In Matters of Control

“Ms. Teller,” he begins, slumping back in his chair. Sighing, he straightens, back to himself. “Gaby. Care to tell me how this delightful mess came about?”Gaby could tell him the finer details, of course, the ones about the already tenuous cover U.N.C.L.E. had enacted in choosing to pair Gaby as Napoleon’s wife, a diplomat’s wife, this time. Illya forced to play their near-mute bodyguard. The sheer silliness of creating a power imbalance between the two already imbalanced men on the team. The endless bickering, Gaby’s own rising frustration, the underlying uneasiness everywhere.