The Baker Street Nativity Master Post

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Title: The Baker Street Nativity
Author: swissmarg
Beta readers: ruth0007 and dioscureantwins
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 99,662 words
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?
Disclaimer: This is a transformative work inspired by the BBC television series Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and the 2009 movie Nativity! from Mirrorball Films. All song lyrics are from Nativity!
Notes: You don't need to have seen Nativity! in order to understand (and hopefully enjoy) this. If you have seen Nativity!, the role played by Martin Freeman (Paul Maddens) in the movie is filled by Sherlock here, and John is in the role played by Marc Wootton (Dominic Poppy), so you may want to take a few moments to adjust your set before beginning. I have generally followed the plot of the movie, but obviously some additions and adjustments were necessary, as the movie was not a romance between these two characters at all. And pretty much the whole point of writing this was to get John and Sherlock together. So, it's like an AU fusion. ;)

A big thank you to ruth0007 and dioscureantwins for taking on this project as beta readers, delivering each and every chapter on time, and improving the story in countless ways. Thank you also to the members of the sh_britglish community for pertinent advice on British culture and institutions. And finally, thank you to tryslora and her tireless cheerleading efforts during the Word Wars on hd_writers over the course of several months. This would truly never have seen the light of day without her.

Link to the entire fic on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/961859

Links to individual chapters on LiveJournal:

Chapter 1 - The Baker Street School
Chapter 2 - The Classroom Assistant
Chapter 3 - The Evening Stroll
Chapter 4 - The Christmas Tree Lot
Chapter 5 - The Big Announcement
Chapter 6 - The Italian Place
Chapter 7 - The Mayor's Invitation
Chapter 8 - The First Rehearsal
Chapter 9 - The Field Trip
Chapter 10 - The Christmas Bazaar
Chapter 11 - The Third Date
Chapter 12 - The Casting Call
Chapter 13 - The Unwelcome Visitors
Chapter 14 - The Mayor's Reception
Chapter 15 - The Parents' Meeting
Chapter 16 - The Next Step
Chapter 17 - The Studio Head
Chapter 18 - The Week After
Chapter 19 - The Blackwood Nativity
Chapter 20 - The Final Preparations
Chapter 21 - The Baker Street Nativity
Chapter 22 - The Final Act
Chapter 23 - The Game Is On

DVD Extras (End notes and credits)