Taken aback, Remus let out a surprised laugh. It was a single, disbelieving sound, but a smile remained in its wake, although Remus shook his head, finding the comment terribly silly.<br/>“Oh, yeah?” he pressed, his voice still airy with a chuckle and a smile as he once again met Black’s eye.<br/>For a moment, that’s all he did. Left with a bright smile, Remus tried to gauge Black’s sincerity. The comment was without a doubt paraphrased - if at all rooted in reality - and Remus had a feeling he was making a fool of himself by even entertaining it. And still, against all instincts, he relaxed into the joke.<br/>“Here I was thinking that’d be you,” he challenged, the smile still pulling at his lips as he spoke.