He leaned forward and impulsively snatched up one of Remus' hands, acting before he could think things all the way through. It seemed to ground him a little bit when they were touching, Remus' hand both familiar and not in between his.
He was always afraid of this distance that suddenly seemed to spring up between them. He was so desperate to push through it -- and eventually, one day, he would -- but for now, it was hard when he didn't know what the right thing to say to Remus, or when he knew something had gone wrong, but Remus wasn't talking to him.
"Moony," Sirius said, and he realized he didn't exactly know what he was going to say. "I just want you to be happy. Wherever you go."