Willy

[mooningremus]

Remus really had taken his week with Willy as both magical and temporary. Especially when they'd parted ways with Willy giving no indication that he wanted to see him again. And Remus, who felt as if he'd been given more than enough and had little to offer in return, hadn't felt right about asking.

That night as he locked himself in the storage unit he felt... despair. He was so used to being miserable that having been happy for a while and following it up with this... it somehow made it worse than usual. And somewhere inside him he could feel the wolf's rage, too. It had liked Willy. A lot.

He blacked out as usual, and the next morning remembered nothing. But he knew that whatever happened, it was so much worse than it had been in a long time.

There was blood smeared everywhere. His blood. And he was covered in scratches, where the wolf had turned on itself with nothing else to take its rage out on. His head felt fuzzy, too, and he realized there was blood in his hair... oh, he must have slammed his head against the wall. That's what that spot on the wall was.

He honestly didn't know what to do. He couldn't go to a hostel like this.

Finally he threw on his coat and tried his best to keep his head down as he limped through the streets of London... back to Willy's doorstep.

And when Willy opened the door, the first words out of his mouth were, "I'm so sorry, I didn't know where else to go..." And then swayed on his feet, looking as if he were about to fall over.

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[willysilver]

"Very good," he said. "Tell me more about wizards."

[mooningremus]

"Well, um..." Remus wasn't sure where to start. "I guess... the first thing is that people are either born with magical ability or they aren't. Most people with at least one magical parent are. And some people born to non-magical parents are, too. We have ways of identifying them out in the world, and most children with magical abilities receive an invitation to come to a school when they're eleven. There are schools all over the world, the one in the UK is Hogwarts."

[willysilver]

"There must not be many wizards if there's only one school for the whole of the UK," Willy said. "A rare gem, are you?"

[mooningremus]

"Oh, I... yes, wizards are fairly rare," Remus conceded. "And Hogwarts is wonderful. I suppose that's why I always wanted to teach, because I liked the idea of being there forever."

[willysilver]

"What do you enjoy teaching?" he asked as he lifted his coffee to his lips.

[mooningremus]

"Oh, I think what I'd like best would be... defense against the dark arts," said Remus. "Ah, a bit ironic, I recognize, since werewolves are dark creatures, but... the young ones should be able to protect themselves. It's important."

[willysilver]

"And they won't let you teach because of the wolf?" he asked.

[mooningremus]

"Like I said, I'm a dark creature," Remus sighed. "Parents would freak out and pull their kids out of school. Besides, look at the state of me this morning. And what would happen if I somehow got loose during a full moon?"

[willysilver]

"You could teach online," he suggested.

[mooningremus]

Remus blinked at him, then chuckled. "Wizards don't really use technology much," he said.

The waitress came back over and Remus eagerly gave her his order. With extra bacon.

[willysilver]

Willy ordered fruits and breads, then indulged in some cheese as well. He smiled at her in a way she'd think about all day...and then again tonight, alone in bed.

"That looks lovely," he said. He picked up a grape and ate it. Watching him, a person would bee genuinely jealous of the grape.

[mooningremus]

Remus was, actually. He found himself ducking his head shyly, and saying, "I don't know how someone can be so beautiful and so kind."

[willysilver]

"It helps to not be human," he replied as he chewed.

[mooningremus]

Remus ate a piece of bacon and for a moment it seemed like the best thing he'd ever tasted. "I'm not entirely human," he offered. "But I don't think I got any of the positive aspects of that."

[willysilver]

"You are kind. You are beautiful," he said in a way that he clearly assumed Remus should already know.

[mooningremus]

Remus ducked his head again and picked up another piece of bacon. "You make me feel beautiful," he said.

[willysilver]

"As you should," he said, taking a bit of apple. He pointed at Remus with the fruit. "One day you might believe me."

[mooningremus]

"I'd very much like to keep trying," Remus said. "Have, um, have I told you that this last week was the best sex of my life?"

He also hadn't had that much sex, but no need to specify that.

[willysilver]

"No, but I could tell," he said. He smiled softly. "Our last morning was a surprise."

[mooningremus]

Remus looked a little sheepish. "But it was okay, right? I - I've had those... urges, but I've never let myself act on them before, not like that anyway. I surprised myself."

[willysilver]

"It was very okay," he assured him. "A good urge to have."

[mooningremus]

"Is um, is that what you like best?" Remus asked, because he really was eager to please.

[willysilver]

"I don't like anything best," he replied. "I like the moment. I like bodies and breath and ecstasy. I just want to be alone with someone, consuming one another until there's nothing but wreckage."

[mooningremus]

"Well you are... are very good at those things," Remus said, smiling down at his eggs.

[willysilver]

Willy smiled at him and bit into the crisp apple. He chewed and swallowed, then reached over to take Remus's chin and lift his eyes.

"Do you want me to consume you?" he asked. "We can roll in the ashes of what we leave behind."