A/N: A series of very short pieces charting the course of my favorite relationship: Remus and Tonks. Some will be fluffy; some very angsty. All following roughly the same structure. SPOILER FREE for Deathly Hallows until the last chapter or two, when I will warn you.
Watching
He watched her laugh over the Christmas crackers, pulling one with Ron on her left and then with Ginny on her right. She clapped on one of the silly hats and shook her head to set the bells jingling. Catching his eye, she tossed him her other hat. Admiral Lupin, sailing uncharted seas.
Later, in the sitting room, he watched her drink mulled mead and sing off-key carols with Harry and Sirius. Her head turned towards him. She nudged Harry, and suddenly the two of them were laughing and pulling him to the piano. As he played, she leaned down to add a one-fingered duet.
As it grew late, he watched her with the Weasley twins, charming pinecones and pitching them into the hearth. They blazed with flames of red and green, silver and gold. With a grin, she tossed a pinecone to him and tilted her head towards the fireplace. He threw it in and saw pink and green licks of fire.
He watched as she rose to leave amidst yawning and Christmas wishes. She walked to the door and he followed. Taking her cloak from her, he stepped behind her to slip it over her shoulders. Above the velvet collar of her robes, her pink hair fell in tendrils along the back of her neck. He lifted his hand and gently brushed at the hair. Ran his fingers over the soft skin above her collar. She leaned her head back and smiled.
A/N: I'm not normally a fluffy kind of person, but I kind of liked this for the beginning of their relationship. I plan at least five of these short pieces. I have the second one already written and will post it soon.
On to the next chapter!