@wolfstarmicrofic December 16th -775 words
Remus was slowly waking up. The familiar ache in his joints was duller today, but still present. The moon hadnât been bad at all, he didnât feel excruciating pain anywhere in his body, he felt like none of his bones broke and didnât register any open wounds. Overall, a nice moon.Â
The strange thing about that morning was the warm, plushy and furry cushion his head was on. It was so comfortable, Remus didnât open his eyes, he just snaked his hand through all that good smelling fur, snuggling his face in it as well.Â
Around him he could hear some muffled giggles, and he furrowed his brows, but still didnât feel like opening his eyes: he was too comfortable.Â
Then, something wet was lapping at his face, and he opened his eyes just to stare into Padfootâs big black snout.
âEw, Padfoot, why would you do that? Thatâs disgusting!â
Finally he registered where he was: the Shrieking Shack was enlightened by the first sunrays, and he was snuggled up on Padfootâs gigantic form, using him as a pillow on the floor. His body was covered by a heavy blanket, and Prongs and Wormtail were looking at him from the bed.Â
âGood morning sleeping beauty! How are you feeling?âÂ
James was energetic as always, but Remus noticed that he stifled his enthusiasm for his sake, he mentally thanked him.
âIâm fine, nothing broken and no open wounds, soâŚâÂ
He was still petting Padfoot, who hadnât transformed back, choosing to accept the cuddles given by his boyfriend.Â
âSorry you had to sleep on the floor, mate. We tried to get you on the bed, but⌠humâŚâÂ
Wormtail was trailing off, and decidedly not looking at him in the eyes.Â
âWhat? What did I do? Did I hurt any of you?âÂ
Remus was starting to get paranoid, but James calmed him.
âNone of that, Moony, calm down. You just didnât want to leave Padfootâs side, thatâs all. When you transformed back, we put a blanket on you and let you sleep for a bit.â Prongsâ grin never left his face, and Remus felt like there was something they were not telling him.
He looked at his boyfriend, who responded with a friendly bark and a lick on the tip of Remusâ nose, before turning back into Sirius and enveloping him in a hug.
âGood morning, darling. Merlin, itâs bloody cold in here! How did you make it all these past winters without us to keep you warm?âÂ
Remus just shrugged, ignoring the snicker coming from the bed behind him. What the hell were they not telling him?
 âWell, lads, me and Wormy are off. Weâll leave you two lovebirds alone, so that Remus can have some privacy. Speaking of: you might wanna pick that blanket up, mate.âÂ
Remus scrambled to pick his blanket up and cover himself better, he hadnât noticed it slipping off that much, while James and Peter fled from the shack, still bloody laughing.Â
âOk. What happened? Why are they laughing like maniacs?âÂ
Moony asked his boyfriend, who was passing him his clean clothes that he placed in a drawer the night prior.Â
âAh, that. Itâs nothing, donât worry. Moony was just a bit⌠affectionate, last night.â
Remus picked up what Sirius was implying, and felt the urge to bury himself. Instead, he just buried his face in his hands, hiding his embarrassment.
âOh Merlin, please tell me I didnât.âÂ
Sirius laughed at his boyfriend, and just hugged him, forgetting the clothes for a moment.Â
âItâs nothing, Moony. I found ĂŹt quite flattering, actually. Even in wolf shape, you still canât resist my charm. Itâs admirable, truly.âÂ
Sirius barked a laugh and just started leaving kisses all over Remusâ face, trying to cheer him up.Â
âOh, come on. Donât kill yourself over it. Dress up instead, youâre gonna get frostbites in this bloody cold.âÂ
Remus shoved him away, still too embarrassed, and started dressing up (he was actually very cold). Once he was done, he laid down on the bed, and Sirius joined him. Remus would have had to wait for Madame Pomfrey to come fetch him.Â
âSirius, you should go, Madame Pomfrey will be here any minute now.âÂ
âIâll just turn into Padfoot, sheâll figure a big black dog broke inside this morning, donât worry about it.âÂ
âMh, if you say soâŚâÂ
But Remus couldnât really put two coherent thoughts together: he was already drifting back off to sleep. Sirius looked lovingly at him, kissed him on the tip of his nose, and turned back into a dog, curling up beside him, offering a soft pillow to rest on.Â