One Night in Paris by MissPamela (R)

[periwinkle27.livejournal.com]

Fandom: Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Characters: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ: misspamela
Author Website: Miss Pamela's World Tour

Why this must be read:
This was written for MUNCLE's "Down the Chimney Affair." The request was Illya and Napoleon at age 21, so obviously it's going to be AU.

Napoleon is leaving for Korea tomorrow and he wants to spend his last night in Paris having fun. But none of the woman he's met are satisfactory. Then he meets a student named Illya:

“So, Illya, where does a guy go for fun around here?”

Illya smiled wryly. Napoleon liked the way it made him look, wise and mischievous at the same time. “I study too hard for fun, but I can show you my favorite places.”

Napoleon lifted his chin and cocked his head. Damn the women. He wasn't having any luck in that area, anyways. This Illya fellow was the most intriguing person he'd met by far. He was looking forward to getting to know him a little better.

The author does an excellent job of capturing the future agents' style of speaking and their personality quirks making it easy to believe that these two young men are going to grow into the agents we know. Illya takes Napoleon to a jazz club; Napoleon quotes literature.

This is my last post for March. I've had fun doing it and would like to encourage other people to volunteer -- please, please sign up for a month!

One Night in Paris

Comments

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Such a lovely little story. One of my favorite from the DtCA. I only wish it had continued, though I guess there's something to be said for the "fade to black" (I'm finding I'm using it more.)

[periwinkle27.livejournal.com]

I'm slow this morning -- it took me a minute to interpret DtCA. Duh.

I would love it if misspamela (http://www.livejournal.com/users/misspamela) would continue it, but in the meantime my imagination is filling in a lot of the blanks. Maybe we can get another chapter next Christmas?

[tatkreiswok.livejournal.com]

Nice story -- I hadn't come across it before. Thanks for rec'ing!

[periwinkle27.livejournal.com]

misspamela (http://www.livejournal.com/users/misspamela) kindly wrote to tell me that there is a sequel!!

Unfortunatly it's no longer March so I can't update my review, but here is the story:
/>Out of the Frying Pan (http://misspamela.livejournal.com/30067.html)

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

You know, I had read that story. Don't know why I'd forgot about it (well, may be I do but we won't go there, lol.) Another great story. But I meant reading about the part when they get to Illy'a apartment. ;-)

[periwinkle27.livejournal.com]

But I meant reading about the part when they get to Illy'a apartment

I know what you mean. I was getting frustrated this month (in many senses of the word) because I was having trouble finding slash to rec. Most of the slash stuff I like has been covered in past months. I really enjoy the stories I did rec, but they tended to be gen, not slahs.