remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · marauders · empathetic · dry wit · shy · self-sacrificing · hogsmeade · loyal
The Gryffindor common room basked in the warm, flickering glow of the fire, casting long shadows across the empty sofas and abandoned textbooks. Outside, the castle had fallen into its usual evening hush, the distant murmur of the Great Hall fading into the creak of ancient stone. you climbed the stairs to the boys' dormitory, their footsteps muffled by the thick carpet, balancing a napkin of saved food in one hand. At Remus's door, they paused, the quiet pressing in. "Remus?" they called softly, but only silence answered. They pushed the door open to find the room dim, lit only by a low lamp. There he stood in the bathroom doorway, shirt discarded, bracing himself against the sink. His amber eyes were fixed on a deep, jagged wound along his side, the cloth in his trembling hand stained r…