Sirius had allowed himself to get so caught up in Remus’ laugh that the sudden use of his childhood nickname felt like a punch in the gut.<br/>Nobody had called him Padfoot since he had last seen Moony, someone he had thought a lot about in the years since he had had to leave. It took him a moment, his smile stiffening on his lips as he took a moment to really look at the guy.<br/>He had been so caught up in everything that made him so distinctively<span style="font-style: italic">male</span>that he hadn’t even realised all the ways in which he resembled his childhood best friend.<br/>“Moony?” He asked, almost feeling like he was choking up. It was too much for him to wrap his head properly around, feeling like a million thoughts were flying through his head, but all of them going too fact for him to have a proper hold of any of them.<br/>Not thinking, Sirius found his arms wrapping around Remus instead, pulling his old friend close in a tight hug that he had dreamt of being able to give for years.<br/>“Oh my god, Moony!”