Title: A Very Sherlock Musical
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Categories: Musical AU
Length: Medium (11,980 words)
Warnings: None

Author on LJ: flawedamythyst
Author Websites: flawedamythyst

Author's Summary: So, you know how musicals are set in a world where people just burst into song every five minutes, and everyone around them automatically knows to join in with the tune and choreography? This fic is set in that world.

John finds it extremely frustrating that Sherlock won't sing their theme song with him.

Not Season 3-compliant.


Review:
Despite the premise, this is too smart to be just cute or cracky. It's funny and often touching, like Buffy's "Once More With Feeling." Except here, instead of being temporary, shared music is a fact of life. flawedamythyst gives us real a sense of that with lines like:

Sherlock spared him a glance. “You're late,” he observed.

John made a face. “Got caught up in a street ensemble of It's Bloody Raining Again,"

And, upon shooting the serial killer from A Study in Pink to the swell of rushing music:

"[John] wanted to blame the music, but everyone knew that didn't count as a defence in court."

This is basically canon compliant until the end of season 2, but with added issues brought about by the uncontrollable need to break into song. John is confused and hurt by Sherlock's unwillingness to sing with him. Then he realizes Sherlock has never sung a duet or offered backup vocals on a family chorus or police song. The author focuses on these issues and less on the details of cases we've already seen, so I never felt like this was a rehash of the series with something slapped on top. Plus the lyrics are well written; I had no trouble imagining the accompanying tunes to dangerous chases and heartfelt declarations alike.

A Very Sherlock Musical (AO3)