With a Bang
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | With a Bang |
| Author(s): | Taliesin |
| Date(s): | 1998 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
| External Links: | online here |
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With a Bang is a Man from U.N.C.L.E. story by Taliesin.
It was published in the zine Classified Affairs #4 and is online.
Reactions and Reviews
This is one hot, hot scorcher of a story, and is one of my favorites in this fandom. Napoleon has an epiphany after a close-call, and things proceed (more or less) as you'd expect from there. I love the strong, confident and experienced Illya, and Napoleon's temporary uncertainty and vulnerability is very touching."Today... when you grabbed me... I felt... I've never felt like that before..." He sighed, staring intently at the glass in his hands. After a long moment, he continued. "I wasn't thinking about the explosion, or the Thrush satrap, or our next move... All I could think was how good... how right... it felt to have you in my arms." He shook his head, his voice dropping to a near-whisper as he forced out the next words. "And how much better it would be if only we were someplace private, and I wasn't scared half out of my mind..."
Illya looked remarkably calm. "So that's it. You think you want me and you don't know what to do about it."
This is a fun romp, a real comfort read for me.[1]
Nice to hear that others feel the same way about the story. It's such a fun read, with a wee bit of angst and a lot of happy ending. An ideal rainy afternoon fannish read. It'll certainly keep the reader warm! ;) [2]
Napoleon comes to a realization, but Illya's reaction isn't exactly what he'd hoped for. And not in the way you might expect. Her portrayal of NS as a true romantic is very believable.[3]