Dignity be Damned, Chapter 5: June Moon, excerpt (2)
He smiled down at Remus, who was just opening his eyes. He opened his mouth to return the greeting, but it ended up coming out as a sob.
Sirius’s face immediately fell into concern. “What’s wrong? Are you hurt? I didn’t notice any injuries—“
“No, it’s just—harder for me now—that’s all.” Remus managed to eke out the explanation between short gasping breaths. “It’s more painful—in the morning.” He closed his eyes as his head started throbbing. It felt like the pain couldn’t be contained by his body. Surely it was radiating off of him. How could Sirius stand so close to him and not be overtaken by the torrent? He tried to roll onto his back, but let out a gasp before quickly stopping. His body began to tremble, from the cold or the pain, or both.
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