#p.s. i just discovered i misnumbered my chapters

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Starlit Left, Moonlit Right

Chapter Four - Named For The Stars 

“I would have to be dead, because I won’t ever tire of you.” It was a clear attempt at flirting, at distracting Sirius with an overly saccharine comment, and Sirius usually loved to be on the receiving end of this side of Moony, a side he saw relatively infrequently. But just then, it felt patronizing and fake.

“Oh, no?” Sirius scoffed. “Certainly felt like you grew tired of me the last time we were together.”

Sirius’ argument was met with an immediate huff from Remus’ lips, though Sirius couldn’t determine if it was born of annoyance or of pain. “Is that what you think?” Remus asked, and from his softened tone of voice, Sirius wondered if he’d made a mistake. In the very next instant, a furrow moved through Remus’ brow and Sirius reevaluated again. “Do you really believe that I had you pinned down, with no other motive but to touch you, and that all of this occurred because I was … tired of you?”

“I begged you to kiss me, Moony, and you left me there.”

“Because I am terrified of you!” Remus shouted, disrupted by a cry of pain as he doubled over to clutch at his battered ribs. Shocked and still, Sirius didn’t know whether to move forward or stay away.

In a quiet, troubled voice, Sirius repeated the damaging statement. “You’re … terrified of me?”

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