ext_14063 ([identity profile] franciskerst.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2005-11-14 01:14 am

The "Uninvited Guests" Affair by Di T (NC-17)

Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dinahmt
Author Website: None
Why this must be read:

Like most readers of MFU fanfiction, I want to know what might have occured after the last picture of an episode has vanished from the screen: what was the aftermath of “The Master's Touch Affair”? Which durable effect could “Gurnius” have on the personal relations between the partners? Did “Children's Night” make Napoleon more aware of his feelings for Illya?

Fortunately, to fulfill these readers' demands, there are authors who like creating missing scenes or possible sequels. Among them Di T wrote some of the most shrewd and satisfying “missing parts”, like the emotional consequences of “Master's Touch” and a deliciously hot sex scene that could have taken place during “Shark”. The present story, published in the e-zine “Incognito”, answers the question you may have asked at the end of “Ultimate Computer”: What happened to “Filthy”?

Indeed, “Filthy” is Illya Kuryakine undercover in the Chaqua prison and we all know IK loves disguises and appears in many eps as a master of impersonation; However act playing may affect the actor and sometimes, when the play is really good, it affects the spectator as well. Here the fascinated spectator is Napoleon, of course. We'll see that, this time, with the help of some “uninvited guests”, the mutual perception of both men is going to be changed for ever.

Napoleon, suddenly, views his friend and partner with a fresh eye: "The lean and hungry look suits you. I was beginning to get quite fond of Filthy." But Illya is long to understand the advantage he could get from the situation, or perhaps he has become a little tired of playing games? “Illya had had enough of Filthy. Never mind what Napoleon said; he wanted rid of him and all that he brought with him. Filthy was dirty, sunburned, lousy and very, very hungry. It was time to move on. It was time to wash the last of Filthy down the plughole.“

Who will be the winner? Illya, the trustworthy partner and best mate? Filthy? “Shistiy”, the clean, smooth skinned creature issued from Napoleon's hands? Why not the real, deep buried, shy and loving man who hides under masks and acts?

Read and find the answer by yourself. That's a story I enjoyed to read the first time and enjoyed still more when I read it a second time before writing this presentation, because it's sweet and touching without being mushy, amusing and original, with a touch of weirdness while remaining plausible and because it offers a perfect balance between humour and sensibility. Moreover it's written...quite smoothly!

The Uninvited Guests Affair

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