“Tell Me”
tw hateful language that might read allegorical for homophobia, etc. I feel gross writing it if we’re being honest, so it’s definitely less than it could be.
“You put everyone in danger just by existing!” Ryland sneered, willing himself to stick to his principles and sound braver than he felt. “We deserve to know this is a safe environment! Are you going to deny it?”
“No one ever said I was a werewolf,” Remus tried to argue, but the fight was going out of him. No one had said it, but James’ denial had apparently been hard to ignore.
“Are you going to deny it?” Ryland repeated. He took a step back. His wand being out wouldn’t do anything if a vicious animal decided to attack, and he didn’t have it. It was in the other room, where he’d left it like an idiot. Apparently he would never take James’ advice to heart. Then again, how great could his advice be? He’d willingly cohorted with and hidden a werewolf.
Remus’ shoulders slumped, and he turned away. This wasn’t an argument he wanted to have today. “No, I’m not.”