Since it looks like were doing questions I've got a few!
1. It was implied somewhere that remus sits in the chair next to sirius at the table. Why not opposed to him? I feel like that would be the more obvious set up especially since its always just the two of them.
2. Why the hell did they have an alarm set at 7 am on a weekend? Was it just that one weekend and sirius used it to reinforce his control over how remus' time is occupied or is it a common reaccourance?
3. Im really curious about remus' bedroom. I know it was important to sirius that it's remus' space and remus can do and say whatever he wants in there without using his safeword. So that's where all his clothes are right? And he showers in his own bathroom but do they ever actually spend time there together? Because if they don't than how does remus use the freedom he only has inside? Or does he not use it? Or does he spend time there alone when he wants to have some space to do something specific and make sure sirius can't interupt him and have him do something else? Idk this is kind of a ramble I feel like I understand the rules sorrounding remus' bedroom but I'm confused about how it would work in practice.
4. Its referenced a few times that remus is cuddly, wraps himself around sirius in sleep, and that must extend to when he's awake right? Unless he's emberessed which would make sense but does he ever just like come up to sirius and hug him from behind while he's cooking or something? Please tell me he does. Just straight up lie to indulge me, that would be so cute.
I loved reading your responses to all the other questions and I'm super excited for all of the communicating and confessing and calling out it looks like we're getting in the next four chapters🥰
Hello!! I always love hearing from you in particular lol. Like I know I always say the affairs series wasn't abandoned but I think I got really really close to that point, and then there you were, at just the right time, encouraging me to write again! and now it's at 87k words and counting with a whole sequel planned. Just saying 'thank you' feels very inadequate lol but thank you so so much 🥹
So to answer your questions:
Q: Why don't the sit on the opposite sides of the table?
I can't remember exactly where this is located in the fic but I do remember their seating arrangements being something I actually put a decent amount of thought into. I'm assuming this is somewhere in Reverie? But the reason is easy, it's just that I envision it as a larger table and if they sat on opposite sides of it they'd be way too far away from each other! So I have Sirius at the head of the table and then Remus at the side, on either Sirius' left/right lol. It actually makes me so happy that you'd ask about this because it's one of those details that isn't that big of a deal so the fact that it stood out to you for any reason is awesome.
Q: Why the alarm set at 7am on the weekend?
LMAO I was actually surprised no one else pointed this out (or at least, I can't remember if anyone did). I decided on 7am for a couple of reasons but yes the main one was just to reinforce that Sirius is the one in control of how Remus' time is spent on weekends lol. I do think that most weekends, Sirius would let him sleep in later unless he has an actual reason for waking him up (but even then, the 'reason' can be something entirely selfish like you know how in The Deep End, Sirius is fantasizing about waking Remus up just for sex? lol I can see that being something that happens occasionally and also, ever since writing that scene in chapter 2 I have been trying to find a way to insert a sex scene where Sirius wakes him to fuck in the middle of the night because yeah remus' time at grimmauld is 100% sirius' to occupy however he wants <3). And anyway. I am getting WAY off track lmao but, yes, the 7am alarm in Reverie in particular was a special occasion just for that weekend, and also: Sirius wakes up early and probably has breakfast or at least his coffee early too, and since Remus was responsible for all of that during the Submission/Domination/Reverie weekend, Remus had to wake up early :)
Q: How much does Remus use his own bedroom at Grimmauld?
Yes all of Remus' clothes and stuff are in his bedroom but I do think he has a few things that he just keeps in Sirius'. Like, he probably just uses Sirius' bathroom more often than not so his toothbrush and stuff would remain there. But no, Remus' bedroom isn't really a space they just hang out in! I do think it's possible that sometimes they just end up in there and one thing leads to another but if they really want to cuddle in a bed specifically, they'll just use Sirius' bedroom. One interesting detail is that they strictly don't have sex in Remus' room at least not D/s sex but that's the only kind of sex they have at the moment so... no sex in Remus' room lol. But, generally speaking, how Remus uses 'his' spaces at Grimmauld really isn't that complicated. He can just ask to go into his bedroom whenever he wants to. I just don't think he does very often, or at all lol. Same goes for if he wants to talk about something with Sirius as equals and not as Dom and sub. He can just ask lol. And it's not that he has to ask permission to speak freely every time he disagrees with Sirius or wants to bring up something important; this is really only a level of formality that exists during the weekends. Like Friday evenings to Monday mornings. Outside of that, he can typically say and do whatever he likes, whenever he wants to ✨within reason✨
Q: I'm summarising this to 'how much does Remus initiate non-sexual physical touch' lol
I think it would've taken him a while to get to the point where he freely touches Sirius outside of sex, as much as Sirius touches him! But yes he would absolutely come up to him and just hug him or kiss him or be the one to take Sirius' hand when they're out in public. I do think most of the time Sirius will be the one to initiate physical touch but then Remus immediately escalates it. Like for example if they're on the couch watching a movie and Sirius wraps his arm around Remus' shoulder, Remus is gonna fully climb onto his lap and wrap himself around Sirius like an octopus instead lol. So for Sirius, physical touch is probably 'I like touching you and being near you' and for Remus it's more like 'i want to live inside your skin' lmao
(I'm copy/pasting your other ask so I can just answer it while I'm here lol): One more question. Does hope know remus is a sub? Does remus tell her before she meets sirius or does he introduce him as just a partner? On that same note I wasnt expecting sirius' family to meet remus. I mean sirius has been wanting to stop coming to mass and he doesnt know why they even bother seeing each other and regulus doesnt want sirius in his home and than he introduces remus to them? I mean i'm sure there's a reason you're the writing genius but still im kinda confused.
In response to Hope, I do plan for her to eventually find out that Remus is a submissive and that his and Sirius' relationship isn't a typical one. But I don't know if this happens in TTBU or the sequel (I think it most likely will happen in the sequel lol). But Hope does meet Sirius at the end of TTBU and.... I really don't have a concrete reason for not saying what Remus introduces Sirius as, but for some reason I'm leaning towards 'it'll be better for you to just read it in the fic, when that time comes' so. I won't tell you lol.
As for Sirius' family: Sirius' relationship with his family is complicated! Yes he is effectively estranged from his brother and has a pretty weak connection to his mother, but it's important to note that he isn't completely cut-off from them! He still works at his family's company and still regularly meets up with them for family dinner and christmas mass. And I keep calling him a trust fund baby because he still benefits from the family's wealth and connections in several ways that haven't been revealed yet lol. This is all not relevant to TTBU though, which is why we have so few details about his family at the moment. But like I said, all of this is part of the plot of the sequel and therefore I really can't say too much!
But, I will say, Sirius doesn't introduce Remus to his family. They just find out ;)