an absolute disaster

Sirius: Oh yeah?! Well if this is how you react when your best friend simply tries to make himself some profit, then you can fuck right off!!

James: Yeah, profit by STEALING THE PROPERTY I HAVE BEEN EYEING?? GET STUFFED BLACK!!

Peter: Now now, boys. Calm down.

Sirius, turning on him: YOU FUCK OFF PETTIGREW!! You literally have three— no— FOUR properties to your name!!

James, grumbling: Not to mention you refuse to visit your dear friends on their property!!

Sirius: Yeah! What of our profits?!

Remus: Lay off both of you. You're sore losers.

Sirius, throwing his hands up: SAID BY THE FUCKING BANKER— WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW OF PAIN?!

James: I SAW YOU PAWING AT THOSE 500 POUND BILLS LUPIN, DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED—

Remus: OH SO MY PROFIT DOESN'T MATTER??

Sirius: NOT IF YOU'RE CHEATING THE SYSTEM!!

James: BECAUSE YOU WOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT CHEATING, WOULDN'T YOU BLACK?! WHAT WITH THE WAY YOU CHEATED YOUR BEST MATE—

Sirius: OH MY FUCKING— IT ISN'T THAT DEEP?!

Peter: UHHH YEAH IT IS?? PROPERTY ISN'T A GAME?!

Remus, nodding: And neither is Monopoly. You're an ass, Pads.

Sirius, bewildered: I'M YOUR BOYFRIEND??

Remus, shrugging: All is fair in war— and Monopoly is a battlefield.

Peter: Hell yeah, Lupin.

James: What Moony said.

Sirius, whirling on James: I DIDN'T SEE YOU PREACHING THIS WHEN YOU FUCKING TACKLED REMUS FOR FORGETTING TO GIVE YOU 200 POUNDS?!

James: WOAH NOW, THAT'S DIFFERENT AND YOU KNOW IT!! THE "PASS GO" RULE IS HOLY AND SACRED!!!

Sirius: I'LL SHOW YOU HOLY AND SACRED WHEN I FUCKING SEND YOU TO HEAVEN—

With wolfstar, too. Sirius loves Remus. He is the love of his life, the only person he's ever fallen in love with

But if it came to it. If he had to choose. Remus knows.

He will always choose Sirius, there's no doubt about that. Sirius would hesitate. He'd choose James.

Remus knows this. He knows. If he died, Sirius would have James-- but if James died? Sirius would die, too. Remus was never enough, and he's not enough for Sirius, either.

After all, the moon's light is barely the reflection of the sun's. He's just glad he shares the night sky with his star at all.

He doesn't need to be first- he'll never be first.

But he'll be Sirius'.