Explore, Experiment, Compromise (5770 words) by TheMadKatter13, janto321
Sherlock’s breath caught as he looked into brilliant blue eyes. He froze for a moment, until he was aware of a certain interest they were both starting to express. Blush coloring his cheeks, he stepped back. “I apologize.”
“Ah, no, it’s uh… no problem,” John stammered back, and promptly cursed himself. He’d had more one night stands than he could count, and as soon as some gorgeous, slim, curly-haired, stormy-eyed, sharp-cheekboned… Ahem. As soon as some strange bloke presses him flush to the wall, he has to get an erection like he’s 16 again. His only comfort in that was that, unless a water bottle had mysteriously materialised in the other bloke’s pocket, John wasn’t the only one affected by that short, intimate contact.
Sherlock swallowed and stuck out his hand. “Sherlock Holmes.” Introductions were probably required. Especially since he’d just pinned the man up against the wall. His cheeks colored a little more.
“John Watson,” he replied automatically as he grasped onto the other’s offered palm. His hand was practically dwarfed and the shake, stagnated oddly as his mind took a sudden detour into the potential of those fingers.