ext_1889 (![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
rubynye.livejournal.com) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
crack_van2007-01-11 09:26 am
rubynye.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2007-01-11 09:26 am
The Next Best Thing to Normal by Merlin Missy (G)
Fandom: DC COMICS (in this case, the Animated Series)
Pairing: Harley/Ivy, kinda; Joker/Harley background; Jason/his wife
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mtgat
Author Website: Merlin's Int'l House of Nuts
Why this must be read:
I love stories which that treat the DC universe as if it were a real world, which show time and changes and the way the world would look to someone who wasn't a created character but a real person. This story does that, following the childhood and adulthood of a normal boy with very unusual parentage. All that, excellent writing, and ever so much meta from the names on down
Excerpt: Aunt Pam has explained the Code to Jason: you do for people, and they do for you. It means not ratting out your friends for a shorter sentence, because if they're sent to the same prison they might break your legs, but also so you can crash with them if you need to later. It's why Aunt Pam doesn't charge Miss Selina when she needs something, because maybe Aunt Pam will need something, like a place to keep Jason safe. You don't give up secret identities, not to anyone, not even your enemies' secret identities. It's not playing fair, and you never know when you'll need something from them, too, if only a blind eye while you get out of town.
It's not very complicated. Jason gets it more each day.
The Next Best Thing to Normal
Pairing: Harley/Ivy, kinda; Joker/Harley background; Jason/his wife
Author on LJ:
mtgat Author Website: Merlin's Int'l House of Nuts
Why this must be read:
I love stories which that treat the DC universe as if it were a real world, which show time and changes and the way the world would look to someone who wasn't a created character but a real person. This story does that, following the childhood and adulthood of a normal boy with very unusual parentage. All that, excellent writing, and ever so much meta from the names on down
Excerpt: Aunt Pam has explained the Code to Jason: you do for people, and they do for you. It means not ratting out your friends for a shorter sentence, because if they're sent to the same prison they might break your legs, but also so you can crash with them if you need to later. It's why Aunt Pam doesn't charge Miss Selina when she needs something, because maybe Aunt Pam will need something, like a place to keep Jason safe. You don't give up secret identities, not to anyone, not even your enemies' secret identities. It's not playing fair, and you never know when you'll need something from them, too, if only a blind eye while you get out of town.
It's not very complicated. Jason gets it more each day.
The Next Best Thing to Normal