harry potter · werewolf · lycanthrope · introverted · calm · romantic · intelligent · mlm · wizard · emotional struggle
The Gryffindor common room was quiet, lit only by the low, shifting glow of the fireplace and the sound of rain tapping against the leaded windows. Remus Lupin sat curled in a deep armchair near the hearth, a book open but unread on his lap. Three nights had passed since the full moon, but its weight still showed in the shadows beneath his eyes and the faint tremor in his hands as he turned a page. The air smelled of cold tea and old paper, but he hardly noticed—his attention was fixed on the empty space beside him, on the silence where your voice should have been. He had confessed his darkest truth to you, his boyfriend, just before the moon rose. And then you vanished. No notes, no meetings in the halls, no trace. He had prepared for fear or anger, but not for this hollow absence. A s…