John

[mooningremus]

The full moon wasn't until the next night, but Remus was already feeling edgy. Mostly he wanted to eat a rare steak and go home and fuck Willy. Except Willy... hadn't been home, even though he'd told Remus he would be. And Remus had baked a pie in anticipation. He'd texted, asking when he'd be home. And he got a response, hours later: probably not home tonight. And then he'd thought... where he probably was... which was with someone else...

Remus left the pie on the counter, put on the new scarf and coat he'd gotten for Christmas, and walked down the street to the nearest bar.

He ordered a rare steak and ate it quickly, and then just sat at the bar sipping bottom shelf whiskey.

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[mooningremus]

"Magic," offered Remus. "Though I think we have that in common."

[petty_dabbler]

"Different flavors, but yeah. I reckon," he said as he swiped his tongue at the corner of his mouth to lick stray cream. "I generally stay away from that lot."

[mooningremus]

"Yeah, me too these days," said Remus, his gaze flicking to John's mouth and lingering there.

[petty_dabbler]

"I'd like to think you're smart enough to avoid them. They only want you dead," he said, a bite held right at his mouth as he spoke.

[mooningremus]

"I'm glad you weren't hunting me," Remus said, and took a bite of pie to distract himself from John's mouuth.

[petty_dabbler]

"You better be glad it wasn't me hunting you. I'd have had that done and put to bed months ago," John replied honestly.

[mooningremus]

Remus believed him. Or at least he believed that Joh thought that.

"Well the last werewolf hunter that came after me is dead," he said, and took a bite of the pie.

[petty_dabbler]

"And the world's a better place for it, I'm sure," he said. "This is really good. You weren't wrong."

[mooningremus]

"I take requests," Remus quipped as he finished his off, and then seeing that John's was empty now, took them both to the sink.

[petty_dabbler]

"I should probably go before he comes home. I don't want to be here for the row," he said as he stood up, suddenly a bit awkward about how to end the night.

[mooningremus]

"Yes, of course," Remus said, a little relieved by that.

"John, I - " He wasn't sure what to say. "I realize this was probably just a fluke thing, but if you want to..." He didn't know how to end that. "I mean. You know where to find me I guess."

[petty_dabbler]

"YEah. I know how to find you," he nodded. He wasn't going to hold his breath. He was sure Remus wasn't going to tell Willy.

Might be kind of nice to get one over on the faerie, though...

God, you are such an asshole, John. You just need to fuck up people's lives, don't you?

Chas did have a point, though. At least this time John knew he was right.

[mooningremus]

Remus stood, to walk him to the door. "To be clear... I hope to see you again."

[petty_dabbler]

"I'll be around," he said. John caught his face and kissed him for a long moment before drawing back.

"Ta, mate."

[mooningremus]

Remus kissed him back, a smile on his lips when he offered him a wave goodbye and closed the door. Then went about cleaning the kitchen, intent on that before showering and going to bed.

[willysilver]

Just a few minutes later Willy rushed in, nearly frantic, and the second he saw Remus he wrapped his arms around him and held him tightly.

"Oh, thank the stars. I thought you might be dead."

[mooningremus]

Remus was shocked when Willy came in, and was a little stiff in his embrace since... well... you know, he'd been fucking John less than half an hour ago.

"I... no, I'm fine..." he offered weakly. "What are you doing here, you said you wouldn't be home!"

[willysilver]

"I came to get my fiddle," he said. "And then I saw the warlock...I thought the worst."

[mooningremus]

"No, he was here at... my invitation..." And Remus' face went pink from his neck to his ears.

He pulled away from Willy, sure he'd be able to smell John on him. "Would you like some pie? It's still hot..."

[willysilver]

"At your...you had him," he said in stunned disbelief.

[mooningremus]

Though he was still a bit pink in the face, Remus' voice was rather flat when he said, "You seem surprised."

[willysilver]

"I am," he nodded. "Why him?"

Of all the possible people...why him?

[mooningremus]

"Why not him?" Remus said, and found himself... annoyed. "He's attractive, he was nice to me, and he wanted me."

[willysilver]

"He's a warlock," he said in disgust.

[mooningremus]

"And I'm a werewolf," Remus snapped.