thewhispertrees:

in no particular order:

• as a kid after the full moon, he used to lie on the sofa and watch muggle cartoons with a parent on either side.
• before the Marauders became animagi, he used to have panic attacks in the Shrieking Shack when he was waiting for the moon to rise
• he cried when his friends found out about his lycanthropy because he was so scared of being rejected and outed as a freak of nature.
• and he did that cry/laugh-hiccup thing as they all rushed to comfort him with consoling words and terrible jokes.
• he was always on edge the day before+the day of the full moon, surprising everyone who was so used to his gentle nature.
• and then when he came back a day or two later he made sure to apologize to every single person he was rude to.
• every time he was home he listened to his records none-stop because he loved Hogwarts, but they were seriously lacking in the music department.
• he became friends with Lily before any of the other Marauders were - and used to discuss music with her and Peter, because all Sirius & James could contribute with was “why would you name a band ‘The Beatles’? What’s so appealing about insects?”
• he has a humour that could dry up oceans. (Most people think he’s just strange, but the marauders know, man, and they love it.)
• also he had a zero tolerance for his friends’ bullshit
• he was always giving relationship advice to James and Sirius besides the fact that he hadn’t even held hands with someone until fifth year
• he was so shocked the first time someone showed genuine interest in him that he fell out of his chair
• (but he said yes to the date, because who knows how long it could be until something like that happened again?)
• Remus being red-cheeked, and plump-lipped after his first kiss, with eyes wide and a grin on his face
• and Sirius smiling back at him because after all this time, he had finally realized that the little boy he used to know had turned into a man