The Exchange is a crossover of Glee and The Inbetweeners, first published on FanFiction.Net in 2010. In the fic, Simon Cooper and Rachel Berry undertake a long-distance student exchange. While Simon and Jay ingratiate themselves with New Directions, Rachel attempts to do the impossible, setting up a Glee club at Rudge Park.
Followed by a sequel, Highway 30, which adds The Big Bang Theory into the crossover. In this instalment, Simon finds he's the long-lost cousin of another Cooper and takes a road trip across the country to meet him for the first time.
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Tropes appearing in the Exchange
- Artistic License - Exchange programs: It's unlikely such a long-distance exchange would take place, and very unlikely the Rudge Park glee club would be flown over for a competition.
- Blatant Lies: Jay, naturally. He gets called on his more than usual.
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Crossover Ship: Simon and Santana, Neil and Brittany. - Go-Karting with Bowser: Will and Donovan join Rachel's glee club together. This doesn't thaw their hatred for each other.
- Odd Friendship: Kurt and Jay.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Jay spends most of the story being as much as a pest as usual, caring less about embracing another culture than getting laid. Simon is laid back, makes friends and enjoys Lima.
Tropes appearing in Highway 30
- Eagle Land: Simon sees the Midwest as a type 1.
- Emancipated Child: How the Inbetweeners got to move to America alone. Mostly runs on - Law.
- Long-Lost Relative: Sheldon and Simon are cousins. Provides the impetus for the trip.
- Road Trip Plot
