MFU Fic Bingo: F is for The Final Affair

The Final Affair by elfin begins with Napoleon receiving news of Illya's apparent death. We learn in short order that Illya is not dead, but it takes the rest of the story to understand what actually has happened.

I liked this fic moderately well. It has an engaging plot, and its unusual take on the world of canon makes it an interesting read. Yet I wished that some of its ideas had been implemented with more nuance. As written, the fic feels out of sync with canon in a way that I think is unnecessary to the story it is telling and weakens its impact. 23,308 words. NS/IK slash.

This fic was recommended to me by elmey in response to my post seeking long MFU recs.

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Multifandom Fic Bingo: M is for Mudlarks, I is for It Was That Sort of Day...

O is for On the Cold Hill Side, Q is for Quack, J is for Just Another Step Forward

Mudlarks by tigrrmilk is another Mathey and Lynes story, which I actually read before my last multifandom post but forgot to include. It's a charming short fic in which Julian's work takes him and Ned poking around the shore of the River Thames. It was written as a Yuletide gift for byslantedlight, who is also a poker around in outwardly unpromising places. 1,437 words. Canonical Ned Mathey/Julian Lynes.

After so enjoying Eruv by imperfectcircle (see my last multifandom post), I decided to check out what else that author had written. One thing I found was It Was That Sort of Day, a fic based on Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently series. In this fic, the murders of three fish suppliers and a series of other unusual occurrences lead Dirk to a discovery. I didn't enjoy this story as much as Eruv. The imitation of Adams's style was skillful and there were some good jokes, but I could not make head or tail of the plot. The overriding reaction I was left with was "huh?". 1,861 words. Gen.

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