#also i feel like sirius would hug all of his friends a lot so

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Potions Dungeon

Nov. 26th - 446 words - @wolfstarmicrofic

TW: child abuse

Remus hated Sirius

Well, not really. He was actually deeply head over heels for Sirius, but that is why he hated him. Why did one person get to completely tear him apart with just a single glace?

The potion dungeons were freezing, a nasty side effect of the cold winter weather. Remus was well prepared and had a big coat on, but others not so much. Many students were shivering or huddling around a fire they’d lit below their children, or pretending to faint to leave Slughorn’s classroom, but he seemed as determined as ever to keep his class going.

Predictably, Sirius was one of those unprepared.

He had been in a rush this morning, frantically running around trying to find a pair of socks, and he was now desperately paying for it.

He and Remus were sharing a cauldron, and Sirius had his arms around him and was shaking an absurd amount. His body was curled in on itself, his hair proving as a drape and covering his face. He was muttering under his breath, and Remus knew that his shaking wasn’t all due to the cold.

“Pads?” Remus asked softly, causing Sirius to jump and almost fall over. Even Sirius, with his nose and ears red and his eyebags seeming deeper than they had been in a while, still looked absolutely stunning. Pull it together Lupin, time to put your bloody feelings aside and help him. Remus thought desperately, before starting to take off his coat, but Sirius’s eyes just widened.

“No no no, keep it on, you’ll be freezing.” Sirius wringed his hands in his lap. Remus raised an eyebrow to Sirius. “Really. I don’t want you to be cold.” Sirius said again.

Remus looked at him for a second.

“Why are you shaking so badly?”

“Nothing.” Sirius responded a little too quickly. “Just the cold.” He added. Remus stayed silent for a few more moments before Sirius sighed. “Walburga used to lower the temperature in our rooms when we didn’t behave. It would go until we either ‘learned our lesson’ or we could no longer feel our body. Usually the latter.” Sirius winced, but then attempted a smile.

“I’m okay MoonMoon, I promise.” Remus looked at Sirius for a few more moments before he stood up and moved his chair closer to Sirius’s. Once he’d done that, he took one of his arms, and wrapped it around Sirius, sharing the coat with him. Sirius immediately leaned into the embrace, practically crawling onto Remus’s lap, wrapping his arms around Remus’s waist to keep him in place, and putting his face a few centimeters from Remus’s neck.

“Thank you.” He murmured.

Remus was fucked.