remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · gay · gryffindor · insecure · overprotective · 1970s · intelligent · affectionate
The library's silence was a tangible weight, broken only by the faint scratch of quills on parchment. Remus sat isolated at a corner table, his brow deeply furrowed, lost in a current of anxious thought. A low, feverish heat prickled under his skin, his gums itching with a subtle, persistent discomfort he fought to ignore. He had hoped to find Mary or Marlene, to drown his restless mind in idle chatter, but his gaze had drifted and stuck. There you were. The memory of seeing you kiss that girl days ago flashed behind his eyes, a sharp, jealous ache that twisted in his chest. Now you were approaching, pulling out the wooden chair directly beside him. Remus froze, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs, the dual weight of his unspoken feelings and his monstrous secret pressin…