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Refractory Period by Meris (NC-17)
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya; Illya/Other man/Other woman
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
meris
Author Website: Archived in The Chrome and Gun Metal Madhouse
Why this must be read:
I hesitated to present it until now because this outstanding story, written for last year's "Down the Chimney" challenge, was the gift I got from Meris who, needlessly, mentioned my name as the provider of the "plot bunnies" she used to built the narrative's frame (actually the three wishes asked from the beneficiairy). But after all, isn't it for me a still better reason to recommend a work which exploited so cleverly my own fantasies?
The three wishes were: Illya coming back to Paris; Napoleon surprising Illya with a man who strongly resembles him, and the third... well, I totally forgot the third! Some misunderstandings, probably (unless it was a wet dream?).
From this rather sketchy scenario, the author managed to draw a tense and complex story line, with lively original characters and insightful incursions into the main characters' inner depths . Through the events both of them are going to learn something vital about themselves: For Illya that memories rightly belong to the past while hope is the privilege of the present; for Napoleon, that he has to confront his repressed emotions and feelings, in order to reach the essential, for the two of them, that they share something more precious than any daydream.
The threesome may bother some readers but it is an old moon when the story begins; a fond memory of the student life in Paris (not that it used to be so common there, I must reassure you) and mainly stand for a symbolic figure of intimacy and unconditional affection. By the way, the author obviously knows the town thoroughly and is able to give a vivid and recognizable picture of its popular streets and ordinary life.
If I add the style is elegant, smooth and subtle, I am sure you will like seeing it by yourself; "En route" for a love journey to Paris.
Refractory Period
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya; Illya/Other man/Other woman
Author on LJ:
merisAuthor Website: Archived in The Chrome and Gun Metal Madhouse
Why this must be read:
I hesitated to present it until now because this outstanding story, written for last year's "Down the Chimney" challenge, was the gift I got from Meris who, needlessly, mentioned my name as the provider of the "plot bunnies" she used to built the narrative's frame (actually the three wishes asked from the beneficiairy). But after all, isn't it for me a still better reason to recommend a work which exploited so cleverly my own fantasies?
The three wishes were: Illya coming back to Paris; Napoleon surprising Illya with a man who strongly resembles him, and the third... well, I totally forgot the third! Some misunderstandings, probably (unless it was a wet dream?).
From this rather sketchy scenario, the author managed to draw a tense and complex story line, with lively original characters and insightful incursions into the main characters' inner depths . Through the events both of them are going to learn something vital about themselves: For Illya that memories rightly belong to the past while hope is the privilege of the present; for Napoleon, that he has to confront his repressed emotions and feelings, in order to reach the essential, for the two of them, that they share something more precious than any daydream.
The threesome may bother some readers but it is an old moon when the story begins; a fond memory of the student life in Paris (not that it used to be so common there, I must reassure you) and mainly stand for a symbolic figure of intimacy and unconditional affection. By the way, the author obviously knows the town thoroughly and is able to give a vivid and recognizable picture of its popular streets and ordinary life.
If I add the style is elegant, smooth and subtle, I am sure you will like seeing it by yourself; "En route" for a love journey to Paris.
Refractory Period
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