John and Sherlock decide to try an experiment published by the New York Times. What they don't know is that disproving the experiment could change the entire course of their lives as they know it.

John takes a job as a live-in doctor in the most exclusive brothel in London, never thinking he could fall under the spell of it's most infamous consort, Sherlock Holmes. Desperate times call for desperate measures. *An AU set in 1860's Victorian England.* *Historical

John's never seen a kid like him. He has this beautiful, crazy grace - withheld behind a smug smile and wisecracks that make John frustrated in so many different kinds of ways. And his eyes; crystal clear, decisive, cleaning through the unimportant things to find the valuables in life. He may or may not have a thing for smoking and James Bond, his favorite ice cream is mint with a chocolate swirl, and he is absolutely addicted to Pop Rocks and toffee. He enjoys pretty boys and warehouses, where he can hoard and think and be alone. Also, bumper cars, and John Watson. But Sherlock Holmes's thing, his niche, his calling in life... is to steal. Books. Wallets. Phones. Cars. Everything you've ever wanted, he's had. Everything you've ever wished for, he's stolen. Everything you are, everything you told yourself that you weren't, he owns, and he plays you like an out-of-tune violin. Does that mean that John's going to let him steal his heart? Not a shot in hell.

"I might pay for a monthly subscription to an escort service where every month an escort tracks me down and seduces me in my daily life." (Thoughts from the shower). John is back in the UK, but he's stuck in a bit of a rut. Some friends get him a subscription to add some excitement back into his life... *Explicit but with a story *13 chapters total (mostly short). *Slow Burn Feels