Rec [Fic]: News From St. Michael's, Parish of Devil's End, by johmichaels

[nonelvis]

I am woefully behind on my bingo card reccing (partially due to something I'll be announcing on whofic soon ...), so it's past time to rec this gem for my wild card slot:

Title: News From St. Michael's, Parish of Devil's End
Creator: johmichaels
Rating: All Ages
Word Count/Length/Size: 2,234
Creator's Summary: What was happening at Devil's End just prior to the story "The Daemons"? What was life for residents of the small village with a brand new vicar, and all the excitement of an upcoming BBC 3 film crew coming to the town? Thankfully, Parish Secretary Miss June Skibblehorn has prepared the monthly newsletter as she has done every month, featuring the latest news, and a column by the Reverend Magister himself.
Characters/Pairings: Delgado!Master
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: If the Master posed as a village vicar, surely he must have been responsible for the church newsletter, yes? It begins with the parish secretary's cheerful but eventually unsettled descriptions of her first meeting with the Reverend Magister, and then becomes everything what you'd expect from the Master: a smooth opening, some passive-aggressive and increasingly snide remarks buried in the text, and of course, a vitally important command all the parishioners must obey. I expect those of you who grew up with church newsletters will find this even funnier than I did, and I laughed all the way through it.

Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=61940

Comments

[nostalgia]

This story is very beautiful.

[nonelvis]

IKR? One of the great joys of working the queue is that you get to see the good stuff before anyone else, and I had to leave the author a comment practically the moment I finished validating the story.

[nostalgia]

It's a true classic!

[thisbluespirit]

That was fun!

(Btw, what prompt did you use for you wild card?)

[nonelvis]

Glad you liked it! And whoops, I didn't realize I had to choose a specific prompt for the wild card, but "deal with the devil" seems appropriate, don't you think?

[thisbluespirit]

Deal with the devil does indeed. (It would also do for Villains, Epistolary, Episode-Related, Original Characters & probably more!)

And, yes, sorry if I didn't explain that properly! Wild cards enable you to use any prompt off the list you like that isn't already on your card.

[garpu]

These are brilliant. I hope there are more in the series, but am glad for what there is, too.

[nonelvis]

You can see why I had to rec it. It's rare that an author appears out of nowhere with such a delightful fic.