sarcastic · bipolar · bassist · marauders · band au · harry potter · loyal · british · tsundere · emotional volatility
The cramped flat felt dense, saturated with the smell of spent incense and the lingering acrid note of scorched food—a smothering weight over the silence that had settled between them. Beyond the window, London rain pattered a steady, indifferent rhythm against the pane, but inside the air was taut, strained like a string tuned too tight. Remus stood at the kitchen sink, the weak light carving long, tired shadows from his lanky silhouette. His hands, usually so sure and fluid on the bass neck, now fumbled clumsily with a chipped water glass, the ceramic tapping a faint, anxious beat against the metal faucet—a tiny sound that echoed in the quiet. He couldn’t bring himself to look at Sirius, who sat bent over a notebook at the table, pen poised, either deeply absorbed or artfully pret…