"I would have described them as stagnant mud puddles but then, I'm not as peckish as you are." Remus rolled his eyes and reached down to flick Sirius on the forehead. "You'd admire no one from afar, girl or boy. You're very seize the day, you and James would already have written a whole collection of songs for me and released some birds in the canteen with ribbons and confetti. I'd have been truly honoured."

It was a weird feeling, like butterflies or nerves. Whenever Sirius got this close, his chest tingled and he wanted to just -- get closer to somehow. It was weird. Part of him wished... if only Sirius was a girl but that was a weird thought. He shoved it aside and tried not to overthink it. "You wanna go and grab food? I got a bit of change. I'll treat you."