"It's a fake kiss, Sherlock, for our fake relationship. Surely you can suffer through it for a moment or two." John's words sound more hurt than he thinks he means them to, and Sherlock chooses not to delve deeper. They each should get a pass while navigating such unfamiliar territory. "For science," he finally says. Five months after John's world has fallen apart, Mycroft sends the consulting detective and his doctor on a case that neither is prepared for. COMPLETED