor and the Master getting together. No one can see the best of all possible worlds, even when it's playing footsie right in front of them...

But so yeah, bravo!

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x_losfic April 28 2010, 09:07:02 UTC
Yay! I'm glad you liked! It is the schmaltziest of happy endings, but after 70,000 words, maybe they deserve it...

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blackletter April 28 2010, 02:57:35 UTC
I'm just gonna bask in some post good fic afterglow now.

*basks*

Also, the last sentence is brilliant.

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x_losfic April 28 2010, 09:07:40 UTC
Glad you liked! And that apparently you are a lizard?

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psifi872 April 28 2010, 03:24:01 UTC
Oh, win, win, WIN!! I love this series so, so, so much and I love the happy ending and how the Doctor did it! I love his declaration of love and his insistence that they both remain who they are! I really, really love seeing the Doctor openly affectionate with the Master. There is no where near enough of that! :D

Thank you, thank you for giving them such a wonderful happy ending! <3 <3 <3

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x_losfic April 28 2010, 09:12:03 UTC
I'd like to see more (maybe less INCREDIBLY SWEET) fic that deals with doctor-feeling/lust and gives you some Doctor!affection, for classic.

Glad you liked it!

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*fangirls you* reasonabsurd April 28 2010, 04:10:36 UTC
What can I comment on? This was great. And I think of this pairing every time I hear that Decemberists song now.
I love that Tegan said "gay married in space." Also AWWWWW a ring. Five is such a girl. The gossipy scientists never cease to amuse me.
Is Brax's name really Irving or did you make that up?

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so completely flattered! x_losfic April 28 2010, 09:17:53 UTC
It's not even my fav album of theirs, I do not know what came over me!

And of course Tegan goes there--Tegan lives there, bless. She is so blunt and great.

Now that there's a legit wedding I fully expect one or both of them to BRIDEZILLA it.

Oh man, wiki it, he is legit 'Irving Braxiatel.' Like, he sat down to pick out a human name to do business as and thought, what sounds intelligent, rich, sexy and awesome? Ah yes! /Irving/.

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Re: so completely flattered! reasonabsurd April 29 2010, 05:03:49 UTC
I'm sure Five would try to get away with wearing white.

And Irving is pretty amazing.

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Re: so completely flattered! x_los April 30 2010, 00:48:08 UTC
*snorts at White Wedding, DAMMIT!!Five*

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