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Gravity
By: Sinnamon Spider
Not Enough (Marauders Era, 5th Year)
When they say
You're not that strong
You're not that weak
It's not your fault
Sirius hates it when Remus talks about himself in that self-deprecating way he has. He shrugs off his triumphs, emphasizes his faults, underlines his weaknesses. He does it well enough that it doesn't make most people uncomfortable, or feel like they should contradict him.
Sirius, however, is hardly most people.
And Sirius thinks that Remus has enough people talking down to him. He doesn't need to add himself to the list.
So whenever Remus starts on one of his smiling lists of things that are wrong with him, Sirius will stand on his head to get him to stop.
And Remus will sigh and tell him to stop being a clown.
But when Sirius frets that his efforts are not enough, it's only because Remus hides his smiles away from the world.
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