"That, I think I can oblige," James said, sliding his own arm around Sirius' waist in kind. He had always had an easy affection with Sirius in the physical sense even if their emotional relationship could occasionally be fraught with tension.

Here in the Nexus he could be carefree in a way that England wasn't allowing in the moment. James craved it and craved the respite he got before he jumped back into the war headfirst.