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Nov 19, 2025

Hi theree I would like to request a remus x reader with the flirty prompt. Where reader is friends with lily, and remmy and reader just sometimes end up hanging out in the same friend group by pure coincidence and they just casually flirt in a friendly way, but EVERYBODY wants these two to date because of the chemistry

Damn this was a lot, sorry hehe

Hi! ❤︎ I love this idea. I went with a post-Hogwarts, coworker Lily vibe with a Halloween party bc tis the season. Reader is in a different year than the Marauders and it's implied older, but not explicitly said. Also pretty house-neutral although I feel like it makes more sense to not be Gryffindor. ❤︎ Also, this so should've been a slowburn but alas, it isn't. Maybe I'll revisit this idea later?? ❤︎ (I've given up on short.)

Hope y'all enjoy ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎

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A black cat & Toto

Remus Lupin x fem!reader

4.1k words

cw: fluff, drinking

“And here’s my address,” Lily said as she scribbled something down on a scrap piece of paper. “Fancy dress is suggested but not required. Our friends like to do a lot, but we get it’s not for everyone. Um, it officially starts around 8 but feel free to arrive whenever. Merlin knows James’ friends will be there at noon. Damn unemployed gits.” She smiled at you while pressing the paper into your hand. “Please come? I promise it’ll be a lot of fun.”

“I’ll try, but no promises.”

“You’ll try? That means you’ll be there!”

Lily recently transferred into your department and you were assigned to train her. She was a quick study so you ended up chatting, mildly shocking each other that you had been at Hogwarts during the same time. You weren’t in the same year, which apparently meant you didn’t really cross paths.

You and Lily got along well and she was itching to drag you into her inner circle. You were hesitant about it. It wasn’t that you thought Lily’s friends were going to be horrible people. No. They were probably some of the most lovely people you’d ever meet. But they were all friends at Hogwarts, in the same year, most of them Gryffindors. You knew you’d feel out of place or like you were intruding if you went to their game nights or joined them at the bar.

You had a feeling you weren’t getting out of this Halloween party though. Lily had said it was more than just their immediate friend group. She also laughed about them being roped into hosting since they were the only ones living in a larger house, as opposed to a flat, with their parents or small townhouses.

Now, a few days later, you stood outside the Potters’ house. You felt stupid wearing all black and a simple pair of cat ears. You dressed up as a black cat – how original and creative. You decided to arrive exactly at 8. If James’ friends had been there since noon, you assumed some of Lily’s friends would have arrived some time later and everyone else, you included, would arrive closer to the start time.

You knocked on the front door before trying the doorknob. It was unlocked. Lily really meant “arrive whenever” apparently, since there were already a ton of people in the house. As you stepped into the entry way, you decided your first mission was to find Lily. You could at least let her know that you came and then it wouldn’t matter how long you stayed. You scanned the first room to your right. No Lily but some of the faces in there looked vaguely familiar – familiar in the way you recognize faces in your dreams.

It didn’t take you long to find Lily. She was standing with a group taking a picture. When she said her friends did a lot, she wasn’t kidding. They had organized a group costume for Wizard of Oz. Lily’s red hair was twisted in braids and she wore a blue gingham dress. She spotted you and pulled away from the Cowardly Lion whose arm was around her waist.

“You made it! Oh my god!” she exclaimed, throwing her arms around you.

“Told you I’d try.”

“Okay, so let’s introduce you to people!” she said as she took your hand to lead you toward the people she had been taking a picture with. “The lion is James, my husband.” You nodded, giving him a small smile. “Tinman is Sirius, Remus is Toto, Peter is the scarecrow, Dorcas is Glinda, the good witch, and Marlene is the Wicked Witch. And Mary is a little lamb.”

“Ran out of good characters,” Mary said, holding out her hand to shake yours. She had been the one taking the picture.

“Ran out of good characters?” the man dressed as a dog, Remus, scoffed. “I’m the pet!”

“And what would I be? A flying monkey?”

“Alright, quick tour,” Lily said, taking your hand again.

She showed you where the bathrooms were, pointed out the snacks and drinks, and said names of people as you passed them. Random surnames rang a bell but you didn’t really know any of these people. You had half a mind to stay glued to Lily’s side for the night. It was a fairly anti-social move but what else were you going to do? Sit in a corner and hope someone struck a conversation with you when everyone else seemed to know everyone?

“Lily!” a voice called from somewhere within the house.

“Coming!” she yelled back. “You good?”

“Wha-”

She gave you a huge smile and disappeared around a corner. You were not good. You didn’t know anyone. At least she left you near the kitchen where the food and drinks were. You sighed.

You smirked at the punch labeled “Witches’ Brew” before ladelling some into a cup. Your eyebrows shot up after you took a sip; it certainly was an adult drink. A soft chuckle told you that you weren’t the only one in the kitchen. In the corner next to an open window was one of Lily’s friends, the one dressed as a dog. His name was escaping you. He blew smoke out the window when he saw he got your attention.

“Didn’t know dogs smoked,” you said, walking closer to him and then leaning against the island.

“Didn’t know cats drank.”

“Touche.” You took a sip of your drink. “Um, sorry, which one of Lily’s friends are you again?”

“Remus. I was her co-prefect back in the day.”

You hummed, nodding. Remus took another drag of his cigarette as he looked you over.

“I feel like I know you,” he said.

I was in the castle same time as you,” you said with a shrug. “That’s about all I got.”

He didn’t look any more familiar to you than anyone else at the party. But he seemed friendly and was definitely attractive so you figured he’d be okay to hang by until Lily found you again.

“So you’re Lily’s friend from work.”

The way he said it made you quirk an eyebrow. The way he was looking at you felt like he did know you, or that he wanted to know you better? You weren’t sure.

“Yeah. Um, her new department.”

“Right, right.” He nodded. “I get why she talks about you so much.”

“So much?”

You could assume Lily talked about you to some extent. You were probably her closest work friend and this wasn’t the first event she invited you to. It made sense that she brought you up in some fashion. But so much?

“But I don’t think she did you justice.”

“What? She fail to mention my ears? Impeccable dress up skills?” you teased.

“Hmm, she did not mention either of those,” he said. “She did say that it wouldn’t take long to feel like we’ve known you forever. You’ve got this-“ He gestured to the length of your body. “-aura. No other way to put it besides you just feel familiar, like you belong.”

“Like I belong,” you laughed. “I don’t even know you.”

“I bet you want to though.”

“It’s that or I go home, Toto.”

After what felt like a few minutes of cheeky banter, you asked, “So, do you just plan to sit in the kitchen all night?”

“I had planned to go check on Sirius and Peter… But I fear I need to keep my eye on you.”

“Is that so?”

“You’ve refilled your Witches’ Brew three times and I watched Lily make it. You need supervision.”

You mock gasped. “You don’t know my tolerance!”

“Then prove that you’re fine.”

Remus watched a determined expression take over your face as you pushed off from the island, wobbling slightly. You smirked at him and walked toward the kitchen door. Were you more drunk than tipsy? Maybe, but he didn’t need to know that.

“Coming?” you asked over your shoulder.

Remus put out the little bit of what was left of his cigarette and followed you. He had no intention of letting you out of his sight for the rest of the night. Lily would never forgive him if he let something bad happen to you at the party, after she had spent so long telling them to be nice to you.

You led Remus into the front room where people were playing beer pong. You were surprised to see Lily standing at the end with more cups still in the triangle position. You didn’t recognize who she was playing against. It wasn’t the lamb nor any Wizard of Oz character, just someone dressed as a devil. You stood off to the side of the room and Remus was right next to you.

“She’s winning,” you said, nodding in Lily’s direction.

“I can see that, love.”

“That means your eyeballs are for more than decoration! How lovely!”

Okay, maybe you were a lot more drunk than you had thought. Whatever left your mouth wasn’t what you’d normally say. You wouldn’t be so bold to compliment someone’s eyes so soon after meeting them, nor would you phrase it like that. You wanted to drag your hand down your flushed face in embarrassment, but instead, you just beamed at Remus, whose ears were turning red.

“Why would my eyes be for decoration?” he asked, leaning closer to your ear.

“Just say thank you and move on, Toto.”

Had you forgotten his name again? Possibly.

“Thanks.”

After Lily won the game, she saw you standing with Remus. She rushed over.

“Dance?”

You barely nodded before she was dragging you off into another room. Remus followed, hands shoved into his pockets. Lily waved her hand at the speaker and the music playing turned a little louder. Soon enough, you were dancing with Lily and enough people that you didn’t care how you looked. You couldn’t even feel Remus’ eyes on you. And Remus would be lying if he said he was only watching you to make sure you didn’t get into trouble. Really, he wouldn’t be mad if you wanted to get into trouble with him, but he knew how strong Lily’s punch was.

He almost forgot for a few minutes. He was so in his own head. But then you started walking toward him, one hand raised to gently rest on your chest.

“Toilet?” you croaked.

Everything switched in Remus. This was part of why he was watching you. He put an arm around you and guided you to the nearest bathroom, glancing at every bin in case you weren’t going to make it. But you did. Just barely, but you did. And Remus knelt down with you to hold your hair back.

You groaned into the toilet as you reached up to flush.

“If you stick around for Christmas, go easy on Lily’s mead," Remus said.

You groaned again.

Once you were cleaned up a little, Remus got you settled on a couch and went to get you a water. Then he sat next to you, propping one of his ankles up on his knee.

“You can go have fun,” you said weakly. “I should be okay.”

“Believe it or not, you are fun. And… I’m not letting anyone give you any more brew.”

You and Remus sat on the couch for the rest of the night, talking about nothing too deep or interesting. But all of his friends noticed. Remus would sometimes hang back or stick to leaning against the wall, rather than being in the middle of the room, so him sitting on the couch wasn’t too eye-catching. It was you that changed the equation. Remus got up to get you another water and he came back with a small snack for you as well. He was leaning in and smiling the time you talked. All of his friends were positive that he was having a great time, and they could only hope you were too.

At some point as the night went on, you rested your head on his shoulder as you watched some people play Halloween-themed charades. Devils, angels, goblins, skeletons and other characters acted out phrases and words you could barely comprehend at the moment. You didn’t realize when you got so sleepy. Your eyes were drooping…

Remus didn’t notice you fell asleep until almost everyone had left and James and Lily were more-or-less trying to clean up a little.

“Moony, have you seen my-oh!” Sirius said, walking into the room where you and Remus were. “Comfortable?”

“She is, I think. What d’you need?”

“Right, keys?”

“On top of the fridge. Ask James to grab ‘em.”

“Ha, ha. I can reach.”

“Wait, Pads,” Remus said, realizing he couldn’t sit there until morning like this, even if that did sound tempting. “Can you grab Lily?”

“Yeah. Oi! Evans!”

Remus threw his head back. He didn’t mean for Sirius to yell for her.

“If Harry was here right now…” she muttered, appearing in the doorway. “Oh, aren’t you two cute.”

“Should I wake her?” Remus asked. You were Lily’s friend after all. He didn’t know if you were staying the night or if she was kicking you out or what her plan was.

“Um, let’s lay her down… Let me help you.”

Lily slowly lifted your head from his shoulder and held you steady as Remus scooted away from you. Then she laid you down and Remus slid the throw pillow he had had under his arm under your head. You grumbled in your sleep as Lily placed a blanket over you.

“What’d you think of her? Lovely, isn’t she?” Lily asked, seeing Remus look at you with emotion in his eyes.

“Yeah.”

---

Despite feeling completely mortified, you were fine in the morning. You thoroughly thanked Lily and James for hosting and apparated home. By Monday, you were fully prepared to be unable to make eye contact with Lily and to apologize profusely for getting too drunk and falling asleep on Remus, and then ultimately spending the night.

Lily, however, had other plans.

“You must come out with us this week. Less people, really small. Nothing big or stressful. Just this cocktail place.” She grinned at you. “I promise, their drinks aren’t as strong as mine.”

“Yeah, um, a little heavy handed, are you?”

“But you had fun, yeah?”

You nodded. It had been fun.

“Whatshisname… the dog. He was pretty cool.”

“Remus.” Lily somehow smiled larger. “I’ll make sure to tell him you said he was cool.”

“Okay, Lily.”

“Or! You could tell him Wednesday?”

“Wednesday?”

“Cocktails. It’s like right after work so bring clothes. We’ll stop by mine real quick.”

You were about to protest, but Lily decided the conversation was over, heading over to her desk. And when Wednesday came, you had a duffel bag tucked under your desk with a change of clothes. You should’ve protested more, put up more of a fight. You still could say you weren’t feeling well by the end of the shift. But Lily’s friends had been nice to you and you felt like you needed to apologize to Remus personally.

So, you took Lily’s hand and the two of you apparated to her home. You changed in the bathroom you realized you puked in, and then you went into the kitchen to wait for Lily. James was in there.

“Got you hooked, doesn’t she?” James asked with a certain awe in his voice.

You hummed a confused response.

“First our Halloween party? And now Wednesday Drinks? That’s two with seven days, and according to my math, that means Lily’s got you hooked.”

“Yeah, about Friday-” you started to say but James held up a hand to stop you.

“If you apologize for falling asleep, I’m obligated to buy you a shot. I’m sure Lils has told you: it’s no big deal, it’s fine, we would’ve woken you up if it was. And the more you try to apologize, the more drunk you’ll get tonight and then you’ll be on Couch Potter again.” His face lit up. “Lily! I was just explaining our apology agreement!”

“Yes, I’ve told her to stop. Darling doesn’t listen!” she said as she stepped into the kitchen.

“I just feel really bad about it!”

“And that’s one shot,” Lily laughed. “Alright, you two ready?”

The three of you apparated within a block of the lounge. James had his arm around Lily and you followed them. They were obviously regulars at this place by the wave the bartender greeted them by name when they walked through the door. He gave you a smile.

James and Lily led you to a half booth, half table. Faces you recognized as Tinman, Scarecrow, Wicked Witch and Glinda were already sitting there. Your mood fell slightly; you really needed to apologize to Remus. Lily slid into the booth and you slid in after her. James went to get drinks after asking what you’d like. When he comes back, he has not only drinks for the three of you but also a pair of shots.

“For one attempted apology about Friday,” James said, putting one down in front of you.

You give him a clearly forced smile. You wait for him to be ready, then the two of you take the shots.

“Merlin forbid a girl feels bad about falling asleep on her new coworker’s couch,” you said, before adding, “Not an apology! Just a… statement?”

Lily laughed and nudged your shoulder. “Surely I count as a friend now.”

“I mean, I’ve slept on your couch.”

Mary arrived not long after. Conversation started flowing around you. You sipped your drink and commented here and there; you felt like you were intruding on the friend group a little. You didn’t know any of them that well besides Lily and, well, Remus at this point. And he wasn’t here. Your eyes kept darting to the door despite your best efforts.

“He’ll be here,” Lily whispered, having noticed.

You tried to play it off. “I’m not-”

“Give him a few minutes.”

You pressed your lips together and nodded. It didn’t seem worth arguing about. And she ended up being right anyways. Not even five minutes passed and Remus was walking through the doors, waving hi to the bartender.

“Ah, nice to see our new recruit here,” he said, sliding into the booth on your other side. “What’d I miss?”

Marlene, across from you, gave him a brief recap and the conversation resumed. For a few minutes, it was like it was before Remus got there. You sipped and commented, not saying much, but also now not glancing at the door every few seconds. You felt hyper aware of Remus’ presence next to you. It was both comforting and unnerving? You didn’t know what to make of it.

You leaned back against the cushioned back of the booth.

“Hey, Remus?” you asked, voice lower as to not disrupt the rest of the table.

He hummed, turning his head so it was clear he was looking at only you.

“Sorry for falling asleep on you… And for making you hold my hair back, on Friday,” you said, sounding more awkward than you ever had.

“You made me do nothing. Don’t worry about it.” He reached over to give your hand a quick reassuring squeeze. Well, he hoped it was reassuring. “I did feel bad leaving you on the couch. You looked comfortable.”

You smiled. His assurance that you falling asleep was no big deal meant more to you than James and Lily’s for some reason.

“Your shoulder was comfortable.” You patted his shoulder. “It’s a good shoulder.”

“It’s also good for crying on, if needed. Sleeping’s been proven. It’s been used as support for standing up.”

“Lots of purposes for your shoulder.”

“Now, I do need to ask,” Remus said. “Is that your first drink? Or how many have you had? Should I be running for a bin?”

You rolled your eyes, making Remus smirk.

“Ha ha. I’ve had one shot with James, and this is still my first cup.”

“Ah, good good.” He paused. “Shot with James? How’d he get you so fast?”

“Apparently I’m not allowed to apologize for Friday…”

“Oi! Potter!” Remus said, leaning over the table to see James a few people down. “We had another apology over here!”

You gasped and glared at Remus.

“The absolute betrayal!”

“That’s another shot, sweetheart,” James said as he stood up and headed to the bar to get another two shots.

When he returned, you took your shots. Your body shivered involuntarily, and Remus put an arm around your shoulder.

“Aw, s’not that cold in here.”

“I’m not cold. My body just does that sometimes.” You gestured to the empty shot glass. “And I’m pretty sure that had something to do with it.”

Remus laughed, but he didn’t take his arm away and you didn’t mind it.

“So, why were you late?” you asked curiously.

“There’s this apothecary I like, but they got the wildest hours so I got to go when they’re open or I miss ‘em completely.”

“They sell special stuff or something?”

Remus went on to vaguely describe Wolfsbane without giving away his condition to you. The new potion was hard to come by and expensive if you couldn’t brew it yourself. You mentioned that you weren’t too bad at Potions during Hogwarts, getting into Slughorn’s N.E.W.T. level classes. Then the two of you started reminiscing on Slughorn’s antics and that turned into other teachers and various memories.

That was not the conversation of the rest of the table.

“Oi, something blooming here?” Marlene asked, eyes flicking between you and Remus as she interrupted you.

You both looked up like deer caught in headlights.

“Meaning?” you asked.

“Jus’ saying, Lupin hogged you on Friday, and now he’s hoggin’ you again!”

“I’m not hogging her!” Remus said. “Am I?” he added, looking at you.

“I-I don’t think so? We’re just talking?”

“Having your own little conversation. What were we talking about?” Lily asked with a finger pointing around the table. She had already picked up on what Marlene saw.

“Uh…” You had no clue.

“So, Friday, you two go out, so next week, we can get to know her a little bit more, yeah?” Marlene said. “Lily goes through all this work to get her here and she only talks to you. S’not fair.”

You and Remus were beet red.

“Excuse me,” you said, nudging Remus to let you out of the booth.

You headed straight for the loo. You splashed your face with water from the sink. You had taken a liking to Remus so far, but it wasn’t like any of them really put that much of an effort to get to know you on Friday. And that was a party.

But maybe Marlene was right? You didn’t know. What you did know was that you didn’t need her calling you two out in front of the whole group.

When you exited the loo, you saw that Remus wasn’t at the table anymore. You scanned the lounge for him, but there was no sign of him. You lingered by the bar, debating if you wanted to grab another drink before going to sit down.

“He’s having a smoke,” the bartender said, not looking up front the glass he was polishing. “Lupin.”

You looked over your shoulder to see that he was right. Remus was standing just outside the door.

“Um, thanks,” you said awkwardly and walked outside. “Hey.”

Remus jumped slightly at your voice, but then he seemed to relax. “Hey,” he said, exhaling smoke.

You laughed to yourself, feeling semi-self-conscious.

“This isn’t going to help them saying you’re hogging me.”

“I’m not hogging. You’ve come to me.”

“And none of them were holding my hair back at the party. Thanks, again, for that.”

“Lucky that wasn’t an apology. I’d hate for James to owe you another shot.”

You groaned through a smile.

“So what do you want to do?” Remus asked.

“Go inside? Kind of cold out here,” you said.

“No, um, I meant on Friday.” He chuckled and nervously cracked his knuckles. “Or Saturday or Sunday if one of those works better for you? My weekend’s pretty open.”

“Oh! Um, like just me and you? No Lily? Or anyone?”

“If you want. Merlin, I didn’t think… Duh, I should’ve asked that first. I just thought if Lily and Marlene thought-”

“No! That’d be nice, I think. And no matter how it goes, I sit between others, if I come next week.”

“What? You’re not having fun?” He sounded genuinely concerned.

“I mean, it’s good. I don’t know. A lot can happen in a week.”

“I’ll have to get on Lily. Now that you’ve come to Wednesday Drinks, you’re basically a part of the group. There’s no escaping us now.” He put out his cigarette. “You got a phone? I’ll put my number in it before we go inside.”

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