Sherlock Holmes, a shy, aloof ballet dancer, loves ballet, and ballet only. He tried it once, being in love, but after humiliation and heartbreak, he swore it off forever. Then, John Watson comes along, and turns his world upside down The kindhearted rugby captain sits on the studio floor just inches from him, laughs at his dry sense of humor, waits for him after dance, and drives him home afterwards. Sherlock wants him, but how can someone so undeserving and incapable of love think that someone as wonderful as John Watson would ever love him back?
Ah, Balletlock! Something new to me, as I haven’t really read any myself. I remember that this was one of the ones rec’d somewhat recently, so when I happened to stumble upon it while looking for a good night-time read, I decided to give it a shot. Boy, am I glad I did! Overture was a fantastic read, in my opinion, even despite it’s flaws. I really enjoyed Sherlock’s friendly relationship with Molly especially. They work well together, and it was really nice to see a fic where that is really shown off. John’s relationship with Sherlock was also very fun to read and quite enjoyable to read. At the age they were (much younger than canon), I feel like they acted somewhat appropriately, if a tad fast for my liking. That was really my only complaint whilst reading the fic, but it wasn’t so terrible a flaw that I had to put the story down. Quite the opposite, in fact. If you haven’t read any balletlock, I’d say this is a good first look into that AU! (Not to mention it’s just generally cute). Mature readers for smut.Â
