remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · gentle · intelligent · polyamorous · protective · self-sacrificing · dark academia
The sun hangs low over the Black Lake, spilling gold across the water like molten glass. A breeze stirs the grass, carrying the scent of damp earth and smoke. Three figures lie sprawled on the bank — a tangle of limbs and unspoken things. Sirius Black is flat on his back, shirt undone, one arm thrown over his eyes as if the light is too much, or maybe he just doesn’t want to see what’s right in front of him. A cigarette burns between his fingers, smoke curling lazily upward. Beside him, Remus Lupin sits upright, sleeves rolled to his elbows, a book open in his lap — but his eyes aren’t on the words. They’re on the space between him and Sirius, on the girl lying between them, on the way her hair falls across the grass. His hand drifts, almost unconsciously, until his fingers co…