Used to see you as my equal
Like you were in my family
Now I'm left on pins and needles
I never know what you think of me
And I'm feeling like the bad guy
Like what I did was meant to hurt
But my explanation only makes things worse
Ooh, I can't tip-toe around you anymore
Worried I'll bruise, it's already sore?
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MASTER.
So much passed between them when she met his gaze, and the Master just sat in the chair, and waited for her to obey the order. The Doctor pulled her chair out, and sat, and they looked at each other across the table. It was as if all the humans had disappeared. He was very aware of them, of course – it was an obvious, unspoken, hostage situation. But he hoped he wouldn’t need to be so crass. Not if the Doctor behaved herself. He didn’t want theatrics. Not yet, anyway. He just wanted to talk.
When she leaned forwards, the Master copied her, resting his elbows on the table. He felt as if he needed to remind her that he wasn’t afraid of her. Even after the stunt she’d pulled with that old man in the Citadel. So, he leaned forwards too, and stared at her. This body’s eyes were so dark, just like his. It was almost like looking into a mirror. But, inside them, he saw the same Doctor he’d known for centuries. That same infuriating, ridiculous, insufferable, goodness and hope. Even here, stranded in an unknown world, not knowing why or how. It persisted.
“The Research Facility,” he replied, in a matter-of-fact tone. He didn’t see why he should lie – she couldn’t exactly stop him. “Did you know, there’s dragons in this world? And mermaids and werewolves? And revenants?” He laughed at that, his lips skinning back and his manic laughter coming out in a sharp staccato. “Actual zombies? Seriously.” And he leaned back in his chair, and sighed in disbelief. “Wow, where have we ended up, hm?” It sounded like a light question, like vague curiousity, but the Master knew his eyes gave him away. He leaned forwards again, in a quick, sudden, movement, and stared at the Doctor. “Where Doctor? Have you figured that out yet?” He didn’t mention that, even after his research at the facility over the past few days, he hadn’t.
Taking in a breath at the tone of his question, The Doctor found herself hesitating. She had almost expected this to be some plan of his; that he had built this entire town around her for the sake of her attention. That, at least, The Doctor could handle. It disappointed her, deep down, to realize that he was just as clueless as she was about what was happening in Sallow Hills. Still, she wasn’t going to give him the upper hand of her confusion, so she gave a sarcastic chuckle instead. “You don’t know, hm? I thought you were supposed to be the clever one. You used to be, at least, what with your performance back home. When we were younger.” She’d meant for the mention of their lives on Gallifrey to be a stab at him, but it backfired a bit. Her own hearts were aching at all that had passed between them, especially recently. “Guess it really isn’t home at all though, is it?” Leaning back in her chair finally, her fingers danced across the table, staring at the cup of coffee she hadn’t actually wanted in the first place. It made her wonder, for a brief moment, actually how many cups of coffee she might have had but not have remembered. Ruth definitely was living the domestic life being chameleon arched. Perhaps she had drank coffees in the morning, before her job as a tour guide. Her mind drifted for just a moment, before she came to again. “Do you drink coffee?” She asked suddenly.
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JESUS.
There were a lot of things Jesus had learned to live without during an apocalypse that were readily available in Sallow Hills, things he tried not to take for granted now that he was somewhere with actual resources and infrastructure. Coffee had been one of those things, not at all essential and even when they could find it, it was usually nothing like the real thing. At least once a week, he stopped into Caffi Rhees for a cup. He didn’t know whether it was actually better than anything he’d had before the zombie outbreak or just his memory playing tricks on him, but it was worth the small indulgence.
Sometimes he brought a book, and other times he just watched the people. They were a never-ending source of fascination in this town, and it was usually easy to tell the travelers from the locals by the way they behaved even if he hadn’t met them through housing. The blonde was clearly not from around here, or anywhere else that served hot beverages. He’d just approached to say hello when she abruptly stood, and he wobbled but managed not to spill his coffee. “No foul,” he chuckled, backing up a step out of her space. “Not a big coffee drinker?”
The Doctor noted that he didn’t seem upset that she’d walked into him, and was grateful for it. “Ah, sort of. It’s...been a while.” And that was the best she could explain without actually explaining. Looking back at the mug in question, she shoved her hands into her pockets. “It’s a bit too hot to drink yet. Why does it have to be that hot in the first place? I mean, I get it, it’s from a concentration of grounded coffee beans, but surely humans have developed a-” That’s when she paused, realizing she was definitely not being subtle. “Sorry. I ramble sometimes.” Hoping that would suffice for her little slip up, she nodded towards the empty seat at her table. “Want to join me? I might go for a nice cup of cocoa instead.” The blonde admitted defeatedly, already going back to sit down.
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And when I leave this planet
You know I'd stay but I just can't stand it
And I can feel the warnin' signs
Runnin' around my mind.
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MASTER.
He’d sensed her immediately. Of course he had. From all the way across town, he’d sensed the beating of her hearts, the smell of another Time Lord. The Doctor. And not just any Doctor, not any old body they’d worn, but his Doctor. Time travel got so messy, and the Master could have sworn he’d met another form in ’70′s Soviet Russia, and he’d narrowly escaped crossing timelines with others and blowing a whole in the universe throughout the long drag of the 20th century. The imprisonment that had been down to her. And that was even before she’d tried to get that random old man to blow him up in the ruins of Gallifrey. Oooh, he hated her.
So, he’d avoided her. Plain and simple. He had to get his fake life in order before confronting her. He’d got himself a new name, a job, an apartment, and settled into Sallow Hills in a matter of three days, and then – only then – did he turn his sharp attention to his best enemy. She was super easy to find. A coffee shop. How typical. Of course she would deliberately go into the swill of humanity. She probably enjoyed it. It was disgusting.
He didn’t have psychic weaponry to mask himself from her, but he hoped that the smell of coffee and human sweat and the sound of their inane chatter would be enough to at least hide him from her for long enough. And the Master crossed the room as the Doctor took a sip of coffee, and stood right behind her chair, with his hands shoved into his pockets. She jumped up, and bumped into him, and for a moment, he felt that contact, that closeness. It was like an attack. The time the Doctor had held him as he bled out on the floor of the Valiant, when the Doctor had taken his hands and they’d stared into each other’s eyes as she tricked him into being good, when they’d run through the pastures of his father’s estate – Come on, Koschei, keep up! It all flashed through his brains fast as anything, and he blinked, and stepped back. And his face lit up as he met her gaze.
“Yes, you are,” he said, cheerily. “Always were! Remember the Pharos Project? Butter fingers!” He walked around the table, and dropped like a stone into the chair opposite hers, still smiling. “Have a seat, Doctor. We have a lot to talk about.” It was, unquestionably, an order.
The Doctor’s eyes met his instantly when she turned, and she felt her hearts jump in her chest and all the breath in her lungs escape her. How had she not sensed him? Maybe she hadn’t been paying attention as much as she thought. There was a part of her that was relieved to see him, which she pointedly ignored. She knew that part of her hoped he hadn’t died, and that he’d escaped, but she’d never admit it. It was far too much of a lonely universe for him not to be in it.
She watched as he put on his usual show, sitting down before he was asked to. As if he owned the place.
Her hand went across the back of the chair before she pulled it out, sitting back down and leaning forward. “I’ll admit, you surprised me. I didn’t even sense you. Where exactly have you been hiding?” It had been a long time since they’d been in this kind of atmosphere together. Sitting at a table in a public place and not going at each other’s throats. It felt familiar, yet so alien to her. Like when they were young and things were so different.
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IANTO:
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┊ ┊ ✧・゚
┊ ✧・゚ ┊
✧・゚ ianto && the doctor
*̩̩̥͙ -•̩̩͙-ˏˋ⋆ ⋆ˊˎ-•̩̩͙- *̩̩̥͙
INVENTORY WAS DONE. well, at least ianto’s part of it which just involved the coffee bar things. His coffee, luckily, had not been delayed this time like it had last time. Apparently Miss Armes Sallow thought his coffee was something that needed to be inspected and/or disposed of, seeing as his Columbian brew had taken a two extra weeks to make it from the pier to the diner. But no matter, it was done now and he could get back to what he actually loved - making the coffee.
*̩̩̥͙ HE DUCKED OUT OF THE BACK STORE ROOM, heading towards the coffee bar at the other end of the dining room. In the process, however, he failed to notice the person standing up suddenly. His hands went out, bracing them for a moment before he realized she wasn’t going to fall. ❝ It’s alright, really. You didn’t spill anything on me, so I count it as a win. ❞
*̩̩̥͙ THEY SEEMED FAMILIAR. not that she was a local, or had come to the diner often. There was something else about her that seemed familiar. ❝ My name’s Ianto Jones. I head the coffee bar here. I’m sorry, but do I know you form somewhere? ❞
When she saw Ianto, a smile instantly formed. Oh she was so happy to see someone she knew here. A familiar face who even perhaps understood a bit about what was happening. “Look at you! It’s been so long. Is Jack here? I bet he is. He always knows where to find trouble.” The Doctor let out a soft chuckle at that, shaking her head fondly as her hands shoved themselves into the wide pockets of her trousers.
It was only then she remembered.
“Oh. Right. New face! Well new new face to you. Been a long time. It’s The Doctor.” One hand pulled back out to wave. “I was just popping in for a cup of coffee, and it was a bit too hot still. I’ve got a problem with patience.” The blonde chuckled sheepishly then, rubbing at the back of her neck.
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What's it matter anymore?
If you believe the lies I tell
There's no meaning to the words
But we still sing these songs well
If we all left it alone
I'm sure it'll work itself out fine
We keep playing with the numbers
We are running out of time
We are running, we are running
But you're a killer and I'm your best friend
Think it's unfair, your situation
You say I'm changing
Sorry I didn't know I had to stay the same
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GIF HUNT of SACHA DHAWAN as THE MASTER in BBC’S DOCTOR WHO. (45 gifs and growing). None of these gifs were made by me. Click the source link below!
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