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Summary - Headcanons about The Master cuddling the Reader.
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Warnings - Possibly slight Yandere vibes
Word Count - 684
A/n - Gender Neutral Reader. Based on the request above submitted by @flybi91 on my old Tumblr account. This is the second part of this request; the first part will be linked here. I hope you enjoy it! I can add to this later if I have more ideas.
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This version of the Master was more protective than some of his other regenerations
Ever since discovering the origins of Time Lords and the Timeless Child, he had become insecure, but he tried not to show it
He wanted one person, he just needed one, to love him wholeheartedly
Someone to touch him, hold him, praise him, care for him, just see him as a unique person and love him wholeheartedly
He wanted someone who wanted him as much as he wanted them
And then he found you
You were everything he wanted and more
But he convinced himself that, because who he was a lie, you would leave him and that was the last thing he wanted
You were the only thing he had that was good
This caused The Master to be more protective over you than if you were just a random companion
He didn’t like you walking, adventuring, or living alone - not because he didn’t trust you, but because he didn’t trust other people
His hand would either be holding yours or be placed firmly on your back when the two of you are out together
However, he enjoyed whenever you would link arms with him
Under extreme circumstances, he would drag you by one of your shoulders away from whomever he didn’t like
The longer your relationship with The Master would grow, the more protective he will become
During his dark times, he would refuse to let you leave his TARDIS, but that would usually only last for a couple of day until The Drums quieted themselves
If you ever insisted on staying on Earth for a bit, he would stay with you
He would consider putting trackers in your devices for a long time
The only thing that would make him reconsider doing this is the fact that you are incredibly loyal
One day, while adventuring, you do get kidnapped by a group of people who wanted revenge against The Master
Upon finding you again, The Master violently tortured and killed all of the members of the group
He carried you back to his TARDIS, cared to any wounds you might have had and the two of you took a warm bath together before cuddling all night
The next day, he placed extreme protective measures all over his Tardis and over your home on Earth
The Master didn’t leave your side for the next month, and he wouldn’t let you leave his ship for even longer
You literally had to beg The Master into leaving The TARDIS
And you had to promise that you would only visit you family and friends and to not leave your house for any other reason - except to maybe go grocery shopping
But he definitely started tracking your movements
You knew about this, though, and understood why he believed that he had to go to those measures
The Master would force you to stand behind him if the two of you ever encountered The Doctor
The Master would eventually force you to return to his TARDIS, if the encounter with The Doctor lasted too long, because he didn’t want The Doctor to even think about stealing you away from him
If The Doctor did ever manage to ‘kidnap’ you, The Master would be on a warpath until he found you again
This routine would happen for a while until The Doctor eventually understood that you and The Master loved each other, and The Master hadn't done anything threatening towards you
She still kept a watchful eye on the two of you, but was happy to see her old friend in love and with someone who cared for him
The Master just wanted you to feel safe and be safe
He didn’t want his past or the people he would sometimes associate himself with to get in the way of your relationship, your opinion of him, or your safety.
He knew that he could sometimes be extreme in his efforts to protect you, but he just wanted you to know how much he loved you and appreciated you and wanted to care for you
Summary - Headcanons about The Master cuddling the Reader.
Based on this Request -
Warnings - Some Master obsessiveness, there is some nsfw stuff (so minors DNI)
Word Count - 1257
A/n - Gender Neutral Reader. Based on the request above submitted by @flybi91 on my old Tumblr account. Sorry if some things might be a bit ooc, here are just some thoughts I’ve had if The Master was simping. Also, this is my first time writing headcanons, so I hope that you enjoy them. I’m going to post the protectiveness part in a different post, I’ll link it here. I can add to this later if I have more ideas.
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The Master was first apprehensive about cuddling
Of course, he had cuddled people, and you, before but that was usually as a part of an aftercare routine
He had never cuddled just to cuddle to his recollection
He also thought that this would ruin his reputation
Falling in love with you was bad enough, he couldn’t let anyone find out that he stooped to cuddling
You assured him that this would just be something private between the two of you
And to inflate his ego a bit, you expressed that you just wanted to feel closer to him, to have all of his attention on you, to feel fully consumed by his presence
He was still sceptical and refused, but said that he would think about it
You hoped that if you praised him enough, he would eventually cuddle you
But you ended up not having to wait that long
The Master suddenly got sick with some weird space cold after an adventure and he demanded that you cuddle him to warm him up
You obviously teased him about the quick turnaround, but gladly cuddled him in the little cocoon nest of blankets and pillows he had created on his extravagant bed
Since then, he always wanted to cuddle and would claim any excuse just to hold you at any point in time
This regeneration was touchier than some of his previous regenerations
He would find any excuse to touch you
He always seemed to be playing with your hair or running a hand up and down your body or subconsciously picking at your fingers
Now, while cuddling, he found that he was able to fiddle with parts of you with more ease
He also relished in the feeling of having you play with his hair or scratching his beard
He loved being touched and held by you, just having all of your attention fully on him
He loved spooning you or any position where he was holding you
The Master’s favourite cuddling position is hold you tightly against his chest
He preferred to have one of his arms around your shoulders and neck and the other wrapped around your waist and his legs tangled up with yours - basically trapping you against him because he doesn’t want you to leave (the cuddle session or him, in general)
He loves when you sleep on his chest, over his hearts - he took pride in the fact that his heart beats calm you down
The Master wanted to feel like he was a good protector to you
He also loved feeling you on top of him - either straddling him and massaging and caressing him or just fully laying on top of him - again, he just likes having your full attention
Along with that, he loves reading to you when cuddling or when you wear something of his when cuddling - The Master likes knowing that you are his and you want to be in his presence
Because of The Drums in his head and the history of Gallifreyans, he is sometimes insecure about the things that make him obviously a Time Lord, but he is always comforted by your love and acceptance of him
The Master didn’t talk about The Drums as much, in comparison to his other regenerations, but they still affected him greatly and he would always find you when they would get bad
He preferred to be the one cuddled during these moments
He didn’t really care about the position, but he wanted to feel safe and wanted
But if you were to give him head scratches or even beard scratches, he would be putty in your hands and feel like the most loved and powerful person in the Multiverse
When The Drums were particularly bad or he was stressed or completely tired out, he would just flop on top of you and expect you to curl yourself around him and rub his back and play with his hair until he fell asleep
Bonus points if you whispered praises and sweet nothings in his ear while he was drifting off to sleep
Call him a good Master
Tell him that no one will compare to him, that you will never want anyone else, and you will always stay with him
Tell him that you are his and all will be
He needs to be reassured that he’s good for you and that you still want him sometimes, especially when the Drums are loud, and they bring back horrible memories of his time on Gallifrey
The Master is not above manipulating you into staying with him longer
He will often accuse you of “not loving him anymore” and that’s why you want to leave the cuddle session
Your reason could be as logical as needing to use the restroom or needing to get food or needing to take a shower, and The Master would still use that claim
Eventually, he would become fearful of you dying and see enough reason to, momentarily, halt the cuddle session for you to do all of the Human stuff you need to do
The Master would follow you to wherever you need to go, though.
If you were going to the kitchen to make food, The Master would hug you from behind as you cooked and then make you sit on his lap while you ate
He would eventually have his TARDIS attach small kitchens to your rooms, so the two of you could rejoin the cuddle pile as soon as possible
If you had to go to the bathroom, you would run there after The Master released his grip on you - and then lock him out of the bathroom because you know from previous experiences that he would follow you into the room and it would just be awkward
If you were going to take a bath or shower, you learned that it was just better to allow him to join you
Where The Master would go back and forth from soft and cuddly to suggestive and touchy really quickly
Cuddle sessions with The Master could be completely innocent, or could be a gateway to something sexual, if you were okay with it
Sometimes it would be a mix of both (again if you are comfortable with it) and the two of you would telepathically pleasure each other or you would cockwarm him
Because Time Lord biology is different than Humans, he doesn’t have as high of a libido, but he just loves you so much and just wants to be as close to you as possible
The Master also just loved knowing that he is the only person able to please you and give you so much pleasure and bliss
If you ever got hurt on an adventure, The Master would not let you leave your bed for a while
Post adventure cuddles were always interesting. They could go one of two ways:
Either, The Master would initiate an incredibly possessive cuddle session, which would lead to rough and possessive sex
Or The Master would sweetly hold you tightly and tell you all the things he loved about you and how much you changed his view on life and how much he never wanted to lose you
The Master loves you; he cares for you; The Master wants to see you happy, and hopes that you want to see him happy, too
Since being introduced to your cuddles, holding you and being held by you became one of the top ways the two of you expressed your love for each other
Summary - The Reader is staying at home for a couple of days to recharge, but frantically calls The Master to join them when they find some frogs and snails on their property.
Based on this Request -
Warnings - Small mention of The Master being a bit overprotective/tracking/stalking, but other than that small mention, it’s just fluffy.
Word Count - 2284
A/n - Gender Neutral Reader. This is based on a request, from @flybi91, asked on my old Tumblr. I finally posted it after many mental health troubles. I’m hoping to post much more during this year because I am finally feeling better. This is such a cute request, though, and I really enjoyed writing it! I hope you enjoy it. 💜
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Whenever you were home, you would walk out into the woods that surrounded your home and meditate in nature. Something about that environment calms you down and makes you feel real, where other environments could easily overstress you and make you feel cluttered. The Master tried to recreate the environment around your home in a personalised meditation room in his TARDIS for you, but it wasn’t the same. There were no random animals that would come up to you while you were meditating or relaxing, and the manufactured wind just felt off.
You were very grateful for The Master’s efforts, but sometimes you just needed to recharge back on Earth. The Master tried to be sympathetic, but he had difficulty in doing so. His memories of Gallifrey were rarely peaceful. He wanted to see you happy though, so he would, slightly reluctantly, travel to Earth and allow you to stay there for as long as you needed. But he would never be that far away from you, even if you thought you were alone.
You had been home for a couple of days but were unable to spend any time outside. Some days it was because you were too tired to venture out, other days it was because of rain, or sometimes it was because you had plans with your friends. But today, you were free to finally do as you wished and you grabbed a picnic blanket and headed outside. Dew covered the ground and there was a nice fog that surrounded your home. The sun, still, had yet to rise, but the sky was lightening by the second.
You spread your blanket out at the edge of the woods and sat down with your legs in a crisscrossed position. It had been so long since you were on Earth that you forgot that it was frog season. So, when you heard the frogs croaking, you immediately jumped up and began searching, completely abandoning your picnic blanket and plans to relax. It didn’t take you long to locate where the little croaking cuties were hiding. A bit inside the woods, there was a small lake that was an offshoot to a stream nearby and the frogs would usually lay their eggs there.
After finding the frog’s hideout, you ran back to your house to get some snacks. Then you picked up the blanket you had left on your lawn and walked back down the path to the lake to settle down. You opened some of the containers of snacks for yourself and, hopefully, some cute creatures. Soon, you were able to coerce some frogs to join you on your blanket, then some friendlier frogs hopped up onto your lap. While other frogs simply enjoyed your gift of strawberries. You smiled at the scene before you. This was exactly what you needed to calm down, but you were saddened at the thought of The Master not being here with you.
You had grown quite close to him throughout your travels together. You interpreted your relationship with the renegade Time Lord to be heading down a more intimate path. You weren’t exactly quick to pick up on the lingering gazes or the protective gestures he would give you, but they were much too obvious now for you to ignore. You believed that he noticed the change in your relationship, too, but he was too stubborn to admit that he had feelings for a Human, and you were too bashful and scared to confess your feelings out of fear of rejection.
You sat calmly, petting a large toad, while feeding it an equally large strawberry. Suddenly, you saw a couple of slugs on a nearby plant and became even more excited! You stealthily and carefully moved the pair of slugs onto your blanket. You gave them some grapes and strawberries to eat, as well. You had to get The Master here to see this moment, even if he was doing something important. You didn’t know if he had even seen Earth frogs or slugs before, and you believed that him being here with you to see this sight took precedence over whatever he was doing. You knew that he didn’t understand why you enjoyed Earth so much. So maybe if you called him here to sit with you, then maybe he would understand why you felt so peaceful here. You grabbed your phone and called the Time Lord.
The Master was tinkering with his Tardis console right before you called. Not because he needed to, but because he was bored. The Master never knew what to do when you weren’t around, and he hated that feeling. He tried to deny the fact that you were the reason why he woke up in the morning for a long time, but he had practically given up on doing so now. You were the reason why he started his day, why he took care of himself, why he wanted to show off. You had completely consumed his life. He wasn’t prepared to tell you this fact yet, but he was preparing to do so. He jumped slightly when he heard his TARDIS phone ring. His TARDIS had clearly made the phone ring louder to draw him out of his thoughts. The Master picked up the phone and was about to ask who was calling, but you cut him off.
“Master! Come here! Quickly!” You were so excited that you couldn’t regulate your volume and your voice came out as a bit of a scream. In shock, The Master jolted forward and hit his head on the underside of the console.
“What?! Are you okay?” His voice echoed with a worried growl.
“Yes! Just come here!” The Master stood up, rubbing the bump on his head, again shocked after you had ended the call without a goodbye. You never did that. You always gave agonisingly long goodbyes filled with sweet testimonies about how much you missed him and wished to see him sooner. He had immediately assumed the worst. As fast as he could, The Master plotted a course to your house.
The Tardis appeared in the middle of your living room. The Master bustled out of his ship, almost ripping over his feet, anxiously. The Master called your name, but he heard no response. He ran upstairs then down to your basement, then scanned your house for any sign of life. You were nowhere to be found. The Master released a defeated huff and prepared to phone you again to find out where you were, but then he remembered something.
Soon after the two of you met, The Master noticed your love of jewellery. The closer he got to you, the more The Master wanted to protect you. So, he may or may not have gifted you a necklace for your birthday that contained a tracking device. The Master had never had to use it for what it was intended for, you thankfully had never been kidnapped, but he had found himself watching the tracker for hours whenever you were away on Earth, and he had given up trying to distract himself from your absence. It gave him some peace of mind to see you walk around your house or go to the shops.
He hit his forehead with the palm of his hand for being so dumb as to not think about the tracker sooner. He had, in fact, had the image of the tracker up on his TARDIS console before he got bored of watching you sleep. He hated that in his fear of losing you, he might have wasted time in saving you. So, The Master began following the tracker toward your location, his walking soon turning into a run when he remembered the urgent tone in your voice. He huffed, thinking that these new emotions would be the death of him, or even worse, the death of you. He looked down at the tracker once again, while turning onto a small path, but looked up suddenly when he heard you calling his name while walking up to him.
“Y/N are you okay?!” The Master quickly pocketed his tracking device before you could see it and question it.
“Yes! Of course, I am okay, silly!” Once you were by the alien, you hugged him tightly, happy that he did actually come to see you instead of hiding away on his ship. The Master hugged you back tightly while nuzzling his face in your neck and inhaling your scent. He was so relieved that you were not hurt, but he quickly pushed you back by your shoulders to question you.
“Then why did you scare me half to regeneration?!”
“Oh! I just wanted to show you something. Follow me.” You turned and walked down the path back toward the pond until you realised that The Master wasn’t following you. He was standing at the top of the path staring at you, gobsmacked and completely out of his depth at the idea that you just wanted to see him. You huffed and trenched back up the path and grabbed The Master’s hand and pulled him along the path behind you. You let go of The Master’s hand to move away some of the frogs and slugs from the middle of your blanket so the two of you could sit without hurting anything.
“Why are we here, Y/N?” You sat cross legged again and returned your attention to the small creatures.
“Frogs!” You turned to look at The Master, grinning from ear to ear, while holding a couple of small, green frogs in the palm of your left hand up to him.
“You called me here to look at … frogs?” You held up your right hand to The Master, as well, which contained a large slug eating a strawberry.
“And slugs! Lookie! They are so cute!” The Master sighed, unable to stay cross at you when you looked so happy. He smiled and moved to sit beside you on the blanket, careful not to squash anything.
“So ... what are these tiny creatures, again, and why do you like them so much?”
“This is a slug.” You placed a slug in the rebel Timelord’s hand, along with a grape for the tiny creature to eat.
“Why is it so slimy?” You ignored his question, assuming that he would not actually want to know all of the intricacies of the mucus slugs excrete. And because he might hurt the poor creature in disgust.
“And this is a frog. Be careful! You have to be gentle so as not to hurt them!” The Master looked at them curiously, almost scientifically. He had heard about them each briefly in textbooks about Earth and its various biomes, ecosystems, and organisms, but he never had the opportunity to interact with them. He looked back at you with less judgmental eyes and questioned you again.
“You never answered why you like them.” You paused briefly before answering, wanting to be fully genuine because you knew that’s the kind of response The Master wanted to receive.
“I don’t know. They are just cute. I would always go frog hunting when I was younger, and I would always save the slugs that the mean kids would try to pour salt on when I was at school. They are just sweet creatures. And I like them. They deserve respect just like everyone else.” The Master shook his head slowly; he had a bittersweet smile written on his face. You questioned why he was acting this way.
“You’re too good for me, Y/n.”
“I don’t think I’m too good for you, Master.”
“On your day off you decided to feed frogs and snails freshly cut strawberries and grapes. Then you gleefully called me to show me said fruit eating creatures. That’s the most disgustingly sweet thing I have ever heard. It’s as if you walked out of a 2000s indie movie.”
“And because of me and my disgustingly sweet attitude you can now make the reference!” You poked his side jokingly.
“Ugh! You’re ruining me, Human!” The Master rolled his eyes playfully and bumped your shoulder with his. He made the excuse with himself that he just wanted to joke around with you, but he really just wanted to be closer to you physically.
“Come on! You love having me around and you know it!” You bumped his shoulder, just as he did to you, but you didn’t move after, keeping your shoulders touching one another. The Master stared at you sternly, but his eyes remained warm. He was upset that you noticed his soft spot for you, fearful of what that meant for the two of you, but he couldn't deny your sweet, smiling face. You didn’t seem worried about the future, so he assumed that the serious conversation the two of you needed to have could wait for another day.
“You’re right. I do like having you around, my little Human.” The Master took his free hand and poked your grinning cheek before wrapping his arm around you to pull up into his side. You kissed his cheek then nuzzled into the crook of his neck before the two of you continued to feed the tiny creatures. You spent the rest of the morning talking and relaxing with each other in the woods by your home before eventually returning to his TARDIS.
You had come back to Earth to recharge, but nothing that Earth could offer would ever compare to the quiet moments you had with The Master. You were happy to have two of your favourite things collide in such a peaceful way and hopefully it will happen more often in the future.