Owl from the Master to the Ninth Doctor

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

Doctor,

I'm sure you've noticed that your gung-ho boy Jack is on the premises. You might want to let him know he just doesn't have the talent to be a sexual predator; I'd never be able to let him down easy.

Do I really need to sign?



((ETA: NSFW!))

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[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

His thumb swept over the mark, a faint touch. "That right cross of his. Hurts like hell."

The corners of his mouth twitched and he dropped his hand. "You shouldn't have baited him like that. Torture a man for a year and he's bound to be a little excitable."

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"Oh, but I just had to tie up one little loose end. I never got to see the look on his face, you see, while your successor was so busy grieving at me." He smirked impishly. "I had to fix that. And his gun didn't work."

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

"Always with the last word," he murmured. "I'm sure he settled things with Jack."

The Doctor blinked. "His gun? You were shot once, you wanted to see if you could go for twice?" His voice raised the barest fraction.

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"Why, is that concern in your voice?" The Master laughed, and gave the Doctor an openly speculative glance. "You didn't used to fret so."

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

Busted.

"You never used to give me cause for such concern," he countered.

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I got up to plenty. You were just more cavalier about it. Downright cold at times," he pouted.

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

He sketched a shrug, "Mm. There were times you didn't give me much choice - even if I was concerned for you."

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"I'm not one of your pets to be sheltered, Doctor," he said with a faint edge under his amused tone. "I take precautions."

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

"The last thing you ever wanted was sheltering, especially by me. You've always been more than able to take care of yourself without me around to muck things up."

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it's not the having you around that mucks things up," he pointed out. "It's the interfering. You never do quite get into the spirit of the thing."

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

"I show up, I start interfering. It's just my way," he said with a half-smile.

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"Yes, it is. All that curiosity... and, really, watching you work is almost always worth the trouble you cause me."

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

The Doctor chuckled at that. "I'm pleased you approved."

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"I did say I needed an audience, after all." His smirk became something closer to a leer. "And there's no one else who'd be able to properly appreciate my abilities."

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

"I've no problem being your audience, but if you think I'm going to stand being put in a birdcage, you're mad," he said, returning the smirk.

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"Oh, but it suited you so well. Not the whole wizened little homunculus bit obviously, but having you like that." His eyes glimmered, eager and rapt. "So contained. Entirely at my pleasure. Can you blame me for looking back on it with fondness?"

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

The Doctor almost, almost managed to control his traitorous body's reaction to the Master's eagerness. How many times had he had that exact kinky little fantasy over the lifetimes? Far too many to count anymore.

A flush of color stained his cheeks.

"No," he finally said.

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

He'd been watching for a reaction, but this was more gratifying than he'd hoped. With a knowing smile, he locked eyes with the Doctor.

"I'm sure I could devise something cleverer than a birdcage."

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

That knowing smile was going to be his undoing.

"How come I think you already have?"

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"So good to know you have that much faith in me." He made to attempt to mask his look of appraisal. "Isn't it nice that there's at least one thing you can always trust me on?"

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

"I know you," he said. "Once you figure out what you want, you go after it. That's something I could always rely on."

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"And you can always rely on me to be thinking of you. Thinking of ways to deal with you." The subtle hint of a growl under his words and the sudden hard glint in his eye underlined the ambiguity between them.

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

The dark promise couched in those words sent a cold thrill down his spine. "I'm touched. And what new and inventive ways have sprung into that mind of yours?"

[theregothedrums.livejournal.com]

"Oh, no, Doctor," he purred. "It's never worked like that. You don't get a schematic of future plans handed over tied with a neat bit of ribbon. Or should that be a scratchy length of rope?"

[fantastic-nine.livejournal.com]

This was bad. This was bad and stupid and dangerous. He should get up and leave before it got any worse.

"I always figured you to be more into leather than rope. Ribbon is absolutely not your style."