"We really need to talk" (closed RP for Remus, Sirius, and Lily)

[conriocht]

((OOC warning - will almost certainly contain swearing and shouting. Caveat emptor.))Remus was busying himself in his office, setting up a second chair in front of his desk, putting out a kettle, cups, a selection of teabags, milk and sugar and spoons. He slammed drawers and jammed books back on their shelves and tossed papers in the rubbish bin

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[toujours_sirius]

Sirius stood outside the entrance to Ravenclaw Tower. If it weren't for the movements of one hand, fingers twitching in a rapid, chaotic rhythm at his side, one might think he had been Petrified by a Basilisk. He stood like that for a good ten minutes, completely still except for the jerking motions of those five fingers.

It was only a few weeks ago that he had followed Moony in through this door, determined to be by Moony's side during the full moon. The two of them had curled up together, as canines and then again as humans, and he had felt content, at least for those several brief hours. Moony had put his arm around him and stroked his hair and accepted him for all that he was.Sirius hadn't realised that that was the last full-moon night they would ever spend together, that their friendship would end only a few short weeks later. He struggled to catch his breath, which was beginning to hitch somewhere between his throat and his chest

[conriocht]

Hearing what sounded like someone letting off a load of fireworks outside his office, Remus rolled his eyes and thought sarcastically, Who could THAT be? Without looking up from his book, he picked up his wand, muttered a word, and the door swung open.

[toujours_sirius]

Without a word, eyes averted so he wouldn't have to look at Remus, Sirius stalked into the office, deliberately making his steps as noisy as possible. As he passed by Remus's desk, he snatched up the chair in front of it in one fluid motion, not slowing his steps in the slightest. He strode to the corner of the room furthest from Remus's desk, set the chair down heavily, and threw himself into it.

[conriocht]

Remus glanced up from his book briefly, then licked his thumb and turned a page. He was wondering if that creature No-Face who had applied at the school a while ago - the one who gave everyone bits of gold - was somehow connected with these Japanese river spirits he was reading about. His thoughts wandered to other interesting water-related topics: the giant squid, newts, axolotls, a story he had read about a person turning into an axolotl.

All the while, he was aware of Sirius sitting there in the corner of the office, obviously seething. He turned another page of his book.

[lilypotter60]

Lily chose this moment to burst through the door. In her hand was a crumpled parchment - Sirius' latest owl. Her eyes were snapping and her jaw set. She was ready for a fight. She opened her mouth to impart the speech she'd been working on all the way to Remus' office. It was rather a long speech, with many instances of profanity, and it would sum up nicely calling both Remus and Sirius gigantic prats and forcing them to make up and be friends.

Then she caught sight of Remus sitting in his chair, Sirius leaning against his legs. Sirius looked as if he'd been crying and Remus looked a bit pensive. Sighing affectionately, she shook her head and sat down in another chair. "Well, isn't anyone going to offer me a cuppa?" she said.

[conriocht]

"Oh! Lily, hello!" Remus sat up straight. He had been so preoccupied in patching things up with Sirius that he had completely forgotten she was supposed to show up as well. Which was ironic, since if it hadn't been for her, he and Sirius would've never been in the same room together to start with. "Certainly - do sit down, I'll get you some tea. You take sugar, right?"

He nudged Sirius with his foot. "Padfoot," he said fondly, "I think it'd be easier for Lily to talk to you if you were sitting in a chair."

[toujours_sirius]

"Oi there, Lily!" Sirius blew his nose again and then used Remus's leg to haul himself to his feet. In his schooldays, he probably would have been mortified that Lily was seeing him in such a disheveled state, but having his best mate as her husband, going through a war together, and simply having been through such rough times for so many years on his own had taken away these kinds of inhibitions. Perhaps there were some advantages to being older and (supposedly) more mature

[lilypotter60]

"Sugar, yes, Remus," Lily smiled. "I can't believe you remembered." Waiting for the two men to settle down, Lily clasped her hands together, trying to stop their shaking