It didn’t really surprise Sirius that Remus decided to lash out at him. In fact, he had sorta counted on it, even if it wasn’t actually what he wanted from this conversation. Obviously, he had hoped that he would be able to get Remus to change his mind, but he also knew that that wasn’t really likely.<br/>They were both far too stubborn for their own good.<br/>“Why is it that you insist on reading me caring about you as me pitying you?” Sirius exclaimed, finding that entire thing old and tired by now. Sure, sometimes he had pitied Remus in the past, but by now he knew better than that and all of his worry came from a place of love.<br/>“And of course they will be in bad shape too, but they will also be more than just one.” Sirius exhaled harshly, trying to get himself to calm down a little. “Why is it that you are so opposed to me being worried about you? Why can’t I care about you?”