meet ugly wolfstar who both reach for the same faded band tee in a thrift store at the exact same time. their hands touch they look up and lock eyes. neither lets go.
there is a long tense silence before sirius narrows his eyes. āyou listen to them?ā
remus scoffs. āobviously.ā
another pause. then, with all the gravity of a man defending his doctoral thesis: āokay. name five songs. and you canāt use the most popular one.ā
remus looks personally offended. āthatās your test?ā
āif youāre wearing the shirt, i need to know youāre not a poser.ā
āyou shop at thrift stores wearing leather pants.ā
āanswer the question.ā
so remus does. immediately.all five songs. release years included. sirius is visibly startled.
āokay, fine,ā he says. āname the original bassist.ā
ābefore or after the lineup change in ā78?ā
siriusās eye twitches. they spend the next twenty minutes escalating. favorite deep cuts. best live performances. which album was unfairly overlooked. neither of them actually believes half the things theyāre saying anymore. theyāre just trying to win.
eventually the cashier walks over and goes, āis anyone actually planning on buying the shirt?ā
without breaking eye contact, sirius says, āthat depends on whether he can name the producer.ā
remus says, āthat depends on whether he can name the producer.ā
and thatās how they accidentally spend three hours in a thrift store and leave together without the shirt. because neither of them can remember where they put it
