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Title<\/b>: Reading Too Much [Remus\/Sirius]
\nRating\/Warnings<\/b>: PG for sap.
\nSummary<\/b>: Sirius is trying desperately to make up for lost time.
\nA\/N<\/b>: I just think Sirius, rather than Remus is the reader. <\/p>\n
Reading Too Much<\/b><\/p>\n
Remus found Sirius curled up in bed with a book, squinting, nose less than an inch from the page.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Give me that,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said in exasperation. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to do permanent damage to yourself.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Moony,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sirius whined, but let Remus slide the book out of his hands.<\/p>\n
Before Azkaban, as long as Remus had known him, Sirius had read like a fiend. At school he would stay up long past the others, reading by wandlight. Remus remembered waking up after countless nightmares to find comfort in the blue glow coming from behind Sirius\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 hangings.<\/p>\n
He was no different as an adult, littering their flat with so many read and half-read novels that Remus could have built furniture out of nothing but dog-eared paperbacks. <\/p>\n
And now Sirius seemed determined to make up for all the reading he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d missed. He would read anything he could get his hands on, tear through books from beginning to end without stopping, read until he gave himself migraines and his eye ached and his hands were cramped into claws.<\/p>\n
And why shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t he?<\/i> Remus asked himself bitterly. Not like he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got much else to do around here.<\/i><\/p>\n
Sirius rubbed at his eyes, wincing, and Remus sighed softly. He sat down beside Sirius and tugged on his shirt.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come here,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he coaxed. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll read to you for awhile.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Sirius peered at him with red-rimmed eyes and a watery smile, watching him stretch out on the bed, before carefully snuggling against Remus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 side, the permission to touch Remus again still so new that Sirius had to suppress the urge to thank him for it.<\/p>\n
Remus kissed the top of his head lightly before opening the book to the page he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d marked with a finger and started reading in his low, soothing voice.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t so much the story that Sirius wanted, they both knew, but the act of reading itself, the feel of the paper in his hands and the words in front of him; he had trouble concentrating on what Remus was reading, but the sounds was nice, and the warmth of Remus beside him. It reminded him of\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6of\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fifth Year,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said out loud.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Remus asked, slightly surprised.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I took a hex in the eyes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sirius murmured, the memory clarifying in his mind. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was blind for days and bored out of my mind\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and you came and read to me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You remember.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Warm pleasure seeped through Remus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 chest, but he held very still, as though movement would burst Sirius\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 fragile bubble of memory.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You read to me until Pomfrey kicked you out,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sirius continued in the same misty voice. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Then you borrowed James\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 cloak and snuck back in and read to me all night. You\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6fell asleep on my bed\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Sirius paused, feeling like there was another piece to the memory that was fading away from him.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I lost my voice for a week,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Remus finished for him. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And now you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to say \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the moment I knew I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love you forever, dear Moony!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153No,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sirius answered Remus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 teasing smile, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153now I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to say \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcYou deserved it, because the hex I took was meant for you in the first place!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You do remember!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Remus exclaimed, bending his head to kiss Sirius firmly. Sirius reached up to catch his fingers in Remus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 hair, and left them tangled there when Remus broke the kiss and Sirius laid his head back down on Remus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 collarbone.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What was that for?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he asked.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153So you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Remus answered quietly, pressing his cheek against Sirius\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 forehead. Memories were an ephemeral thing with Sirius; sometimes he would recall one, only to forget it again afterwards, as if the Dementors had burned out his ability to retain the good memories. Remus didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind so much, because watching Sirius rediscover the stories was like reliving them sometimes, but it seemed to frustrate Sirius, so Remus had taken to doing something unexpected each time Sirius came up with a new memory, hoping they would stick that way.<\/p>\n
Sirius sighed softly and let his exhausted eyes close.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hex in the eyes\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6blind\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he whispered, solidifying the memory for himself. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Read to me\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6lost your voice\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6fell in love with you\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tease,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Remus snorted, ruffling Sirius\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 hair. He felt the lips against his chest curve into a rare smile.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t remember when that happened anyways,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sirius shifted a shoulder in a shrug. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Maybe it didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. Maybe I always loved you.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re daft,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Remus said affectionately, feeling like he might have blushed if he was the sort of person who did that. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Quiet down if you want me to keep reading.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n