The touch was barely anything at all, yet it was enough to send shivers down Sirius’ spine, especially when accompanied by those words.<br/>Rationally he knew that most people his age likely didn’t tell their parents anything, but it still felt forbidden somehow, having been preached that his parents knew best and had to know everything that was going on since he was a child.<br/>It made him turn to look at Remus, feeling breathless by their proximity and the attraction that he still hadn’t figured out how to navigate.<br/>“Remus, can I kiss you?” He found himself asking without thinking, the request enough to make a blush find its way to his cheeks, knowing that it was probably too much to ask. However, he was also deadly curious about Remus, wanting to understand why he was so attracted to him when it had never felt this way before.<br/>“I’m sorry, I understand if that is not where we are,” he started out, already feeling like he was overstepping and keenly aware that Remus had rejected him before and he might do it again. “I guess I am just curious, I haven’t really had any good experiences in the past but it was a good experience with you and I guess that I am just keen to find out why that might be.”