"You should tell him, you know," a familiar voice softly said from behind her. "I know you love him." "Remus," she began turning around to face her friend, "You know I can't do that. He's my best friend, and h-he's in love with his perfect Lily-flower," Elsie sighed as tears began forming in her eyes. "But, Elsie... you don't see the way he looks at you, he-," his sentence was cut off by the girl with tears running down her face. "I don't see how he looks at me, but I see how he looks at her! And, t-that's enough to know that I will n-never be good enough to be with h-him," she snapped through stifled words. "But why don't you just tell him? Why don't you let yourself have a chance at happiness for once?" he asked stepping forwards, wiping her cheeks with his thumbs. "Because...loving him is a losing game. Either way, I'm the one getting hurt," Elsie whispered, falling into the arms of the boy in front of her. SLOW BURN {extended summary inside} (All characters, plots, and aspects of this story belonging to the Harry Potter Universe are credited to JK Rowling.)

Through a series of unfortunate events, Cordelia Evans finds herself rekindling a friendship with the boy who once left her behind: Remus Lupin. As truths surface and the war presses ever closer, hearts are broken and friends are lost. Cordelia can be certain of only one thing-she isn't sure of anything. Venture through the Evans' and the Marauders' final year at Hogwarts and their uncertain steps into adulthood, told through the shifting perspectives of Hogwarts' most notorious. ☽☽☽ "You kissed Sirius," I sob. "I know, Cordelia." He whispers. "It's so horrible." "Yes, it is. I wish you hadn't had to see that," I rest my head against his warm chest, and he uses his thick robe to wipe my eyes. I take a few deep breaths, trying to calm myself. Marauder's era {REMUS LUPIN / REGULUS BLACK X OC} {WOLFSTAR} {SLOW-BURN} {7TH YEAR & POST HOGWARTS} ACT ONE: complete. ACT TWO: ongoing. ACT THREE: ~nsfw~ #1 remus 4/4/22