On Shaky Ground (Drabble Project, Day 247)
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were_lemurDoctor Who, AU from End of Time. In the aftermath of Rassilon's revelations, can the Doctor and the Master find a chance for a new beginning?
When the Master emerges he's clean and clean-shaven. But he still looks shaken by Rassilon's revelations; he walks like a man who's afraid the ground will give way beneath him at any moment.
The Doctor approaches carefully, leaving plenty of room for the Master to retreat if he feels trapped. "How are you feeling? Are the drums -- "
"Still there."
"Well, I suppose it was too much to hope for. Still, now that we know what we're dealing with, maybe we can work on a solution together?"
The Master looks at him for a long time, before saying, "I'd like that."
When the Master emerges he's clean and clean-shaven. But he still looks shaken by Rassilon's revelations; he walks like a man who's afraid the ground will give way beneath him at any moment.
The Doctor approaches carefully, leaving plenty of room for the Master to retreat if he feels trapped. "How are you feeling? Are the drums -- "
"Still there."
"Well, I suppose it was too much to hope for. Still, now that we know what we're dealing with, maybe we can work on a solution together?"
The Master looks at him for a long time, before saying, "I'd like that."
