A Living Nightmare.

[r_moony]

Open RP, if anyone feels like taking on a slightly desperate Remus. If there's more than one person that wants to drop by to talk to him, each conversation will be treated separately. <3

------------------------------------------------------ Remus knows well enough that he should be in his room. He knows that his place right now is with his wife,

Comments

[thelionharted]

James has managed to sneak out of bed yet again -- really, Poppy being upset with him doesn't matter when this has happened.

"Hey, Remus," he says quietly, sitting down next to him. "Map came in handy again."

[r_moony]

"Hello, James." He turns to him for a moment, finally managing to look away from the door again. "I thought I was the only one that was be awake at this hour."

Although he wants to tell James to go back to bed, for now he doesn't. He needs the company, and James has just lived through this with Harry. He knows what he's going through.

[thelionharted]

He moves to wrap an arm over Remus' shoulder, scooting close. "Nah, I couldn't sleep." After a moment he adds, "Don't worry, mate. I realise how stupid it is of me to say that, but -- he'll be alright, for the most part. After all, we got Harry back. We've got something Voldemort wants."

[r_moony]

"It's not stupid," he assures him with a small and very faint smile as he leans slightly against him. It's done unconsciously, but he's just so bloody tired of it all.

After a beat. "I'm tired of all this. All the games they keep playing. I actually even started considering taking my family and getting out of here once and for all." Looking down, he adds wryly, "It was supposed to be over, James..."

It's not fair that he's dumping all this on him and he realizes this as soon as the words come out of his mouth. It shows by how apologetic he looks almost immediately.

"Just... None of this makes any bloody sense."

[thelionharted]

"It is too," James replies, not quite smirking. "I know it's useless to tell you not to worry by now, Rem." He sighs then, and looks down.

"I know. I wish it were over too. I wish I could be the one to kill him, the one to get it over with, for what he did to Harry, and Lily, and everyone. I just -- want it to end, so we can have what we never had, you know?"

[r_moony]

"Ah, that." James really does know him too well.

Remus just nods a little. "I do. All this needs to end before it ends us again." He passes a hand wearily along his face as he sighs. "I never expected to be doing this again. Not a third time."

[thelionharted]

"And I never expected to have the chance to do it a second time," James replies wryly. "Chocolate, or whiskey, or both?" He rummages in his pockets. "I've got some somewhere."

[r_moony]

He's tempted to say none of those - shocking, isn't it, that the thought of chocolate is making his stomach tighten even more? - but he just braves a small smile. "Whatever you find first is fine."

A beat.

"Thank you."