More 4CH recs

[jamjar]

Right On Target
Cissie King-Jones / Arrowette

I knew there was going to be some good Cissie-fic out of this challenge, and I wasn't disappointed. This fic has Cissie and Speedy, and Cissie's difficulties with being replaced -which, you know, there's canon for, and Anita wasn't even another archer- and with her decision, full-stop, and the way you're rarely 100% sure of anything. Absolutely and exactly what the character demands.

Bedlam Boys (and Girls)
Courtney Whitmore / Star-Spangled Kid II

Fun, and with plausible guest appearances, and Courtney acts exactly her age. And Bart acts his, kind of. Depending on what you count his age as, of course.

The Things They Know
Barbara Gordon / Oracle

Excellent Babs POV, unsympathetic, unapologetic, even when she'd dealing with sympathy, damaged and still triumphant. This fic forces me to quote Beth Orton, but, "I've been a victim, I'll be no casualty." And this line: The thing about robins, like all birds, is that they're not meant to be bound to the ground, or the wheels. Robins have to fly free. You can't domesticate one.

Or maybe you can, if you're willing to risk the pain of knowing it might not work, but that's one of the things that Barbara doesn't think about. Just gets me.


Rolling with the Punches
Grace Choi

Early Outsiders, and Grace is settling in just fine. Great Grace characterisation, and a good look at the rest of the team -at the Outsiders' set-up- from her perspective.

Under Pressure
Grace Choi

Grace back-story, well-written, and pretty much establishing itself as canon in my mind. This fic just works, in every way.

Comments

[girl-starfish.livejournal.com]

I actually thought Bedlam Boys (and Girls) was really weakly characterised. The start was really good, with Ted and Jay and Alan, but after that -- maybe it's that I like Bart, Courtney and White Lightning a lot, but I felt the author really sold them short. Disappointing, but I have to agree with you that the Arrowette fic rocked.