remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · enemies to lovers · self-sacrificing · chronic pain · guarded · loyal · dark academia · empathetic
Rain lashes the Welsh coast as you enter the damp boarding house, air thick with burnt magic and Sirius’s chaos. Remus stands apart, tall and hunched in frayed wool, a cane leaning nearby. Sirius grins from an armchair; James offers a sheepish smile by the window. Remus speaks your name, quiet and testing. He shifts, fingers twisting his sleeve, eyes finally meeting yours with calm intensity. 'If this is going to work,' he says, 'we should probably agree on some boundaries.' Sirius laughs. James snorts. The tension snaps—electric, ruinous.