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Found this on crackvan, and it seriously kicks ass. It picks up just after the ‘Children’s Night Affair’ episode, which you don’t need to know anything about. Suffice it to say, in the episode, Illya was tied down and whipped by the main villianess. (And people wonder why I loved that show!) The fanfic picks up with the head of one of the European branches of U.N.C.L.E., Carlo Farenti, talking to Waverly about his top team. Seems Farenti wants Illya to take over as top agent in Europe. Waverly is less than thrilled at the idea of losing one of his best men. Farenti tries to make his case by pointing out that perhaps Illya and Napoleon are a little too close. Waverly objects to the insinuation, but can’t help pondering the possibility.
I like the story on a lot of levels. First, it’s very clever. Virtually the whole thing is told from Waverly’s pov, and the author really makes that work. It’s fascinating to read Waverly’s thoughts, and follow along as he tries to understand Illya and Napoleon’s relationship. It also gives us some very sweet glimpses of the boys in action. As an added bonus, it creates and expands on some very interesting background for Illya and gives a very plausable picture of how he came to work for U.N.C.L.E. It’s different, and good, and has great characterizations. Highly recommended!
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I very much enjoyed reading this story. I don’t often find one from Waverly’s POV. I loved how the story came full circle. Romanse Posted by Romanse on 09/02 at 08:53 AM
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One of the things I liked about this was the cocoon around Illya. Everyone, including Napoleon, seemed willing to do anything to keep him. Did you notice that Napoleon would even deny how close he and Illya had become in order to do so… I had wondered if Napoleon had missed the inuendo or the nasty look that Farenti had given him while speculating why Illya refused the promotion. Apparently he hadn’t… Posted by Winsh on 10/12 at 01:09 AM
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