Contretemps

by Riathel

“You know, Doctor,” the Master began, like they were having a friendly discussion about the merits of non-Euclidean trigonometry. He was turning over a thin, cylindrical rod he held with the precision of the totally mad, a self-satisfied gleam to his eyes. “You really must explain the specifics of this… device.”

The loving curl to that word, and the way he was stroking the Doctor’s sonic screwdriver — which had been new, barely even field-tested, and furthermore belonged to him — did not go unnoticed.

An all-together tiring affair, the Doctor thought darkly.

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Why the Doctor and the Master don't talk anymore.

Words: 8105, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

• Fandoms: Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (1963)
• Rating: Explicit
• Warnings: Rape/Non-Con
• Categories: M/M
• Characters: Third Doctor, The Master (Delgado), Jo Grant
• Relationships: Third Doctor/The Master (Delgado), The Doctor/The Master (Doctor Who)
• Additional Tags: Serial: s067 Frontier in Space, Missing Scene, Secret Relationship, Enemies With Benefits, Angst, Romantic Angst, revoked consent, Sonic Screwdriver Used as a Sex Toy (Doctor Who), Doctor Who: Academy Era, Childhood Sweethearts, introspective, Dom/sub