Last updated: 31st May 2015
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All of the stories on this part of the site feature Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin.

I don't rate my stories individually, as I believe that ratings are too subjective. 
However, I would say that the stories on this part of the site range from G to PG-13 rated.

The stories on this section of the site are divided into:


Stand Alone Stories

Stories with sequels/series
Crossovers
Zine stories

Should you wish to email me about any of my stories, please feel free to do so at: nikki@arcady.plus.com
I always reply to LoCs.
 


STAND ALONE STORIES

 

LOCATING THE KEY

A sequel to Something Quite Different.

Illya undertakes his undercover assignment.

An established relationship story.

Written: May 2015. Word count: 4,065.

 

EVERYTHING HAS A FIRST TIME

Mr. Waverly sends Napoleon on an undercover mission where he is about to run into trouble. However, a stranger comes to his assistance and they both walk away relatively unharmed. They both succumb to the need to work off the operation. Napoleon knows it will be all right because he'll never see the man again.
A first time story.
Written: May 2015. Word count: 3,635.
 

OPERATION GLORY

Mr. Waverly sends Napoleon and Illya on a slightly strange but very important assignment.
An established relationship story.
Written: May 2015. Word count: 3,470.
 

MOVING ON

Napoleon and Illya have both retired from the field. Napoleon is looking forward to a less stressful life, and to telling Illya of his true feelings for him. However, it appears as if Illya has other ideas.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2015. Word count: 2,955.
 

UNDERLYING CAUSE

Illya is behaving in a strange manner. Napoleon starts to worry if something is actually amiss.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2014. Word count: 2,540.
 

VIGILANCE DOWNTIME

Mr. Waverly has a special assignment for Napoleon and Illya.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2014. Word count: 2,725.
 

KEEPING HOPE ALIVE

Illya is in a coma. For once there is nothing Napoleon can do for his partner apart from wait and hope and think.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2014. Word count: 2,480.
 

ZEALOUS NAPOLEON

Illya is exhausted and aching and it's all Napoleon's fault.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2013. Word count: 2,600.

 

GETTING STARTED

It's Illya's first year in America and his first Thanksgiving. He's been out of action for a couple of weeks and has hardly seen Napoleon, so he decides to cook a Thanksgiving dinner.
A first time story.
Written: November 2014. Word count: 3,260.
 

VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE

A protection assignment leads Napoleon and Illya to become involved in something quite different from their usual line of work.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2013. Word count: 4,705.
 

OPTIMISTIC UNTIL THE END

Napoleon regains consciousness to discover Illya is missing. Despite his injuries Napoleon decides he must find and rescue Illya. However, even as he tries to stand up he realizes he can't be certain Illya was by his side.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2013. Word count: 3,565.

 

JUST ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT

The ward of an old and close friend of Mr. Waverly's is in trouble. Mr. Waverly puts his best team onto helping.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2013. Word count: 3,390.
 

RESCUING NAPOLEON

Napoleon has been captured and it's up to Illya to rescue him.
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2013. Word count: 2,260.
 

SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT

Illya has a mission which is more than a little different.
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2013. Word count: 2,055.
 

JUST IN TIME

Illya is caught in a trap - can Napoleon find him and rescue him in time?
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2013. Word count: 3,700.
 

YOUR PROPERTY

Napoleon has always regarded Illya as his property, even if he's never consciously admitted it. He is somewhat surprised to learn that many others believe the same thing.
A first time story.
Written: February 2013. Word count: 3,765.
 

PURPLE PROSE

Illya does not understand Valentine's cards.
A first time story.
Written: September 2012. Word count: 500.
 

ILLYA'S VIA DOLOROSA

Set after The Fifteen Years Later Affair.

Napoleon is back, but is he back to stay? Can Illya trust him again after all he went through when Napoleon walked away fifteen year ago?

A first time story.

Written: March 2012. Word count: 1,395.

 

OPTIMIZATION

Mr. Waverly sends Napoleon and Illya on a mission to track down secret plans which have been hidden in a model ship. The only problems are they don't which particular model the plans are in and Thrush are also on the same trail.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2012. Word count: 2,525.
 

A RUSSIAN IN AMERICA

Set before the series began.
Illya isn't sure he made the right decision about joining U.N.C.L.E. He is reconsidering his future when Napoleon steps in.
A first time story.
Written: September 2010. Word count: 1,200.
 

QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED

Napoleon asks Illya a question.
A pre-slash story.
Written: August 2009. Word count: 500.
 

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

Illya is in Russia.
A first time story.
Written: August 2009. Word count: 500.
 

SIMPLY A CASE OF WHEN

Napoleon knows he and Illya are destined to be together.
A pre-slash story.
Written: August 2009. Word count: 200.
 

FOR THE WANT OF A NAIL

Mr. Waverly asks Illya to do something unusual.
An established relationship story.
Written: August 2009. Word count: 500.
 

TIRED OF WAITING

Illya is tired of waiting.
A first time story.
Written: May 2009. Word count: 100.
 

IT WAS TIME

Napoleon has a special Valentine's Day gift for Illya.

An established relationship story.

Written: February 2009. Word count: 1,063.
 

REFUSAL WAS NOT AN OPTION

Napoleon orders Illya to do something.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2008. Word count: 300.
 

THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT IT

Napoleon and Illya don't talk about their relationship.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2008. Word count: 200.
 

SO MANY YEARS

Years and years have gone by since the day they met.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2008. Word count: 100.


HE KNEW
Napoleon knows there are things Illya won't tell him.
A pre-slash story.
Written: November 2007. Word count: 100.

BLUFFING
Napoleon and Illya are in a tight situation.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

XANTHIAN MARBLES
Napoleon and Illya are in the British Museum.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

HIDDEN TORTURE
Napoleon and Illya follow a woman into the zoo.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

WHAT WILL BE
Illya's grandmother foresaw his future.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

NEW BEGINNINGS
Napoleon has reached the age of retirement for field agents and everyone expects Illya to take over from him as Head of Section Two.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 350.

THE DEVIL IN ME
Napoleon wanted to break down Illya's barrier.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

ENTRAPMENT
Napoleon set the perfect trap
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 475.

ONCE A SPY
Napoleon and Illya have left U.N.C.L.E. and moved to England where they are looking for a new home.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 450.

THERE THEY
In the city the summer heat can get oppressive.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2007. Word count: 100.

HEARTBREAKS CAN BE MENDED
Set after The Fifteen Year Later Affair.
Napoleon walked out of Illya's life. But with four simple words persuaded him to let him back in.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2007. Word count: 1,000.

A TAXING SITUATION
Illya feels that Napoleon has betrayed his trust.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2007. Word count: 1,100.

WORK OF AN EXPERT
Illya awakes to find himself in a cell. An escape proof cell.
An established relationship, old guys story.
Written: March 2007. Word count: 650.

JUSTIFIABLY PROUD
Illya muses on the things of which he is proud.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2007. Word count: 700.

SILENCE CAN BE A LIE
Illya decides there is more than one way of lying.
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2007. Word count: 600.

A BREAK IN PROCEEDINGS
Napoleon and Illya take a break in their working day.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2006. Word count: 100. 

AGE DOES NOT WEARY
It's 2006 and Napoleon's seventy-fifth birthday. But Illya still has one surprise for his lover.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2006. Word count: 100. 

PARTNERS
Napoleon asks Illya a question. Illya's answer will change their entire lives.
A first time story.
Written: April 2006. Word count: 100. 

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
An older Napoleon and Illya recall their first impressions of one another.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2006. Word count: 100. 

DIRECTIONS
Illya is driving the car, and Napoleon is irritating him.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2006. Word count: 100. 

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
It is mid-December and Illya is in hospital after being heavily drugged by THRUSH. 
Napoleon, desperate to find a way to cheer his lover up, devises a scheme.
An established relationship hurt/comfort story with an element of angst.
Written: October 2005. Word count: 5,792. 

THE DEEPEST SCARS OF ALL
Illya is in hospital and unconscious from a series bullet wound. 
As Napoleon keeps watch over his partner, he muses that whilst all U.N.C.L.E. agents have scars, it is not the physical ones that really matter. 
An established relationship, fairly angsty story.
Written: August 2005. Word count: 1,182. 

AGE CANNOT SULLY
An older Napoleon and Illya talk about their partner's hair.
An established relationship story.
Written: July 2005. Word count: 2,517.

TIME STANDS STILL
Illya talks about time and explains why he and Napoleon were apart for fifteen years.
An established relationship story.
Written: June 2005. Word count: 896. 

BLESS YOU
Illya has a cold and is miserable. He asks Napoleon to prove that he loves him.
An established relationship humorous story.
Written: May 2005. Word count: 856. 

A KISS IS NOT JUST A KISS
Napoleon's only explanation for Illya's suddenly out of the ordinary behaviour is that he wishes Napoleon to kiss him. 
But is that what Illya wants?
A first time story.
Written: March 2005. Word count: 4,359. 

LOVERS ON A TRAIN
Set immediately after the last scene of The Adriatic Express Affair.
Napoleon shows Illya who matters the most to him.
An established relationship story.
Written: January 2005. Word count: 2,584. 

WHO NEEDS HANDS?
Returning to HQ, following a three week solo mission, Napoleon proves that he doesn't need his hands to bring Illya pleasure.
An established relationship story. Pretty much a PWP.
Written: December 2004. Word count: 2,491. 

A LESSON IN CHRISTMAS
Illya is signing Christmas cards, and wants to know just why he is doing so.
An established relationship story.
Written: December 2004. Word count: 1,494. 
 

 

STORIES WITH SEQUELS/SERIES

 

ZERO HOUR

Napoleon isn't sure about his new partner.

A pre-slash story.

Written: September 2008. Word count: 400.

 

FIRST THINGS FIRST

A companion piece to Zero Hour.

Illya recalls his first meeting with Napoleon.

A pre-slash story.

Written: September 2008. Word count: 300.

 

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QUESTIONING
A companion piece to Keep Out.

Illya is watching Napoleon.
A pre-slash story.
Written: February 2008. Word count: 100.

KEEP OUT
A companion piece to Questioning.
Napoleon is aware that Illya is watching him.
A pre-slash story.
Written: February 2008. Word count: 100.

VOW OF TRUTH
A sequel to Questioning and Keep Out.
Illya has been injured, perhaps fatally. 
As he sits by his partner's bed, Napoleon realizes he has to tell Illya the truth.
A first time story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 720.

 

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YEARS GO BY

A prequel to Ceaseless.
Illya considers the sky.
An established relationship story.
Written: December 2007. Word count: 150.

CEASELESS

A sequel to Years Go By.
Illya walks the streets.
An established relationship story.
Written: December 2007. Word count: 300.

 

KEEP WALKING

A sequel to Ceaseless.

The day Illya had always prayed would never come has finally come.

An established relationship story.

Written: May 2011. Word count: 1,730.

 



CROSSOVERS
 

NOT THE ONE

A crossover with the Leroy Jethro Gibbs & Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (NCIS) and Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin (MFU).

Ducky has a strange encounter.

An established relationship story.

Written: April 2009. Word count: 300.


THE PAST IS NEVER JUST THE PAST
A prequel to Brothers In Love.

A crossover with the Leroy Jethro Gibbs & Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (NCIS) and Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin (MFU).
Desperate to do something special for Illya's 60th birthday, 
Napoleon discovers some information that has been kept hidden by two families for nearly six decades.
An established relationship story. This is a prequel to Brothers In Love.
Written: June 2005. Word count: 1,464. 

BROTHERS IN LOVE

A sequel to The Past Is Never Just The Past.
A crossover with the Leroy Jethro Gibbs & Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (NCIS) and Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin (MFU).
Ducky tells Jethro exactly why he looked like Illya Kuryakin when he was younger.
An established relationship story. This is a sequel to The Past Is Not Just The Past.
Written: June 2005. Word count: 1,408.
 



ZINE STORIES

GOOD MONEY
Illya overhears three co-workers talking about him and his relationship with Napoleon. 
The fact that the men believe that he and Napoleon are sleeping together, doesn't bother him. 
However, what does bother him is that they also believe that Napoleon will tire of Illya's nature and attitude before long 
and end their partnership. So he decides to change. Napoleon is perplexed and troubled by the 'new' Illya, in fact 
he wonders whether his partner has somehow been replaced by a double. 
He decides to talk to Mr. Waverly about his concerns, but before he can fully explain them, 
Mr. Waverly tells him something about Illya that takes matters into an entirely different direction.
A first time story.
Written: November 2004. Word count: 29,555.


 

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