I adored you Madly, Extravagantly, Absurdly.

Chapter 25

Warnings: referenced / implied past sexual abuse

Smut. Yeah. It's not who you expect it to be. If you want to skip, it's after the dinner party with the girls.

I've been waiting so long for this.
Also, I've been saving this quote for this specifically.

Enjoy.

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"Who knows, perhaps I shall die for you one day!" Teleny 16

Remus's memory of the time between being dragged out of Lord Riddle's house and put in front of a judge is blurry, to say the least. He expected a wave of memories to wash over him when he went to see Fenrir. It didn't come.

Even getting to where Fenrir is detained, being led through damp, cold corridors into a small room passes by him like a blur. The room is empty, safe for a table, two chairs and lights mounted to the walls. A guard remains in the room.

Fenrir sits at the table. If he was surprised to see him, he didn't show it.

"Mr Remus Lupin," Fenrir tuts. "How very kind of you to see me."

Remus sits down opposite him. The man has heavy irons around his wrists and ankles. One would think his crime was murder, not his homosexuality.

Remus takes a long moment to look at the man. He is nearing his forties now. He didn't look it when they met in January, but the lights in this room age him drastically. Decades of work have left their traces on his hands and shoulders. It seems a cosmic joke that the man who put him in prison now sat in front of him, awaiting trial for the same crime.

"What happened? How did you end up here?"

Fenrir scoffs. "As if you don't know."

"I don't."

"If you don't, how did you know where to find me at all?"

"A footman at Lord Riddle's house told me."

"And what were you doing there?"

"Looking for you."

"Why?"

"To talk."

"About?"

Remus glances at the uniformed man standing not far from them. He doesn't make a secret out of listening to them. "Our last conversation."

"Ah. Well, I hope you don't mind the audience."

"I have nothing to fear. I have not participated in the crime that brought you here. I have done my time years ago."

"I'm aware. Trust me, I am very aware of how it all links back to you."

Fenrir scoffs at Remus's confusion.

"Don't act so innocent. My life went well. Everything was splendid until you decided to show up here. And then you sicced your dog on me, and it brought me here."

"I don't have anything to do with this. What are you talking about, Fenrir?"

The man growls in frustration, unconvinced of Remus' lack of knowledge.

"Are you going to tell me about it or not?" Remus asks. "I don't have time for this. I have more important things to discuss with you."

"Yeah? Like what?"

"Like how you ruined my life. How you took happiness and-"

"And love and all the good things away from you. Yes, yes. I know the speech."