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Life's Footprint By N.L. Hayes (PG)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: No.
Author website: None, but this story can be found on www.File40.net.
Why this must be read:
In my opinion, N.L. Hayes writes the best Illya Kuryakin in the entire fandom, bar none. Her take on the character won’t please everyone, particularly those who are more accustomed to Kuryakin either as the Ice Prince or the cute hottie. Her Illya is neither. He’s complicated and nuanced: cerebral, quick witted, dry humored, pragmatic, Marxist, politically motivated, morally aware, highly principled, steady, dependable, trustworthy, loyal to a fault, very much the rational realist, and very Russian. If I was a field agent (like a certain head of Section II), this is the guy I’d want watching my back and bailing me out.
Although she hasn’t written many stories, what she has is choice. This intense, poignant and ultimately enigmatic tale is probably the best. The agents are in a desperate situation: a bomb has just gone off and Solo is trapped under a pile of debris. Clinging to life and consciousness, Solo asks Illya to talk until help arrives, to tell him “... interesting things. Things that will make me listen. Tell me about your family...” And Illya does.
Or does he?
Life’s Footprint
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: No.
Author website: None, but this story can be found on www.File40.net.
Why this must be read:
In my opinion, N.L. Hayes writes the best Illya Kuryakin in the entire fandom, bar none. Her take on the character won’t please everyone, particularly those who are more accustomed to Kuryakin either as the Ice Prince or the cute hottie. Her Illya is neither. He’s complicated and nuanced: cerebral, quick witted, dry humored, pragmatic, Marxist, politically motivated, morally aware, highly principled, steady, dependable, trustworthy, loyal to a fault, very much the rational realist, and very Russian. If I was a field agent (like a certain head of Section II), this is the guy I’d want watching my back and bailing me out.
Although she hasn’t written many stories, what she has is choice. This intense, poignant and ultimately enigmatic tale is probably the best. The agents are in a desperate situation: a bomb has just gone off and Solo is trapped under a pile of debris. Clinging to life and consciousness, Solo asks Illya to talk until help arrives, to tell him “... interesting things. Things that will make me listen. Tell me about your family...” And Illya does.
Or does he?
Life’s Footprint