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Fic: Mrs Saxon's Diary. Part 6/10
Finally back - sorry it's been a while, but RL has been *very* busy and also this chapter wouldn't behave. Not sure I got it right, but I'm fed up of trying to make it better. Have also managed to finish the rest of the story, more or less, so hopefully you won't have to wait long. Thank you so much for reading! :)
Setting: Christmas 2006 (Around 5 months pre-'Sound of Drums')
Spoilers: End of S3.
Pairing: Lucy/Harry.
Rating: PG-13.
Previous parts here.
Christmas 2006
Our first Christmas together as a married couple. Also the last Christmas ever, of course. I think I’ll miss it - although Harry might let me celebrate it just for us... He seemed to take to it.
Most of Christmas Eve however he was glued to his special computer - not sure exactly what he’s done to it, but it does things I’ve never seen a computer do.
Early afternoon his ‘Doctor’ alarm went off, and after that I couldn’t tear him away as he followed his fellow Timelord’s escapades around London. With him was some woman in a wedding dress - name of Donna, so Harry told me - but nothing made Harry really sit up until they went to HC Clement’s, an old Torchwood property.
He explained it all afterwards, but I didn’t quite catch it since he always uses so many long words - except it was to do with some ancient alien that he’s been watching for more than 6 months now, concealed in a giant star in the sky. He was terribly pleased when the Doctor showed up, saying that this would make his job so much easier. Still he alerted the army and kept an obsessive vigil, until finally in the evening he made the call and the star was shot down.
Afterwards he spent a long time looking through old Torchwood and UNIT files, asking me to sit down with him when he found his own. He had a lot of fun reading through them, and pointed out several of his former regenerations, which still makes me feel very strange. Overall it was very enjoyable, until he came to notes on an imprisonment in a castle on an isolated island. He told me how he’d managed to sway the governor's mind and finally escaped with the help of creatures he called ‘Sea Devils’ - that dismissive tone in his voice which always creeps in whenever humans underestimate his abilities. But he sat looking at the image of his prison for a long while, completely silent, and then shuddered (clearly more unsettled that he wanted to let on). Then he swiftly turned the whole thing off, before insisting on giving me my Christmas present early.
(I’ll attach a picture later, since words really can not do it justice.)
Christmas Day father came round of course. He is very frail by now, but ever so cocky that he’s defied all the doctors’ predictions. Harry and I always share a private smile over that.
My Christmas dinner was flawless, and yet again caused Harry to chide himself for never marrying before. I think those are my proudest moments - when I know that my contribution makes a difference, however small. And then I think of all those long, lonely years he must have had, with no one to look after him; no one to take care of all the little details; no one to trust and confide in, the way you can a wife. I know my part is only minor, and yet I know it is worthwhile. Also I know I'm good at it - part of me feels like I was always waiting to play this role.
And as I said already - he really seemed to enjoy the whole Christmas spectacle, the way he enjoys so many of humanity’s inventions. I won’t be at all surprised if he invents a great many 'holidays' once he’s taken over the world.
New Year
Harry has been very excited tonight - because this year will be his year. Year Zero he calls it.
It was very odd watching all the programmes summing up the old year and wondering what lay ahead. Because I know. And all the talk about celebrities and global warning and wars... it almost makes me laugh now, how pointless it all is.
My Master will put an end to it all, and I will be by his side. Just a few more months to go, and there will be no more need for secrets!
Part 7.
Setting: Christmas 2006 (Around 5 months pre-'Sound of Drums')
Spoilers: End of S3.
Pairing: Lucy/Harry.
Rating: PG-13.
Previous parts here.
Christmas 2006
Our first Christmas together as a married couple. Also the last Christmas ever, of course. I think I’ll miss it - although Harry might let me celebrate it just for us... He seemed to take to it.
Most of Christmas Eve however he was glued to his special computer - not sure exactly what he’s done to it, but it does things I’ve never seen a computer do.
Early afternoon his ‘Doctor’ alarm went off, and after that I couldn’t tear him away as he followed his fellow Timelord’s escapades around London. With him was some woman in a wedding dress - name of Donna, so Harry told me - but nothing made Harry really sit up until they went to HC Clement’s, an old Torchwood property.
He explained it all afterwards, but I didn’t quite catch it since he always uses so many long words - except it was to do with some ancient alien that he’s been watching for more than 6 months now, concealed in a giant star in the sky. He was terribly pleased when the Doctor showed up, saying that this would make his job so much easier. Still he alerted the army and kept an obsessive vigil, until finally in the evening he made the call and the star was shot down.
Afterwards he spent a long time looking through old Torchwood and UNIT files, asking me to sit down with him when he found his own. He had a lot of fun reading through them, and pointed out several of his former regenerations, which still makes me feel very strange. Overall it was very enjoyable, until he came to notes on an imprisonment in a castle on an isolated island. He told me how he’d managed to sway the governor's mind and finally escaped with the help of creatures he called ‘Sea Devils’ - that dismissive tone in his voice which always creeps in whenever humans underestimate his abilities. But he sat looking at the image of his prison for a long while, completely silent, and then shuddered (clearly more unsettled that he wanted to let on). Then he swiftly turned the whole thing off, before insisting on giving me my Christmas present early.
(I’ll attach a picture later, since words really can not do it justice.)
Christmas Day father came round of course. He is very frail by now, but ever so cocky that he’s defied all the doctors’ predictions. Harry and I always share a private smile over that.
My Christmas dinner was flawless, and yet again caused Harry to chide himself for never marrying before. I think those are my proudest moments - when I know that my contribution makes a difference, however small. And then I think of all those long, lonely years he must have had, with no one to look after him; no one to take care of all the little details; no one to trust and confide in, the way you can a wife. I know my part is only minor, and yet I know it is worthwhile. Also I know I'm good at it - part of me feels like I was always waiting to play this role.
And as I said already - he really seemed to enjoy the whole Christmas spectacle, the way he enjoys so many of humanity’s inventions. I won’t be at all surprised if he invents a great many 'holidays' once he’s taken over the world.
New Year
Harry has been very excited tonight - because this year will be his year. Year Zero he calls it.
It was very odd watching all the programmes summing up the old year and wondering what lay ahead. Because I know. And all the talk about celebrities and global warning and wars... it almost makes me laugh now, how pointless it all is.
My Master will put an end to it all, and I will be by his side. Just a few more months to go, and there will be no more need for secrets!
Part 7.
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Anyway, we're all fine - the children didn't even wake up. :)
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I think those are my proudest moments - when I know that my contribution makes a difference, however small. And then I think of all those long, lonely years he must have had, with no one to look after him; no one to take care of all the little details; no one to trust and confide in, the way you can a wife. I know my part is only minor, and yet I know it is worthwhile.
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy... You should have paid more attention to the "Don't define yourself by a man" articles in Ladies Home Journal.
And as I said already - he really seemed to enjoy the whole Christmas spectacle, the way he enjoys so many of humanity’s inventions. I won’t be at all surprised if he invents a great many ‘holidays’ once he’s taken over the world.
Love this mental image!
The time line-- ie, The Doctor running around with Donna and draining the thames-- was a nice touch. I like his reaction to it!
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I think most of the feedback to this story begins with those words! :) (Not that I mind. Oh no. Makes me very happy!)
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy... You should have paid more attention to the "Don't define yourself by a man" articles in Ladies Home Journal.
I will actually comment on this in the next chapter - sort of, anyway. Lucy probably *did* read those articles, but then The Master isn't just 'a man' - he's an alien with close to God-like powers... And the fact that he chose *her* (someone not remarkable in any way), is bound to make her feel special!
Love this mental image!
I could just see it, too! He could turn Christmas into 'Mastermass' f.ex. ;)
The time line-- ie, The Doctor running around with Donna and draining the thames-- was a nice touch. I like his reaction to it!
FitBs are fun! (Incidentally, it puts an interesting spin on 'The Runaway Bride', because I'm sure The Master would have stepped in if The Doctor had failed - not letting an upstart Racnoss queen destroy humanity - that's *his* project!). *g*
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Oh I'm so pleased she comes across as 'real' (if strange).
This is so compelling - I find myself completely sucked into Lucy's take on everything, even knowing all the while that it's wrong, wrong, wrong. :)
Yay for compellingness! (So a word!) And her stance really is very rational...
What I love is that you've made this most twisted of relationships into something very recognisable.
*blushes* Thank you so much - I'm not even sure that's what I was going for, I was just trying to figure out the how's and why's.
(Also it is so lovely having you around! *is happy*)
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I'm working on the last chapter at the moment, so it shouldn't be long now. I have written one other Who fic (Not The Last), which focuses more on the Doctor/Master dynamic and the whole Timelord thing. (The first chapter is very short if you want to see if the premise looks interesting enough to check out... /blatant self-pimp, sorry)
This is seriously good stuff; you have the characterization spot on and it's a delightful read.
You know my head is going to blow up to gigantic proportions if you keep this up...
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Loving the opening effect, very matter-of-fact.
I liked the way you used the events of Runaway Bride, and also the bits from classic episodes. Your insight over the moment when he just looked at photos of his former prison was very nice. I liked the bits about Lucy's father, and smiled at the Master "chiding himself for never marrying before". And how proud and delighted that made Lucy… it was so very moving, how crucial his approval was to her, how special it made her feel. And I loved the way she viewed her role, small, but important, being at his side, his confidante, making sure everything went smoothly. And how she felt like she'd always be meant for this… That whole paragraph was really great.
Loved Year Zero and how surreal it felt for Lucy to see people talking excitedly about the future, not knowing what she knew. Pointlessness again, and this time it almost made her laugh… She'd become so in-between really, still small and human, but having seen humanity for all it really was—belonging in neither world in a way, having nothing but the Master, entirely wrapped around him. And she called him "my Master" again. Each time I find it a bit creepy and yet powerful—and I suppose it's another mirror to all the people who say "my Doctor"… ;)
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I love to do stuff like that - threading everything together. :)
it was so very moving, how crucial his approval was to her, how special it made her feel. And I loved the way she viewed her role, small, but important, being at his side, his confidante, making sure everything went smoothly. And how she felt like she'd always be meant for this… That whole paragraph was really great.
Thank you.
Pointlessness again, and this time it almost made her laugh… She'd become so in-between really, still small and human, but having seen humanity for all it really was—belonging in neither world in a way, having nothing but the Master, entirely wrapped around him. And she called him "my Master" again. Each time I find it a bit creepy and yet powerful—and I suppose it's another mirror to all the people who say "my Doctor"… ;)
Oh yes.