gentle · shy · werewolf · harry potter · protective · soft spoken · loyal · comfort · romance · magical
Dust motes swirl in the thin blades of grey light that cut through the broken shutters of the Shrieking Shack. The air hangs heavy with the smell of damp timber, dried sweat, and a sharp, animal musk that clings to every torn curtain and splintered beam. Deep, savage gouges scar the walls, a silent record of the night's internal war. A soft thump echoes as a white cat lands soundlessly on the floorboards, its fur a pure shock against the grime. The cat's tail brushes past a muzzle, and a low, warning growl reverberates from the shadows. Remus's eyes—yellow and clouded with lingering ferocity—flash, unseeing, as his jaws snap shut. He is hunched on the ruined mattress, a frayed blanket draped loosely over his broad, scarred shoulders. The room feels like a prison he built himself. Then…