(only basic knowledge of the play/musical required, possibly not even that)
Mycroft and his posh (uni?) friends discuss the importance of proper upbringing and behaviour, and how without the right manners and right way of speaking, one can't expect to do well in life. One of them says something about it all being a case of being born in the right family, the other that it's all a case of proper training and he'd be able to train any person their age to act like one of them within few months.
One thing leads to the other and the bet is made. They're gonna test this theory with one Greg Lestrade, the boy around their age, who lives in town and is as far from high class as one could probably get. Mycroft and one of his peers, who advocated for it all being the case of training, will make Greg into a gentleman before the ending of the semester and introduce him in some high class party, and they will win the bet, if everyone is fooled into believing that Greg is as posh as any other attendant.
On the way, of course, Mycroft starts to find Greg far more fascinating than he expected and between his blooming feelings and Greg's final rebelion against being a performing monkey, things get kinda complicated. And far more interesting.
tl;dr: Mycroft trains Greg to pass as posh gentleman. And falls for him, while he's at it.
BONUS POINTS:
- Sherlock helping/being one of the first to judge Greg's progress, - The influence not being one sided and Greg changing Mycroft as well in some ways, - If you use any of the Grègoire Dante Lestrade's headcanons (here, have a link (http://protect-victortrevor.tumblr.com/post/93615343134/greg-being-half-spanish-and-half-french))
My Fair Lady AU (Mystrade)
Mycroft and his posh (uni?) friends discuss the importance of proper upbringing and behaviour, and how without the right manners and right way of speaking, one can't expect to do well in life. One of them says something about it all being a case of being born in the right family, the other that it's all a case of proper training and he'd be able to train any person their age to act like one of them within few months.
One thing leads to the other and the bet is made. They're gonna test this theory with one Greg Lestrade, the boy around their age, who lives in town and is as far from high class as one could probably get. Mycroft and one of his peers, who advocated for it all being the case of training, will make Greg into a gentleman before the ending of the semester and introduce him in some high class party, and they will win the bet, if everyone is fooled into believing that Greg is as posh as any other attendant.
On the way, of course, Mycroft starts to find Greg far more fascinating than he expected and between his blooming feelings and Greg's final rebelion against being a performing monkey, things get kinda complicated. And far more interesting.
tl;dr: Mycroft trains Greg to pass as posh gentleman. And falls for him, while he's at it.
BONUS POINTS:
- Sherlock helping/being one of the first to judge Greg's progress,
- The influence not being one sided and Greg changing Mycroft as well in some ways,
- If you use any of the Grègoire Dante Lestrade's headcanons (here, have a link (http://protect-victortrevor.tumblr.com/post/93615343134/greg-being-half-spanish-and-half-french))