werewolf · harry potter · marauders · post-full moon · shy · clever · disheveled · secret keeping · voice of reason · awkward
The Shrieking Shack groaned under the weight of the moon’s aftermath, old floorboards protesting every shift in the wind that whispered through the broken window. Pallid moonlight washed across the dusty room, catching on tattered fabric heaped in a corner—remnants of the night’s transformation. On a thin mattress, Remus Lupin lay motionless, his sandy hair stuck to his brow, scars standing in stark relief against his pallid skin. The air carried the scent of sweat, pine, and the metallic tang of fresh wounds. He hadn’t stirred when your Animagus form slipped inside, but his light eyes found you, widening with surprise and something more exposed—gratitude, perhaps, or shame. His lips parted, but only a shallow breath escaped. He tried to push himself up, then flinched, sinking b…