implied/referenced sex

Sherlock takes on a new case where a local BDSM club are involved in human trafficking, with the club specialising in the sale, torture and eventual murder of submissives. John isn't surprised in the slightest when he hears that Sherlock agreed to take the case but, when they go to the club under the guise of a Dom/sub relationship, he is surprised by how well Sherlock takes on the role of the Dominant male. And how much he begins to like it. ***DISCONTINUED***

John thought he could handle moving in with Sherlock, but he can't. He wants Sherlock desperately, wants Sherlock to push him under and help him submit for the first time in years, but he knows that's not what Sherlock wants. Fortunately Lestrade's been there, done that, and knows exactly how to knock sense into a stubborn Holmes.

[AU] Where everyone is a Dom or a sub, AND everyone has a designated soulmate. As in, when you meet them, you could never want someone else. Sherlock is a Dom with absolutely NO interest in finding his mate. And then he meets John, who is his mate and has been waiting years for him. But Sherlock refuses to do this. John is crushed, and sets himself to proving that he can be the sub sherlock needs; after all, they're meant for each other.

Things have cooled off a little between John and Sherlock recently, and John decides he's not ready to give up the one thing he's always craved. How can Sherlock resist the sight of his sub, ready and waiting, cuffed on his knees?

Turning to Evan, she replied quietly, "I have convinced them that he is owned by your military rather than by a specific dominant. But they still insist that they must see him submit to one who has authority over him before they will hand him back over to us."

John was on his knees next to his wife. He focused his eyes on the floor, trying to breathe evenly and not set off the pain of his cracked rib. Nancy laid a heavy hand on his head. He closed his eyes.