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crack_van2010-11-08 03:21 am
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Skin by georgiamagnolia (M)
Ah, THE GURNIUS AFFAIR: the single episode of MFU that has inspired more fanfiction that any other. It surely wasn't the best episode of the series, but its setup -- with Illya having to masquerade as the son of a Nazi madman prone to the "personal pleasures" of torturing others and then being required to torture Napoleon while in said guise -- is so intriguing, few writers can resist giving their own take/aftertake on the scenario. And this week I'm going to explore some of those.
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: None
Length: about 3500 words
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georgiamagnolia
Author Website: http://georgiamagnolia.livejournal.com/
Why this must be read:
As a Napoleon fan first and foremost, I do hate it when takes/aftertakes on THE GURNIUS AFFAIR ignore his side of the event. And, though this piece concentrates on Illya's viewpoint, the writer doesn't ignore Napoleon's. She shows the secret desperation of both men as they find themselves uncharacteristically unable to discern in the other the usual signals about how a mission situation should be played out.
The Illya depicted here might be a little more vulnerable than canon generally shows him, but he is still a strong character who knows his job and does it, even while the horror of what he is doing invades his private thoughts.
Skin
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: None
Length: about 3500 words
Author on LJ:
georgiamagnoliaAuthor Website: http://georgiamagnolia.livejournal.com/
Why this must be read:
As a Napoleon fan first and foremost, I do hate it when takes/aftertakes on THE GURNIUS AFFAIR ignore his side of the event. And, though this piece concentrates on Illya's viewpoint, the writer doesn't ignore Napoleon's. She shows the secret desperation of both men as they find themselves uncharacteristically unable to discern in the other the usual signals about how a mission situation should be played out.
The Illya depicted here might be a little more vulnerable than canon generally shows him, but he is still a strong character who knows his job and does it, even while the horror of what he is doing invades his private thoughts.
Oh, this was too much. This was torture of a whole new description, and he would go through with it for the sake of the mission, for UNCLE, for Good and Freedom and Law and all the other things the guys in white hats did and he would have to find a way to live with himself after. He was overwhelmed in that moment with everything he was about to lose. If this went wrong and Napoleon died, and perhaps even if it didn’t and Napoleon didn’t die by his hand, no matter how unwilling he was to carry on, he may well lose the best thing in his life, the best friend he had, his trusted partner.
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