November 24th, 2007 
10:55 am "I Took It For A Faery Vision" by Taliesin (NC-17)

Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Taliesin's Reach
Why this must be read:
This story involves our two heroes searching for some important U.N.C.L.E. weapon parts that have gone missing. Thrush is always one step ahead of them, causing the agents to chase around the United States.

But it's the examination of the relationship between Illya and Napoleon that elevates this story to such a high level. They aren't lovers, although some people at U.N.C.L.E. think they are; they are just close friends. But sometimes they need to touch and be touched, to be held by each other and to find comfort with each other. Not by having sex, but by simply feeling the warmth of their partner next to them in the hotel room bed. To quote the story, "Napoleon had always been the kind of man to touch. Illya was the sort of person who needed the occasional touch -- as long as it was from the right person. "

Taliesin captures the need of the two men to be together beautifully.

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I Took It For A Faery Vision

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05:59 pm Renovatio by MaybeAmanda and Lisby (PG)
Fandom: THE X FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Things That Never Were
Why this must be read:

This fic is a departure from most post-The Truth offerings in that it does not feature our heroes on the run or fighting for their lives against the invading hordes. ("Well what fun is that?" I hear you ask. Take heart, brave reader!) Instead, we are once more blessed with Profiler!Mulder who's working for Violent Crimes, and an at-home-with-offspring Scully. It's sort of a casefile, even though our agents are a whole country apart. I'm a huge fan of the epistolary narrative when it's done well, and this is. Mulder and Scully do their thing in text and it's almost as good as if they were doing it in person. (Get your minds out of the gutters, this is PG.) So come with me to pretend that there's no upcoming alien invasion and Mulder and Scully still work for the FBI.

I'll blame hormones if you blame Kersh )

Read Renovatio.
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