Laughing, Sirius put his shirt back on, fumbling with a few of the buttons and finally leaving it only halfway unbuttoned. Decent enough. He got his jacket back from Remus and then wrapped his arms around him to kiss him, because he wanted to. Because he loved him and because this was hard.

"You'll see the calendar," Hartley said, insistent. No way of knowing, but he would never accept this. Would always keep fighting. "You are the best boyfriend. You have to keep proving that. That's a lifetime job. We agreed, you're getting better this time. We'll get you out of here."

"That's a grand idea, brill. You can be there when we workshop calendar pages." Wasn't that a fun thing to get out of hospital for? "It's also Remus's first proper Pride. Can't wait to really introduce him to a party."