#gallya

Tags: Alternate Universe - Magic, Established Relationship, Introspection, Napoleon Solo Is Bad At Feelings, Napoleon Solo Has Trust Issues, Hurt/Comfort, Hurt Illya Kuryakin, Hurt Gaby Teller, Polyamory, OT3

Notes: Helloooo, it's me, back again after ages LOL. Work has been eating away at my soul LOL. This has been sitting in my drafts for a while, I figured I might as well start by editing and publishing some already finished stuff. Hopefully I will manage to get back into actually writing too. Enjoy!

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Napoleon keeps his heart in a jar, safely tucked away in a pocket dimension only few could force open. It seemed like a sensible precaution, to tear out of his chest the only thing capable of killing him.

(Later, bound to an awful man by magic law, enslaved for years to come, he is all the more grateful for the insurance that he will, one way or another, walk away from this on his own two feet.)

He tells Illya and Gaby less than a year after Istanbul, when they coax him into a kiss and Gaby frowns as she lays a hand on his chest and feels nothing. She is more sensitive to vibrations than anyone else, and he can see the calculations in her eyes, the way she’s trying to match the stillness in his chest with the calmness of the emotions inside him.

(Illya, she told him once as they shared a late night drink and whispered lazy confessions, is never quiet, never still. Everything in him is constantly so much that she recoiled from his touch at first, rattled and overwhelmed. Now, she isn’t sure she could live without feeling the way he cares.)

“It’s not what you think,” Napoleon says, one hand raised in mock surrender and the other playing with Illya’s sleeve, because it’s the closest thing to clinging he will allow himself. Even without being able to feel his emotions the way Gaby can, the confusion radiates off Illya.

(“What am I like?” Napoleon asked once, curious and not in small part frightened. Empty, he was afraid she would say. It wouldn’t be an inaccurate assessment.

“Steady,” she said instead, leaning against his side.

Something fluttered in the empty cavity in his chest.)

“Oh really?” Gaby mocks, her eyes hardening. He can see the betrayal dawning on her, and he can only imagine that she’s thinking he’s some undead creature, smartly hiding his nature from them until he could feed on them.

“Really,” Napoleon says, as warmly as he can manage. Without a heart, emotions are supposed to be muted, present of course, but somewhat distant. He wonders what his fear would feel like then, since it’s eating away at his stomach now.

Under their unwavering gaze, he tells the truth.

(“I don’t understand,” Illya says later, when Gaby is asleep, tucked under his arm, and Napoleon’s head rests on his shoulder.

Napoleon snorts, and it’s just as fond as it is scared. “I know you don’t, Peril.” He can’t imagine Illya choosing to carry his heart anywhere other than on his sleeve. “It’s just for protection.”

“But you are safe now,” comes the answer, so genuine and almost hurt.

Napoleon smiles. “I know,” he says, and he means it. Yet, he does nothing but keep lying there.)

Chapter Seventeen

The Gin Pact

Illya tells his story, and sets about the work of exorcising Gaby from his mind.

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Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Explicit Sex Relationships: Illya Kuryakin/Gaby Teller, Illya Kuryakin & Napoleon Solo

Summary:

Two people with disastrous love lives are matched together on an exclusive sex retreat and the sparks fly. Months later, fate brings them together again but, to have any chance at a real relationship, they’ll have to overcome past traumas, personal conflicts, long distance, and a hidden connection that puts them both in the crosshairs of a maniac.

Can Gaby let herself fall in love with one more person she might lose? Can Illya overcome his own self loathing to fight for what he really wants?

This is a romantic, erotic, suspense story with lots of explicit sex scenes (once we get to them) and several references and depictions of violence, torture, creepy images and behaviors.

Some risks are worth taking.

Chapter Fourteen

Secrets and Souvenirs

Gaby deals with the return to regular life, and maybe, some new obstacles.

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Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Explicit Sex Relationships: Illya Kuryakin/Gaby Teller, Illya Kuryakin & Napoleon Solo

Summary:

Two people with disastrous love lives are matched together on an exclusive sex retreat and the sparks fly. Months later, fate brings them together again but, to have any chance at a real relationship, they’ll have to overcome past traumas, personal conflicts, long distance, and a hidden connection that puts them both in the crosshairs of a maniac.

Some risks are worth taking.

Chapter Thirteen

Saying Goodbye

Hours, then minutes, then seconds... their time at the retreat is ticking down.

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Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Explicit Sex Relationships: Illya Kuryakin/Gaby Teller, Illya Kuryakin & Napoleon Solo

Summary:

Two people with disastrous love lives are matched together on an exclusive sex retreat and the sparks fly. Months later, fate brings them together again but, to have any chance at a real relationship, they’ll have to overcome past traumas, personal conflicts, long distance, and a hidden connection that puts them both in the crosshairs of a maniac.

Can Gaby let herself fall in love with one more person she might lose? Can Illya overcome his own self loathing to fight for what he really wants?

This is a romantic, erotic, suspense story with lots of explicit sex scenes (once we get to them) and several references and depictions of violence, torture, creepy images and behaviors.

But -- HAPPY EVER AFTER

Some risks are worth taking.

Chapter Twelve

Cliché

Gaby and Illya show each other some moves

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Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Explicit Sex Relationships: Illya Kuryakin/Gaby Teller, Illya Kuryakin & Napoleon Solo

Summary:

Two people with disastrous love lives are matched together on an exclusive sex retreat and the sparks fly. Months later, fate brings them together again but, to have any chance at a real relationship, they’ll have to overcome past traumas, personal conflicts, long distance, and a hidden connection that puts them both in the crosshairs of a maniac.

Can Gaby let herself fall in love with one more person she might lose? Can Illya overcome his own self loathing to fight for what he really wants?

This is a romantic, erotic, suspense story with lots of explicit sex scenes (once we get to them) and several references and depictions of violence, torture, creepy images and behaviors. But has a happy ending.

Some risks are worth taking.

Chapter Eleven

Explorations and Discoveries

Gaby and Illya return to the cabin and learn a few new things about each other, and themselves, while indulging in the reason they're there.

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Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Explicit Sex Relationships: Illya Kuryakin/Gaby Teller, Illya Kuryakin & Napoleon Solo

Summary:

Two people with disastrous love lives are matched together on an exclusive sex retreat and the sparks fly. Months later, fate brings them together again but, to have any chance at a real relationship, they’ll have to overcome past traumas, personal conflicts, long distance, and a hidden connection that puts them both in the crosshairs of a maniac.

This is a romantic, erotic, suspense story with lots of explicit sex scenes (once we get to them) and several references and depictions of violence, torture, creepy images and behaviors.