[Berit's fur is silky soft, and the fact that she doesn't flinch away from his touch is probably answer enough. Her ears are still pinned back and her tail is swaying slowly side to side, but that's more of a reaction to the psychological knowledge that this is taboo rather than anything else.

Sherlock's eyebrows raise.]

It certainly doesn't hurt, it's actually quite pleasant, a bit like having a hot water bottle under my shirt.

[Perhaps that's because it's John, but perhaps it's solely because of the wish.]

No pink diamonds, though, so I suppose it's alright.