The Suspect Suspect (due South/Highlander cross-over)

[keerawa]

Title: The Suspect Suspect
Fandoms: Due South and Highlander
Characters: Harding Welsh, Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski, Cory Raines
Length: 1125 words
Alternate Link: AO3
Author's Notes: Dear god, it's been a long time since I posted any fic. To celebrate my authorial re-hymenation, have a cross-over between my first two fandoms! Thanks to gryphonrhi for both

Comments

[gryphonrhi]

Welsh rested his eyes, just for a moment. Constable Fraser was still standing there when he opened them.

Still love, love, love that section. And, well, all of it. And the summary is a thing of beauty, by the way!

[keerawa]

Heh. I had fun writing the summary. (Yes, writing the header TOTALLY COUNTS as my 10 minutes of wrisomifu writing for the day.) Thanks for throwing that prompt my way, Rhi!

[luzula]

OMG. There are so many bit of this that I love (yes, I am about to quote half the story at you)! Your Welsh dialogue is great. And this bit is such lovely Fraser POV:

Fraser reviewed the man's testimony in his mind, and realized, to his chagrin, that while Cory Raines had denied any interest in the jewelry, vociferously and at length, he had never actually said that he wasn't there to rob the bank of the more mundane items, such as bills and bearer bonds. And really, Fraser had more reason than most to view an amiable young bank robber's protestations of innocence with skepticism.

"It is certainly possible," Fraser conceded uneasily. "However, he claims to have been looking for someone. A woman."

"Of course he was," Lieutenant Welsh interrupted. "Because, facing a lonely Saturday night, where else might an aspiring bank robber go to meet a kindred soul?"

Fraser flushed.

And this bit is perfect Ray, complete with body language and visuals: The door opened. Ray's head appeared at the edge of it. He glanced around the office, then

[keerawa]

I like the way that due South has all of these ridiculous things happen, even while characters like Welsh are fully aware of how absurd they are.

Thanks so much, luzula! I had fun with this. (And really, who can resist Bob Fraser?)

[springwoof]

So charming and quirky! I especially loved Lt. Welsh's voice; you captured him so well, and his POV was excellent for ramping up the sense of absurdity. Corey and Amanda would definitely be perfect for a Due South-type caper.

[keerawa]

Ah, charming and quirky, that's due South for you! Cory and Amanda would fit right in. Thanks, springwoof!