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tamingthemuseTitle: Trials and Tribulations
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompts: #541 – In Good Faith
Warnings: None
Pairings/Characters: Remus/Sirius
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,126
Summary: Slytherin!Sirius. Remus and Sirius fell in love.
"Fairies aren't real," a voice remarked.
Remus looked behind him and tried to not let his heart beat out of his chest at the sight of Sirius Black peering over his shoulder, staring at the parchment that had hand-drawn fairies on it. He never thought much about the Hogwarts uniform robes, but somehow, Sirius always seemed to look quite dashing in his Slytherin robes. "I know. It's a Muggle thing," Remus explained. "The word fairy sometimes means something other than the magical creature."
"Like what?" Sirius asked, quirking an eyebrow. He didn't seem to care the other students were stopping to stare at them. After all, the sight of a Gryffindor and Slytherin talking calmly, with no curses being thrown could be considered a sign of the apocalypse.
Remus blushed. "Well, sometimes, Muggles call gay men fairies. It's in a derogative term, meant to hurt. My mum is a Muggle, and I'm worried what she'll think about her only child being gay."
Sirius nodded understandingly. He opened his mouth to reply, but before he could say anything, Regulus was stomping over and dragging Sirius away.
Remus watched him go, heart yearning for more time with the other boy.
"You know, you shouldn't talk to him," a voice admonished.
Remus sighed. "James—"
"He's a Slytherin," James interrupted. "His whole family is known to be dark wizards and witches. You can't trust him."
"A lot of people say you can't trust people with my infliction," Remus hissed.
"That's different. You didn't have a choice," James argued.
"And Sirius didn't choose his family or his house, either. And I don't believe him being a Slytherin, or a member of the Black family, automatically makes him evil. Until he does something that proves otherwise, I'm going to treat him like I treat everyone else. Like how I wished people treated me once they discovered my secret."
And with that, Remus gathered his belongings and left. He knew he risked James's friendship by defending Sirius, but he couldn't help it. Something about Sirius was special, and Remus wasn't going to let anyone dissuade him from pursuing the relationship. Whatever type of relationship they might have.
~
Remus breathed harshly as his high came down. He felt soft fingers touching him.
"You know we can't tell anyone, right?"
Remus's heart hurt at the gentle reminder, but when he looked into gray eyes, he saw nothing but love and devotion. And maybe a little fear.
The first two was the reason Remus found himself nodding. "I know."
Sirius brushed hair out of Remus's eyes. "It's not just people at Hogwarts. Although, I can't see your friends or the other Slytherins being that supportive. It's my parents. I hate to think what they might do to you if they discovered our relationship."
"You think they'd hurt me?" Remus asked, unable to believe something so sinister could actually be true. He wasn't completely naive, though. He knew a lot of people were hurt for much smaller reasons.
"I believe they would arrange it so you and I never saw each other again. Even if that meant death."
Sirius stated it so seriously that Remus didn't question if he truly believed that. It was obvious what Sirius's answer would be.
Instead, Remus leaned up and pressed his lips to Sirius's in a soft kiss.
They both trembled at the emotions coursing through their bodies.
When they separated once again, Remus whispered, "I love you."
Sirius's "I love you, too" was soft, but it was there.
For now, this was all that there could be, and Remus would treasure all of the stolen moments he was able to have with Sirius.
~
"Are you crazy!?" Seventeen-year-old James yelled.
When the truth had been discovered, Remus had expected this reaction from James. "I love him," Remus stated.
"It's not love," James refuted.
Remus glared at him. "Don't tell me how I feel. I don't say what you feel for Lily isn't love."
"That's different," James returned.
Remus arched an eyebrow and crossed his arms over his chest. "You say that a lot. Why is this different? Is it because it's you that feels it? Or is it because Lily's a Gryffindor and not a Slytherin? Well, guess what? I don't care! I love Sirius, and no matter how much you deny the validity of that statement, I'm not going to take it back or change my mind."
"And you think Sirius Black actually loves you?! Now that everyone knows, do you really think you two even have a relationship still? You think he's going to choose you over his family and inheritance? I doubt it."
Remus closed his eyes at the harsh truth in James's voice. Because no matter how mean James was being, there was a chance that he was right. After all, it was Sirius's idea that they keep it a secret relationship. It was no longer a secret now, though. So, what was going to happen? Remus had trouble believing that he trumped money and his family name.
It hurt to believe that, but Remus didn't see any evidence that showed him otherwise.
Suddenly, the wards sounded, alerting them that someone entered the premises that had never been there before. James automatically took out his wand, just in case. It was wartime, and once could never be too careful.
James nodded at him, and their fight briefly forgotten, Remus nodded back and opened the door, his own wand at the ready.
Remus almost dropped his wand when he saw who it was. Instead, his arm just fell back down to his side as he muttered, "Sirius?"
James didn't lower his wand, though. "What are you doing here, Black?"
Sirius looked cautiously at James. Or more importantly, at the wand still aimed at his chest. "I knew Remus was here."
"And?" James asked.
"I need help."
Remus took a step forward, ignoring James's command to stop. "What's wrong?"
Sirius met Remus just outside of the door. "I ran away from home. My mum told me it was them or you. And let's just say my name has been blasted off of the family tapestry."
"You really chose me?" Remus whispered.
Sirius nodded. "I love you."
Remus looked at James, and Sirius followed his gaze.
James rolled his eyes and in good faith, her finally muttered, "You better come in, Black."
It was probably the closest to an admission of being wrong Remus was ever going to get from his best friend. Still, Remus smiled gratefully at James and pulled Sirius in.
He knew the trials for their relationship weren't completely over, but as long as he had Sirius—and now it seemed they had James's help as well—they'd be able to get through anything.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompts: #541 – In Good Faith
Warnings: None
Pairings/Characters: Remus/Sirius
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,126
Summary: Slytherin!Sirius. Remus and Sirius fell in love.
"Fairies aren't real," a voice remarked.
Remus looked behind him and tried to not let his heart beat out of his chest at the sight of Sirius Black peering over his shoulder, staring at the parchment that had hand-drawn fairies on it. He never thought much about the Hogwarts uniform robes, but somehow, Sirius always seemed to look quite dashing in his Slytherin robes. "I know. It's a Muggle thing," Remus explained. "The word fairy sometimes means something other than the magical creature."
"Like what?" Sirius asked, quirking an eyebrow. He didn't seem to care the other students were stopping to stare at them. After all, the sight of a Gryffindor and Slytherin talking calmly, with no curses being thrown could be considered a sign of the apocalypse.
Remus blushed. "Well, sometimes, Muggles call gay men fairies. It's in a derogative term, meant to hurt. My mum is a Muggle, and I'm worried what she'll think about her only child being gay."
Sirius nodded understandingly. He opened his mouth to reply, but before he could say anything, Regulus was stomping over and dragging Sirius away.
Remus watched him go, heart yearning for more time with the other boy.
"You know, you shouldn't talk to him," a voice admonished.
Remus sighed. "James—"
"He's a Slytherin," James interrupted. "His whole family is known to be dark wizards and witches. You can't trust him."
"A lot of people say you can't trust people with my infliction," Remus hissed.
"That's different. You didn't have a choice," James argued.
"And Sirius didn't choose his family or his house, either. And I don't believe him being a Slytherin, or a member of the Black family, automatically makes him evil. Until he does something that proves otherwise, I'm going to treat him like I treat everyone else. Like how I wished people treated me once they discovered my secret."
And with that, Remus gathered his belongings and left. He knew he risked James's friendship by defending Sirius, but he couldn't help it. Something about Sirius was special, and Remus wasn't going to let anyone dissuade him from pursuing the relationship. Whatever type of relationship they might have.
~
Remus breathed harshly as his high came down. He felt soft fingers touching him.
"You know we can't tell anyone, right?"
Remus's heart hurt at the gentle reminder, but when he looked into gray eyes, he saw nothing but love and devotion. And maybe a little fear.
The first two was the reason Remus found himself nodding. "I know."
Sirius brushed hair out of Remus's eyes. "It's not just people at Hogwarts. Although, I can't see your friends or the other Slytherins being that supportive. It's my parents. I hate to think what they might do to you if they discovered our relationship."
"You think they'd hurt me?" Remus asked, unable to believe something so sinister could actually be true. He wasn't completely naive, though. He knew a lot of people were hurt for much smaller reasons.
"I believe they would arrange it so you and I never saw each other again. Even if that meant death."
Sirius stated it so seriously that Remus didn't question if he truly believed that. It was obvious what Sirius's answer would be.
Instead, Remus leaned up and pressed his lips to Sirius's in a soft kiss.
They both trembled at the emotions coursing through their bodies.
When they separated once again, Remus whispered, "I love you."
Sirius's "I love you, too" was soft, but it was there.
For now, this was all that there could be, and Remus would treasure all of the stolen moments he was able to have with Sirius.
~
"Are you crazy!?" Seventeen-year-old James yelled.
When the truth had been discovered, Remus had expected this reaction from James. "I love him," Remus stated.
"It's not love," James refuted.
Remus glared at him. "Don't tell me how I feel. I don't say what you feel for Lily isn't love."
"That's different," James returned.
Remus arched an eyebrow and crossed his arms over his chest. "You say that a lot. Why is this different? Is it because it's you that feels it? Or is it because Lily's a Gryffindor and not a Slytherin? Well, guess what? I don't care! I love Sirius, and no matter how much you deny the validity of that statement, I'm not going to take it back or change my mind."
"And you think Sirius Black actually loves you?! Now that everyone knows, do you really think you two even have a relationship still? You think he's going to choose you over his family and inheritance? I doubt it."
Remus closed his eyes at the harsh truth in James's voice. Because no matter how mean James was being, there was a chance that he was right. After all, it was Sirius's idea that they keep it a secret relationship. It was no longer a secret now, though. So, what was going to happen? Remus had trouble believing that he trumped money and his family name.
It hurt to believe that, but Remus didn't see any evidence that showed him otherwise.
Suddenly, the wards sounded, alerting them that someone entered the premises that had never been there before. James automatically took out his wand, just in case. It was wartime, and once could never be too careful.
James nodded at him, and their fight briefly forgotten, Remus nodded back and opened the door, his own wand at the ready.
Remus almost dropped his wand when he saw who it was. Instead, his arm just fell back down to his side as he muttered, "Sirius?"
James didn't lower his wand, though. "What are you doing here, Black?"
Sirius looked cautiously at James. Or more importantly, at the wand still aimed at his chest. "I knew Remus was here."
"And?" James asked.
"I need help."
Remus took a step forward, ignoring James's command to stop. "What's wrong?"
Sirius met Remus just outside of the door. "I ran away from home. My mum told me it was them or you. And let's just say my name has been blasted off of the family tapestry."
"You really chose me?" Remus whispered.
Sirius nodded. "I love you."
Remus looked at James, and Sirius followed his gaze.
James rolled his eyes and in good faith, her finally muttered, "You better come in, Black."
It was probably the closest to an admission of being wrong Remus was ever going to get from his best friend. Still, Remus smiled gratefully at James and pulled Sirius in.
He knew the trials for their relationship weren't completely over, but as long as he had Sirius—and now it seemed they had James's help as well—they'd be able to get through anything.
