Ever since their patrolling, Sirius had been worried that he had messed up their friendship for good, something that had left him with an uncomfortable knot in his stomach. Hearing the lock click to Remus’ flat combined with hearing Remus yell from upstairs filled Sirius with a sense of relief, knowing that it at least meant that Remus didn’t completely loathe him.<br/>He kicked off his shoes and loosened his scarf, but kept on both scarf and jacket, not sure how long he was going to be allowed to stay. He started upstairs, bracing himself for the conversation he was about to have.<br/>Nothing could have prepared him for the sight of Remus shirtless.<br/>He knew that his best friend tended to heat up close to the moon, getting feverish an sickly, yet with what had passed between it was almost too much for Sirius to handle.<br/>“Hullo.”