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crack_van2004-02-29 09:01 pm
lyrebird.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2004-02-29 09:01 pm
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Needs by Jane Terry (NC-17)
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
janeterry
Author Website: nil as yet.
Why this must be read:
Illya gets too much angst in fanfic. He's been tortured, raped, forced to relive his horrible childhood...and a whole lot of other unpleasant things I've conveniently blocked from my mind.
This story puts the shoe firmly on the other foot. Napoleon is captured by Thrush, and endures a terrible ordeal involving paralytic drugs, steel manacles, uncontrolled seizures, cigarette burns, threats of sexual assault...but he isn't actually raped. However, after being rescued, he becomes obssessed with the idea of bondage and anal penetration. He dreams about it, fantasizes about it. He wonders if he is going mad.
Others start to notice his pensive mood. Angelique picks up on it. April worries about it and offers a cure of sorts. Then finally--alleluia!!--Illya returns from an assignment in Turkey. Napoleon has a chance to confide in someone he can trust. Unfortunately, his dreams start to take a distinctly kinky twist...
This story is angsty and there is frank description of Napoleon's suffering, but the depiction of it is very matter-of-fact. There's no over-the-top wallowing in pity. This understated narrative style actually gives the story its emotional impact; we are given the opportunity to read between the lines and reach our own conclusions.
Solo angst at its best. And Illya is worth waiting for, even if makes a delayed appearance halfway through: he is such a sweetie.
Needs
Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin
Author on LJ:
janeterryAuthor Website: nil as yet.
Why this must be read:
Illya gets too much angst in fanfic. He's been tortured, raped, forced to relive his horrible childhood...and a whole lot of other unpleasant things I've conveniently blocked from my mind.
This story puts the shoe firmly on the other foot. Napoleon is captured by Thrush, and endures a terrible ordeal involving paralytic drugs, steel manacles, uncontrolled seizures, cigarette burns, threats of sexual assault...but he isn't actually raped. However, after being rescued, he becomes obssessed with the idea of bondage and anal penetration. He dreams about it, fantasizes about it. He wonders if he is going mad.
Others start to notice his pensive mood. Angelique picks up on it. April worries about it and offers a cure of sorts. Then finally--alleluia!!--Illya returns from an assignment in Turkey. Napoleon has a chance to confide in someone he can trust. Unfortunately, his dreams start to take a distinctly kinky twist...
This story is angsty and there is frank description of Napoleon's suffering, but the depiction of it is very matter-of-fact. There's no over-the-top wallowing in pity. This understated narrative style actually gives the story its emotional impact; we are given the opportunity to read between the lines and reach our own conclusions.
Solo angst at its best. And Illya is worth waiting for, even if makes a delayed appearance halfway through: he is such a sweetie.
Needs