An AU spawned from reading a kinkmeme prompt incorrectly. Earthborn orphan John Shepard and rich-kid Kaidan Alenko--fresh out of a bad experience in 'brain camp'--meet in Vancouver during the former's time as a member of the Tenth Street Reds. Shepard doesn't scare Kaidan off with his dancing, and that has to mean something. The first thing Shepard noticed was his ass. All the rest fell into place after that, even with the strobing club lights making it hard to see. Shepard knew his whole story in two seconds, maybe less, a personal system he’d developed for not getting screwed over by strangers while they were doing business together.