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crack_van2007-09-16 02:37 pm
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The All's Fair Affair by Evan Nicholas (R)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ:![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
evan_nicholas
Author's Website: the closest I know of is this
Why this must be read:
Trying to pick out which one ofevan_nicholas's stories to rec is like asking a mother who's her favorite child - you love them all for different reasons, but there are still a particular few that really, really appeal to you, and you feel guilty for having favorites because they're all amazing in their own ways. I am unofficially married to all of his fics.
if I didn't know any better, I'd swear that Illya and Napoleon stepped out of the show and into this story - the banter is sizzling, and I really love the "will they, won't they" tension inherent in their exchanges. Our author brings out their serious sides so beautifully in the way they use their absurd wit as a shield. But Evan has a delightful cast - I love his portrayal of subtle, hard!assed Waverly - and OC Susan makes for a great foil for our spy guys as their strong, realistic female counterpart and Illya's friend. Napoleon's terribly endearing jealousy about Susan and Illya and those surprisingly believable, sweet moments of friendship between them. The adventures outside of HQ (yes, there's a plot, and a delightfully zany take on the fanon blackmail cliché at that) are no less entertaining or fascinating - it would be criminal not to mention McLean's and the very, ah, New York atmosphere; think Breakfast at Tiffany's but more working class. The professional and private lives of our spy guys are constantly jumbled together, but the crossover between these personal boundaries can bring about something even more satisfying.
But enough of my rambling - you should read the All's Fair Affair now!
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ:
evan_nicholasAuthor's Website: the closest I know of is this
Why this must be read:
Trying to pick out which one of
evan_nicholas's stories to rec is like asking a mother who's her favorite child - you love them all for different reasons, but there are still a particular few that really, really appeal to you, and you feel guilty for having favorites because they're all amazing in their own ways. I am unofficially married to all of his fics.if I didn't know any better, I'd swear that Illya and Napoleon stepped out of the show and into this story - the banter is sizzling, and I really love the "will they, won't they" tension inherent in their exchanges. Our author brings out their serious sides so beautifully in the way they use their absurd wit as a shield. But Evan has a delightful cast - I love his portrayal of subtle, hard!assed Waverly - and OC Susan makes for a great foil for our spy guys as their strong, realistic female counterpart and Illya's friend. Napoleon's terribly endearing jealousy about Susan and Illya and those surprisingly believable, sweet moments of friendship between them. The adventures outside of HQ (yes, there's a plot, and a delightfully zany take on the fanon blackmail cliché at that) are no less entertaining or fascinating - it would be criminal not to mention McLean's and the very, ah, New York atmosphere; think Breakfast at Tiffany's but more working class. The professional and private lives of our spy guys are constantly jumbled together, but the crossover between these personal boundaries can bring about something even more satisfying.
But enough of my rambling - you should read the All's Fair Affair now!