#mfu

[ears-and-eyebrows]

Mr Glow-in-the-dark Hair

60s lighting has me in a chokehold right now, they sure knew how to do colour

[akaryotic]

i like to think that illya plays up his tolerance for cold occasionally just to piss off napoleon

[arection]

doodlesssssss!

[commander-kiranerys]

back after 5 years with another mfu + dril, napoleon & illya edition

[illya | napoleon | waverly | nsfw]

[elementaluncleagent]

My only complaint about The Man From Uncle (tv) is that the camera cuts away every time Napoleon and Illya are about to start making out.

[lonelychelonian]

Another of my old manips. This one shows Illya and Napoleon passing the time between the end of a mission and the flight home.

October, 2016

Also on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8252978/chapters/19532911

[actingcamplibrarian]

Napoleon and Illya have been dashing across my dash a lot lately, so in celebration here are a few of my favorite MFU fics from a couple of decades back, when I heard of the existence of slash fic from a newspaper article(!), did a web search on a hunch for Man from UNCLE based on a hazy memory of getting a vibe from TV reruns, and a whole world opened up in front of me.

Links originally from fan-run sites, some archived on the Wayback Machine. Some stories are now on AO3, so I’ve linked them there.

The Twisted Ties Affair by Veronica

(Napoleon/Illya, adult, episode-related, ~11,500 words, January 15, 2001. Thrush thinks they've found the perfect woman for Napoleon—they're only half right. Epilogue to "The Nowhere Affair.")

This was the first fic I ever read, a transformative experience on my work commute...

The Winter Wonderland Affair by Nyssa

(Not rated. Napoleon/Illya.)

The boys are snowed in at a motel. Excellent bickering.

The Better Gadget Affair by RAC/LadyRa

(AO3 link - mature, Napoleon/Illya. 25,450 words. “Where did Napoleon get all those great gadgets from?”)

Wonderful slow-burn backstory, great dialogue, feels very in-character, lovely mundane HQ details.

The Drunken Bet Affair by RAC/LadyRa

(AO3 link - mature, Napoleon/Illya. 21,892 words. Illya gets very drunk and makes a bet.)

This is entirely delightful from start to finish. Love the character dynamics and the matchmaking OC.

The Metamorphosis of Sexually Explicit Paper Cranes by keelywolfe

(AO3 link - mature, Napoleon/Illya. 3,872 words)

Illya, origami, Playboy, Napoleon and a phone.

The Fusion Affair by Dorinda @adnirod

(AO3 link - mature, Napoleon/Illya. 7.729 words.)

Napoleon is not happy about being partnered up, but a balance is struck. Beautiful writing. First recced to me by the lovely and much-missed Katya Baturinsky.

Chiaroscuro by Katya Baturinsky

(Not rated, Napoleon/Illya.)

Napoleon calls Illya to pick him up in the wee small hours after another failed date. Truths are told. I love the atmosphere of this, it's weary like film noir, and the boys are very in character.

Katya's own MFU fic recs page from 2005 is archived here.

The Baltic Affair by PR Zed

(AO3 link, not rated, Napoleon/Illya. 10,589 words.)

First in an intricately-plotted series with action and emotional tension.

And some vintage MFU fic archive sites to explore:

File 40 (slash page)

The Chrome and Gunmetal Madhouse

manfromuncle.org's Guide to Fanfiction

(On zines: "As some fans observe, it is difficult to carry your computer into your bed when you want to curl up reading a good story!")

Audio clips from David McCallum Fans Online

including Illya being snarky on the Adriatic Express (these were the height of online media riches back in the days of dial-up internet)

[chiajungl]

U.N.C.L.E. stamps