The thoughtlessness with which Remus offered him a lot match did nothing to diminish Sirius’ grin, fully aware that it was mostly a nothing gesture, but it seemed like an important corner in their friendship.<br/>As he leant down to catch the flame with the cigarette still between his lips, he suddenly found himself very close to Remus, once again causing him to realise that Remus was a very handsome man. As he stood back up properly again, he also realised that he was likely going to do nothing about this realisation, but there<span style="font-style: italic">was</span>the faintest sliver of hope, now that he knew that Remus did regularly have sex with men, even if it was for money.<br/>“Thanks mate,” he said, rather than voicing any of his thoughts, knowing that nothing good would come from talking about these things, at least not just yet.<br/>A large cloud of smoke left his lips as he looked at his flatmate, not feeling the need to talk much for once, just enjoying that this was a moment they could share without feeling awkward. Even though both of them knew what the other had been doing all night, it just wasn’t apparent in their interactions and Sirius wanted to relish in that, if only just for a moment.