Arguably, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was my very
first fandom, with its 1964 premiere predating even my longtime love Star
Trek: TOS. I was *mumblemumble* years old
and my friends and I used to terrorize the neighborhood pretending to be Illya,
Napoleon, various nameless THRUSH bad guys, and various nameless UNCLE good
guys. (I always got to be Illya because no one else could do the accent!)
Even back then we never had any of the Damsels of the Week in our cast, as everyone
knew that Napoleon and Illya didn't need any silly women to help them in their
appointed tasks, (though small girls were another matter entirely). I had all
but forgotten it, when Ardent, and Linda,
a local friend who is a long-time MFU fan reintroduced me to its pleasures.
Yes, the show is dated, yes sometimes it degenerates into silliness and occasionally offensiveness, but for all that, it's still a delight. And when you look at it through the lens of history, it broke a few rules in its day. To have a Good Guy (the North American: Napoleon Solo) not only working hand-in-glove with someone whom most Westerners considered a Bad Guy (the Soviet: Illya Kuryakin) to save the world from evil, but also clearly being best friends with each other, was groundbreaking.
Anyway, as a "grown up" (though I would argue
the term) I find I see another dimension totheir interactions, one I was too
young and ignorant to be aware of at the time I first watched the show. I'm
not one of those people who sees slash in every male pairing, in fact I see
it in damned few, but I do see it in MFU. And felt compelled to write it. For
a slashy overview of The Man from UNCLE check out the Crack
Van listing for it.
If you'd rather not, just keep in mind, Napoleon's the brunet, Illya's the blond.
:)
Title
of work: Lost & Found
Author: Kellie Matthews
Format: Novel
Year Written: 2005
Fanfic? Yes. Man From UNCLE
Is it archived? Yes, at:
http://kellie.mrks.org/fic/mfu/lost&found.htm
and at:
http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/2/lostfound.html
Brief synopsis: Sometimes you find something you weren't
looking for, and it turns out it was what you needed all along.
Webposted 08/14/05. Appx. 44000 words.
Warning: NC-17 for graphic M/M sexuality
Title of work: Knights of the Umbrella and Bundle
Author: Kellie Matthews
Format: Short-story/erotica
Year Written: 200
Fanfic? Yes. Man From UNCLE
Is it archived? Yes, at:
http://kellie.mrks.org/fic/mfu/umbrellaknights.htm
and at:
http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/2/knightsof.html
Brief synopsis: All in a day's work.
Webposted 03/26/05. Appx. 95 KB.
Warning: NC-17 for graphic M/M sexuality
Title of work: Pictures at an Exhibition
Author: Kellie Matthews
Format: Short-story/erotica
Year Written: 2004
Fanfic? Yes. Man From UNCLE
Is it archived? Yes, at:
http://kellie.mrks.org/fic/mfu/pictures.htm
and at:
http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/1/picturesat.html
Brief synopsis: Relationships evolve, people change, but
love remains.
Webposted 12/09/04. Appx. 140 KB.
Warning: NC-17 for graphic M/M sexuality
Title
of work: Achilles' Heel
Author: Kellie Matthews
Format: Short-story/erotica
Year Written: 2004
Fanfic? Yes. Man From UNCLE
Is it archived? Yes, at:
http://kellie.mrks.org/fic/mfu/achilles.htm
and at:
http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/1/achillesheel.html
Brief synopsis: Everyone has a weakness.
Webposted 07/31/04. Appx. 274KB.
Warning: NC-17 for graphic M/M and M/F/M sexuality
Title
of work: The Once & Future Partner
Author: Kellie Matthews
Format: Vignette
Year Written: 2004
Fanfic? Yes. Man From UNCLE
Is it archived? Yes, at:
http://kellie.mrks.org/fic/mfu/onceandfuture.htm
and at:
http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/0/theonce.html
Brief synopsis: It's never too late.
Webposted 07/04/04. Appx. 14KB.
Title of work: Safe Harbor
Author: Kellie Matthews
Format: Short-story/erotica
Year Written: 2004
Fanfic? Yes. Man From UNCLE
Is it archived? Yes, at:
http://kellie.mrks.org/fic/mfu/harbor.htm
and at:
http://www.chromeandgunmetal.com/chrome/archive/0/safeharbor.html
Brief synopsis: Sometimes you don't have to look as far as you thought to find
the one person with whom you can truly be yourself.
Webposted 04/14/04. Appx. 288KB.
Warning: NC-17 for graphic M/M sexuality
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Email me at:
kellie @ mrks.org