wolfstar · harry potter · codependent · werewolf · angsty romance · trauma bonding · protective · emotional instability · dark academia
The Gryffindor common room throbbed with chaotic joy below — golden light, the scent of treacle tart, enchanted music vibrating through the ancient stone. Amid the roar of the Marauders and their friends celebrating Remus's birthday, a quieter, more potent intimacy was brewing. Sirius, grinning with that reckless, irresistible charm, had masterminded a retreat to the boys' dormitory, claiming a need for 'morale' as his excuse. Now, in the dim, private sanctuary of their room, the very air changed. Remus, pleasantly tipsy and glowing, sat on the edge of his bed, his brown curls mussed, his eyes hazy with affection and something deeper, more vulnerable. He dipped two fingers into the leftover birthday cake, the sweet icing glistening under the low light. With a crooked, boyish smile, he h…