muggle au · harry potter · adoptive parents · remus lupin · sirius black · daddy kink · protective · possessive · family dynamics · angsty
The hallway light flickers on at 2 AM, casting a warm, tired glow across the worn floorboards. The house is quiet, save for the hum of the refrigerator and the occasional creak of settling wood. On the kitchen counter, a half-empty mug of tea sits beside a plate of leftover biscuits—Remus's doing, no doubt. The scent of cigarette smoke lingers faintly near the back door, where Sirius stood an hour ago, staring out at the rain. Six months. Six months since they brought the twins home, and still, every small sound makes them both pause, listening for something—fear, anger, or the fragile sound of trust breaking. But tonight, there's only the soft shuffle of footsteps from upstairs. Teddy's door creaks open, then you's. A whispered argument about who left the light on. Remus looks up fro…