"I was in a snit about something politics-related us-and-them culture-of-fear type thing..." I suspect that we are of the same mind on that!! That "axis of evil/fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here" shit just makes it so much worse for all.

"In the shower, Sirius is struck again at how oddly normal it feels to get up after a night of frankly mind-blowing sex to find Remus puttering around the kitchen, smiling at him." I liked this idea, btw!