The Mirror, Mirror Affair
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Mirror, Mirror Affair |
| Author(s): | Nix |
| Date(s): | 2003 or before |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
| External Links: | online here |
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The Mirror, Mirror Affairis a Man from U.N.C.L.E. story by Nix.
Reactions and Reviews
This is a h/c story that keeps the guys in character. That's tough to do, but Nix pulls it off. The premise is that Napoleon is disfigured by an acid-like substance while on a mission. Not a lot disfigured, but enough that it changes how people react to him, and how he reacts to people. This is a man who has always known that he was good looking and has used his looks to get everything from information from his enemies to a date for the night. Now that's been taken away and he has to learn how to deal with the world in a new way. Through it all Illya is there offering support in a very Illya-like way. I recognize these two guys. They react how I imagine they would. There isn't any major breakdown for Napoleon; just moments where he needs the support of a friend to get through, and Illya is there.[1]
I can't believe this amazing story hasn't been recommended yet. I honestly can't. I double-checked and everything. Napoleon Solo is a man renown for his charm, style and looks. What if his good looks are marred? The story follows Napoleon's journey as he learns to come to terms with his disfigurement and how it effects all of his relationships - from his co-workers, to his enemies, to his partner. If it sounds depressing, it's not. It's angsty sure, but it's also a marvelous character study of our favorite Chief Enforcement Agent. Trust me, set aside a couple of hours and curl up in your favorite comfy chair with a cup of hot chocolate to read; you're going to love the story to bits.[2]
Actually, it was in 2004... But since it's one of my top five favorite MFU stories, I think it more than deserves a second showing. :-) [3]
I think it's a good and positive thing to re-rec old favourites occasionally, especially if the original rec was so long ago that it's hard to find amongst all the others (though delicious!fail has just made checking a lot harder, so I'm not surprised you had difficulty). I'm sure most people just follow the on-going recs and don't plough back through the archives (it's an intimidatingly long list, that's for sure) and it would be an awful shame if someone felt unable to write a glowing rec for a fic they loved because it had been recced once seven years ago...[4]
The first rec is from 2003 if you can believe it. There's definitely good stuff there that isn't necessarily on the major archives. To revisit them once every 7 or 8 years seems OK to me to. I have a bad feeling delicious is not going to get their act together. All our data is safely parked somewhere else at the moment. This might be the way fandom goes in the future: the fans are all right [5]
I think MfU may possibly be the longest-running fandom on Crack Van. If it isn't the very oldest, then it's certainly in the top 10. All the other "older" fandoms fizzled out long ago or have had hiatuses.Thank you so much for that link! That's a really adorable essay and an absolute model of how to preach tolerance in the face of an alarming influx of strangers.
And thank you for thinking of the future of fandom, too, and keeping up with alternatives to Delicious.[6]
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