The Conditioned Response Affair by Ajsqdaway (General Rating)
Fandom: MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: NONE
Length: 29,393 word
Author on LJ: not on LJ
Author Website: http://burfield.org/ManFromUNCLE/Headquarters
Why this must be read:
A different side of Illya personality is shown in this fic when Illya is finally returned to UNCLE from a botched affair in the Ukraine. Napoleon knows his friend well and believes the silent Illya waiting for something or to do something. The deepest case of brainwashing included programmed to monitor his surroundings and respond to stimuli he gathers and processes himself. Napoleon realizes that his partner has been programmed for treason.
The relationship and the friendship of the two men comes through in this story, as Napoleon uses his knowledge of his partner to save the man from becoming a traitor to U.N.C.L.E., partner and all the Russian believes in.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/399946/1/The-Conditioned-Response-Affair