I love it when a story I start writing takes on a life of its own and takes it off in ways I would never have expected - the first time it happened to me I suddenly knew exactly what other (more famous!) writers mean when they talk about 'characters coming to life on the page' and even 'being a channel for something else' to some extent. It's brilliant, isn't it! Probably the best kick you can get without substance abuse, LOL.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes to torment the Master - he's just so....well, torment-able, isn't he?! Particularly in this incarnation, because John Simm does The Angst so bloody brilliantly. One of the things I want to try one day is to write all the Master incarnations into one fic... I have a vague memory of reading a story like that once (not sure if it was all the Masters or just a couple) and being so impressed. Wish I could remember which one it was. Probably just as well I don't if I'm going to try and write one myself, though!
Anyway... rambling aside, I do hope you find a reason for a sequel because I really love how you write these characters. Maybe you could have the Master meet some other character from way back... either he or the Doctor gets into trouble and has to rescue the other... But regardless, thanks for sharing this one. :-)
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Date: 2011-04-22 08:49 am (UTC)I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes to torment the Master - he's just so....well, torment-able, isn't he?! Particularly in this incarnation, because John Simm does The Angst so bloody brilliantly. One of the things I want to try one day is to write all the Master incarnations into one fic... I have a vague memory of reading a story like that once (not sure if it was all the Masters or just a couple) and being so impressed. Wish I could remember which one it was. Probably just as well I don't if I'm going to try and write one myself, though!
Anyway... rambling aside, I do hope you find a reason for a sequel because I really love how you write these characters. Maybe you could have the Master meet some other character from way back... either he or the Doctor gets into trouble and has to rescue the other... But regardless, thanks for sharing this one. :-)