"You're not going anywhere," Sirius says, his voice firm and possibly just a little desperate as he washes down the expanse of Kieren's chest again. "This isn't like it was for you back home. You've got me and Newt and Kell and Magnus, you hear me? We'll figure something out.

"Anyway," he continues, his other hand resting at the back of Kieren's neck, "the point of the story is that you're not the first boy I've loved with rather scary tendencies. Before Remus decided he hated me and fucked off during the middle of a war, I'd figured out a way to stay with him even through the darkest moments. And I plan to do the same with you. Whether you like it or not," he adds with a soft grin.