"The Plausible Deniability Affair" by Brenda Antrim (NC-17)

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Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin
Author on LJ: none that I can find
Author's Website: www.bantrim.net
Author's story summary: (From A Little Mystery E-Zine) "Illya, Napoleon, and a THRUSH experimental drug lead to schemes and revelations in the lab."

Why this must be read: Because it's absolutely hilarious. It reaches the playfulness of a really fun season three episode^† without descending to the completely ridiculous.

Brenda brings in a one-shot Thrush black widow (Angelique) from an early season one episode, provides her with a mysterious powder, douses Napoleon and Illya with it, and just lets the fun unfold.

The Plausible Deniability Affair

^† Season three is much maligned for being complete cheese, and there are some absolutely cringe-worthy episodes, but there are some really fun ones, too.

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[the-hobbet.livejournal.com]

The link doesn't work but the story can now be found at http://www.castleskeep.net/Plausible.html

[periwinkle27.livejournal.com]

She also changed her pen name from Brenda Antrim to Sue Castle.