So,
laser_not_sonic and I were chatting about Watch!Ten and her Master, as we were finishing up their angst!swordfight thread, and we ended up discussing possible dark!futures for them, in which the Master succeeds in corrupting the Doctor further and the two decide to do the ruling-the-universe thing together (we also discussed the ball scene in
Labyrinth as played by the Master as Jareth and the Doctor
not as Sarah, dammit, he objects in silver vaguely-Renn-Faire gear and the glitteriness of this, and yes, I'm being infected by the Master/Doctor shippage, it's terrible XP). But, we ended up committing extended narration/pseudo-fic, and it all turned out very tragically for both Master and Doctor and it's not a good future, but it is oi, a bit wrenching. So here it is, I think it's worth the read.
laser_not_sonic Well, at least this Doctor understands the fact that not everybody is redeemable. And that sometimes death can be a very good thing indeed. Though, argh, all this talk of Koschei and Theta in conjunction with this Doctor's darker tendencies is making the Master think sappy thoughts of the Doctor ruling the universe at his side. Because wouldn't that be fun?! *bounces* And who better? Surely they two are the only ones left in the universe with the right, and the ability.
watch_is_me The Doctor would like to point out that ruling things involves a lot of time and responsibility and staying in *one place.* Can you see him going along with any of that, Master?
laser_not_sonic The Master could do the staying in one place, and the Doctor could... go out and quell rebellions
laser_not_sonic Or something
watch_is_me lol
laser_not_sonic *handwave*
watch_is_me Ten: "Great, I'm the errand boy."
watch_is_me Ten: "Run down to the shops and quell that rebellion, if you don't mind."
watch_is_me Ten: B| "Quell your own rebellion."
laser_not_sonic No, but seriously, if they ever did rule the universe together, he wouldn't just be the errand boy. They'd be equals. And the universe would cower before them, the Master and his *ahem* and the Doctor.
watch_is_me lol
watch_is_me I'm seeing the Doctor as running around adding new bits to the empire, and the Master consolidating.
watch_is_me The Doctor would probably also be good at finding new talent and tracking down discontent.
watch_is_me The Doctor is not pleased at me for saying any of this.
laser_not_sonic See, he wouldn't just be an errand boy! He'd be essential to the empire. Besides, *smirk* every king needs a queen.
watch_is_me Ten: "Yes, that's why you have *Lucy.* :|"
laser_not_sonic Oi, this is the new Time Lord empire- hundreds of years into the future. Lucy's only going to last another seventy
laser_not_sonic He says this very casually, but he will be all full of repressed anger and grief and confusion when she does die, and have no idea how to deal with any of it
watch_is_me The Doctor will be happy to lend a shoulder to cry on. He's had people die on him before.
watch_is_me This may or may not lead to consolation!sex.
watch_is_me In which case, hoorah, long live the queen, oops :\
laser_not_sonic The mun appreciates this, but the Master does not. He will kill things and destroy things and sulk for long periods of time because of course she was going to die, she was a human; what, does the Doctor think he didn't know that? And he'll be even more obnoxious than usual, because he... has he ever grieved at someone's death? I don't think he actually has.
( watch_is_me: God, the Doctor will be insufferable. )