MFU Fic Bingo: O is for The Old Masters Affair...
K is for Keeps Raining All the Time, Q is for A Quiet Night at the Library
It's time for my final MFU fic bingo post of the year (and possibly of all time, since I have a different game planned for next year). I've read several MFU fics over the past couple of weeks, but haven't felt up to posting about them. Here I am, then, ready to finish my bingo card in one blow.
The Old Masters Affair by AconitumNapellus (aconitumn) is a fic I'd been meaning to read for a long time, but had somehow never gotten around to. It's a long casefic with a multipart plot in which Illya and Napoleon, aided by an OC, discover and foil a Thrush scheme. I don't know whether the fault was in the material or in me as an audience-it has been a bumpy few weeks-but this story never quite pulled me in. Still, I enjoyed watching its twists and turns from a slight remove, and I admired the interactions between Illya and Napoleon, which struck a good balance between caring and banter. Established relationship fics, of which this is one, are always a nice change, too. 49,159 words. NS/IK slash.
Keeps Raining All the Time by eponymous_rose is a beautifully written, fascinating fic in which Napoleon serves as Illya's contact while the later is undercover. It is short, but still packs in a lot of plot. 4,645 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.
A Quiet Night at the Library by threecee is a farcical little story, apparently inspired by true events. It's implausible and a touch risque, but good for a few smiles. (Besides which, it has the great virtue of starting with Q.) 1,612 words. Gen.
A: And So the Blossoms Fall by akane42me (1,932 words)
B: Botticelli by Elizabeth Bear (3,874 words)
C: The Chicago Affair by Nataliya (20,132 words)
D: Distraction by JantoJones (1,101 words)
E: Each Our Own Devil by Taliesin (27,073 words)
F: The Final Affair by elfin (23,308 words)
G: The Growing Up Affair by Joolz (9,364 words)
H: The Homeland Affair by ajsqdaway / AJ Burfield (45,489 words)
I: The Incident of the Fellow in the Fellows' Garden by Azdak (28,979 words)
J: Just a Number by JantoJones (404 words)
K: Keeps Raining All the Time by eponymous_rose (4,645 words)
L: Lost & Found by Kellie Matthews (44,544 words)
M: The Mind's Construction by Azdak (16,801 words)
N: Nor Heed the Rumble by utopiantrunks (39,187 words)
O: The Old Masters Affair by AconitumNapellus (49,159 words)
P: Past Imperfect by akane42me (3,129 words)
Q: A Quiet Night at the Library by threecee (1,612 words)
R: The Red Pawn Affair by Mishka (18,966 words)
S: Safe Harbor by Kellie Matthews (48,030 words)
T: To earn your wings by rallamajoop (7,041 words)
U: Uncle Boris' Kitchen by Avery11 (6,644 words)
V: The Vodka Affiar by paulaH (13,178 words)
W: Waging World Peace by Alex51324 (32,445 words)
X: The Xavier's School Affair by C. Wehst (11,064 words)
Z: Zugzwang by Azdak (3,464 words)
Total words: 461,516
It's time for my final MFU fic bingo post of the year (and possibly of all time, since I have a different game planned for next year). I've read several MFU fics over the past couple of weeks, but haven't felt up to posting about them. Here I am, then, ready to finish my bingo card in one blow.
The Old Masters Affair by AconitumNapellus (aconitumn) is a fic I'd been meaning to read for a long time, but had somehow never gotten around to. It's a long casefic with a multipart plot in which Illya and Napoleon, aided by an OC, discover and foil a Thrush scheme. I don't know whether the fault was in the material or in me as an audience-it has been a bumpy few weeks-but this story never quite pulled me in. Still, I enjoyed watching its twists and turns from a slight remove, and I admired the interactions between Illya and Napoleon, which struck a good balance between caring and banter. Established relationship fics, of which this is one, are always a nice change, too. 49,159 words. NS/IK slash.
Keeps Raining All the Time by eponymous_rose is a beautifully written, fascinating fic in which Napoleon serves as Illya's contact while the later is undercover. It is short, but still packs in a lot of plot. 4,645 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.
A Quiet Night at the Library by threecee is a farcical little story, apparently inspired by true events. It's implausible and a touch risque, but good for a few smiles. (Besides which, it has the great virtue of starting with Q.) 1,612 words. Gen.
A: And So the Blossoms Fall by akane42me (1,932 words)
B: Botticelli by Elizabeth Bear (3,874 words)
C: The Chicago Affair by Nataliya (20,132 words)
D: Distraction by JantoJones (1,101 words)
E: Each Our Own Devil by Taliesin (27,073 words)
F: The Final Affair by elfin (23,308 words)
G: The Growing Up Affair by Joolz (9,364 words)
H: The Homeland Affair by ajsqdaway / AJ Burfield (45,489 words)
I: The Incident of the Fellow in the Fellows' Garden by Azdak (28,979 words)
J: Just a Number by JantoJones (404 words)
K: Keeps Raining All the Time by eponymous_rose (4,645 words)
L: Lost & Found by Kellie Matthews (44,544 words)
M: The Mind's Construction by Azdak (16,801 words)
N: Nor Heed the Rumble by utopiantrunks (39,187 words)
O: The Old Masters Affair by AconitumNapellus (49,159 words)
P: Past Imperfect by akane42me (3,129 words)
Q: A Quiet Night at the Library by threecee (1,612 words)
R: The Red Pawn Affair by Mishka (18,966 words)
S: Safe Harbor by Kellie Matthews (48,030 words)
T: To earn your wings by rallamajoop (7,041 words)
U: Uncle Boris' Kitchen by Avery11 (6,644 words)
V: The Vodka Affiar by paulaH (13,178 words)
W: Waging World Peace by Alex51324 (32,445 words)
X: The Xavier's School Affair by C. Wehst (11,064 words)
Z: Zugzwang by Azdak (3,464 words)
Total words: 461,516