RP: Remus, Regulus Who: Remus Lupin and Regulus Black Where: Grimmauld Place When: Sunday, 7 November, 2025, morning Summary: Sunday morning is finally just for them again.
The first rays of sunlight peeking between a crack in the curtains woke Remus gently. Two weeks of normal sleep in his own home didn't seem like enough, but once he'd overcome the need to sleep most of the day while his injuries healed, it hadn't taken long at all for Remus to find the same sense of relaxation and peace he'd only found once before -- Easter Holidays, when they'd spent a week at home and he'd finally learned to sleep in.
Stretching languidly, he moved closer to the sleeping man beside him. Because of Remus' injuries and then the Full Moon and the delays that had caused his healing, they hadn't had a chance to enjoy the return of their Sunday brunches. With Regulus' post as Chief of the Wizengamot they weren't going to get to take the trip they'd talked of, a few weeks on the continent, exploring the places Regulus had never seen, the places Remus remembered fondly, a chance to start his research in earnest. But, they still had their Sundays back, something they'd been denied during the siege of Hogwarts while both of them were working in their assigned tasks for security and training.
And, part of that Sunday was not waking before they were ready.
Remus had never thought he'd be so capable of settling into a lifestyle that allowed for even one day of such luxury. But, here he was. A flick of his fingers summoned an envelope from his lapdesk on the floor by the side of the bed. With only a couple of exceptions, the letters he'd written to Regulus each week had been the one constant that had not faltered during the long summer weeks. Perhaps it was sentimental and foolish to continue them, but Remus found he enjoyed writing them, a small bit of romanticism it had been difficult to indulge in when the fear of failure and discovery was always at the forefront of his mind.
Keeping this week's letter in his hand, Remus slid his arms around Regulus and pressed a light kiss to his bare shoulder. When Regulus awoke, the letter would be the first thing he saw.
But, Remus would let him wake on his own. For now, he could close his own eyes and just enjoy the moment.