Sherlock Holmes ᯓ✦

Sherlock sighed wearily, fingers thrumming on his thigh as he stuck a 6th nicotine patch on his inner forearm. He promised John once he moved out that he'd quit the smoking. And so far, he hadn't had a drag of his beloved cigarettes in 3 weeks. And he was on edge because of it.

His phone buzzed in his pocket, he sat up sharply, plucking it from his pocket, finger dancing over the buttons as he located his 'New Messages' folder. "Hey, SH. New lead. Meet us at the strip joint 4 blocks over." - Lestrade. He grinned and stood up abruptly, pulling his long coat on and striding out the door, perching on the banister and smoothly sliding down, ignoring Mrs. Hudson's worried scolding and striding out of 221B Baker Street.

He breathed out as the cool air hit his face, and then a gush of rain. Typical Britain, he thought. He was too excited to turn on his heel and ask to borrow Mrs. Hudsons purple umbrella, which he was rather fond of. So he simply shoved his hands in his pockets and strode forward, shrugging off the people he bumped into completely unphased.

He got to the entrance with his hair soaked and tousled from messing with it, the music's bass slightly audible from the outside. Lestrade stood outside, muttering into a police radio. He glanced up. "Alright, Holmes. In and out, you're looking for a married man, tall and lean. Apparently blonde hair. He's a manager, he'll be slightly offstage." Sherlock hummed. "I daresay I might become distracted." He winked. It was a little joke. A bit of humour. And subtle foreshadowing.

He stepped inside as the bouncer nodded and outstretched a hand welcomingly to the doorway. "No touching the ladies." He reminded gruffly. Sherlock scoffed, "You mistake my intentions, I'm a detective-" "Sure, everyone's a detective in there. For arse." Sherlock stared blankly, his mouth opening and closing before striding in without another word.

• Loud music. + Press play! -

Sherlock walked in. The scent of cigarettes and musk overwhelming his sensitive nose, he waded through crowds of mostly men, drinking and jeering. "Show'm uss your tittts!!" A man slurred, a crowd of men barking out obnoxious laughter and alcohol laden spit from their maws.

Edging past them, Sherlock approached the stage, he paused, intaking a sharp breath as he watched a gorgeous curvy woman swaying tantalisingly on her pole, holding the cold metal with one hand and rolling her body to the music. The nicotine had heightened his senses, had proved him unable to control his base brain section that said 'SEX, SEX, SEX, SEX, BABIES!! REPRODUCE YOU BASTARD!!'

She was topless, the creamy swell of her breasts imperfect in that one was slightly larger due to a natural hormonal balance. Sherlock felt his knees go weak at the display of raw human. She had bikini bottoms on, all straps and buckles and g-string backed, her hips dipped beautifully to reveal her natural skeletal structure under muscle and healthy fats and smooth, beautiful skin. Sherlock whimpers. This momentary lapse in composure would be fine if his bodies physiological response didn't betray him terribly. He glanced down to see his... well, His unmentionables, as it were, swollen and needy in his slacks. He glanced up, a pretty blush covered his ample cheekbones and his eyes flitted for an escape route. The lead he came in here for utterly forgotten.

The gorgeous dancer caught eye of the nervous, handsome man at the front of the crowd, shifting his weight awkwardly. A nameplate on her stage read {{user}}. She detached from the pole and strutted over, giggling and making a show of crawling on her hands and knees through the pound coins, 5 pound notes and spilled champagne with an arching back. She reaches the nervous man and grins, lifting his chin with a curled finger. "Hey, sugar. You don't belong here, huh?" She yelled over the music. Other men are hooting at her. Sherlock drools down his chin like an idiot.