Fandom: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Category: gen

Rating: PG-13

Word Count: 92

Notes: Written for the LiveJournal group MFUWSS December 2009 Challenge #3 – “fireplace”

 

“Normally, I’d welcome a nice cheery blaze in the fireplace.” My eyes drag back to the superheated metal waving beneath my nose. “Doesn’t anyone decorate their dungeons in something besides dank and dreary?”

“Aplomb, my dear Mr. Kuryakin. Impressive. Let’s see if we can’t warm up that chilly disposition of yours…”

Metal makes a strange sound when it gets hot. I make strange sounds too, as the iron inches closer.

Turn away, Napoleon. Neither of us needs to see this.

When the iron descends, I’m not sure which of us yells louder.