#remuslxpns

[zephyrbcll]

and live with me forever now | flashback

Sunday, February 9, 9:23AM

Technically, if Zephyr were to say what he thought of as Remus’ wake-up time, it would have been ten am. He’d been with Remus long enough to know that Remus wasn’t a morning person - he’d known that before they were even together, but Zephyr had never judged because he wasn’t a morning person, either. However, working with schoolkids meant that Remus actually needed to be there when classes started and mornings had turned into something to savor in Zephyr’s mind.

Not that lounging in bed on Sundays was exactly a rare thing, the number of friends they had meant it was easy to find someone willing to keep Katie so they could sleep in.

Or do other things in bed. Whatever, no one had any room to judge.

Letting out a heavy sigh as his eyes focused on the time presented by the clock, Zephyr stretched and rolled onto his back, conscious of Remus’ weight next to him. At least that was something familiar, even if the ceiling above him looked different.

Getting used to the new house - or no, not exactly a house because a loft didn’t have the same feel to it - was something that Zephyr was still working on and sometimes he was still struck by how weird it was to think that he’d remodeled a house and then moved to another one, both times for the sake of his family. 

When Zephyr first moved to England, he hadn’t really planned on staying long or getting comfortable. Even when he decided he needed more room and bought a three bedroom house all for himself, he wasn’t planning on staying, getting comfortable, or making attachments. Meeting Remus had shot every single bit of that plan to hell.

And now here he was, doing adult things like picking up and moving countries for his boyfriend’s job and regularly picking up and dropping off their kid as a sitter’s on the weekends. He had an adult life outside of the war that kept moving forward, and so did the lives of their friends, he realized.

Daisy, Juniper, Lily... every woman he was close to was pregnant with their own kid, he realized, and two out of the three of them were married. At some point when Zephyr wasn’t looking, everyone had settled comfortably into domesticity  and the realization prompted him to roll over and sling an arm around Remus, nuzzling into his hair while pressing against him.

That was the rest of his life in his arms, no question about it. Remus was his person, the love of his life, and Zephyr had known that down to his bones for a while.

“Hey,” He murmured before kissing the space beneath Remus’ ear, rubbing along Remus’ side before propping up on his elbow. “Don’t worry, it’s not time to get Katie yet, but I have a question for you.”

And really, as he looked down on Remus, he wasn’t sure why he hadn’t asked before.

“Do you want to get married?”

[alarickane]

“I swear living here isn’t usually like this,” Alaric said as he watched aurors tromp in and out of a shop, talking to the owner and making sure that whatever tunnel they’d found below was sealed up. It didn’t seem to matter where the tunnels lead, if they were simply from a shop to a home or out in the middle of nowhere for a quick escape, it seemed as though everything was being investigated and closed up.

“They should be done soon and then things will be peaceful. Are you enjoying your new house?” He asked, pleased to have Remus as a neighbor. They usually got along from their previous encounters, so it was nice knowing that there would be another friendly acquaintance nearby in Hogsmeade. Not that Alaric was without friends, he met up regularly with the spouses of other professors, which was pleasant.

“Some shops have been closed temporarily for the search, but Honeydukes is open, so at least you won’t need to worry about any sweet cravings,” He commented, recalling a discussion with Remus about chocolate and chocolate frog cards once. In fact, he thought that had been Halloween in Hogsmeade the year before last. What a long time ago that was, although it didn’t really seem like it. @remuslxpns​

[siriuslyxpadfoot]

Assessing (Cave) Options

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Once they were alone enough to be undisturbed, Sirius opened the portrait and gestured down the tunnel. “Other end leads to Hogwarts,” he explained to Zara, still not entirely sure why he and Remus couldn’t have handled it on their own. Then again, it was probably best not to leave any members of the Marauders to their own devices, even if Sirius was loathe to admit it. But they’d spent enough time sneaking around that he knew they’d be good on this. 

“Remus should be joining us any minute,” he added after glancing at his watch. He looked back at Zara curiously. He really didn’t know her all that well, but clearly she had some skills if she’d volunteered for something as potentially crazy as this could be. More to himself, he added, “Do we really think Slughorn is hiding out in one of these? Seems a little dingy for his usual level.”

[thebaileyshaw]

Checkup

Thanks to the manor wards, Remus couldn’t actually apparate within the Shafiq grounds, so Bailey met him at the gate and waved him in with a flick of her wand. She tucked it back into the sheath on her calf as they walked toward the main building.

“Tell me everything! Your letters are so sparse,” she said, glancing back to make sure he was keeping up. “How much of the moon do you remember? How’s the pain level now that you’re cognizant the whole time, easier to manage or worse? I’m assuming there’s been no self-harming since you don’t have to deal with wolf-brain? How’s it been balancing that with teaching? I met an absolute sheep’s arse the other day who was talking all kinds of nonsense about you; I nearly threw my tea on him.”

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[levibulstrode]

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Levi loved his daughter. He loved Millie so much. It was hard to be away from her and Marcus all week, and he swore every weekend when he got home, she seemed a little bit bigger. She was growing up before his eyes, and while it had partially been for her that he’d switched jobs, it was hard to be away from her so much. When he got a day out and about with her because Marcus was doing something “related to a case,” which Levi was pretty sure was code for Order-related, Levi focused completely on her. It would only lead to bad things if he focused on Marcus instead.

He sat on the ground in the park watching her crawl in the grass and play. They were playing a little game where she’d throw back her head and go, “Ahhhh!” in a baby-shriek of a roar. Levi would respond by scrunching up his face and going, ‘Rawr!” back, which always made her laugh. 

It was during such a round of this that he realized someone had stopped to watch them. He looked up, raising an eyebrow and trying to look busy and important, despite rawring at his child. “Can I help you or something?” Belatedly he recognized the man as the guy who had been stuck dealing with that blasted Quintaped alongside him. Reagan? Reynold? Nope, those weren’t right.

[mxdnight-marauder]

In the Moonlight

It had been like they were back at school again. The full moon that night wouldhopefully prove promising as James and Remus had gone out to weather the transformation, just waiting until the moon would shine fully and the curse would take over. Ever since Remus had gone to work for Fenrir, those nights had been compromised, and even though James had practically begged Remus not to do it, there was no escaping orders. They needed Remus to play both sides. However, with Fenrir arrested, things had slowly been able to go back to normal. Or at least, they should have.

It wasn’t uncommon for the lot of them to mess around while transformed, often engaging in play tussling. Now, it was well into the night at this point, the woods around them quiet as the two of them were partaking in a friendly fight. No one was supposed to be out that night. One moment they were messing around, having fun, and the next, Remus’ howl had attracted nearby aurors who must have been staking out the area. Fear and panic set in as James realized they needed to get out of there quickly so that they wouldn’t be seen, and so that no one would get hurt. Knocking Remus backward down a bit of a hill to get him out of spotting distance, James fought to keep his friend at bay, knowing that if he were to let up on Remus even for a moment, those aurors likely would not stand a chance.

What started as a night of fun comradery turned suddenly into one full of fear and potential danger. Though James had never once been hurt badly while out with Remus and their friends -aside from minor scrapes and bruises- this time when the sun came up he would be sure to have a decent wound to take care of. In the midst of their tumble, James had snapped a bone in his left arm. The adrenaline of the situation hadn’t allowed him to process this pain until he had gotten Remus under control again, but by that point they were both exhausted and had fallen asleep. 

The next morning, James had woken up before Remus, writhing in pain at the find of his arm in a position that it normally would not bend. Making his way carefully over to Remus, James shook him awake. “Get up,” he murmured, trying not to hint that his arm was in excruciating pain. 

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[jasperthetenderhearted]

Jasper liked Remus. As a general rule of thumb jasper liked everyone, but Remus in particular held a special place in his heart. Maybe because he saw a little of himself in the younger man, maybe because Remus mattered to Zephyr, who mattered to Juniper and who had been nothing but hilarious and kind to Jasper in turn. Whatever way the biscuit crumbled, he liked Remus and Remus’s company and now the other man found himself for loss of a home and loss of a book collection.

Zephyr had dealt with the loss of a home, because they were dating and Zephyr was also the handiest person Jas knew. He reckoned that if Remus had wanted his own home Zephyr would find a way to fix one up.

One of Remus’s problems had gotten fixed. Jasper could help with the other. Which is why he found himself carting a large box of books around London, trying to remember where Juniper had said Zephyr lived. He’d been staring at a street sign for several minutes when he caught sight of Remus and his face lit up.

“Remus! Remus, hey! I was hoping I would find you.”

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[amelian-reasons]

Cheers To No More Tears

There were very few people that Amelia could be around right now without feeling like she was going to burst into tears at any moment. While she hoped that people would understand that she wanted to be alone, she also understood that their intentions weren’t malicious. After all, if one of her friends had lost the majority of people they cared about, Amelia would want to be by their side. Truthfully, she couldn’t tell what she wanted. Though the one thing she was sure of was that whatever it was, it wasn’t sympathy. 

Amelia had considered just about every solution to beating this slump that she had found herself in, though nothing had worked. It wasn’t good for her to be alone, as much as she tried to convince herself that it was. The list of names of people who she still cared about was growing shorter every day. So much so that she started to wonder if she herself was cursed, and that anyone who would dare get close to her would die. It only seemed like a matter of time before she would convince herself that she would be her own downfall. 

All of her irrational thinking and worrying had led her to Remus Lupin. Out of everyone that Amelia knew, she had been thoroughly convinced over the years that Remus was the most rational. At the very least, she trusted him not to laugh at her if she started crying on him. “I feel like you’re one of the only people who can understand what I’m going through right now...” Amelia sighed, rubbing her arm tentatively before pushing her hair back out of her face. Remus might not have had the best relationship with his father, but losing a parent still had to have taken a toll on him. @remuslxpns