There was no denying that Remus’ answer was a disappointment, though not really a surprise, to Sirius. It wasn’t the first time he has read too much into an interaction, and he doubted that it would be the last either. He has just been so taken with Remus that he hadn’t taken a moment to stop and consider whether the feeling was truly mutual.<br/>In an attempt to hide the sinking feeling in his chest, he simply kept smiling, not wanting to make Remus even more uncomfortable than he likely already was.<br/>“That’s alright, don’t apologise,” he said, and he sincerely meant it. After all, it wasn’t Remus’ fault that Sirius had become too smitten with him to consider good senses.<br/>Instead, he gathered their glasses and took a step away, wanting to leave Remus with some time to recalibrate after the bombshell he had just dropped.<br/>“I’ll get us a refill, yeah?” He suggested, unsure if Remus would even<span style="font-style: italic">want</span>to keep drinking with him, but he couldn’t bear the thought of having completely ruined their friendship with his clumsy question, so he had to believe that there was still hope.<br/>He didn’t wait for an answer before walking towards a less crowded part of the bar to get them aforementioned refills.