Past is Prologue by Smitty (PG)

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In honor of lgbtfest, my final two recs for the month are fics not written for the fest, but which nonetheless fit the spirit of dealing with queer issues rather than slash sex.

Still with the JSA. :)

Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Charles McNider (Doctor Mid-Nite I)/Pieter Cross (Doctor Mid-Nite II)
Length: 1077 words
Author on LJ: smittywing
Author Website: Smitty World 2.0
Why this must be read:

What it means to be Doctor Mid-Nite and a gay man pre-Stonewall. The tone of this fic is perfect, dry and intelligent. Smitty gives us a tantalizing glimpse of these colleagues from different eras and what could have been.

Charles McNider was surprisingly easy to convince of his sincerity, Pieter Cross realized. He'd asked a battery of typically skeptical questions but time travel didn't seem terribly unfamiliar to members of the former JSA and once he'd heard the name Per Degaton, McNider was ready to pledge his support. His quick compliance left Pieter facing the man who would eventually influence his professional life to an extraordinary degree and he could think of only one matter that still baffled him.

"May I ask you a personal question?"

"I suppose," McNider acquiesced. "In your time, it's all academic anyway."

"Not...not this," Pieter admitted. "I've been -- I suppose this is awkward to hear as well as to say, but I've been reading your journals. You mention Myra Mason."

Past Is Prologue