There's a lover's moon tonight, shining down on half of this world, but for me there is just one girl."
â Glenn Frey
Remus lupin x shy!reader
Authors note : short one shot ahah
Warnings : none
Word count : 1k
You spent all of your 5 years in Hogwarts trying not to attract any sort of attention from anyone, you were pretty content with only having a few friends, your said friends being Lily and Mary, being the complete opposite of you. But that never really bothered you, you liked that most of the well deserved attention went to your friends instead of you. That is until a certain marauder took interest in you. Remus Lupin, you wouldnât consider yourselves to be friends. Of course, youâve only interacted with him a few times, but you liked his easy presence and that he wasnât as loud as his other friends.
Remus Lupin has never once imagined himself to be in a romantic relationship, he was too scared of the thought of accidentally hurting his partner. Which is why he convinced himself that he was better off without a partner. He believed that till he saw you for the first time, he wouldnât fall for someone at first sight, he didnât care too much about looks, but oh boy did that change when he saw you! You were sitting on a bench with your friends, and you had laughed at something they said. Remus and the other marauders happened to be walking by, he glanced over to you, and oh! Time suddenly slowed down for him as you smiled, the sunlight hitting your face just right, and suddenly there were flowers blooming behind you!?
Remus snapped out of it after he bumped into James, and only then did he realize he was staring at you. You noticed his gaze almost immediately and turned your head away. James, Sirius, and Peter all followed Remusâ gaze. Sirius let out a low whistle while James started waving enthusiastically at Lily, who couldnât be more disinterested, Remus shoved them and ushered them to keep on walking.
You sighed a breath of relief as they walked off, hoping that would be the end of it. You knew the marauders were trouble, and trouble was the last thing you wanted.
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Quidditch matches, you werenât a big fan of them, mostly because most people are screaming into your ears the whole time. But after enough pestering you had given in to your friends' pleading and went to a Quidditch game with them. You regretted it almost instantly but stayed nonetheless for your oh-so-dear friends. The match was Gryffindor against Ravenclaw. Lily, Marlene, and Mary were all cheering loudly for Gryffindor, you cheered softly whenever Gryffindor scored a point.
It was a cold autumn day, youâd much rather be in your room sleeping under a cozy blanket, but alas, you had to endure this for your friends. Lily suddenly announced she needed to go to the lavatory, but unfortunately for you, you didnât hear her over the cheering. Remus, who was previously beside Lily, took this opportunity to scoot beside you in hopes of striking up a conversation. âThey sure are fast, I can hardly keep my eyes on them," you said, while leaning to the person to your side, expecting to lean onto Lily. What you didnât expect was leaning onto Remus, who was more than willing to let you. Your shoulders tensed as you jerked away, and you offered a quiet apology. Remus chuckled in response. âI donât usually bite, you know.â
You smiled awkwardly and raised your hands slightly, you saw Remus opening his mouth to say something, but thankfully Lily managed to interrupt him and take back her seat from Remus.
As you looked back at Remus, he had a subtle pout, but it quickly turned into a smile when you made eye contact. You quickly looked away and leaned your head on Marleneâs shoulder instead. Marlene glanced over at you and smiled. âAww, looks like someoneâs tired already.â You scrunched your nose slightly as you pinched her side, earning a yelp from Marlene and snickering from Lily and Mary.
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You sat on your bed listening to the music that played downstairs, Gryffindor had won that Quidditch match, much to Ravenclawâs dismay. Which is why they were throwing a party downstairs in the common room. Much to your friends' disappointment, they could not convince you to join the party, you glanced at the clock on the wall, 11:29 pm. You really, really wanted to sleep, but the music downstairs was just too loud!
You heard a faint knock on your dorm room. You werenât sure if you were hearing things or not, but then you heard it again. You got up from your bed and opened the door to find Remus standing there. âHi, mind if I stay here for a while? Sirius is drunk, and he wonât let me read in silence.â You knew your friends were close with the marauders, so you didnât think theyâd mind if Remus stayed here for a while.
You nodded slightly and stepped aside to let him in. Remus mimicked your nod and sat down on the floor near your bed. You climbed onto your bed but felt tense with the new presence in the room. Remus noticed the tension on your shoulders. "Why donât you sit next to me? I can tell youâre cold.â You started to shake your head in refusal, but he suddenly pulled out a bar of chocolate. Was he seriously trying to bribe you!?
Much to your dismay, it worked, you begrudgingly got off the bed and sat down beside him, wearily taking a piece of chocolate. âAtta girl." You could feel Remus's smile without even looking at his face. As much as you hate to admit this, his easy presence was relaxing you too much. Remus noticed the shift in your mood and gently placed a hand on the side of your head and pulled it onto his shoulder. You wanted to pull away, but drowsiness washed over you as Remusâ abnormally warm body heat seeped into yours. You eventually fell asleep against your will, as Remus gently stroked your hair.
Lily, Mary, and Marlene were definitely not expecting to see such a cute view when they returned from the party.









