[H I A T U S]

"They were invented by humans, River," he said patiently.

thedarkestofponds

"Well, that… that doesn’t mean they use them every day!"

#riversonghellosweetie #v2

"A lot of humans do. Why would they invent something they can't open or don't use?"

thedarkestofponds

Tales of the Past || anorphaninthestorm

"I want him back, too. We don’t always get what we want."

thedarkestofponds

"I wish we could…" she said, not looking at him.

#riversonghellosweetie #v2

"Getting everything you want can backfire on you," he muttered.

dance with me || anorphaninthestorm

~No, I didn’t want him mucking it up. He might’ve tried to find an excuse to not see you again, which I couldn’t allow to happen. He wanted to see you too, you know? (She smiled as she glanced at him. He really was so much more different than she had really expected. He seemed….vulnerable, but at the same time, willing to murder for those he cared for. He seemed protective, but very stand offish. She hoped she was giving him enough space.)

The Master watched the Doctor whirl around the room with a hint of a smile on his face. This regeneration was just as gangly as the last, but not as graceful. He managed to stay upright but only by the skin of his pants. The last Doctor had been a pretty boy, this one was.. different. Not in a bad way. It was kind of endearing.

"Let's find a table and sit down before his wave comes by again and someone ends up hurt." He took Rose's hand in his and started to make way to the side of the room.

Dark!11 || Evil by ingested hallucinogen || anorphaninthestorm, rosesintime

(His stomach roiled and warned him to move. The Doctor’s feet quickly swung over the bed and he quickly ran to the sink to empty what was left of his lunch into the chrome receptacle. He really had Rose by the hair? Oh God, she’d never come near him again. And Koschei! He hit him over his head? He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand as he turned his head towards the Master, without really seeing him there. His voice was even lower this time when he spoke.) -Do you know why I reacted that way? (He paused for a moment.) -And can I see Rose? I have to know if there’s anything I can do to make this okay….

The Master watched as the Doctor raced for the sink. He'd been warned..

"There was a hallucinogenic drug in the candy bar you got. You just.. snapped." He sighed and scratched his head. "I don't think that's up to me, Doctor. That's up to Rose."

Dark!11 || Evil by ingested hallucinogen || anorphaninthestorm, rosesintime

(He continued to glare at his hands.) -I need to know how badly I hurt you both… (The bile in his throat was rising higher and higher the more possibilities that swirled in his mind. He wondered how he was ever going to earn their forgiveness. They were what kept him together, the two people he trusted with everything in this universe. And he betrayed them. How like him. He destroyed everything he ever touched.)

He pulled a chair over next to the Doctor's table and sat down. He took a moment to gather his thoughts, and braced himself.

"It was almost immediate. One second we were all laughing and the next, you had Rose by her hair. You were, umm," he stopped to clear his throat. "You were pretty manic. Once I got you away from Rose, you went after me. Hit me over the head pretty hard, not even sure with what," he let out a nervous laugh to try to break the tension.

"Don't beat yourself up over this, Doctor. It wasn't your fault."

dance with me || anorphaninthestorm

(She opened her mouth for a moment, looking like a fish. Then a smile curled on her mouth when she realized he was teasing. A happy glow bloomed in her heart that he felt good enough to tease her. They were making progress at least. She stepped away from him after the dance was done, to give him a little space. As the next dance struck up, she saw the Doctor twirl by again. She waved at him, seeing the slight alarm, confusion, and curiosity flickered on his face when she saw who she was with, despite being caught up in the dance.) ~Looks as if he wants to come talk. (She looked at the Master and laughed a little.) ~I wish him all the luck in the universe getting through /that/ crowd!

The Master nodded at the Doctor as he flew by. It was amazing how he didn't hurt himself or others around him with all of those limbs.

"Did you tell him I was coming? He looks a bit confused," he said, laughing a bit.

Dark!11 || Evil by ingested hallucinogen || anorphaninthestorm, rosesintime

(A pain so strong it felt like he was regenerating rose in his heart, and bile rose with it. When he spoke it was with a thick low voice, full of pain.) -What do you mean ‘attacked’. How bad was it? (Oh how could he ever make this up to the two loves of his lives. He stared at his hands in horror)

"I don't think you really want the details. All you need to know is that to stop you, I had to knock you out," the Master said. "You're a lot stronger than you look."

Dark!11 || Evil by ingested hallucinogen || anorphaninthestorm, rosesintime

(His eyebrows furrowed in confusion.) -Scared her? What do you mean exactly? What happened while I was out Master? (His eyes showed no small amount of fear and nervousness.) -Did I…do something to you and Rose? (The desperation for the Master to laugh and say no, that she was just worried that he had passed out, was so strong it clawed at his stomach.)

The Master had to look away from that face before replying. He found a nice tile on the floor and decided to study it. "No, Doctor, you really hurt her. I'd be surprised if she let you near her," when he looked up, the Doctor's face hurt to see. "You were, um, poisoned. Something in that candy bar. You went crazy and attacked both of us. If I hadn't been there, who knows what might have happened."

Dark!11 || Evil by ingested hallucinogen || anorphaninthestorm, rosesintime

(The Doctor then gasped and sat up quickly, too quickly. He grasped his head to make the room stop spinning. He then looked up to see the Master’s smiling form by his bed table. He breathed a sigh of relief to see his old friend here.) -Master. What happened? Is everything alright? (Rose, however, was farthest from smiling in the library. She had gone to the furthest corner, where he never really explored, and began to cry in earnest. She was irritated with her crying which made it worse. She was a Torchwood director for god’s sakes! She should be prepared for situations like these!) (Back in the med bay, the Doctor looked around blankly and added to his previous question.) -And where’s Rose?

The Master ignored the Doctor and walked over to the sink to wash his hands. After a moment, he turned around and stared at the Doctor.

"You scared her pretty bad. Right now I'd safely say she's falling apart in the library," he took a few steps forward, "You're lucky to have her, you realize that, right? Be more careful next time."

dance with me || anorphaninthestorm

(She abruptly looked at his outstretch hand connected to hers, shocked at his willing physical contact with her. Her heart stuttered in her chest, looking at how handsome he was.) ~Y-you don’t have to if you don’t want to…. (She watched him give her a look that said “Are you going to dance with me or not because I can easily get the fuck out of here”. She nodded and gingerly put her hand on his shoulder and allowed him to lead her in the dance. Surprisingly he was a good dancer. A blush formed on her cheeks and she cast around in her mind for a topic.) ~W-were’d you learn to dance? I mean did they teach you anywhere?

"All gentlemen should know how to dance," he said with a lopsided grin. "You'd be surprised what you don't know about me."

He gave her a twirl as the song ended and probably enjoyed that shocked and flustered look a bit more than he should have. "You're not bad yourself. Could use a bit of polishing, though," he teased.

#I REMEMBER THIS GIFSET #this time last year i was like.. what #now i'm being sucked into it #oops #rosesintime #v4

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AU MEME - ”And why should I do anything for the Doctor?” Master/Rose - GIF requested by Allison for Fic/Graphic/Gif

dance with me || anorphaninthestorm

(She laughed slightly, remembering painful memories.) ~Yeah, he did. He thought he was doing the right thing by giving me someone I could grow old with. However, when I found out I wasn’t aging, things didn’t go exactly to plan. ((Errant tears stung her eyes thinking about John. Irritated with herself, she quickly wiped them away, hoping he wouldn’t see them. It had been too long since she had thought about him, an she shouldn’t still be broken up about it, considering he was technically still with her. Annoyed with herself, Rose took another hardy sip of her champagne. She wasn’t here to bear her soul to him. If she was honest she wasn’t sure what they were there for, but she enjoyed his company. She knew she shouldn’t, but she felt safe with him.)

#rosesintime #i told you it was going a way #forward #/oh that's deep/ loll #v5

The Master took Rose's champagne out of her hand and finished it off in one sip. Placing the glass on the table, he took her hand in his, "May I have this dance, Rose?"

Dark!11 || Evil by ingested hallucinogen || anorphaninthestorm, rosesintime

(Rose nodded and stood with the dermal generator in her hand, rolling her newly healed wrist and walking towards the Master.) ~Here, he socked you pretty hard on the back of your head, let me help. (She watched him open his mouth, seemingly to protest.) ~Oh I’m not going to bite you, just turn ‘round. Its a pretty big lump. I’m surprised old noodle limbs can pack such a punch. (If she was herself Rose would have laughed at her own snark, but this time she only gave a small smile to the Master’s turned back. She worked for a moment until the bump went down fully.) ~There. Should do. I think I’ll go to the library for a while, there’s a couple of bits of the TARDIS manual I want to reread.

He sighed and watched her walk out, knowing there wasn't much else he could do.

"You really screwed up this time, Doctor," he said mostly to himself, watching the monitor for changes in the Doctor's condition. "She seems pretty out of it to me. You've got quite a bit of making up to do when you wake up." He laughed a little despite the seriousness of the situation. He might stick around a little longer just to watch the big, bad timelord suck up to a little girl.

The Doctor's vitals started to inch back towards normal and the Master let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.

Dark!11 || Evil by ingested hallucinogen || anorphaninthestorm, rosesintime

(Rose shook her head and determinedly stared at the monitor she was working on, hoping these scans would give her a general idea of what antidote to give him.) ~No, I’m fine. I just want to get him well. (The Doctor alternated between crying, moaning either Rose’s or the Master’s name, or growling from the table.) (Every once and a while she would glance at him to make sure he wasn’t waking up. As she pulled her glasses from her blue jean jacket, she realized she had gone into Torchwood mode. That generally indicated she was hiding from her feelings or the situation was particularly bad. She suspected it was both. She’d pay for it later, for now she was worried about both the Master and her Doctor. She had noticed a lump on the back of his sandy blond head. She would take care of that once the dermal generator was ready to go.) ~Is it ready?

"It's ready," the Master said absentmindedly. He was watching Rose work and was starting to worry about her. He recognized all of the symptoms of someone folding in on themselves and he knew what came later. If he could prevent that, it would be better for everyone involved.

"Do me a favor and sit down. I know how to do this, he'll be fine." He stood up and guided her to a chair not far from the Doctor, taking over the machines.

While he was checking the Doctor's vitals he glanced back at Rose, "I think it was just a basic hallucinogenic. It should wear off before he wakes up," he stated, more for Rose's comfort than his. "That bump on his head isn't too bad. Overall I'd say he should be fine in an hour."