#sanders x Oleg

[too-young-to-fall-in-love]

bad blood

for @justabigoldnerd - love u bestie, hope u enjoy!!

[wesley-apologist]

Yesssss sanders x Oleg, finally I am understood

"that ship is problematic"

okay? it's hot. arrest me

[heytheredeann]

[cha-melodius]

OMG I remembered I have another ask for you: I can’t seem to find The Man from Uncle to watch in the UK, which is a shame bc I want to read your fics about it and also Henry Cavill gets me all 🫠 ever since he wore a henley on Superman. So, here’s my question: tell me a little bit about it? A little backstory on Napollya (iirc from your posts 😂) so that maybe I can just enjoy the fics? Pretty please? x

Back in action for asks! *cracks knuckles*

I would love to give you some backstory! (Also, if any of my TMFU folks are reading this and know where to stream it in the UK, please chime in!)

The good news is that for a lot of my AUs you probably don't need a huge amount of the background to appreciate the dynamic. It's a pretty classic enemies to friends to lovers setup, with the added bonus that (in the movie) they are actually true enemies rather than just people who dislike each other haha. I am going to put the rest of this behind a cut—no major spoilers for the movie, but it's gonna get long lol. So if anyone else also wants a character rundown + some important stuff about their dynamic so they can dive into some of my other fics, here's your primer!

Ok, so character rundown:

Napoleon Solo: aka "Cowboy," aka "The CIA's finest", formerly a top tier art thief who no one could catch, until he finally tripped up and got arrested. The CIA plucked him out of prison to work for them, and his handler still treats him like criminal dirt. Enjoys fancy cooking, classic yet fashionable suits, is utterly charming, a massive flirt, supposed to be the 'womanizer' but consistently shows a refreshing respect for women (especially given the James Bond comparison).

Illya Kuryakin: aka "Peril", aka "The youngest person to join the KGB", a giant (6'5"), inhumanly strong, super hostile and gruff exterior, surprisingly bad liar, polite king to little old ladies, actually softer than a marshmallow on the inside. His father was a Soviet official who got thrown in the gulag when he was a kid for embezzlement, forcing his mother into a kind of prostitution to survive. Probably resulting from that trauma, he suffers from dissociative episodes when he gets extremely upset in which he does things like trashes hotel rooms (his hands shake when he feels one coming on). Manipulated by his handler with threats of being sent to the gulag like his father. Favors turtlenecks and simple outfits, also a fashion snob. Extremely attached to his father's watch, which he wears.

Gaby Teller: aka "Chop Shop Girl", East German auto mechanic who's father was a nuclear scientist pulled out of Germany by the Americans during the war, leaving her behind as a kid. No-nonsense, prefers slacks when dressing herself, sometimes plays mother to our bickering boys. Possible alcohol problems.

Alexander Waverly: British Naval Intelligence, ultimately organizing the operation, a bit of an asshole but in a charming way, keeps together the team at the end as UNCLE (independent spy organization).

Victoria Vinciguerra: The evil mastermind. Napoleon sleeps with her at one point to save the operation, later she drugs him and leaves him to be tortured. Very tall, very fashionable.

Also other minor character you may come across in AUs: Oleg (Illya's KGB handler), Sanders (Napoleon's CIA handler), Alexander Vinciguerra (Victoria's husband), Rudi Teller (Gaby's Nazi uncle).

The main thrust of the movie is that Napoleon and Illya are both sent to East Berlin to try to extract Gaby for their own purposes, only to learn that they will actually be force to work as a team to take down the bad guys. They actively try to kill each other in not just their first but also second meeting. There's a scene where they argue over fashion while buying Gaby a new wardrobe that is *chef's kiss*. Extreme levels of banter and snark in every interaction. BUT, as these things go, they gain a grudging respect for each other. Napoleon saves Illya's life, Illya saves Napoleon's life. They work together as a team exceptionally well. By the end, they are trading extremely fond insults. There are moments of self-sacrificial plays to save a teammate you're not even supposed to like, gift giving, betraying your principles/agency for the other person. There is a canonical will-they-won't they between Illya and Gaby during the movie (one of the reasons another major ship in this fandom is an ot3 between them), but nothing actually happens.

I think that basically sums up their dynamic and gives you the backstory you'd need for the AUs especially. For the post-canon ones it's a little tricker since I'd rather not give away the main twist of the movie, BUT a lot of them are kind of "in the future working as a team already" setup that don't really reference movie events, so you'd honestly probably be fine there too.

All right, that's a lot of text lol. I hope it helps, and I hope you enjoy the fics if you decide to dive in!

[too-young-to-fall-in-love]

OMFG THE FIRST ONE HELLO

tis a WILD ASS STATEMENT but it’s so correct and HELLO when do I get someone like that

also yes sanders x Oleg ftw u know me so well💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

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by Prim_Dor_A

Они умерли для своих миров, но продолжают нести службу, охраняя и защищая

Words: 3148, Chapters: 5/?, Language: Русский

Fandoms: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Flash (TV 2014)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Buffy Summers, Brock Rumlow, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Logan (X-Men), Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Barry Allen, Leonard Snart, Tony Woodward, Hartley Rathaway, Clyde Mardon, Illya Kuryakin, Napoleon Solo, Adrian Sanders, Oleg

Relationships: Eddie Thawne/Iris West, Cisco Ramon/Lisa Snart, Buffy Summers/Gage Petronzi

Additional Tags: Humor, Drama, Fantastic, Friendship, Out of Character, Original Character(s), Hurt/Comfort, Experimental Style, Entity change, Sex Change

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by Prim_Dor_A

Они умерли для своих миров, но продолжают нести службу, охраняя и защищая

Words: 3148, Chapters: 5/?, Language: Русский

Fandoms: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Flash (TV 2014)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Buffy Summers, Brock Rumlow, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Logan (X-Men), Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Barry Allen, Leonard Snart, Tony Woodward, Hartley Rathaway, Clyde Mardon, Illya Kuryakin, Napoleon Solo, Adrian Sanders, Oleg

Relationships: Eddie Thawne/Iris West, Cisco Ramon/Lisa Snart, Buffy Summers/Gage Petronzi

Additional Tags: Humor, Drama, Fantastic, Friendship, Out of Character, Original Character(s), Hurt/Comfort, Experimental Style, Entity change, Sex Change

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Мёртвый Легион

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2q28ImV

by Prim_Dor_A

Они умерли для своих миров, но продолжают нести службу, охраняя и защищая

Words: 3148, Chapters: 5/?, Language: Русский

Fandoms: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Flash (TV 2014)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Buffy Summers, Brock Rumlow, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Logan (X-Men), Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Barry Allen, Leonard Snart, Tony Woodward, Hartley Rathaway, Clyde Mardon, Illya Kuryakin, Napoleon Solo, Adrian Sanders, Oleg

Relationships: Eddie Thawne/Iris West, Cisco Ramon/Lisa Snart, Buffy Summers/Gage Petronzi

Additional Tags: Humor, Drama, Fantastic, Friendship, Out of Character, Original Character(s), Hurt/Comfort, Experimental Style, Entity change, Sex Change

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[heytheredeann]

LOOOOL YES, of course they are going to try and sabotage the wedding, and also kill the grooms pffffft, and Waverly is just very casually and VERY innocently ruining their plans every time.

Also I'm picturing Napoleon and Illya being little shits and inviting both Oleg and Sanders over at the same time to tell them about the wedding, because they need to see their faces

Illya and Napoleon are sitting on the couch, holding hands, Napoleon is sighing drammatically and making an impassioned speech about loving Illya and wanting to be with him forever, meanwhile Gaby is in the background ready to play appropriate sitcom sounds, like the laughs, the "uuuuh"s and "aaaah"s, and of course the "awwww"s.

At some point, while Oleg and Sanders are trying to PROCESS that their best agents are apparently going to get MARRIED and this is a DISASTER, Waverly appears from under the couch holding pens and contracts, because that seemed like the right time to ask if they would be interested in giving away their agents. They can walk them down the isle on the day of the wedding while Waverly waits at the end with contracts ready if they want! He's not picky!

Oleg and Sanders are coming to the horrifying realization that they are the only sane people there and they might have to team up.

Too lazy to scan so take an edited photo Draw the otp/squad/ocs

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by Prim_Dor_A

Они умерли для своих миров, но продолжают нести службу, охраняя и защищая

Words: 1617, Chapters: 3/?, Language: Русский

Fandoms: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Flash (TV 2014)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Buffy Summers, Brock Rumlow, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Logan (X-Men), Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Barry Allen, Leonard Snart, Tony Woodward, Hartley Rathaway, Clyde Mardon, Illya Kuryakin, Napoleon Solo, Adrian Sanders, Oleg

Relationships: Eddie Thawne/Iris West, Cisco Ramon/Lisa Snart, Buffy Summers/Gage Petronzi

Additional Tags: Humor, Drama, Fantastic, Friendship, Out of Character, Original Character(s), Hurt/Comfort, Experimental Style, Entity change, Sex Change

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[wesley-apologist]

I will single-handedly pollute this fandom 

[wesley-apologist]

Them ❤️

[heytheredeann]

TMFU + text posts pt.4

[cha-melodius]

Napollya AU where Oleg is blorbo from one of Sander's shows

I have to admit I sat on this one for while trying to wrap my head around it lol. If Oleg is a blorbo, then what does that make Illya?? Or Napoleon for that matter?

But here's my pitch: Oleg and Illya are actually actors on a 60's spy tv show (maybe you can imagine one...), but during filming they accidentally get embroiled a plot by a criminal organization *cough*THRUSH*cough*, who think they're actually spies. Meanwhile, Sanders is in fact CIA and he enjoys watching the show somewhat ironically and pretending he's not invested in the story. Napoleon doesn't get why his handler is always watching it because the character that Kuryakin plays is SO unrealistic, no one is that strong. Napoleon and Sanders get sent to deal with this plot, not knowing that the actors are stuck in the middle of it, and excessive spy hijinks ensue. Oh yeah, and along the way Napoleon accidentally falls in love with this actor that he didn't really care for, and who turns out is surprisingly capable in a tricky situation. In a surprising twist, Oleg is actually KGB and is deep undercover, and getting involved to stop the plot wasn't actually an accident in the first place.

[heytheredeann]

@cha-melodius​ LOOOOL thank you for giving me more information, this really is absurd and I love it.

The idea of Actual Spy Oleg being like “THIS GUY IS THE ONLY BEARABLE THING ABOUT THIS SHOW, I’M TAKING HIM HOME WITH ME AND SOLVING ALL OF MY PROBLEMS” is so endlessly funny, and the amount of bitterness he must be feeling towards this situation looool Sanders thinks that NAPOLEON is critical of the show, but this is just because he hasn’t yet had an actual conversation with Oleg about it

Method actor Illya is also amazing, imagine Napoleon having to deal with his Preparations™ for another show looool Also of course he throughly researched his role and now he’s going to be like “what kind of spy are you” at the ACTUAL spy (it could also be that one reason why Oleg likes him is that Illya is the only other person who is annoyed at the show for being inaccurate loool, even though he only knows what he researched)

BUT I’m also seeing a lot of potential for disaster with Illya being critical of Napoleon, because if he came back with something like “HEY, which one of us is the actual spy here?! I don’t suppose you’ve ever jumped out of a three storey window uh Peril?” Illya would just. look at him straight in the eye and dive for the nearest window probably.

Napoleon just has those two seconds of realization and “wAIT—” (also because Napoleon has probably never jumped out of a three storey window either, why does the guy have to be so LITERAL)

I’m afraid Sanders and Oleg have all the braincells and they are using them to argue about the show (because Sanders knows it’s BAD but also the ENTERTAINMENT VALUE)

Napollya AU where Oleg is blorbo from one of Sander's shows

I have to admit I sat on this one for while trying to wrap my head around it lol. If Oleg is a blorbo, then what does that make Illya?? Or Napoleon for that matter?

But here's my pitch: Oleg and Illya are actually actors on a 60's spy tv show (maybe you can imagine one...), but during filming they accidentally get embroiled a plot by a criminal organization *cough*THRUSH*cough*, who think they're actually spies. Meanwhile, Sanders is in fact CIA and he enjoys watching the show somewhat ironically and pretending he's not invested in the story. Napoleon doesn't get why his handler is always watching it because the character that Kuryakin plays is SO unrealistic, no one is that strong. Napoleon and Sanders get sent to deal with this plot, not knowing that the actors are stuck in the middle of it, and excessive spy hijinks ensue. Oh yeah, and along the way Napoleon accidentally falls in love with this actor that he didn't really care for, and who turns out is surprisingly capable in a tricky situation. In a surprising twist, Oleg is actually KGB and is deep undercover, and getting involved to stop the plot wasn't actually an accident in the first place.