The Potter Pointe Shop
Ballet AU, strangers to lovers
Jily prequel to Hinny's Pas de Deux (Link to the series)
Explicit
3 Chapters
20K words
James works in the Potter Pointe Shop together with his father. Every pointe shoe is an ode to his late mother and ballet dancer Euphemia. When the talented ballet dancer Lily walks in to pick up her shoes, James quickly realises he is completely and utterly lost for her. His father's encouragement only stresses him out more. Someone messes with her pointe shoes during the day of her dress rehearsal and James takes it upon himself do to an emergency delivery.
Chapter 1
The doorbell to the shop rang and a young woman walked in. She had long dark red hair and her cheeks and nose were red from the biting cold outside. She exhaled in relief when she stepped into the warmth of the shop.
James stood by the till and watched her. He momentarily forgot their usual greeting his father insisted on. “Hi.”
She smiled in greeting, loosening her scarf a little. “Good morning.”
“Good morning,” he said, his brain finally kicking back into motion. “Welcome to the Potter Pointe Shop.”
She walked up to the counter. “Thank you.” Her head tilted to the side when he did not say anything. “I am here to pick up an order.”
