#obirt

"There is more than one way to be intimate with a partner, Sherlock. Sex is the most common, however intimacy itself comes in many forms. Have you ever taken a bath with a partner before?"

The discussion of intimacy wasn't new to them, though a non-sexual aspect was a new topic to it. The case that inspired the line of though was over now, two victims found in a tender and loving position that seemed to make many of the investigators uncomfortable-leading to Hannibal defining intimacy to his omega.

Hannibal assumed Sherlock was on general suppressants. It was obvious enough that his Work (capital letter and pronunciation distilled from the source himself) wouldn't allow for untimely heats. However, five months after their first meeting and nothing to so much as indicate that Sherlock was preparing for an upcoming heat was telling Hannibal there was something else at work here.

Being back in London for a medical conference for two days, planning to extend his stay to a full week, Hannibal had every intention of bringing up the discussion at some point. He hadn't, however, had the intention of it turning into an argument.

Finding four empty prescription packs of class A heat suppressants underneath several stacked cups in the bathroom nearly had his mask ripping away under his anger.