Canon? We don’t claim her

Steve’s ears are ringing. He can’t believe Byers just said that. Came out. To everyone in the whole fucking room.

He braces himself like he was the one who came out, holding his breath as one by one everyone says they still love him.

Steve relaxes as they continue but his heartbeats still in his throat. No one should ever have to do that. No one deserves to be forced into coming out. Supernatural beings or not.

Still. If he subtly dries the tears in his eyes at their reaction it’s no one’s business but his.

When they untangle out of their hug and everyone starts to leave, Steve goes up to Will, hugging him.

“You’re not alone.”

Will nods, and Steve sees him glance at Robin behind him. But Steve wants him to know. He’s never said it aloud but maybe he could borrow some courage before the world ends.

With no explanation.

Remus knows it’s not order business - he’s the one on a secret mission from Dumbledore after all.

And he tried confronting Sirius about it but well, they always ended up in the same argument with Sirius asking what he was up to.

And he couldn’t very well say he was working under Greyback cause he knew for a fact Sirius would storm in and murder everyone.

He wouldn’t be opposed to it if not for that fact that he knew that his work was important.

Meaningful.

But that still didn’t explain Sirius’s behaviour.

He thinks Sirius might be cheating on him - if not for the fact that he knew Sirius loved him more than possibly anyone else ever can.

So that only left one thing didn’t it?

Sirius was the spy.

And that’s the beginning of the end of the marauders.

In the end, Remus never quite finds out where exactly Sirius had been disappearing off to.

He never finds out that Sirius was searching for the ghost of someone - holding onto the hope that they escaped, that they’re still alive cause he was never meant to outlive his younger brother.

Sirius: Who’s holding you hostage? Hold on Reggie I’m coming to save you -

Remus starts up at the voice from where he had been sleeping on the table at the library.

He blinks blearily, eyes landing on … Regulus Black? He blinks again, sure he’s hallucinating things.

The hallucination rolls his eyes. “And here I thought you were the one with the functioning brain cell in the group.”

Was - Was that a compliment? Remus had never been more blindsided in his life.

Regulus looks at him and purses his lips, as though he’s something stuck at the bottom of his feet.

And yes that expression Remus is familiar with.

“You’re close to Sirius.”

Remus blinks. That wasn’t news to anyone who knew them. Everyone knew they were best friends.

Well, they weren’t just best friends anymore but it wasn’t like Regulus Black of all people would know that.

They had been careful.

“Why do you care? Last I heard you were an only child.”

Remus knows it’s rude, downright mean but he couldn’t be bothered. He’d seen his boyfriend cry too many times over the boy in front of him so sue him if he couldn’t be nice.

Regulus’s face turns colder but otherwise he doesn’t seem affected.

The fucking nerve.

Before Remus can continue pushing Regulus adds, voice cold.

“I have the ability to make your life very miserable. Don’t test me.”

As he says that Regulus casually brushes a hand through his hair - showing off the numerous silver rings on his fingers.

Remus turns cold. How the fuck did Regulus find out that he’s a werewolf?

“Whatever you think you know about me you’re wrong.”

Regulus tilts his head, looking at Remus like he’s grading him. “Perhaps. But Sirius better be right. For your sake. ”

With that Regulus leaves leaving Remus gaping at him.

What the fuck? Did he just get the shovel talk from his boyfriend’s estranged possibly death eater brother?