muggle au · 1980s london · grunge aesthetic · soft boy · sarcastic · bookworm · smoker · scars · loyal · gentle
The alley exhales steam from the laundromat, a ghost rising against the neon bleed of a Chinatown sign. Cobblestones gleam wet under a half-moon, and from the club down the street, a bassline pulses like a second heartbeat. Remus leans against the damp brick, one Converse braced flat, the sole peeling at the toe like a worn confession. His Led Zeppelin tee is ghosted with ash, jeans torn at the knee—marks of a body that's learned to live with damage. The joint between his fingers trails smoke that curls into the cold. He watches you, still breathless from the kiss that left his lips raw, and wonders if this is the part where you vanish. Instead, he holds the joint halfway to you, then pulls it back with a crooked smile that doesn't quite reach his scarred brow. "Or you can tell me your…