reach: n. range of effective action, power or capacity; domain.

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Air Force One
	Give a Mouse a Cookie -- James Marshall/Major Caldwell -- Falling in love is no simple thing when the object of your affections is a family man and president of the United States. [340K, Jan 2004] Some minor edits made during 9/2005 revamp of webpage.

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
	Upon the Snowy Field -- Hugh Berenger/Brother Cadfael -- When Hugh returns to Shrewsbury Abbey in the middle of a snowstorm, he discovers that Cadfael went out hours earlier and no one has seen him since. [49K, Dec 2002]

Hunt for Red October
	Endgame -- Marko Ramius/Vassily Borodin -- Ramius achieves the freedom, and makes the statement, he desires, but the price he pays is unexpectedly dear. (I'd include a warning about character death, but if you've seen the movie...) First published in Awakenings 2. [97K, July 1996]

Ladyhawke
	Tooth and Nail -- Etienne/Isabeau/Phillipe -- Phillipe the Mouse has made a habit of wanting more than he can have. But how do you go about stealing one heart, let alone two? First published in Awakenings 6. [49K, Aug 1999]

Man from U.N.C.L.E.
	Casbah Redux -- Napoleon/Illya -- Illya toasted his hands very effectively by using the brazier to burn the ropes off in the episode, The Come With Me to the Casbah Affair. The last thing he expects is for Napoleon to take care of him. First published in Classified Affairs 2. [97K, April 1996] My first story in this fandom; very nearly my first story in any fandom. It has a predictable number of problems, including entirely too much head-hopping (POV shifts), but I have neither the time nor the inclination to fix it now. Consider it an example of where I started. The Family Affair -- Napoleon/Illya -- His memory lost, Napoleon must depend on his "family" to keep him safe. Illya and Mr. Waverly set in motion a plan to protect the confused agent while discovering precisely what Thrush is up to. First published in We Have Each Other 2. [146K, April 1997] Marriage of Convenience -- Napoleon/Illya -- Desperate to save their partnership, Illya forces Napoleon to accept the new, and intimate relationship Waverly locks them into. First published in Classified Affairs 3. [49K, May 1997]
	To Live in Interesting Times -- Napoleon/Illya -- alternative universe -- Born near the turn of the millenium into a world that, for us, never existed, the man who would become Illya Kuryakin struggles to survive in the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, a place, like the world, where it is not safe to trust blindly. First published in Relative Secrecy 1. [146K, May 1997] Sufficient Unto the Day -- Napoleon/Illya -- sequel to To Live in Interesting Times -- Some things Illya was wrong about when he last saw Napoleon; some he was not. First published in Relative Secrecy 2 . [49K, May 1998]
	Debts -- gen (yeah, yeah, don't faint away or anything. And don't give it a miss just because of that. Some might call it pre-slash; I just call it slashy.) -- London, 1955. When Illya helps a young American escape his pursuers, little does he know how it will effect his life. First published in Declassified Affairs. [90K, May 1998] With a Bang -- Napoleon/Illya -- Nearly getting blown up is supposed to make you question your mortality, not your sexuality. First published in Classified Affairs IV. [63K; May 1998] Confidences -- Napoleon/Illya -- Trapped in a Thrush air duct for several hours, Napoleon struggles to calm Illya. He'd never before known his partner to be claustrophobic. First published in Night Moves 2. [49K, May 1998] The Ties That Bind -- Napoleon/Illya -- Thrush is after them, their U.N.C.L.E. contacts can't be trusted, and they must somehow get across the better part of the United States without attracting too much attention. It would be much easier if they weren't handcuffed together.... First published in Relative Secrecy 2. [146K, May 1998] Joust -- Napoleon/Illya -- Just what are the boys doing and where exactly is this conversation going? First published in We Have Each Other III. [32K, May 1999] The 'To Thine Own Self Be True' Affair -- Napoleon/Illya -- Napoleon's not exactly himself at the moment. Neither is Illya. First published in Classified Affairs VI. [113K, May 1999] Finders Keepers -- Napoleon/Illya -- When Napoleon lands in New York, Thrush codes in his pocket, Thrush is waiting. So is Illya. Escaping the one is about to prove as difficult as meeting up with the other. First published in Relative Secrecy 3. [135K, May 1999] Drunk & Disorderly -- Napoleon/Illya -- Even U.N.C.L.E. agents sometimes drink too much, and do things they shouldn't. Or should they? First published in Classified Affairs VII. [32K, May 2000] Each Our Own Devil -- Napoleon/Illya -- We all make mistakes. Some of our mistakes come back to haunt us. If we're truly unlucky, we end up working with them. Some readers will find this AU, if not in how it begins, then in how it ends. First published in Relative Secrecy 4. [194K, May 2000] Anytime -- Napoleon/Illya -- When you're injured, and dependent on each other, anything can happen. First published in Classified Affairs VIII. [49K, May 2001] "I Took It For A Faery Vision"; or The Forbidden Fruits Affair -- Napoleon/Illya -- Some very important parts to a very dangerous U.N.C.L.E. weapon have gone missing, Thrush is clearly involved, and a fellow agent is making embarrassing accusations. First published in Uncle Confidential, Volume 4. [97K, winter 2002]
	The Revenant Series The 'Fine and Private Place' Affair -- Napoleon/Illya -- Illya's a scientist; he doesn't believe in ghosts. Even the most perfect sceptic can be convinced if there's reason enough. First published in Relative Secrecy 5. [200K, May 2001] More Deaths Than One -- Napoleon/Illya -- sequel to The 'Fine and Private Place' Affair -- Mark and April join Illya in searching for a scientist at a snowy mountain retreat. They expected Thrush, but nobody mentioned a ghost. First published in Relative Secrecy 6. [148K, May 2002] Dreamed That Man Was I -- Napoleon/Illya -- sequel to More Deaths Than One -- There's a particularly nasty blackmailer at work, and Illya comes closer to becoming a ghost himself than anyone's comfortable with. First published in Relative Secrecy 7. [96K, May 2003]
	The Transformations Series Meow -- Napoleon/Illya -- "You're too damn thin," he complained, feeling oddly at home despite the bizarre situation. "You need to eat more." Illya meowed and Napoleon blinked down at him. "I can't believe I just said that!" First published in Uncle Confidential, Volume 2. [41K, winter 2001] Woof -- Napoleon/Illya -- sequel to Meow -- "Napoleon, if you don't let me put this leash on you, I swear, even if you do somehow become human again, I'm never going to sleep with you again." First published in Uncle Confidential, Volume 6. [97K, spring 2003] Squeek -- Napoleon/Illya -- sequel to Woof -- Napoleon was seized by an almost overwhelming impulse to run around in little circles and squeak "help, help, help." [40K, September 2005]

Man from U.N.C.L.E./Wild Wild West crossover
	The Wild Wild U.N.C.L.E. -- Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin and James West/Artemus Gordon -- Dr. Loveless is up to his usual tricks. This time the mad genius has opened a gateway through time. First published in Awakenings 3. [97K, Aug 1998]

The Wild Wild West
	The Night of Revelations -- Jim/Artie -- Following the episode, The Night of the Death Masks, Jim has some realizations about his partnership with Artie. First published in Awakenings 2. [49K, July 1996] The Night of Homecoming -- Jim/Artie -- Artie might have acted differently had he known Jim was immobilized, not unconscious. First published in Nights of Wonder 2. [97K, September 1996] Make His Face to Shine Upon Thee -- Jim/Artie -- Just why is it that despite all his threats, Loveless can never quite bring himself to kill Jim? First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 1 [36K, October 1997]
	Leather -- Jim/Artie -- Artie's as fond of Jim's chaps as we are, and for the same reason. Pure, unadulterated smut with no redeeming social value. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 1 [20K, October 1997] Leather and Chains -- Jim/Artie -- sequel to Leather -- About what you'd expect, given the circumstances and the title. No less smut or more redeeming values than the first one. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 2. [20K, October 1998]
	Far From the Madding Crowd -- Jim/Artie -- Artie joins Jim on a vacation which is nothing like he expected. Sorry, no sex here; it's all in the sequel (A Fearful Thing). First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 1. [97K, October 1997] A Fearful Thing -- Jim/Artie -- sequel to Far From the Madding Crowd -- This time Jim's not going on vacation voluntarily, but Artie still won't let him go alone. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 2. [97K, October 1998]
	Casting Out -- Jim/Artie -- Set after the episode, Night of the Pistoleros. Jim is having trouble believing that Artie's really alive. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 2. [36K, October 1998] The Night of the Confession -- Jim/Artie -- They say confession is good for the soul. Artie would feel better about his own if he had actually died. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 2. [27K, October 1998] Turning the Tables -- Jim/Artie -- Visiting a brothel together wasn't an uncommon thing; what happened afterwards was. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 3. [49K, November 1999] A Room for the Night -- Jim/Artie -- On one of his first missions for President Grant, Jim stops at a frontier hotel for the night. Who should end up sharing his bed but an actor by the name of Artemus Gordon? First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 3. [146K, November 1999] Coupling -- Jim/Artie/original female character -- She'd been a prostitute in a high-class brothel most of her adult life, but she'd never seen two men so entwined in each other's lives, or so blind to it. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 4. [49K, November 2000] The Shadow of a Soul -- Jim/Artie -- President Grant aboard, the Wanderer races for Washington City. They must reach the White House in a matter of days. If the saboteur has his way, they'll never make it. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 4. [243K, November 2000] Just a Kiss -- Jim/Artie -- After Loveless tries to replace Jim with a doppleganger, Jim and Artie decide upon a means of identifying each other that can't be faked. It might not, however, have been the best idea. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 5. [97K, October 2001] Qui Mal Y Pense -- Jim/Artie -- Colonel Richmond's not an unworldly man but he certainly doesn't expect to find his two best agents kissing. Nor can he allow it to continue. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 6. [97K, October 2002] When Johnny Comes Marching Home -- Jim/Artie -- At sixteen, Jim marches off to war, an innocent destined to learn the ways of the world at the hands of an enemy soldier. First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 7. [194K, October 2003] How Jim West Was Won -- Jim/Artie -- Why the hell did it take Jim so long to see what was right in front of his nose? And now how was he going to go about getting what he wanted? First published in Gentlemen Never Tell 8. [146K, October 2004]

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