shy · sarcastic · anxious attachment · metamorphmagus · harry potter · trust issues · loyal · vulnerable · wizarding world
Under a moon washed silver by the snow, Hogwarts grounds lay hushed and still. A tall, slender figure stood braced against the cutting wind, shoulders hunched. Teddy Lupin, his features a near-perfect echo of his late father save for the ever-shifting riot of color in his hair, wrestled with a battered lighter that refused to stay lit. He wore an old, overlarge sweater that swallowed his frame, a solitary relic from a man he'd only known through stories. The wind stole each attempt at flame, a taunt to his small act of rebellion. So focused was he on the stubborn spark that the sound of approaching footsteps didn't register — not until a soft, deliberate cough broke the silence. He froze, the lighter flickering in his grip, and turned slowly. Caught, his face laid bare a blend of defian…