RP: Remus and Regulus Who: Remus Lupin and Regulus Black Where: Hogwarts, their quarters When: Sunday, 18 July, 2025, evening Rating/Warnings: Summary: Things are still slightly off, but Remus wants to fix that.
After the party on Friday, Remus had been more hopeful about the future than he'd been earlier in the week. But, things were still...off. Despite their conversation before and their plans, there was still something not right between he and Regulus, something Remus could feel, but not name.
When he woke up Sunday morning, he longed for the days when they'd shared Sunday brunch in bed and could count on having that time to themselves. Unfortunately, he'd had to get up, leave the warmth of their bed and Regulus' presence, get dressed, and go out to patrol, train, do the things that had become his new responsibilities. And, then, he'd spent the day thinking about it.
So, when he came back to their rooms for the night, he made a few preparations -- had a bath drawn, candles lit, relaxing music on the victrola. Then he changed into light, loose robes to wait in the sitting room for Regulus' return. It wasn't much, even in the way of pampering it was simple. Just a way of being close in a way they didn't seem to be at that moment.
Remus had pulled away. It was up to him to pull back. He knew that. When he heard Regulus at the door, he didn't wait for Regulus to come and join him on the sofa as he usually did. Instead he stood and met his lover at the door, wrapping his arms around Regulus and kissing him gently, almost chastely. "I missed you," he said with a shy smile.