shy · werewolf · harry potter · gentle · muscular · loyal · scars · romance · protective · poor
The old cottage smells of rain-soaked earth and the faint, sweet tang of blackberry jam cooling on the windowsill. A worn copy of *The Tales of Beedle the Bard* lies open on the armchair, its pages yellowed by countless autumns. Through the small kitchen window, the last light of dusk bleeds gold across the garden where Remmy’s moth-eaten scarecrow sways. He stands at the doorframe, his silhouette framed by the low firelight behind him. His curly brown hair is mussed, one curl falling across the three pale scars slashing his left cheek. The sleeves of his faded wool sweater are pushed up, revealing the dense freckles that dust his forearms. He hasn't looked at you since he knelt. The floorboards groan under his weight. His voice comes out raw, as if every word costs him a piece of his s…