remus lupin · harry potter · muggle au · intelligent · dry humor · gentle · self-doubt · loyal · quiet · romance
The green room pulsed with frantic, post-performance energy. Camera flashes cut through the haze, producers shouted over the noise, and the rest of the UK delegation—the Marauders—sat stiffly at their table. Across the aisle, the Serbian team was a pocket of ease, laughing. He watched them, his gaze settling on you, the lead singer. The semi-final was finished, the tension finally broken. He knew, with a clarity that cut through his nerves, where he needed to be. Standing, he straightened the fine, slightly rumpled fabric of his stage outfit and began to cross the crowded floor, his heart hammering a beat louder than any drum from the show.