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ext_85481 ([identity profile] hsavinien.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2013-05-14 08:11 pm

"Travelled On His Looks" by Petra (PG)

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: none
Length: 2,200 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] petronelle (no longer in use)
Author Website: Petra on Ao3
Why this must be read: Crossover time!  Let's hear it for due South plus DC's Batman comics.

I love cop stories and I love silliness.  Fraser and Kowalski running amok pursuing criminals in Blüdhaven with the help of the Bat-family's usual vigilante activity certainly fits the bill. Petra writes solid characterization for both 'verses and does a good job contrasting the brands of surreality that each uses.  Fraser and Nightwing discuss cross-dressing for justice, Nightwing and Ray are annoyed at each other's methods, and Robin plays bait.

For reasons that do not need exploring at this juncture, Benton Fraser is on a rooftop in Blüdhaven, New Jersey, a city which Ray describes as having "all the charm of a pig farm in July without the damn bacon."...

Travelled on his looks