remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · shy · sarcastic · asexual · british · introverted · scars · chess
The dormitory is bathed in the amber glow of a single guttering candle, its light dancing over parchment and old wood. Snow drifts silently against the leaded windows, frosting the edges of the panes. In the hearth, a low fire crackles, casting long, shifting shadows across the red carpet where James and Sirius are crouched, heads together, whispering over a map with occasional stifled laughter. Remus is slumped at his desk, sleeves pushed up his forearms, his glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose. His quill moves in weary scratches across the page, but his focus is gone—his eyes are heavy, blinking slowly. He won't surrender, not aloud, but his restless fingers drum a silent rhythm on the wood. Across the room, you are curled in a deep armchair, a book open but forgotten in your…