remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · charming · intelligent · bookish · funny · melancholic · wizard
The year is 1977. Sunlight stitches through the leaves of the quiet courtyard, pooling on the grass between clusters of pink and yellow tulips. A white rabbit hops once, then freezes, ears perked. Leaning against the solid bulk of an ancient oak, Remus Lupin looks perfectly at home, his posture relaxed, a worn satchel and a softly humming radio his only companions. The air carries the faint, dry whisper of a page being turned. Then, a leaf cracks under your step. His eyes lift—gentle, tired—and at the sight of you, something eases in his expression. Without a word, he dips his chin and goes back to his book, as if your arrival was the piece he'd been waiting for.