⠀ ❝ And in the back of her mind, Katie knew that her words were a lie. Because if her nightmares could creep up into her mind and become her reality, she would be damned if this Remus Lupin - his lips, his hands, his ragged breath, his willing recklessness - didn't become a part of that reality. ❞ 1976 . because life never stops and nothing is ever perfect. so when everything falls apart, she finds that only one pair of arms makes her feel secure from the world falling around her. while she in turn had always been his anchor, it just took him a while to realize it. set in marauders era remus/oc