Top Five Theta/Koschei Excellent Adventures (*guitar solo*)
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Top Five Excellent Adventures of Theta and Koschei.
These are probably the Top Five Theta/Koschei Cliches more than anything else, but see how I care. They have character development potential, yo. I haven't got some sort of One True Fanon about most of these things, because it's always fun to reimagine how things might've happened. But let me scribble down a few of the variations...
-Back when they were two scared little kids in a big new building, in a dormitory, unable to sleep. Perhaps it was just after the initiation ceremony, but I imagine something traumatic had just happened. And baby Koschei was shaking with terror, trying to hide it. And Theta noticed it and felt empathy for him and crawled into Koschei's bunk, giving him a big hug. And Koschei didn't know what the fuck, because they didn't do much hugging in his family. He should've pushed the other boy away, but was too tired and agitated and didn't. Later, they did a lot more of this creeping into each other's beds and read comics under the covers with torches. Whatever the Gallifreyan equivalents of comics and torches would be. I bet Theta had downloaded some Earth comics into some palm reader and was all excited about superheroes, deciding to become one himself. "When I grow up, I am going to wear a cape and FIGHT CRIME!" And Koschei just rolled his eyes and went back to his Ambrose Bierce.
-That time they stole a TARDIS and sealed the rift at the Medusa Cascade. Little Theta couldn't have done it without Koschei's help, but Koschei always remembers Theta's brilliance as he worked frantically with the calculations, coming up with the means with which they made something so cosmic and awesome happen. I think that must've been a big defining experience for them. Interfering. Shaping the order of the universe. I'm sure the baby Doctor was despairing and couldn't hold back from taking matters into his own hands if it meant lives and worlds could be saved. The baby Master, however, would have marvelled at the power of it all, eyes alight as he saw space and time healing, sealing itself, the Doctor speaking the equations like a magician reciting a spell. The Doctor standing there, face lit by a cascade of lights and colours as the stars realigned themselves, shaping the universe like a god by speaking his own name. And the Master just watching and realising, *deciding* that yes. This is how they are going to rule the universe. Together. And nothing will stand in their way.
-That time they first snogged/shagged. Again, it's hard to decide on just one scenario. But I love the idea of them having this tryst in a posh Gallifreyan botanical garden, on a warm evening, surrounded by the intoxicating scent of flowers, strange and familiar. Koschei being the more confident and seductive one, and Theta just melting under his kisses. (Romantic mush much? I came up with that scenario when I was like 19 or something, humour me.) Or it could be something different entirely. It could be Koschei being the insecure one, hiding his massive crush, and Theta determined to find out what the fuck is going on, and becoming bold, and it leading up to frantic snogging in their student pad. The sort where vases crash down on the floor and furniture gets toppled over and buttons are flying all over the place. Or it could be them as just hitting puberty and those under-the-covers sessions turning into naughty sorts of fumblings. It could be hurt/comfort after Theta's mother has died and Koschei remembering the way Theta came to him on that first night at the Academy, and Koschei trying to hold him, awkwardly. And it turning into angstsex. Any of those old things. They're cliches, but pretty ones.
-This bit in the Daemons novelisation by Barry Letts: "The time they played truant together, 'borrowed' the Senior Tutor's skimmer and went on an unauthorised visit to the Paradise Islands". I like to imagine there was a lot of running around in the surf and kicking of sand into each other's faces (and since neither packed their swimming trunks, they must've been running around in their underpants. Or naked, if Time Lord underwear consists of long johns like in Deadly Assassin, since who would run around the beach in long johns? Or would prude!Koschei do that? We might never know). And then they explored their sexuality, Blue Lagoon-style got high on fermented coconut juice and started hallucinating about coconut people. Obviously.
-As for the less mushy adventures: that time Theta hurt Koschei during sex, half by accident when they were not-too-seriously exploring mild fetishes, and Koschei fucking *dripped*. The next day they were walking by a stream with willows growing by it, and Koschei snapped himself a long, slim length of it, testing its weight, swishing it. And Theta grabbed his wrist, looked him in in the eye and slowly and gently took the cane out of his hand... you can see where this is going, yeah? I like to think they're both epic switches, but what with the Master's insecurities and issues and neediness, I often think he must've needed rough, ritualised sex to feel like he was in control and feel like he was being loved. And to be on the receiving end of it, going through that physical and emotional extreme, that high, because nothing else would do. Only when it was extreme, could he let go and allow himself to trust (he's the one with the trust issues). And imagine how horrible that must've become when Theta started to drift away from him and Koschei became more clingy, more insane and stalkery? He would've needed BDSM all the time and while the Doctor could be an incredibly caring, good top and enjoyed getting thrashed himself sometimes, he would really have preferred less rollercoastery stuff and more snuggles. WAH. But oh, those first times. Them shagging, while they were still much cuddlier and friendlier, enjoying a light mental connection during a slow, easy fuck. And Theta nuzzling Koschei's neck and *biting*, and suddenly he sees everything in Koschei's mind burning brighter, the colours in his mind's eye becoming deeper, the details more pronounced. And the Master's mind and body just rippling with pleasure, washing over Theta, that *rush* becoming Theta's as well as he shares it... yeah.
Yeah, I know. Everyone wants to see the Master as a top, and he can make a brilliant top, I'm not saying that. I'm always game for some Doctortorture and the Master twirling a riding crop in his fingers. But there's also definitely a needy bitch inside who is just begging to be thwarted hard, and I don't think that gets explored enough. And they've definitely got enough scope as characters to go back and forth between the top and bottom roles/personalities, according to their situation, incarnation, mood, because what they ate for breakfast, et cetera... everything from crack sex in bunny suits to Sickathon-level darkness. But that's a whole different post right there.
Top Five Excellent Adventures of Theta and Koschei.
These are probably the Top Five Theta/Koschei Cliches more than anything else, but see how I care. They have character development potential, yo. I haven't got some sort of One True Fanon about most of these things, because it's always fun to reimagine how things might've happened. But let me scribble down a few of the variations...
-Back when they were two scared little kids in a big new building, in a dormitory, unable to sleep. Perhaps it was just after the initiation ceremony, but I imagine something traumatic had just happened. And baby Koschei was shaking with terror, trying to hide it. And Theta noticed it and felt empathy for him and crawled into Koschei's bunk, giving him a big hug. And Koschei didn't know what the fuck, because they didn't do much hugging in his family. He should've pushed the other boy away, but was too tired and agitated and didn't. Later, they did a lot more of this creeping into each other's beds and read comics under the covers with torches. Whatever the Gallifreyan equivalents of comics and torches would be. I bet Theta had downloaded some Earth comics into some palm reader and was all excited about superheroes, deciding to become one himself. "When I grow up, I am going to wear a cape and FIGHT CRIME!" And Koschei just rolled his eyes and went back to his Ambrose Bierce.
-That time they stole a TARDIS and sealed the rift at the Medusa Cascade. Little Theta couldn't have done it without Koschei's help, but Koschei always remembers Theta's brilliance as he worked frantically with the calculations, coming up with the means with which they made something so cosmic and awesome happen. I think that must've been a big defining experience for them. Interfering. Shaping the order of the universe. I'm sure the baby Doctor was despairing and couldn't hold back from taking matters into his own hands if it meant lives and worlds could be saved. The baby Master, however, would have marvelled at the power of it all, eyes alight as he saw space and time healing, sealing itself, the Doctor speaking the equations like a magician reciting a spell. The Doctor standing there, face lit by a cascade of lights and colours as the stars realigned themselves, shaping the universe like a god by speaking his own name. And the Master just watching and realising, *deciding* that yes. This is how they are going to rule the universe. Together. And nothing will stand in their way.
-That time they first snogged/shagged. Again, it's hard to decide on just one scenario. But I love the idea of them having this tryst in a posh Gallifreyan botanical garden, on a warm evening, surrounded by the intoxicating scent of flowers, strange and familiar. Koschei being the more confident and seductive one, and Theta just melting under his kisses. (Romantic mush much? I came up with that scenario when I was like 19 or something, humour me.) Or it could be something different entirely. It could be Koschei being the insecure one, hiding his massive crush, and Theta determined to find out what the fuck is going on, and becoming bold, and it leading up to frantic snogging in their student pad. The sort where vases crash down on the floor and furniture gets toppled over and buttons are flying all over the place. Or it could be them as just hitting puberty and those under-the-covers sessions turning into naughty sorts of fumblings. It could be hurt/comfort after Theta's mother has died and Koschei remembering the way Theta came to him on that first night at the Academy, and Koschei trying to hold him, awkwardly. And it turning into angstsex. Any of those old things. They're cliches, but pretty ones.
-This bit in the Daemons novelisation by Barry Letts: "The time they played truant together, 'borrowed' the Senior Tutor's skimmer and went on an unauthorised visit to the Paradise Islands". I like to imagine there was a lot of running around in the surf and kicking of sand into each other's faces (and since neither packed their swimming trunks, they must've been running around in their underpants. Or naked, if Time Lord underwear consists of long johns like in Deadly Assassin, since who would run around the beach in long johns? Or would prude!Koschei do that? We might never know). And then they explored their sexuality, Blue Lagoon-style got high on fermented coconut juice and started hallucinating about coconut people. Obviously.
-As for the less mushy adventures: that time Theta hurt Koschei during sex, half by accident when they were not-too-seriously exploring mild fetishes, and Koschei fucking *dripped*. The next day they were walking by a stream with willows growing by it, and Koschei snapped himself a long, slim length of it, testing its weight, swishing it. And Theta grabbed his wrist, looked him in in the eye and slowly and gently took the cane out of his hand... you can see where this is going, yeah? I like to think they're both epic switches, but what with the Master's insecurities and issues and neediness, I often think he must've needed rough, ritualised sex to feel like he was in control and feel like he was being loved. And to be on the receiving end of it, going through that physical and emotional extreme, that high, because nothing else would do. Only when it was extreme, could he let go and allow himself to trust (he's the one with the trust issues). And imagine how horrible that must've become when Theta started to drift away from him and Koschei became more clingy, more insane and stalkery? He would've needed BDSM all the time and while the Doctor could be an incredibly caring, good top and enjoyed getting thrashed himself sometimes, he would really have preferred less rollercoastery stuff and more snuggles. WAH. But oh, those first times. Them shagging, while they were still much cuddlier and friendlier, enjoying a light mental connection during a slow, easy fuck. And Theta nuzzling Koschei's neck and *biting*, and suddenly he sees everything in Koschei's mind burning brighter, the colours in his mind's eye becoming deeper, the details more pronounced. And the Master's mind and body just rippling with pleasure, washing over Theta, that *rush* becoming Theta's as well as he shares it... yeah.
Yeah, I know. Everyone wants to see the Master as a top, and he can make a brilliant top, I'm not saying that. I'm always game for some Doctortorture and the Master twirling a riding crop in his fingers. But there's also definitely a needy bitch inside who is just begging to be thwarted hard, and I don't think that gets explored enough. And they've definitely got enough scope as characters to go back and forth between the top and bottom roles/personalities, according to their situation, incarnation, mood, because what they ate for breakfast, et cetera... everything from crack sex in bunny suits to Sickathon-level darkness. But that's a whole different post right there.