Chapter 4
Sirius.
Sirius pay attention to me.
They left me all alone at the house and I'm lonely.
Sirius.
What's going on
I'm lonely.
What's going on with you?
Uhh
Well
Remus kicked me off the couch because he was trying to read and I was distracting him
EW
I DID NOT NEED TO KNOW THAT
Get your mind out of the gutter Reg
Eh no I don't like that one very much
I'll figure it out
Are you trying to figure out something to call me besides my name?
No!
I'm trying to figure out a nickname for you
So kind of
But not because I don't like your name
I like your name
It's a good name
I can call you by your name if you want
Calm down Siri I'm messing with you.
That's so mean
You had me freaking out
Good.
I need to keep you on your toes.
- - -
I can't stand gay people.
Oh wow it's like I'm 14 again
What's it about this time
Barty and Evan are making out in the kitchen and I'm hungry.
Oof
That's rough
Unfortunately...
I'm that person so I can't really sympathize
Why am I not surprised?
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What are you up to?
Work
Oo I never asked
Where do you work
Pub
I'm a bartender
Sounds interesting
Eh, kind of
The tips are good
Pay is decent
Customers are shit
Not to brag but my customers are so fun
I get at least three drunks getting names tattooed on their asses a week
Me and you have vastly different definitions of fun
- - -
So
Is your favorite color still black like your soul?
I actually like dark green
Especially paired with silver
Or… yeah black like my soul
HA
Called it
What about you
Neon pink
Ha
For real
I am
No you're not
I'm not
I like a good maroon
Or that blonde color of Remus’s hair
Ew
Can you not be lovesick in front of me
Mmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
No I think I have to
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You want to know something
Sure
You stopped punctuating your texts
Huh?
DAMMMIT
I knew I shouldn't have said anything
But you stopped punctuating them
When we started talking you were all perfectgrammar and punctuation
Oh
I suppose I have
I don't know why you're so excited about it
Because...
It means you trust me more
And that makes me happy
Okay fuck off
SO I'M RIGHT
Goodbye
Wait no
I like talking to you
Come back
Hello?
Alright but no more teasing
No more teasing
Promise
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Soo….
I was thinking
We should meet up
Five hours and twenty seven minutes. That's how long he'd been left on read. And he was trying not to be miserable about it.
“Love, you know he's not doing it to upset you. You might have just scared him a little. You know, the two of you haven't seen each other in years and you ended on a rather sour note.” Sirius pressed his face into Remus’s shoulder.
“But we've been talking all the time and I thought it'd be okay.” Rubbing his back Remus hummed softly.
“Texting and actually seeing each other in person are a lot different. I'm sure he'll respond as soon as he's ready.” Except he was still left on read after seven hours. Then eight. It was only eleven hours later at two in the morning that he finally got a response.
I'm sorry.
I panicked.
It's okay, I was just a little worried I blew it with you ghosting me an all.
You should be asleep.
So should you.
Call it truce and talk in the morning?
Yeah, sure.
Sirius?
Yeah?
Were you being serious about meeting up?
Seeing each other again?
I mean I said and did some really cruel stuff and I'd get it if you don't really want to.
You shouldn't feel obligated to see me again.
Do you want to meet up?
Because it sounds kind of like you don't want to.
Of course I do, I miss you.
But I can get over it.
I do really want to see you again
And I know it's complicated but we can just figure it out
Okay.
Get some sleep.
We can talk about meeting up in the morning.
Alright
Goodnight
Don't let the bed bugs bite
Oh fuck off
Goodnight