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Daylight
Remus x You
WC: 4k
Summary: In which you realize that loving Remus is truly daylight.
TW: mentions of cheating, use of y/n
an: loves i hope you enjoy the first fic of the marauders lover album!!
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The view was gorgeous. The sun was slowly beginning to set but not entirely gone, and the soft summer breeze gently blew against the guests’ hair and dresses. It was a glorious sight. You stood at the very edge, watching with bated breath as you nervously held the flowers in your hand. Your hands felt cold, and your stomach was in knots. You’re positive if you had extended your arm, your hands would have been shaking. Looking at the end of the aisle, you saw him. And suddenly, the darkness in your head became daylight.
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It was after OWLS that you, Remus, Sirius, and James lounged in the common room. You didn’t have much to do since your exams ended. You laid your legs on top of Sirius’, and he gave them a comforting squeeze. Smiling back at him, you flicked another piece of popcorn at James’ face. He unsurprisingly caught the popcorn.
“How do you reckon you did on the exams, love?” Sirius asked, reaching for the bowl on your lap. You shrugged. You were so nervous leading up to the exams that you weren’t even sure you passed. Remus had helped you study, and he knew that you would pass. However, you did not return the confidence. Remus’ interest piqued and is waiting to hear your answer. He had spent the better half of two months tutoring you. Bless him; he would wake up early to create flashcards for you. He would prepare practice quizzes for you to feel more confident in your skills.
“Truthfully? I don’t think I am going to pass. I feel like I completely failed!” You confess. Sirius looked at you, slightly confused. He knew that Remus had been tutoring you like a madman. He would’ve assumed you would’ve felt confident enough to agree that you had passed.
“It's okay, Y/n. I, too, feel like I failed.” James chimed in. He popped another piece of popcorn in his mouth. He didn’t think he had failed, but he didn’t want all the attention on you. He saw you get tense.
“Dove, why do you feel you failed?” Remus asked in a soft tone. You groan. How could you explain to your lovely Remus that you probably failed because the better half of your tutoring sessions were spent with you staring at him? A blush crept its way to your cheeks at the attention. You wouldn’t fess up to Remus, so why did you feel so uneasy about your exams?
“I just don’t think I did well, s’all.” You spoke as you turned to look at Remus’ stare. His warm brown eyes held a comforting look that you almost forgot that it was because you were in love with him that you felt that you had failed.
“I think you did just fine, dove.” Remus got up and squeezed your hand as he left the common room. You felt like you were being roasted. Your face had become hot, and Sirius seemed to catch on.
“Love, you okay over there?” Sirius commented. You turned to glare at him and nodded nonetheless, but he didn’t respond. So, he had made eye contact with James. Neither he nor James believed you. It had become an underlying suspicion between the two boys that you were smitten for your friend. But James had convinced Sirius not to tease you about it anymore. He just didn’t think it would do you any favors if Sirius continued to tease you for being so shy around Remus. The boys dropped it and opted to go to the Great Hall in order to eat their dinner.
”Y/n?” James spoke as he saw Sirius at the door. You look up at him with slight confusion in your face as you turn.
“If you like him, please tell him.” James didn’t say anything else and walked back up to Sirius. They left you in shock, were you really that obvious?
Remus had opted to go visit the astronomy tower. He knew there was something that you weren’t telling him about why you felt so uneasy about your exams. He spent hours working with you to ensure that you knew what you were doing. He graded your work and he saw how smart you were. So why didn’t you believe in yourself? What was causing you not to believe in yourself the way he did in you? Maybe he was slightly biased but it was you. You were everything for him. So he believed you passed. He couldn’t understand why you didn’t see that. He of course would never tell you out right how much he cared and why he cared that much. But he would try and show it in ways he knew. Which was why he was now sitting in the astronomy tower staring out onto the stars thinking about you and how he desperately wished he could tell you he loved you. Yet he wouldn’t do that, he wouldn't dare do anything that would cause him not to have you anymore. So there alone he sat not thinking much about what was happening with you to think that you weren’t brilliant. His inner sulking was cut short when he heard someone on the stairs.
“Moony is that you?” Sirius questioned his friend. Truthfully Sirius knew it was him he had seen his location on the map. Remus had been at the tower for nearly three hours. Sirius thought it was time for him to come back.
”Pads.” Remus replied.
”C’mon back to our dorm loverboy.” Remus didn’t bother to argue with Sirius. He knew that Sirius knew that he liked you. So what was the point in lying about it? Silently the two boys walked back to their common room. It was comforting to Remus. While the comfort was there the underlying hurt of not being with you began tearing away at Remus.
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You walked down the aisle and he looked radiant. Suddenly all the pain that you had gone through was worth this moment. All the heartache that you two experience was beyond worth this moment to be here with him. You reached the altar and you were starstruck speechless. He was gorgeous, his eyes sparking in the sunlight and in his suit Remus looked amazing. You had begun to think that you didn’t want to look at anything else. Nothing else mattered. He was everything to you. As you reached the altar Remus reached for your veil and uncovered your face. The brightness of your smile caused a swarm of butterflies to swell in Remus’ stomach. You felt similarly as you watched him smile. The sun behind him caused a beautiful halo behind and it made everything ethereal. Remus gently brushed his hand on the apple of your cheek and caused goosebumps to rise. Everything felt magical. You were truly and utterly in love with him.
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It was the night of the Yule Ball and it was feeling a bit awkward because you were going with your cousin's best friend Max. All because Remus wasn’t going with you. It wasn’t like it was his fault even though he also had feelings for you. You sat in your shared dorm with Lily and Marlene helping you get ready for the ball and helping you with your hair.
“Babe you look gorgeous!” Marlene cheered as she finished your makeup as Lily applied the last few clips on your hair. She had finished the final touches as she gently brushed your hair away from your face and onto your back. The gentle curls looked wonderful with your dress. Your dress was a beautiful lavender color with an iridescent white touch to it. You looked radiant. The moons that Lily placed in your hair gently glowed in the dim light of the castle, it made you beyond stunning. Slowly you descended the stairs, you hate to admit it but you were looking for Remus, yet he was nowhere to be found. Rushing to your side was an overly dramatic Max. Pouting, you look at him masking the defeat you felt.
He wasn’t Remus.
“Max!” You tried but it felt weird talking to him like this. You didn’t feel much like conversing with him, you simply wanted to find Remus. As the night went on you couldn’t find him and the sinking feeling that he wasn’t there continued. It felt terrible to know he wasn’t there but it was also nice to know that he wasn't with another girl. It calmed your mind a bit that he hadn’t told you that he couldn’t come because he was with another girl but that he actually couldn’t come. Lily had mentioned something about James saying that he also wasn’t going this year and Sirius apparently was also missing the ball. It was hard to come to terms with it but it made you feel better that Remus wasn’t ditching you. You’d probably be given some sort of excuse on Monday about why he didn’t show. Trying to not feel so incredibly disappointed you made your way to the dance floor taking Max by the hand and beginning to dance the night away.
Unbeknownst to you the Yule Ball this year happened to take place during a full moon. Which meant that you would not be seeing Remus until the following Monday. Why was that how it went about? Well, he never wanted you to see him after his run in with his lycanthropy. Even though you knew to a degree about what happened to Remus every month it was never agreed upon that he was in fact a lycanthrope. You simply called it his run with the wolves. He always returned scared and slightly bruised. It hurt to see especially when you had no idea what had caused it. It was nearly infuriating to you to have to watch your best friend go through that and not know what was the reason for his agony. But Remus preferred it this ways was his way of keeping you safe. He believed that you were far too sweet and important to him for you to be hurt by finding out about this. He didn’t want to put you at risk. He refused to ever hurt you in any way and that included you finding out about him being a lycanthrope. There was nothing Remus wouldn’t have done in order to have you be safe. Even if he was unintentionally hurting you by not showing up at the Yule Ball. But believe him when he says that if you had told him on Monday that you were hurt that he didn’t show he would never forgive himself for hurting you. That was always the last thing he ever wanted to do. He never wanted to hurt you.
As you danced the night away with Max, Remus was running with Sirius at his side and James on the other. Peter obviously was somewhere with them but it was exactly like you had called it. Remus was currently running with the ‘wolves’ instead of dancing with you. It hurt him naturally to not see how gorgeous you looked in your dress or your makeup. But Moony didn’t really pay much mind to the fact that Remus wished he was there. The longer the night lasted the more you found yourself becoming more comfortable with Max. It wasn’t something that you had expected at all. But it wasn’t entirely unwelcome. He was nice, kind, warm, slightly awkward but nothing that was unsettling.
You both danced the night away and it was a nice feeling successfully getting you to forget Remus. So much so that you were able to kiss Max. And thus began your new relationship.
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The way that you and Remus had finally gotten together to the point where you were now getting married was not an easy one yet here you both stood under the altar preparing yourselves for your vows. It was a beautiful thing to watch. Understanding all the pain and worthy that you both had to go through. The beautiful start, middle and present of your relationship was the most beautiful transformation for your friends to have seen. James always liked to say that he was the mastermind behind this relationship. In reality he wasn't, he was simply just the puppet. You and Remus were undoubtedly the masterminds but you two were also beyond patient with one another waiting until the seemingly perfect time to finally get together. The road to this point may have been painful and absolutely tiring. But it led to this beautiful experience.
“We are gathered here today to celebrate the beautiful love of Y/n and Remus. These two gits finally came around and got married. Which they truly deserve to be happy and married.” Sirius was chosen to officiate your wedding. Why you had agreed to this is past you but you’re almost positive that this was due to him being your now husband’s best friend. You smiled at Sirius as he continued his speech as he proceeded to speak about your and Remus’ love. Before you knew it, it was time for your vows. You don’t think anything could have prepared you for this particular moment.
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It had been a full year dating Max and you had begun to think that this was worth it.Remus was also not liking the relationship between you and Max. He had to see you and Max having to be romantic and demonstrating PDA. It was torturous for him to have to watch you with him. But it was slowly eating away at him. It hurt to have to go through this and it was agonizing to say the least. It was hard for him to watch the girl he was in love with be with someone else. Constantly it hurt his heart making it feel like he was drowning. It felt like there was a constant pressure on his chest making it feel like he can’t breathe. This was hard for him to cope with because he loved you so much. But if you were happy Remus would have to swallow his feelings and pretend that it didn’t hurt. He would have to believe it to the point that it didn’t actually bother him seeing you with Max.
You returned to the common room and you had found Lily sitting reading a book with a mug in her hand. She looked so cozy you had almost felt bad for having run in crying like you. Lily was the best friend that you could ever ask for. She was sweet and caring and would stop everything if she needed to in order to help you. Naturally when she saw you crying she instantly began consulting you.
“My darling what happened?” She asked you with such tenderness that you wanted to cry harder. You couldn’t believe that this was happening. Why was this happening? Why to you?
“H-he broke up with me.” You stuttered out. Lily slowly let go of you from the light grasp that you were in. She looked at you with concern and empathy filling her orbs Lily didn’t like Max too much but to hear how badly he had hurt you mad her want to fight him. She hated seeing you this upset. You didn’t say much after having admitted to the fact that Max broke up with you if anything you just cried, and cried.
“And did you see his face! Oh it was amaz- Oh, what’s wrong with lovey?” You hear James ask. You weren’t sure how long it had been but your eyes felt exhausted. They were puffy and red. Lily’s sweater was now drenched in tears and her legs felt numb now having had you laying on them. But she didn’t mind, you needed her comfort so she would provide that. She had made eye contact with everyone there. She first glanced at James who looked concerned to find his girlfriend comforting one of his best friends. James was ready to go fight someone but he wasn’t sure what the problem was. He wanted to offer up beating up the person who had hurt you. But he didn’t know what was wrong. Instead he waited for Lily to say something. Sirius was also ready to go and help James to fight whatever bastard hurt you and much unlike James he really didn’t feel like waiting for Lily. However Remus was eerily calm about it. He wasn’t too keen on having to see you cry much less if someone made you cry. Yet he knew that he couldn’t react yet. So he had to wait. He had to wait until it was time to comfort you or wait until you were ready to talk. So now all three boys are waiting for Lily to tell them anything.
Max she mouthed to them. Remus’ hands clenched slightly at seeing Lily’s response. He couldn’t believe what happened, he was livid with Max for having hurt you the way he did. Silently he sat next to Lily. You were slightly aware that he was next to you and you gently looked at him. He smiled so fondly at you that you wouldn’t have ever guessed that he was livid at someone. You stretched your arms out and began to lean closer to him. Lily was a great comfort but you wanted to be in Remus’ arms. He was a whole new level of comfort. He was warm and smelled like chocolate. He also happened to be the boy you had been in love with for years but that was beside the fact. So without saying much you curled up into Remus. You weren’t crying anymore but you were gently nursing shaky sighs. Remus rubbed his hand up and down your side comforting you the same way that you would comfort him. Lily had gone up and proceeded to wave at Sirius and James to leave you two alone. James, Lily and Sirius all went up to the boys’ dorm and talked about what exactly happened to you. Meanwhile you and Remus were having the same conversation downstairs.
“Dove what happened?” Remus questioned gently.
“Max.”
“What did that prat do?”
”Cheated and broke up with me.” Remus tightened his hold on you pressing a gentle kiss to your hair.
“My sweetheart, I am so sorry dove. You do not deserve that. You are so much more important than that.” Remus spoke, tears still welled in your eyes and you wondered if he felt the same way or if it was just something he was saying in an attempt to just comfort you. For Remus this was now the time to confess. Sure it wasn’t ideal because your emotions were grieving no doubt. But he knew that if he didn’t say anything he would lose you again. And he just couldn't have that.
”Y/n, you are the most amazing and wonderful girl I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. You, my dove, are the light of my day. I love you. I have loved you for years now. I couldn’t keep going without you knowing. I know this isn’t ideal my dove but I want you to know that I love you and I will wait until you're ready.” You couldn’t believe what you were hearing. Remus’ words were making you feel all sorts of ways. You blushed and looked up at him, your eyes no longer teary. Smiling, you gently craned your face to Remus’ jaw. Gently you pressed a kiss to the side of his jaw smiling as you pulled away.
“I love you more.” Smiling Remus tightened his grip holding you close. Neither of you had said anything for the rest of the night but you both understood. And three months later he had asked you officially to be his girlfriend. Naturally you agreed and neither one of you could be happier. Your relationship was amazing, it was gentle, it was warm. Both you and Remus had left Hogwarts as a happy couple and knew that you would be together forever.
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Everyone was silently waiting for your vows. They wanted to hear how the two of you would profess your love. Remus went first.
“My dove, my darling, my life. I cannot begin to express how amazing these past four years of dating you have been. I also cannot begin to tell you how wonderful these ten years of having you as my best friend have been. You have seen me at my worst and continued to love me. You haven’t ever made me feel less than. You,” Remus paused, wiping away the tear from your face and his, “You have been my best friend and the light of my life for years. Dove, you have always been there for me when I needed you and I hope to be there for you whenever you need me. I want to be the man that you need. I want to provide the best life that I can. Y/n you make me want to be a better man and make me want to spend the rest of my life with you. Seeing you, you became my daylight. You are the light of my life. You are my moon, stars, and sun. Y/n you are the whole universe for me. I promise to you Y/n that I will be the man that you need me to be, for you and for our children. I promise that we will cherish each other and grow old together. I love you Y/n and I promise to love you until my dying breath.” Tears flowed freely. Remus’ words were true and heartfelt and they were so beautifully put it almost made you nervous for what yours were. Yet no matter how nervous you were you began sharing how important Remus and his love was.
“Remus,” You sucked in your breath shakily as you continued, “Remus my love where do I begin? Before I dated you and became your girlfriend I was unfortunately experiencing a love that was cruel. A love that didn't make me feel warm inside. I had to go through so much pain in order to have this. Remus you make my world turn, you have moved so many mountains just to see me smile. I used to tell my mom when I was younger that love was never a color. And when I dated people before you it remained black and white. But Remus,” You stopped again this time letting another tear fall from your face as you attempted, to continue. Remus squeezed your hand and smiled as a tear gently fell from his eyes. “Remus my love you made love become golden. You showed me that love could be daylight. I fully stepped into the daylight with you. I let you become my light and my love. Remus I vow to you that I will continue to love you, cherish you, and stand by you until we grow old. Remus I want to be the person you grow old with and confide in. Remus you became the very thing that I love, when our kids ask what love is I want them to look at you and know. I want them to know that you define love for me. Remus I promise to love you until my dying breath and promise to show you every day until then.” Both of you smiled tears brimming both of your eyes as you smiled at one another. The guests who watched the wedding were all fully in tears. Everyone including Sirius was left in tears. Through tears Sirius smiled at his two friends.
“You may now kiss the bride.” Moving out of the way Remus leaned in dipping you back and connected your lips. You felt sparks flying as you kissed and suddenly everything that you two had gone through had been worth it. The pain you had felt not seeing him at yule ball was worth it, the heartbreak that got you guys together was worth it. Everything for this kiss sealing your marriage was worth it. Suddenly your love was daylight.
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