ext_91180 ([identity profile] cosmosmariner.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2012-01-08 01:00 am

The Photograph by vysila (author did not rate, probably PG-13?)

Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya - but is it gen or slash? Only the shadow knows...
Length: short (I don't have an exact length)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] vysila
Author Website: She has a website that doesn't seem to have all of her stories listed, but also posts at various MFU LJ comms.
Why this must be read:

When Napoleon sees a photograph of a Soviet getting off of a train, it becomes a part of his life, until such time that the photograph takes a life of its own.

Written for the Halloween Challenge at [livejournal.com profile] mfu_scrapbook, "The Photograph" is a gorgeously haunting fic that makes the reader believe in destiny, the power of the mind, and the power of love. Vysila left it open as to the genre but I like to read it as slash; it makes sense.

The words are chosen beautifully, and it is a testament to dreamers and romantics everywhere, those of us who believe that somewhere, there is a someone for us, be it a friend or lover.

The Photograph
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[identity profile] elmey.livejournal.com 2012-01-09 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Great choice! It's a very subtle and insightful story.

[identity profile] saki101.livejournal.com 2012-01-10 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
A beautiful story! Great choice!