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calliopes_pen ([personal profile] calliopes_pen) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2006-07-01 12:24 pm
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A Flash By Any Other Name by Victoria Wayne (NC-17)

Hi, I’m [personal profile] calliopes_pen, and I’ll be driving the van for the DC Comics Fandom this month. A Flash By Any Other Name is my first rec.

Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Batman/Flash
Author on LJ: [personal profile] victoria_wayne
Author Website: The story--so far--is archived here.

Why this must be read: This author has an incredible grasp on the characters, and manages to combine DC Comics with the animated universe flawlessly. The relationship and the journey towards it is wonderfully and amazingly crafted.

The author makes the world her own; and just so everyone knows, her story is set after the series finale of Justice League Unlimited, and before a few major storylines in the Batman comics. If I said which ones, that would spoil the story for you.



"You've been busy, Flash." Clark said. "We're going to have to put a security system on that brain of yours."

Wally frowned and looked at Bruce.

"Um, what?"

Wally looked down at himself and realized he was wearing an evil black version of his costume, then looked up and sighed dramatically.

"Alright, I'm asking this one more time, because last time I didn't get much of an answer from ya Bats. What in freaking heck is going on?"

"Well, it sounds like him." Clark said, stepping aside so J'onn could reach over and touch his forehead.

"It's him. Flash's mind has been restored."

"Riiiight...about that forthcoming explanation...?" Wally looked back to Batman, who still made no comment.

"Do you remember when the Joker gassed you?" Superman asked.

"No, that little event totally slipped my mind." He replied sarcastically, but the humour must have been lost on them. "Ok, yes, I remember that. Jeeze."

Wally's expression went from surprised, to shocked, to horrified, to exhaustedly resigned as Clark summed up how he'd blown the hell out of the Batcave and spent the next week charging around robbing places before kicking the crap out his friends in the streets of Gotham.