The Night of the Missing Cattle Affair, by RAC (LadyRa) (NC-17)

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Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE / WILD WILD WEST.
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya, Jim West/Artemus Gordon
Length: 447KB
Author on LJ: ladyra
Author Website: http://www.visionsofprettyboys.com/home.htm
Why this must be read: It's got nominations for awards!

But seriously, RAC's fics are always excellent, and many of them have already been recced here. I was surprised to find this one wasn't! I'm not usually a fan of crossovers, especially ones where I don't already know the characters; but RAC has balanced the fandoms perfectly, and by the end of the story Jim and Artie had become people I wanted to know better. But Napoleon and Illya are by no means neglected, and have some wonderfully sweet hurt/comfort scenes. Most of all, I enjoy watching the two sets of partners having to deal with the same tensions between them...



Jim finished off his glass, and spoke, his eyes looking out the window. "Do you think it's wrong?"

Napoleon wished he didn't know what Jim was talking about it, but he did. "I don't know. I don't know anything anymore."

Jim turned to him, curiosity on his face. "What do you mean?"

"I mean that I've had so many woman tell me they love me over the years that you'd think I'd be impervious." He pointed in the general direction of the back of the train. "Then he tells me the same thing, and it's like my life's been turned inside out. I don't know what I think or feel about the whole thing." That same lash of fury suddenly heated Napoleon's body. "But I can tell you that it makes me angry."

Jim's eyebrows rose. "Angry? Why?"

Napoleon was nodding. "Yeah, angry. It makes me angry that he said it; it makes me angry that he feels that way about me. It makes me angry that I have to deal with it. And it makes me angry that he's back there with another man, and if he really loved me, then how--?" Napoleon finished off his drink in hopes it might shut him up. It didn't. It just loosened his tongue more. "If he really loves me the way he says he does, then how dare he be even thinking about touching another man? And the fact that I'm thinking that, let alone saying it, scares the hell out of me."



Do have fun and enjoy!


The Night of the Missing Cattle Affair

Comments

[periwinkle27.livejournal.com]

I love this story.
People should also read the sequel:

The Night of the Improbability Affair (http://www.visionsofprettyboys.com/MFU/TheNightoftheImprobabilityAffair.htm)

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link!

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

What fun! Thanks for posting the rec.

[catcrazy5.livejournal.com]

Yes, very entertaining stories. Don't worry if you aren't very familiar with The Wild Wild West. I wasn't -- I can recognize the main characters and that's about it -- and still enjoyed this crossover.