Moon - October 13 - word count: 733 - @wolfstarmicrofic
The party had stretched into the late hours.
Remus found himself outside on the back patio, where it was quieter. The cool October air was a welcome relief from the stuffy warmth inside.
He looked up at the moon, taking a moment to breathe. Parties weren’t exactly his scene, but being around his friends always made things better.
The door behind him creaked open.
“You ran away,” Sirius said, his voice teasing as he approached. “I should’ve known.”
“I didn’t run,” Remus replied, though he could feel the familiar flutter in his chest that always came when Sirius was near. “I just… needed some air.”
The older boy came to stand next to him, leaning his elbows on the railing. “Yeah, I get that.”
For a moment, they just stood in comfortable silence, the sound of the distant music muffled by the walls behind them.
Sirius’s presence was warm beside him, and Remus found himself feeling calmer just being near him.
“So,” the noiret said, “you’ve been a bit quiet tonight.”
The dirty blonde shrugged. “Just... not really in the mood for a party.”
“Liar.” Sirius shot him a sidelong glance, his smirk playful. “You just hate dancing, admit it.”
Remus huffed. “Fine. I’m not much of a dancer.”
“You could’ve fooled me,” the gray-eyed boy said. “The way you moved when you dragged Reggie onto the dance floor...”
The younger of the two rolled his eyes. “That was to annoy James, and you know it.”
Sirius grinned. “Maybe. But you didn’t look like you hated it. You know, you could’ve asked me to dance.”
Remus’s heart skipped a beat. As nonchalantly as he could, he muttered, “Right, because dancing with you wouldn’t be awkward at all.”
“Why would it be awkward?”
“I just…” the amber-eyed boy swallowed, trying to find the right words. “I don’t want to make things weird between us.”
Sirius frowned slightly, turning to face him fully now. “Weird? Nothing could make things weird between us.”
The taller boy felt a knot form in his stomach. This was the moment, wasn’t it?
The moment where everything could change- where he could say something, or he could keep it inside and pretend he wasn’t feeling everything that had been bubbling up for months- years, even.
“I don’t want to ruin this,” Remus said quietly, his eyes dropping to the ground. “I don’t want to ruin… us.”
Sirius was silent for a long beat, and the other boy’s heart sank. Maybe he’d said too much. Maybe he’d-
“Remus,” Sirius interrupted his thoughts. “Look at me.”
Reluctantly, Remus raised his eyes.
“You could never ruin us,” Sirius said softly, and then, as if it were the simplest thing in the world, he reached out and took Remus’s hand.
His fingers were warm, smooth from his constant care, and they fit so perfectly around the dirty blonde’s that it almost hurt.
Remus’s chest tightened. He hadn’t expected this. Not at all.
Sirius smiled. “You trust me, don’t you?”
Remus blinked, feeling his pulse race. “Of course I do.”
“Then trust me when I say this isn’t going to ruin anything,” Sirius whispered, stepping closer, their fingers still entwined. “Because if I’m being honest, I’ve been waiting for you to say something for a long time.”
“You’re not the only one who’s been feeling this way, Moony.”
The words hung in the air between them, and for the first time all night, Remus allowed himself to believe.
“You’re an idiot,” Remus muttered, his hand tightening around Sirius’s.
“Yeah, but you like me,” Sirius teased, his voice warm with affection.
And then, before he could overthink it, Remus leaned in. Sirius met him halfway, and the kiss was soft, tentative at first, but filled with all the things they hadn’t said.
Back inside, James caught sight of them through the window and nudged Regulus, who was perched on the arm of the couch, reading something on his phone.
“Looks like they finally got their act together,” the older boy said, nodding toward the patio. “It’s about time they did.”
The boy dressed as a vampire glanced up, following James’s gaze, and smirked when he saw Remus and Sirius. “About time.”
James snorted. “Didn’t I say that first?”
“I say everything better.”
“You’re insufferable, you know that?”
Regulus just smirked, leaning in for a kiss. “You like me.”
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