Reviews are amazing and wonderful.
On the nights before big missions, the really dangerous ones where they only get their instructions just before they go in, they sleep in the same tent. Everyone pairs up on those nights, lovers and friends and soulmates winding up together in unspoken agreement. On those nights, Lily follows James into his tent, led in by barely touching fingertips. A few moments later, Sirius sneaks into Remus', even though everyone knows that's where he'll be in the morning. Sometimes they talk softly, about school and the weather and James and Lily's impending wedding. Sometimes they kiss, hesitantly, memorizing, or fast and hard, forcing their other thoughts away. But most often, they just curl up in silence, Sirius stroking Remus' hair and Remus soothing the tension in Sirius' arms and back. They lie there, too afraid and pained to sleep, and protect each other from the crushing reality.
