Remus blinked, finding it unexpectedly difficult to maintain a critical line of questioning with someone so earnest. It was disarming, and he felt the argument deflate the longer Sirius smiled at him, too-bright for it to feel entirely human.<br/>Remus stalled, his lips parted as he struggled to think of what else to say.<br/>“Do you mind if I check?” he eventually asked, his voice almost juvenile. “Sirius.”