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The Healing by Nataliya (NC-17)
Fandom: Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ: Cousinnat
Author Website: None
I was looking at my list of stories to recommend and discovered I have two by Nataliya. She’s been mentioned several times in the past, and deservedly so. If you haven’t discovered her already, read this story and then read some of the past recommendations.
Why this must be read:
Nataliya writes about two strong and secure men who are not afraid to admit to feeling affection. Her dialog is clever and faithful to the series, and her sex scenes are very believable and hot.
Is this story Illya has been cruelly tortured, forcing him to move in with Napoleon for several weeks while he combats his night terrors. From the beginning of the story you can sense Solo and Kuryakin’s camaraderie and how comfortable they are in their partnership. As the story develops, Nataliya skillfully paints a picture of how the little acts of kindness which each the partner does for the other makes them gradually aware that what they are feeling is more than just friendship.
Solo strode into the Medical section of Headquarters the next morning with a spring in his step. He’d remained there the night before until the doctor on duty assured him that Kuryakin’s vital signs were strong and that he was in good condition. Now he was looking forward to a dull day after the adrenaline charged events of the previous evening.
“How’s the patient?” he asked when he came upon John Harrison, the physician in charge at the moment. Solo and Kuryakin considered Harrison to be a friend, someone who was as skilled at his job as they were, someone who didn’t mollycoddle them but made sure they got the care they needed.
The doctor hesitated a second too long with his reply, and Solo’s mood changed instantly. “Is there a problem, John?” he asked flatly.
“A word, Napoleon,” the doctor said, cocking his head toward his office.
Once the door was closed, Harrison walked around his desk and took his chair. Solo’s eyes never left the doctor’s face as he hovered over him.
Harrison looked up at him. “Please sit down,” he said softly.
Solo complied. “I’ll stand on my head if it’ll start the information flowing,” he said with an uncharacteristic raise in tone.
Anxiety translated into anger in Section Two agents. The doctor was accustomed to being glowered at, interrogated like a criminal, even manhandled occasionally. But his voice stayed calm and he didn’t mince words. “Did Illya tell you he was tortured?”
Solo leaned back in the chair and drew his mouth into a thin line. “No. He didn’t say much at all. I didn’t see any evidence of it, though.”
The Healing
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ: Cousinnat
Author Website: None
I was looking at my list of stories to recommend and discovered I have two by Nataliya. She’s been mentioned several times in the past, and deservedly so. If you haven’t discovered her already, read this story and then read some of the past recommendations.
Why this must be read:
Nataliya writes about two strong and secure men who are not afraid to admit to feeling affection. Her dialog is clever and faithful to the series, and her sex scenes are very believable and hot.
Is this story Illya has been cruelly tortured, forcing him to move in with Napoleon for several weeks while he combats his night terrors. From the beginning of the story you can sense Solo and Kuryakin’s camaraderie and how comfortable they are in their partnership. As the story develops, Nataliya skillfully paints a picture of how the little acts of kindness which each the partner does for the other makes them gradually aware that what they are feeling is more than just friendship.
Solo strode into the Medical section of Headquarters the next morning with a spring in his step. He’d remained there the night before until the doctor on duty assured him that Kuryakin’s vital signs were strong and that he was in good condition. Now he was looking forward to a dull day after the adrenaline charged events of the previous evening.
“How’s the patient?” he asked when he came upon John Harrison, the physician in charge at the moment. Solo and Kuryakin considered Harrison to be a friend, someone who was as skilled at his job as they were, someone who didn’t mollycoddle them but made sure they got the care they needed.
The doctor hesitated a second too long with his reply, and Solo’s mood changed instantly. “Is there a problem, John?” he asked flatly.
“A word, Napoleon,” the doctor said, cocking his head toward his office.
Once the door was closed, Harrison walked around his desk and took his chair. Solo’s eyes never left the doctor’s face as he hovered over him.
Harrison looked up at him. “Please sit down,” he said softly.
Solo complied. “I’ll stand on my head if it’ll start the information flowing,” he said with an uncharacteristic raise in tone.
Anxiety translated into anger in Section Two agents. The doctor was accustomed to being glowered at, interrogated like a criminal, even manhandled occasionally. But his voice stayed calm and he didn’t mince words. “Did Illya tell you he was tortured?”
Solo leaned back in the chair and drew his mouth into a thin line. “No. He didn’t say much at all. I didn’t see any evidence of it, though.”
The Healing
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One thing, your subject line says "The Family Affair," instead of "The Healing."
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Welcome back from vacation.
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The link is http://users.frii.com/wanderer/fanfic/familyaffair.html
IIRC, I was using that rec as a template for my reviews and forgot to change the title for this story. I have most of my recs set up in Word so I can just post them throughout the month. So much for trying to make things easier....
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There are two
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I loved your review, btw, and was wishing last night I could write as well as you. And the dialog that you picked to quote has got one of my all-time exchanges.
So I apologize for all the confusion, I think the header is correct now, and at least I've got everyone talking about MFU fan fiction, although not in the manner I had hoped for.
Sorry to bolux it up so badly.
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It seems like you're having a lot of fun doing the recs. Great picks.
(And thanks for the nod on my recs too. *g*)
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I'm sorry for the confusion about titles. Taliesin's story came first but I wasn't aware of it when I posted my "Family Affair" on File Forty a couple years ago. I greatly admire her work, and hope she puts more of her zine stories online. There's a crossover story with Buffy (and I've never even watched Buffy) where Napoleon is turned into a big Newfoundland dog that's hysterical. When I first heard about it, I thought, huh? No way am I going to read something like that. But IK's one-sided conversation with Napoleon-the-dog had me laughing out loud. This story showed me Taliesin's versatility because I was first introduced to her work by a gritty story, an AU called "To Live in Interesting Times." It's a fabulous fic and can be found on File Forty.
"The Healing" got very little feedback when it was first posted, and I worried that it was too graphic, or that people thought IK was too wimpy in it (a particular squick that's been discusssed on the mfuslash list recently). The feedback I did receive said "I liked the story, but how could you do such a terrible thing to poor Illya!" Well, all I can say is, Thrush did it!
Thanks again, everyone, and particularly Susan for choosing my fic. TOO sweet.
Nat
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LOL. See how I write without Di or Lee to beta for me?
Nat
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I don't understand why so few readers (me included)think to give feed back when they have enjoyed a story, at least tthose posted to archives sites (texts on LJ get more comments usually; seems it's a more friendly and adapted to social interactio support).
I wonder whether the best known authors are not, in a way, disavantaged in that respect because everybody take the quality for granted, as their normal standard, and assume they don't need any reassurance. Very wrong and selfish but probably the reason of certain absence of reaction. Oppositedly the same people tend to encourage new authors...
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I'm a beta, not a writer, but I've come to crave feedback myself. I like to see it on the stories I've worked on so that I know if I'm doing things right. And if my author gets a load of great feedback I bask in the reflected glory.
Because I don't normally write, I'm finding Crack_Van hard as I can't tell how well my recommendations are working. Am I selling each story? Do people want to read them? Recs on Crack_Van seem to get very little feedback, and what I've gotten has been either to point out mistakes of mine (and boy am I making them!) or it's mainly from my flist. Nat's kind words made me feel really good.
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Reccing is work and I appreciate the time and trouble the volunteers take to keep the MFU fandom represented on Crack Van. We're a small fandom but we have a lot of stories out there, so I'm honored you chose one of mine.
Nat
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I don't think people are too lazy to send feedback. I think they just feel awkward about writing a critique. I've had some wonderfully written LOCs, but shorthand is fine. Something like this is enough: "Good plot. Loved the scene where... Hated that character. Laughed when Illya said..." The reader shouldn't have to worry about grammar and sentence structure!
Of course, I'm as guilty as anyone of not sending feedback!
Nat
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I'm writing a review for Crack Van right now where I can't for the life of me think of what to say in "Why this story must be read." The truth is I like the story on some visceral level. It just calls to something in me. But I can't put what about it appeals to me into words. I'll still recommend the story, but I may just have to tell people that I enjoyed it and I hope they do too. I'd rather recommend the story than skip it because I can't write a critique. Likewise I'd rather give general feedback of "I enjoyed this and hope you write more stories" than not give any feedback.
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