[Clearly, they'd not gotten around to having this conversation back home. If they had, Sirius wouldn't be looking so downtrodden right now.]
It's not a bad thing, Pads. I just-- I'd sort of settled into the idea that I wouldn't be with anyone. Because it was too dangerous, and I didn't want to be a burden. I mean, I won't say it hadn't occurred to me because you-- ...something changed with us when Padfoot showed up.
But I don't have any illusions about what it's going to be like after school. I'm not going to be able to hold a job, if I can even find one to begin with. I won't be able to support myself, I'll still need you and James, possibly for the rest of my life. ...Merlin, Sirius. What kind of bloody future is that to offer someone you love?
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[Clearly, they'd not gotten around to having this conversation back home. If they had, Sirius wouldn't be looking so downtrodden right now.]
It's not a bad thing, Pads. I just-- I'd sort of settled into the idea that I wouldn't be with anyone. Because it was too dangerous, and I didn't want to be a burden. I mean, I won't say it hadn't occurred to me because you-- ...something changed with us when Padfoot showed up.
But I don't have any illusions about what it's going to be like after school. I'm not going to be able to hold a job, if I can even find one to begin with. I won't be able to support myself, I'll still need you and James, possibly for the rest of my life. ...Merlin, Sirius. What kind of bloody future is that to offer someone you love?