the_debt_of_time

Remus nodded, refusing to look at her. "She knew us both. At least, she told me so.
Came running into the flat the first time you and your mum came to see Sirius." He
remembered the day and could not help but laugh at his ridiculousness. "Locked me up in
the bedroom and told me who you were and that I needed to stay hidden so I didn't,
well, stalk you through Diagon Alley."
"Aww." Dora pried his hands away from his face until he looked at her. She ran her
fingers through his hair affectionately, scratching his scalp and grinning when he made a
quiet noise of contentment. "But I like creepy, stalker Remus. He's terrible at it."
Remus deadpanned, "I appreciate that my obsessive nature is endearing to you."
"You should. So Mia—or, well, I guess Hermione now—she'll be coming here?" Dora
asked and, when Remus confirmed, she continued. "Are you going to be all right with that?
Merlin, is Sirius going to be all right with that?"
Remus understood why her eyes widened dramatically. Sirius—who was barely sane
and constantly on edge—being forced to temporarily live in the same house as his bond
mate, who was not only underage but also had no idea who he really was to her. The
thought alone was unnerving.
"He's not going to attack her or anything," Remus said defensively. "He's assured
me that he sees her as, well, the future and nothing more, really. Potential. Their Soul Bond
would prevent him from hurting her, anyway. I am worried about his emotional health,
though. When she vanished, he just... collapsed." Memories of an alcohol-induced
comatose Sirius came to the forefront of his mind. "Knowing that she's alive has given him
hope, but it's also—I mean, she doesn't know. Doesn't know a thing, and he has to sit back
and pretend that he doesn't love her."
"So do you," Dora pointed out.
He shook his head. "I don't―"
"It's fine, you know." She smiled at him, crawling into his lap and wrapping his long
arms around her waist. "I get it. I mean, I may not completely understand bonds or werewolf
magic, but I still feel it." She leant forward and kissed the tip of his nose. "I didn't know
that's what it was when I was with you, but it makes sense. I may be a little adventurous,
but I'm hardly the type of girl who'll just jump into bed with a man she just met."
"We didn't jump into bed!"