[...woah. That's a sudden-- jarring note in this. He blinks, pulling away a little to stare at Remus. It was just a throw-away remark, right, like saying I will die if you don't feed me that bacon.]

You don't actually mean that, right. I mean--

[He reaches out and traces his fingers against the side of his neck, thoughtfully.]

You're-- I can't imagine being without you either. So it doesn't matter, right.