_______________________<br/><br/>Remus had spent the day feeling awful, too many things adding to the utter feeling of exhaustion and mortification Remus felt when he climbed the stairs of their building.<br/>Over the course of the last 48 hours, Remus had barely slept what amounted to full nights sleep; last night, he had slept so poorly and for such a brief amount of time that Remus had attended his 9 am lecture still drunk from the night before. At no point had the memory of Sirius left his mind, instead prompting a pitiful feeling of regret and uresolvenment.<br/>It certainly hadn't made it easier to face his classmates. Lily had been waiting for it, Remus had been able to tell as soon as she approached her. She was grinning, brimming over with smug pleasure far before she even got the chance to comment a casual<span style="font-style: italic">got distracted last night?</span>. It hadn't even occurred to Remus that he had promised to catch up with her and Kingsley last night, making him blush bright red at the realisation of just how truly immersed he had been in Sirius' company. And, even worse so, how quick Remus had been to dismiss him when he expressed that he wanted him, too.<br/>It had made for a rough day.<br/>Remus felt fuzzy at the edges when he unlocked the door to the flat. It was the early afternoon, and any lingering feeling of intoxication had tipped into an awful headache. Even the flat itself seemed to add to the already brewing feeling of discomfort, finding the entryway itself haunted with the sheer look of disappointment on Sirius' face, when Remus had pulled away from him.<br/>No matter the mortification Remus felt because of it, it still sent a thrill through him, making his heart do a flip. It made him feel awful for lingering at the memory like that, desperately wishing the evening to have had a different,<span style="font-style: italic">better</span>, outcome.<br/>"Hey," he called out, aimlessly. He could hear the shower running as he kicked off his shoes, not expecting his greeting to be heard.<br/>Not that he minded, having every intent of creeping beneath his covers for a nap.