[Sherlock tried not to relate that to Jim. He was relatively sure that didn’t count even if he was rather trapped. He could handle Jim. Eventually. Somehow.]

No worries there. I could probably say ‘I love you’ convincingly enough but I have no interest in any follow through. An experiment is only as good as one invests in it. I have far more important things to do than figure out what is so great about kissing or holding hands. A lack of knowledge there has hardly had a negative impact on my work.