The Love of My Dreams- Remus Lupin x Reader

7

Remus' words rang in her ear as she waited for Colin to return home. Why didn't he tell her about the conference meeting at Cambridge? When Colin finally got him, he didn't even kiss her forehead like he used to do. Y/n heard him complain about work and his colleagues. It hurt her more when she heard him complain about them like this. She didn't mind that he wouldn't acknowledge her but to hear him talk about people who he had been working with for years before getting the promotion really concerned her. They were his best friends once.

Y/n didn't even get a chance to bring up the conference when she heard him snoring, his luggage wide open. It was clear. He had left it open for her to pack his bag for him. Y/n sighed, it was almost midnight, and he obviously had to leave early in the morning. She tucked him in and started packing his bag.

Remus couldn't help but smile. Y/n had no reason to help him out. He felt so guilty taking lunch from her, but when she smiled at him, holding his hand and assuring him it was not a big deal.

He swivelled on his chair as the smell of a home-cooked meal hit his nose. His stomach grumbled as he opened the lunch box. All his guilt washed away as he ate the food. Remus' hand trembled as he hungrily ate the lunch. He didn't have to worry about Colin for a week. He can enjoy his lunch and do his work peacefully.

Y/n was actually surprised that Colin never noticed her preparing two lunch boxes. Weeks went by, and Y/n found herself looking forward to lunchtime. She noticed Remus started to look better now that he was having a proper meal.

"You are spoiling me" Remus smirked at her when she handed him the lunchbox. Y/n shook her head.

"It's not too much, really. If you want, I can teach you to cook food that requires minimum ingredients and time and will also fill your stomach." Y/n finally looked up and bit her cheek when she saw him smile.

"I can't thank you enough. You're really doing me a big favour. But I have to ask, why are you helping me out?" Remus looked into her eyes. His fingers ached to brush the strand of her hair.

"I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried the way you had a panic attack at the party. You looked weak. At least now you look a bit healthier. You are having a proper meal one time of the day."

"Well, my workload has eased off now that Colin has gone to the conference....no offence." Remus quickly said, not wanting her to know how much he hated Colin.

"None taken." Remus looked at her as she said that, staring into the distance. He didn't realise he was smiling like a fool, looking at her as the wind gently blew her hair as if teasing him that it could touch her, whereas he could only dream of ever touching her like that.

Y/n looked up to see him looking at her, and she felt a sense of deja vu. She couldn't figure out why even after being with Colin so long, he still felt like a stranger, but as soon as she met Remus, she felt like she was home.

Y/n saw his hand that was resting on the bench. The scars filled her heart with worry. She clenched her fist, resisting the urge to hold his hand and trace his scars with her fingers.

Remus cleared his throat. "So your cooking lesson offer still holds?" Y/n smiled. "Yeah, that way, you won't have to take lunch from me."

Y/n looked down, trying to look busy in thoughts to avoid his gaze. "Don't worry. Like I said earlier, they are easy recipes and will take less time."

Remus did feel guilty for taking lunch from her, but it was the only way to see her. He was feeling so many emotions, and one of them was anger. Why did someone like Colin deserve her? Colin can love her but doesn't crave her like Remus does.

"So... I'll see you on Sunday? Your place?" Y/n waited for his response when reality dawned on him. She will be at his home. It would be just the two of them. He didn't realise he smiling like a dork until she heard her giggle. He felt his heart warm up at that sound. Everything about her made him feel like he was remembering a memory he treasured. Has he met her before?

The afternoon sunlight shone through Remus' window while he snored with his limbs outstretched on the bed. He slept late last night trying to complete his work before the deadline, so he could focus on Y/n.....and her cooking. He reminded himself she would be home. His joints were aching, making his sleeping schedule worse.

Remus didn't hear the doorbell the first time. But he jolted up from his bed the second time it rang, remembering Y/n was supposed to come home today.

He forgot all about his joint aches as soon as he saw her standing on his porch, the sunlight working as a spotlight on her.

"It's 12:40 pm Mr. Lupin."

Remus thought he would collapse on the floor if he had not put an arm on his door. The domesticity in her voice made him want her more. He envied Colin. He had the privilege to see her in his every waking moment.

"I'm sorry. I worked late last night and forgot to set an alarm." He cleared his throat to get rid of his groggy voice, not realising he brought Y/n out of her daze. She shook her head and scolded her brain for thinking inappropriate thoughts about a man she had only known for 3 days.

"I can come back some other day?" Please say no

"No..no. I need this. I need something healthier than takeaways and bread." He said, fixing his hair. He felt embarrassed Y/n had to see him in such a state and had to wait outside while he overslept. Meanwhile, Y/n was stifling a big grin. She really wanted to hug him because he looked so snug.

Until she remembered Colin existed. As she made her way into his home. She internally apologised to whichever god was available for thinking like this. Remus was a menace in his life since the day she saw him. Plus, he looked just like the man in her dream. Or maybe he had a few attributes that matched the man in her dreams. She never saw his entire face. She only knew he had sandy blonde hair and green eyes. He couldn't be Remus, right? She wondered. Has she met him before?