the_debt_of_time

Sirius ignored him. "Are you angry that I shagged Mia?"
"No," Remus replied after a long moment of silence. "I told you before when you
told me what happened, I just... I'm not angry. I'm not."
Sirius made a disbelieving sound. "Remus."
"A little angry," Remus conceded in frustration, "but I've no right to be. I'm not
upset with you or her, just―"
"The whole werewolf mate thing?"
Remus nodded. "It should have been her. She's perfect in every way except...
except that."
"Yeah." Sirius nodded and sat down on the foot of Remus's bed, running a hand
through his hair in discontentment. "It must suck to feel like you have no choice in who
you end up with." He said the words to Remus, knowing that he was really talking to
himself. Dorea telling him about the Soul Bond had put him in a state of confusion and
stress.
"If I end up with a mate at all," Remus complained. "It's rare. Beyond rare. I haven't
met many wolves in my life, but my dad has. None of them has ever found their mates."
"What if you had a choice?" Sirius asked.
"I don't."
"Fuck that." Sirius stood, glowering. "You say you don't think you'll ever find your
mate, so you're content to just let yourself be alone for the rest of your life?"
"I'm not alone," Remus retorted. "Clearly, I can't even get a moment to myself
with you around. Really, I'm fine. I have friends. I have you, Wormtail, Prongs, and Mia."
"And when she doesn't want to fuck you anymore?" Sirius challenged, his tone dark
and bitter.
Remus reacted immediately by sitting up and growling, his eyes sharp and flashing
gold. "That's not a problem. We haven't... Not in a long time. You shouldn't worry about
me. Worry about you and Mia... And probably Prongs, considering what happened
tonight."
Sirius fumed. "I am worrying about Mia. Remus, she loves you."
Remus shook his head. "Not like that."
"Yes like that. You love her, right?" he asked, staring ahead while Remus looked
away, his now green eyes drawn to a spot on the floor. Sirius would have thought that