WRITER'S AND READER'S CHOICE!

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Saturday is here already?
Time flies when you're hanging out with Napoleon and Illya...
and there's rarely a dull momment is there?

Writer's and Reader's Choice give you an opportunity to rec
your favorite pieces of fan fication.
There's so much out there that often gets overlooked.

So it's time for you Writers and Readers to post links to your MFU fics,
either ones you've written yourself, or those of your favorite authors!

We have different posting sites for different kinds of stories:

Gen, Gen-Mature recs post in section7mfu
Het, AU, long-term Romance recs post in mfu_map_room
All other genre recs post in uncle_du_jour

Silent Reflections - Writer's Choice

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I don't recall the prompt for this, although I'm sure it must have had one; probably a Short Affair.  I like the tone of it, and of course the resolution.  It's good to go back and read what we've written, plus it always makes me wonder at having wandered into this world of fan fiction.  I'm so glad I did, it is a wonderful community of people with a shared love of MFU.  Thank you for supporting Section VII and all of the MFU fandom communities.
Oh all right... enough of that ;)
Silent Reflections on AO3

The Photo - Impromptu Challenge

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Several of the women from Section IV were huddled around a desk, a hum or sorts emanating from the group.  One woman actually let out a long sigh, something that intrigued Napoleon Solo as he watched from a doorway into the Translations section.

"Hello ladies." His voice rang out over the conversation, causing them to part and reveal Mandy Stevenson.  She was holding something, but she quickly turned it over and smiled broadly at the CEA.

"Oh, hello Napo... Um, Mr. Solo."  Suspicious.  Napoleon's spy radar turned on as he approached the desk and held out his hand.

"Miss Stevenson, may I ask what it is you ladies are whispering about?"  Napoleon, being Napoleon, thought it might concern him based on their reaction to his presence.  It wouldn't be the first time he'd come in on a session of his admirerers.

"Oh, well... It's nothing, really... nothing." Was she stammering? Mandy hoped not, it wouldn't do for Napoleon to find out...

"Here, let me take a look.  You are on company time, after all, and I am ..." He looked at the photograph as he pulled it from Mandy's hand.  Disappointment at the subject matter all but disappeared from his face as he gained control of his ego.  Who the hell was this fellow?

"Who is this?  And why do you have it?'  He needed to sound more dispassionate, less ... hmph... less jealous.  Napoleon wasn't used to being second in the affections of the ladies of the U.N.C.L.E.

"I mean, is he UNCLE or something else?"  A save, albeit not a very good one.

Mandy spoke up, her voice timid in response to Napoleon's inquiry. Inquest is what she actually imagined.

"This is, um... Illya Kuryakin.  He's the new agent from Longdon, the ..."

"The Soviet.  Yes, I did get a briefing from Mr. Waverly, but his photograph didn't look like... like this."  He wondered at the image of this young man.  What was Waverly thinking bringing in a Soviet spy, and such a young one at that.

"Oh, well, you see...' Mandy looked at the other women, each of them still secretly admiring the young man in the photo.  He hadn't arrived yet, but when he did there would be a friendly reception indeed.

"This photo is not recent, taken while he was at Cambridge I believe.  Rumor has it he was a spy for the KGB."  She nodded as she spoke, a knowing look on her face.

"Ahh... rumor has it?  Mr. Kuryakin was not a KGB spy, so let's squash that one right now.  He has been in London working under Mr. Beldon for a few years...' In truth, Napoleon didn't have the entire history of the man, but it wouldn't do for Kuryakin to arrive to a preconceived resistence to his presence in New York.

"Let's not rely on rumors, ladies.  Mr. Waverly has handpicked Mr. Kuryakin, and he will be a valuable asset to our team here in New York.  Understood?"  They all nodded as one, chirping again and apologizing.  Napoleon reached out and took the photo, adding it to his file on the new man.

Time would tell if Illya Kuryakin was indeed going to be a valuable asset here in New York.  He looked again at the photograph and wondered how.

"The young gangster" for yesterday's impromptu photo challenge

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The prompt:

He was dressed like the local gangster wannabes in boots, black denim pants, black tee-shirt and a short, worn leather jacket. His blond hair was longer than usual, wild and unkempt.

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Just a reminder

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January 24th is the last day you can put up a prompt for the 2018 Valentine's Day Challenge in mfu_scrapbook

There are still prompts available if you fancy writing something sweet, but don't delay!

Valentine Art?

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Over on mfu_gallery there is a post about an upcoming event for Valentine's Day.  We love MFU, we love our spies, so why not create a special card for them, or even from them to all of us.
You can find the post HERE
Below are some cards from the last time we did this.
Oops... heehee... not this one...

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Puns here...

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Paranoia - Writer's and Reader's Choice

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I have no doubt that I've recc'ed this before. In my comtinuing effort to excite my muse, I've been looking over my old stuff. You may have notice that I like to mess with Illya's head, and this is one of the pieces which explore this theme.

Click on the pic to go to AO3.