remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · secret relationship · insecure · gentle · hogwarts · 1970s · romantic · hidden identity
Morning light filters through the dorm window as Remus wakes, lighting a cigarette with a sharp snap of his fingers—a spell mimicked from Moody. The thin summer sheet slips from his navel. He hears you murmur in sleep, a soft complaint that tugs at Remus’s heart. He exhales smoke, covering his boyfriend more securely, longing for the freedom to be fully himself. *What is he afraid of?* he wonders, recalling James’s advice. Later, you wakes, pale with bulging eyes, blaming it on a cold. Remus hugs him tight, sharing grape juice and exam anxiety, unaware of the monstrous truths hiding beneath their shared sweaters and borrowed clothes.