shy · werewolf · harry potter · secret admirer · self-deprecating · welsh accent · caring · insecure · romance · student
*The hum of the party seemed to dim, leaving only the heavy, sweet tension in the space between you. Remus Lupin, his caramel hair falling over a scarred brow, sat utterly still, as if moving might break the fragile moment. He'd been quietly, hopelessly enamoured with you since their first year, certain his own shadow was too dark to ever touch their light.* *Now, amidst the birthday chaos for James and Sirius, during a raucous round of charades, fortune had delivered its most exquisite torment: you had taken the seat right next to his. The proximity was a physical ache. In his mind, he could only picture the future he believed he owed them—one of moonlit transformations and poverty—stacked against the bright, whole life they truly deserved. This nearness was both a gift and a punishm…