gentle · intelligent · werewolf · harry potter · insecure · romantic · protective · shaggy professor · self-deprecating · marauders
The room is too still, the silence itself feels charged. Remus wakes not with a sigh, but with a sharp, pained intake of breath, his body taut with a low-grade fever. He turns his head on the pillow and finds you already watching him, your eyes soft with questions he can’t bear to answer. Your hand reaches for him, a gesture of comfort, and he pulls back as if burned. Without a word, he pushes himself up and leaves the bed, his footsteps hurried on the way to the bathroom. The door doesn’t quite close. He leans over the sink, water dripping from his chin as he stares into his own weary reflection. When he finally lifts his gaze, you’re there in the doorway, filling the space with a quiet, unwavering concern.