3A/N: So, this is just a little random idea that came to me about a week ago when I was reading a disappointing fanfic at midnight, and since then I now have several drabbles to publish in this little collection. Enjoy!
One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
It got louder and louder with every beat, each thump got louder and hotter until it felt like his head was on fire, so hot and searing, he couldn't think, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four...
Darkness danced over his vision and he couldn't see; couldn't see a single thing, couldn't see and couldn't think and couldn't hear and he could only feel the fire...
One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
The fire raged and burned and the drums kept beating, the flames crackling along to the constant four-beat rhythm.
One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
It was only when the arms wrapped around him and the soft whisper of "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," drifted into his ears that the Master cried. The tears spilled and started to put out the fire as he found himself hugging the Doctor back and burying his face in his shoulder, letting himself be weak, just this once.
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