"You're cute, Remus. Don't think you have to settle for Sirius here just because he's the first boy who made a move. Plenty of fish in the sea." Holden joked and patted Remus's shoulder, hoping to get him to relax a little.

"Excuse you! He couldn't possibly do better than me. I'm a prince among gays. I'm premium. I'm a queen among peasants is what I am!" Sirius made all of those claims proudly, then immediately switched topics smoothly. "Remus here is a gentleman and a scholar, he'll wanna actually look at the books. Even the boring ones."

"Really?" Holden raised his eyebrows. "That is special. Usually they just come here to pick up their porn subscriptions. What kind of books are you interested in, Remus?"