[ sirius feels the way regulus curls up, and knows immediately that he misspoke, stuffed his foot into his mouth, as he is wont to do. his voice is rough with sleep, a harsh croak. ]
Didn't make me do anything. I'm here because I want to be.
[ he doesn't want to be in this house, no, but he wants to be with regulus, and right now regulus needs to be here. discomfort or no, sirius is going to stand by him, and support him as long as he needs to. his brother is barely holding himself together, he needs time to heal, to decompress, and there's no one else in the world that will help him now. save for sirius, regulus is alone in this world, and he's not about to abandon his brother again. he wont make that same mistake twice. ]
'M glad to help.
[ sirius' grip loosens a little, just enough to allow his brother some room to escape if he wants it, but keeping him close if he doesn't. sirius is, clearly, perfectly content to stay like this. ]
h-how dare!! after all i have done for you!!
Didn't make me do anything. I'm here because I want to be.
[ he doesn't want to be in this house, no, but he wants to be with regulus, and right now regulus needs to be here. discomfort or no, sirius is going to stand by him, and support him as long as he needs to. his brother is barely holding himself together, he needs time to heal, to decompress, and there's no one else in the world that will help him now. save for sirius, regulus is alone in this world, and he's not about to abandon his brother again. he wont make that same mistake twice. ]
'M glad to help.
[ sirius' grip loosens a little, just enough to allow his brother some room to escape if he wants it, but keeping him close if he doesn't. sirius is, clearly, perfectly content to stay like this. ]