A/N: Not quite sure where this came from, but hope you enjoy. Tonks POV
She tries to ignore it, she really does.
But the truth is, every time he touches her, smiles at her, laughs at her, places a gnarled hand on her shoulder, she feels a spark.
She knows nothing will ever happen. Knows he's too old, too scarred, too scared. Knows he'll never feel the same way.
Maybe that's why she falls for Remus.
He's damaged too.
Mad-Eye never would've even contemplated the idea of them, of a relationship, but she knows Remus will come around.
'Too old, too poor, too dangerous.'
Not old enough. Not scarred enough. Not mad enough.
But she still hopes.
Remus will never be Mad-Eye, she knows that.
But sometimes, just sometimes, he comes close.