lock - @wolfstarmicrofic - word count: 499
By the time Sirius has calmed himself enough to unlock the door to the broom closet he's hidden himself in, he's quite confident he's alone.
Of course, he's forgotten that Remus Lupin is just as much of a stubborn son of a bitch as he is.
"Moony, bloody hell!" he exclaims, nearly tripping over the taller boy, who's planted himself right outside of the door.
"Sirius. Hello," Remus says casually as he stands, like he often spends his evenings sitting on the third-corridor floor.
"I was just-"
"Hiding from me, yes," Remus says shrewdly.
He could deny it. Cite some fake prank or blame James, somehow. But the thing is, it's a lie, and an obvious one. Because Sirius wasn't exactly subtle when he'd lost his damn mind that morning, when he kissed Remus in front of the whole Common Room, and then ran away.
"Yeah," he says, scratching at the back of his neck. "So, um...what d'you think you'd believe? Rapid onset of genetic madness? Random hex? Spiked toothpaste?"
But Remus isn't laughing. He looks almost hurt, as Sirius tries to get around the awkwardness, his eyes sparkling with sadness.
His silence just makes Sirius talk more. "I just--" he spits out, then takes a deep breath to calm himself. "I think I'm going insane. I...wanted to kiss you, so I did. And I shouldn't have, because...that's weird, right? We're...friends. And two blokes. And friends. So we should pretend it never happened. Because I don’t want to...to ruin what we have." Fuck, his heart’s hammering so loudly, there’s no way Remus can’t hear it.
But the taller boy just looks back at him. "You wanted to kiss me?" he repeats.
"Yeah. Yeah, but-"
"It wasn’t a joke? Like...a prank or something?"
Fuck, that would have been a good excuse. Too late. "Erm. No. No, I wanted it, but-"
"Well, then I can't forget it, Sirius. I'm sorry."
The words tear SIrius in two. Make him want to fall to the floor and beg, or steal a time-turner from the Ministry and stop himself from his utter idiocy. But instead, he deflates. "Right. Okay," he murmurs, biting his lip so hard he tastes blood.
"I wanted to kiss you, too."
Now he's gone mad. "What?" he gasps, blinking rapidly at his best friend.
"Yeah, I-" Remus starts, shrugging.
But Sirius is suddenly full of energy. "Moony, what? You--how long? You fucking--Merlin's sake! You just hide this from me? C'mon, mate, that's big news! You're telling me we could have been snogging for, like weeks, and you decided to be all secretive about it?"
Remus's amused smile makes Sirius melt a little. "Well, you didn't tell me!"
"I’m not the sane one, here!" Sirius retorts, grinning. Somehow, they've stepped a lot closer together.
"Well. I guess I should go find someone who's not crazy, the-" Remus starts.
Sirius won't let him finish. Grabbing his tie, he pulls him down, connecting their lips. Absolutely not.
