He was one of the most powerful agents in Hollywood, but Greg was calm and efficient. Come on in.” Sherlock followed Greg into his understated office. Greg was waiting for him at his assistant’s desk. He’d gone to RADA with half of the British film industry. At least there, he knew where he could go and have some peace. Not that London was much of an improvement the tabloids there were even worse. The only upside to all this was that the bloody paparrazzi were leaving him alone. The directors weren’t lining up at his agent’s doorstep, begging to give him a script. When your last picture belly-flopped and the previous one was a critical embarrassment, capping off a string of underperforming films, no one wanted to meet your eyes. One of the agency’s clients winning an Oscar was like the entire team winning the World Cup. That sense of communal success that came from one of their actors doing well. Shy smiles, blushes, eyelash-batting, big proud grins. Five years ago, the second he walked in, all eyes would have turned towards him. CAN LOVE BLOOM BEHIND THE CAMERAS?Ĭhapter 1 If he hadn’t already been keenly aware of it, Sherlock Holmes would have known that his career was sliding slowly into oblivion by the way other people acted toward him as he walked through to his agent’s office. Sherlock at first looks down at John because of his not so impressive filmography, but they film a certain emotional scene and he is impressed with John's really excellent acting.
They are both experiencing a slump in their careers, and their managers convince them to portray a gay couple in an upcoming film. Response to a prompt on the SherlockBBC LJ community: Sherlock is an Oscarnominated method actor, John is in the usual leading man in rom-coms.
When they are cast as a gay couple in a new independent drama, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance make its way into the real world? John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto. Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. Performance In a Leading Role by Mad_Lori Summary Rating: Archive Warning: Category: Fandom: Relationship: Character: Additional Tags: Series: Stats:Įxplicit No Archive Warnings Apply M/M Sherlock (TV) Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Irene Adler, Harry Watson, Greg Lestrade, Sally Donovan, Molly Hooper AU, Meta, Hollywood, Real Person Cameos, Romance, Show Business, Coming Out, Secret Relationship, Behind the Scenes Part 1 of Performance in a Leading Role Published: Completed: Chapters: 21/21 Words: 156714 Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at.
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