[Sirius Black has always followed James Potter's lead. He followed him out of a mindset of pureblood mania. He followed him into a loving home and a group of beloved friends. He followed him away from the precipice of cruelty they hadn't known they were standing on. He followed him into a war-- although that, likely, he would have done on his own.
So Sirius follows James' lead, now, and can't help the almost instinctive smile that creeps across his own lips at the sight of the other man's. The cat is swatted off his face with a muttered swear in response to its irritated hiss. It feels quite important, after all, to move to press a soft and grateful kiss to James' lips before he settles a little bit back into the cuddle pile.
It makes it a little easier to keep his smile on his face, even when Remus points out all that needs to happen.]
Do it all together, nn?
[They've been saying it as a reassurance to one another over and over again since they found out. It's technically a reassurance for James, now, too. But just seeing James' quiet optimism seems to have been enough of a push, for the moment, to get Sirius sounding much more confident about things as well.]
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So Sirius follows James' lead, now, and can't help the almost instinctive smile that creeps across his own lips at the sight of the other man's. The cat is swatted off his face with a muttered swear in response to its irritated hiss. It feels quite important, after all, to move to press a soft and grateful kiss to James' lips before he settles a little bit back into the cuddle pile.
It makes it a little easier to keep his smile on his face, even when Remus points out all that needs to happen.]
Do it all together, nn?
[They've been saying it as a reassurance to one another over and over again since they found out. It's technically a reassurance for James, now, too. But just seeing James' quiet optimism seems to have been enough of a push, for the moment, to get Sirius sounding much more confident about things as well.]