Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Flash/Supergirl (implied)
Author on LJ:
dotficAuthor Website: Fiction ArchiveWhy this must be read: I'm taking a few liberties for my last two recs. The DC universe is large and unwieldy. It spans more than 60 years of comics, various movies, television series, cartoons, etc. I've tried where possible to concentrate on recs based in the comics, but so many writers blend canon from both toons/comics that it's very difficult to stick purely to comics canon - besides, all the toons and movies spin out of the comics at some point. (Justification over.) If you only read particular pairings or comic fic or whatever, make this your month to try something new.
So, I'm rec'cing a fic set squarely in the Justice League (cartoon) canon. It's an outsider's view - a janitor at the Watchtower - and it really works. You get to see the superheroes from an ordinary man's POV. You get a more human view of them, and Dot's got a knack for both character and comedy. It's one of my favourite JL fics, and I'd be amiss not to rec it given the opportunity. She's continued to use the janitor character in a number of fics as well.
( Read an excerpt ) Read the story:
I, Janitor, and let the author know you enjoyed it.
Other Janitor stories by Dot include: Heroes in a Box, And I Feel Fine, Chasing Normal