witness - @wolfstarmicrofic - word count: 513
âSiriusâŚwhat the fuck?â
Remus Lupin was good at many, many things. However, he prided himself at knowing far too much about Sirius Black. It came from years of obsessing over the other boy, of staring after him like a prat, wishing for something heâd thought he would never have. It was mortifying, yeah, to look back and remember how down bad heâd always been, but now that he was actually dating Sirius, Remus at least had the advantage of knowing his boyfriend better than almost anyone.
So he noticed right away when Sirius showed up to breakfast one morning with all new jewelry.
The shorter boyâs style was a signature thingâsomething that most people, not just Remus, had witnessed for years and could speak about. Layers of necklaces and rings, piercings in his ears and a wish for one in his bellybutton. But Remus knew that all of those pieces of metal had always been silver in color.
Which was why it was such a shock to see him wearing all gold today.
âWhatâs up, Moons?â Sirius asked innocently as he joined them for breakfast, eyes wide.Â
Truthfully, Remus wasnât sure he liked it, but he wasnât about to say that.
Thankfully, James Potter was not so tactful. âYou look like a prat,â he said through a mouthful of toast. âAll that gold shit. Whyâd you change all your necklaces and stuff? Silver looks way better on you.â
Trust James to say what everyone else was thinking.
Sirius, turning a bit pink, just shot James a look. âFuck you, Prongs, you look like a prat. I did it because of our Defense lesson on Friday. Didnât you hear what the Professor said?â
âSince when dâyou listen in class?â Peter asked, shocked, and Remus had to agree.
Sirius flipped him off. âSince weâre learning about werewolves,â he said in a murmur, looking around to make sure nobody overheard. âDonât you guys think thatâs a bit important?â
âMmm. Iâve always wanted to meet one,â Remus said sarcastically, rolling his eyes and sipping his juice.
âI just meanâsâgood to know, right? Practical,â the shorter boy shrugged. âAnd on Friday, the Professor mentioned silver canâŚyâknowâŚirritate werewolves. So IâŚâ he gestured to his body, to the new accessories.
Remus might have cried. âYouâŚchanged all of that for me?â he whispered, dumbfounded, wanting to pull Sirius into a kiss in the middle of the Great Hall.
Meanwhile, James snorted. âSirius, our professor is shit! Thatâs probably not even true! Is it true, Moony?â he demanded, turning to Remus, who was too busy blushing and tearing up.
âErm,â he swallowed. âItâs not, actually. But Sirius, the fact that you were willing to changeââ
âOh, thank Merlin!â Sirius exclaimed, pulling out his wand and moving to transfigure his accessories back. âI hate gold on me.â
Remus grinned even wider, completely enamored by the boy next to him. Leaning into Siriusâs side and murmuring into his ear, he said, âI love you so fucking much, Pads.â
âYouâd better,â Sirius grinned, winking towards him. âI was willing to give up silver for you!â