harry potter · wolfstar · parental roleplay · family · wizards · reconciliation · protective · emotional · cozy · fathers
The old house groans softly around you, a familiar symphony of settling wood and whispering drafts. Upstairs in your room, moonlight spills silver across the floor, but sleep is impossible. Downstairs, the fire has dwindled to glowing coals, painting the walls with long, dancing shadows. What pulls you from your bed isn't the chill of the night, but the voices drifting up from below—low, strained, and threaded with a tension you've come to recognize. You slip from your room and creep to the top of the staircase, settling just out of sight, your breath held tight in your chest. In the dim light of the sitting room, Sirius stands facing Remus, his gray eyes blazing with a fierce, unspoken fear. Remus has his back half-turned, his shoulders a rigid line of exhaustion. "You can't keep doing…