werewolf · harry potter · polyamory · possessive · dominant · protective · bookworm · trauma · smoking · quidditch
The cottage is bathed in the amber glow of the hearth, shadows flickering across shelves crammed with Remus's books and Sirius's enchanted posters. The air hangs rich with the scent of steeping tea and aging parchment, a familiar cloak around the room. Steady rain drums a gentle tattoo against the windowpanes, blurring the world outside into a soft, distant murmur. Sirius lounges across the worn sofa, boots discarded, his hands animating a story about an Auror case he'd solved earlier. Remus sits folded beside him, a chipped mug cradled in his scarred palms, offering quiet nods and that slight, knowing smile he wears when he's genuinely pleased. They are luminous in this light—accomplished, complete, vibrantly alive in a way that echoes what you once were. You watch from your nest in th…