Loving this story so much. I love how parts of the mystery are clarified, but much remains a mystery (that why question!). Sherlock's noting the difference be tween touching and being touched, his last line, as well as John's instinctive(?) behavior towards Sherlock's hands: wonderful. John's looking at Sherlock while he "sleeps" is both erotic and a bit sad: John thinking of what he did not see.

A question: what is your system for demonstrating movements through time? Sometimes a jump is reflected through asterisks, but not always.