crack_van | The Time In a Bottle Affair by Elise Madrid (PG13)

Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Solo/Kuryakin
Length: 40 K
Author on LJ: gilda_elise
Author Website: her stories are at various sites, including The Chrome & Gunmetal Madhouse

Why this must be read:
Napoleon and Illya are working separate missions. Both men complete their assignments successfully and Illya returns to Headquarters. But Napoleon never shows up. And all Illya can do is sit and wait for some word. Which never comes. So Illya sets out to search for his lover.

A very angsty story as each man thinks about what his partner and lover means to him and what it would be like to lose him.

Illya leaned over and removed his map from the glove compartment. He hurriedly unfolded it and searched for the area in question. He motioned Marlow over. "Is this the road?" he asked, while pointing out the thin line that snaked away from the highway.

"Yeah, that's it."

Illya crumbled up the map and threw it into the back seat. Hauling his leg in, he slammed the door and started the car. "I'll see you later."

"What'll I tell everyone?" Marlow shouted as he stepped away from the moving car.

"Tell them I'll be in touch," Illya yelled back as he drove off.

He impatiently took it slow, well, relatively slow, until he left the forest road. Then, he opened up the engine, getting as much speed out of the car as he safely could. The road he was looking for was over an hour away.

The idea that Napoleon might not be there either was a litany that played over and over again in his mind as he drove. But it was his only hope, something that, up until now, he had been slowly losing.

And what would he do if Napoleon wasn't there? He'd keep looking, that's what he'd do; if not here, then somewhere else. He'd keep looking as long as there was somewhere else to look. He'd keep looking until he found Napoleon.

The Time In a Bottle Affair

The Time In a Bottle Affair by Elise Madrid (PG13)

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