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The Rainbow Affair by Lee the T (PG)
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
leethet
Author Website: not known
Why this must be read:
Napoleon and Illya are sent to Bruges to retrieve a defector from THRUSH, a scientist who wants to come in from the cold. The scientist, however, turns out to be an old friend of Illya's, and not everything is quite as it appears. Against this backdrop, Napoleon is struggling with a revelation that threatens to destroy everything that he and Illya have built up together.
I love plot, I love a good Illya and I love a bit of angst. This story has all three in spades. I came across this story at a very early point in my discovery of the online fandom: I'd read a few of Lee's stories and liked them, and was working my way through the rest systematically. I'll never forget coming to the end of this one, because I actually shouted out loud at the computer. And that's why you should read this story - because moments like that are moments to cherish.
This is my last rec for the month. Thanks for reading, and I hope there's been something for everybody.
"Is there anyone who hasn't betrayed us lately?" Illya said, a mordant attempt at humor.
Napoleon glanced out the window again, at the rain blurring the street lamps, blurring the other buildings. That one word, 'us,' nearly broke his heart. He turned, watched his partner's fingers clench and unclench.
"And yet ..." Illya laughed softly. "We are the white knights. It's this world, these people we cannot trust, that we would die to save."
Anger flared in Napoleon's gut -- anger at himself that he was so wrapped up in his own turmoil that he couldn't offer his partner the comfort he was not asking for, but needed nevertheless.
Illya dropped his forehead into his hands. "I'm so tired of it." His next words speared Napoleon's heart. "I need you ... I need you to be --" He laughed again. "Incorruptible. Perfect."
The Rainbow Affair
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ:
leethetAuthor Website: not known
Why this must be read:
Napoleon and Illya are sent to Bruges to retrieve a defector from THRUSH, a scientist who wants to come in from the cold. The scientist, however, turns out to be an old friend of Illya's, and not everything is quite as it appears. Against this backdrop, Napoleon is struggling with a revelation that threatens to destroy everything that he and Illya have built up together.
I love plot, I love a good Illya and I love a bit of angst. This story has all three in spades. I came across this story at a very early point in my discovery of the online fandom: I'd read a few of Lee's stories and liked them, and was working my way through the rest systematically. I'll never forget coming to the end of this one, because I actually shouted out loud at the computer. And that's why you should read this story - because moments like that are moments to cherish.
This is my last rec for the month. Thanks for reading, and I hope there's been something for everybody.
"Is there anyone who hasn't betrayed us lately?" Illya said, a mordant attempt at humor.
Napoleon glanced out the window again, at the rain blurring the street lamps, blurring the other buildings. That one word, 'us,' nearly broke his heart. He turned, watched his partner's fingers clench and unclench.
"And yet ..." Illya laughed softly. "We are the white knights. It's this world, these people we cannot trust, that we would die to save."
Anger flared in Napoleon's gut -- anger at himself that he was so wrapped up in his own turmoil that he couldn't offer his partner the comfort he was not asking for, but needed nevertheless.
Illya dropped his forehead into his hands. "I'm so tired of it." His next words speared Napoleon's heart. "I need you ... I need you to be --" He laughed again. "Incorruptible. Perfect."
The Rainbow Affair