LMOM#16: Making Adjustments Title: Making Adjustments Author:unbroken_halo Rating: PG-13 Pairing: Remus/Severus/Bill Kink(s): Alpha!Remus, pheromones, implied threesome Challenge: LMOM10 Word count: 701 Summary/Description: Taking refuge in Muggle London, Remus thinks he's alone until he sees a familiar face in the crowd. Author's Notes: Written for the Lusty Month of May 2010 challenge. Un-beta-ed, please let me know if you see anything horrible. Earlier parts can be found here
Making Adjustments
Remus opened the door and smiled at Bill. "Hello, William."
Bill grimaced, then entered the house following Remus to the sitting room. 'Ugh, don't call me that. It's Bill, please." He grinned. "Severus calls me that on purpose just because I think he gets off on the fact that I was once a student of his."
Remus cringed and sat down, eyeing Bill for a long moment. He studied the scars on Bill's face, as well as the rest of the well put together younger man, watching as his smile faded and he looked away. "My apologies, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."
"It's not so much the scars, I suppose, but the intensity," Bill murmured, and shrugged, not meeting Remus's eyes, but looking somewhere over his shoulder.
Remus nodded and reminded himself not to focus so much on one particular thing. Severus had informed him just the night before of how much more acute Remus's attention had become with the realization of his status.
Not that Remus himself had changed, just the ardency of his actions toward someone predisposed to knowing of, or being associated with the pack.
"I understand, and once again I do apologize. I am facing the same problems that you are, Bill, and perhaps we may find that, together, a middle ground may be found." Remus answered quietly, hoping to drawn Bill's attention back to him.
The softly spoken words worked because Bill jerked his gaze back to Remus's face. His blue eyes were dilated, a ring of yellow around the black of his pupil and the iris betraying his changed status.
Remus drew in a breath, immediately sensing Bill's hidden fear underneath the embarrassment and feigned indifference. "It's all right to be frightened," he whispered.
Bill swallowed, blinking but not looking away from Remus. "Sev-Severus said not to show fear, and I haven't been truly frightened of anything like this since I was a child."
Remus nodded and rose from the chair to settle next to Bill on the sofa. He frowned when Bill flinched away from him, not used to having fear shown. Revulsion, yes, but fear was a new emotion and anger at the reaction and at himself for that reaction began to boil up inside.
Bill jumped to his feet, moving away from Remus and crossing the room, pacing back and forth. 'You're angry. I didn't mean to upset you with this. I needed help and both Harry and Severus said you could and would do so." He curled his hands into fists at his sides. "I just don't understand why I'm having this reaction, and can't do a bloody thing about it."
Remus closed his eyes and breathed in deeply. Severus had explained that he needed to let go of his own dread of his wolf before he could help the London wolves, and starting small, with Bill, would be easiest. He inhaled again, tasting the emotions in the air and trying to discern their meaning.
Bill's frustration, distress, and apprehension wafted of him in waves. He liked his lips and watched Bill's trek across the floor, trying to temper his reaction at the flood of information he'd received. Bill's emotions threatened to overwhelm him, and his own wolf snarled in response, jolting Remus by its presence. Another scent joined Bill's, and the dark, soothing calm of this one settled his wolf and the confusing thoughts.
"It's the wolf," Remus whispered. "The full moon is close and until after the change, you'll be like this."
Remus opened his eyes, finding that Bill had stopped and was staring at him. Severus had entered the room as well, looking at the two of them inquisitively. He arched a brow. "Is there a problem, gentlemen?"
Remus rose and sidled over to Severus, sliding an arm about his waist and nuzzling his throat. Severus looked down at Remus, his brow climbing even higher up his forehead before he glanced over at Bill. "I see."
Remus nodded and walked over to Bill.
Bill stiffened, but allowed Remus to step into his personal space. His eyes closed as Remus ran his nose up Bill's throat then he licked Bill's skin.