A/N: Mild slash. I own nothing. Written for the Freeverse Competition.


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whywhywhy

Oh, Remus,

isn't it enough?

That once a month you t-r-a-n-s-f-o-r-m?

Change into something else?

(fullmoon/monster/bite)

Surely, that's enough bad luck for a lifetime.

But, Remus, sweetie, didn't you know?

Life isn't fair.

whywhywhy

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whywhywhy

Oh, Remus,

you've fallen, haven't you?

You've fallen for your best friend.

(fallen hard)

Your best friend who will never want you back

because, he's Sirius Black

(shush, don't tell a soul!)

Because he's Sirius Orion Black

and he's whole, lively and perfect.

And, you?

You're just a ghost of a boy

marred by the self-inflicted scars of hatred for yourself.

(rip/tear/shred)

(claws/teeth)

Remus, darling, who would want you?

whywhywhy

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whywhywhy

Oh, Remus,

life's let you down again, hasn't it?

(andagain,andagain,andagain)

One minute you were together (finally)

and you, Remus, you were stellar,

a supernova, unstoppable.

(together)

But now, your supernova's burnt out

(bang)

and you've faded into nothingness

and all you're left with is a broken heart and a patch of empty sky that used to be yours.

Because, Remus, sweetie,

he's gone.

And you're as chained to your cold, lonely flat

as he is to his cell in Azkaban.

And, only one question drips from your lips

(unanswerable/despair/goodbye)

Why?