He’s feeling too fine to let some little pup’s words bother him any! Severus dragged his tongue across the top of his lip and cocked his head. “So, you wonder whether or not I’ve been taken care of?” Oh, how had he not seen Sirius in this light before? It was suddenly all too clear, all too concise: “Ah, what you need is a good training session. Then, I return a wonder to you,” he traced a few steps closer to the other.

“No wonder, is it of mine, why you spend so much time on all fours.” There’s a dark shadow to his smile. “Begging for someone like me to give you a proper collar.”