“What sort of teacher sits round, making tea for a servant? We don’t live in a world like that.” “What sort of world do we live in, then?” says Doctor Smith. (AU: John Smith takes a shine to a conflicted, heartbroken Martha.)

this fic was written in a burst tonight after my watch brought me to human nature/the family of blood & i had to sit through Putting Martha In The Torment Nexus For No Reason. so i, uh, put martha in the torment nexus for no reason? i guess? but exploring this notion felt a little more compelling to me than just sitting with "the doctor isn't in love with martha and never will be" repeated for the 17th time this season.

anyway: martha jones queen of my heart <333 u do deserve the world.