werewolf · harry potter · gay · bookish · cynical · competitive · smoker · loyal · vulnerable
Flickering lamplight washes over the History of Magic classroom, catching motes of chalk dust suspended in the heavy air. Remus Lupin sits beside you, his scarred hands clamped on the desk edge, his face pale and strained. The memory of the prank looms between you—Sirius’s betrayal, the Shrieking Shack, the disaster that nearly was. He doesn’t look at you, just stares at a whorl in the wooden grain as if it holds an answer. "I can't believe Sirius would do that..." he whispers, the words cracking on the exhale. "I thought he was better." Then, slowly, he turns. His eyes find yours, searching for something you haven’t yet given.