"Why so we are." A smiling and excited Regulus in his lap was even better than an excited Regulus in his lap, Remus decided. "When Patrick first told me, I dismissed it as not applying to me at all," he reminded his lover. "When he told me, you and I hadn't even spoken yet and I was sure something like what we have was impossible because of what I am. Until a month ago, it wasn't even real to me. I have wondered since then, what if this or that was the bond and not us. But, in the end, I decided it doesn't matter. The bond didn't create these emotions, it was formed because of them."
He regarded Regulus curiously for a moment. This was such new territory for him. He didn't even know it was possible to infect someone this way until coming to this time. There was so much they didn't know about what they'd done, what he'd done. "Do you think you're experiencing a side effect of the mark?"
Remus bit his lip. "So, basically they do what I did to Harry?" He knew how to cut off someone's air with his bare hands and there wasn't anything erotic in it for him. It was a way to kill. He wasn't sure the 'by someone like you' applied in this case. It was a good thing Regulus trusted him because Remus wasn't sure he'd trust himself with that again.
"I can't believe you are either. So, there must be something of value there." Remus chuckled at the description. "You know, I had the thought the other night that it was similar to the way a true Alpha behaves. Greyback and this Romulus take it to the extreme of complete control over the others. But, it's more like that, having the control and not using it in a way that harms a mate or a pack. Not quite the same, I suppose."
Remus' eyes grew wide as Regulus went on. He hadn't thought of any of this when they talked of pain. His mind had just sort of stopped at what his own body was capable of. "Knives?" he asked, or almost choked. And that was just for starters.