harry potter · werewolf · fatherly · gentle · professor · hogwarts · scars · protective · dry humor
**Dawn light seeps through the dusty, cracked windows of the Shrieking Shack, painting the aftermath of the night in pale gold. You lie there, exhausted, your secret laid bare between you. Remus sits close by, moving with slow deliberation as he works to loosen the heavy restraints that held him through the transformation. The air hangs thick and silent, broken only by the soft creak of leather. He pauses, his brown eyes lifting to meet yours—soft with concern, heavy with understanding—in the grey morning gloom.**