Remus saw every single movement it took Sirius to cross the distance between them, and yet the embrace still completely knocked the air out of his lungs. After weeks of sparse and hostile touches, the tightness of Sirius' grip almost made Remus' knees buckle.<br/>In the same instant as he inhaled, Remus reciprocated the touch, wrapping his arms around Sirius' shoulder.<br/>"Hi, Pads," he just repeated, at a lack of words, his voice cracking over into a laughed sob. A relieved smile was on Remus' lips as he met Sirius' presence, burying his face against the crook of Sirius' neck.<br/>His voice was between a chuckle and a cough as he spoke."You're here."<br/>Remus had barely been able to process Sirius' presence at first sight but now, arms wrapped around each other, Remus couldn't keep his eyes from brimming over with tears. It had so quickly become so dizzyingly obvious that it had been Sirius' presence that had made his flat smell like home.<br/>Unable to put any of this into words, Remus' right hand left Sirius' shoulder in favour for the other's hair. Almost frantically, it started at the nape of Sirius' neck, before almost immediately moving to card through his hair, wanting to push as much of it out of his face.<br/>Remus, too, had leaned back in that motion. Tears had drawn lines down the fine layer of soot on his face, and yet he couldn't keep himself from smiling.<br/>"I came back to you, Pads," he said, lips pressing against Sirius' hair before he had finished the sentence.