"I know Sirius has a dog... that's kind of it. Oh and his boyfriend works with books." He liked Sirius, he saw him around a lot but he had no idea Remus had a boyfriend. "I dunno if I can stay around your kid, mate. It's not safe." What if he bled or something? He liked Holden, he wanted his kid to like him, he wanted to be a good person and not fuck one thing up.

And so far, he'd goaded Holden into a kiss and now they were doing to his kitchen. "I try to keep distance, you know? I'm never sure. I just -- I didn't mean to catch it. I was really drunk and the guy I was with, he lied." He didn't blame him, he got it. "He was a good guy, he was. Honest. Just a little out of it. He's dead now, he went so fast..."