Snape remembers quite well how he reacted when Dumbledore told him he invited Remus Lupin to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and politely made him promise to prepare Wolfsbane for him. It was a double punch in the stomach, to say the least. Just the idea of confronting someone who reminded him of his school years made him feel nervous, awkward, exposed and out of place, exactly how he felt walking alone in those corridors when he was younger listening people whisper mean things about him as he passed. Everyone there seemed to build lasting friendships, have fun, enjoy going to Hogsmeade and sharing things about their vacations. Meanwhile, he had the constant feeling he was missing out on all that, just watching other people live what he wanted for himself. Even if someone eventually accepted him as a friend, Snape was aware no one was remotely similar to him on his personality. Which is fine, the idea of having friends totally different from him didn't seem bad, it was just the thought, it added to his loneliness. It was unsettling to think that Lupin would be there, he still had some hard feeling about how things went. He knew it was mostly Potter and Sirius who tormented him, but Snape couldn't fool himself thinking that whenever they would say bad things about him inside their group, Remus would tell them to stop. Snape had the mental image of Lupin also mocking him, not as openly, but enough to go along with his friends. And that, obviously, hurts. That hurt him before and still did when he first saw him after so many years.

Lupin also remembers when Dumbledore invited him to teach at Hogwarts, he was delighted to accept. The only thing that made him uncomfortable was knowing that it meant asking a huge favor to Snape. Dumbledore had already assured him he would have the potion, but it felt wrong to make Snape do this every month. Lupin never had a chance to apologize or to talk to him properly after school was over. He remembers talking to him occasionally at the library when they were younger, he liked his presence there. Lupin admired him since the first year, Snape was very talented, intelligent and disciplined on his studies, Remus never had a doubt Severus would be a powerful wizard one day. It was just awfully embarrassing to see him look relieved close the end of their last year. While so many of the students felt sad about leaving Hogwarts, Snape didn't have anyone to miss. He dedicated a lot and completed his task as a student. And that was all.

Their first conversations in Hogwarts as adults were cold and brief, mostly from Snape's side, Remus was trying to make it go smoother. By the time fo the second Wolfsbane, they would talk more to each other and Remus started to admit to himself that he was always wishing to see him around the castle. He locked the truth away when he was a teenager, but now it seemed silly to deny his attraction for Severus. The Slytherin had this mysterious aura surrounding him and although he didn't have an "obvious" type of beauty, he was charming in his own way.

Severus was too reluctant to accept his own sexuality when he was a teenager to notice on Remus. He knew the young werewolf was handsome but denied any kind of attraction to him or any other man. Being this different from others wasn't something he wanted to add to his struggle. So the years passed until he started being more open-minded about the matter. Snape eventually accepted himself and kept it as a secret, sometimes rethinking about the men he might have felt something for when he was growing up, almost searching for clues. Remus crossed his mind here and there, but apparently, Snape was too good on concealing his emotions, his teenagehood didn't accuse much.

All that haze of the past lingered on the air when they saw each other nowadays, but that night Snape ran to the forest to save Lupin changed their dynamics. It opened a gate for possibilities, if not now, then when? When else could they give it a try on everything they could have shared?

With that in mind, Snape started to think about what they could do Friday night when it was just Monday morning. He didn't have a clue. By Wednesday, he tried to sneak the subject into their conversation while they talked through an empty corridor. Lupin said he had very simple things in mind and that he shouldn't worry about it and if he wanted to drink something more interesting than juice, he would follow his lead.

After the last class of Friday and some time of planning his next class for the six-year students, Snape decided it was about time to get ready for their date. Whatever on Earth that means. Well, he couldn't go wrong taking a shower, shaving and drying his hair. He hadn't been on too many dates to know.

Lupin was a bit more like the anxious type. He knew what he was going to wear for at least two days and made sure it was a good day to shave the way he liked. His plan was a bit bold but it was exciting at the same time. He put some perfume and closed the door behind him. Yep, this was really happening.

They met close to a statue after most of the students had left for Hogsmeade or went to their common rooms.

"Evening, Severus" Lupin greeted him kindly

"Remus, how kind of you to join me and my faithful Friday night companion" Snape joked looking at a bottle of Firewhiskey he had brought with him

"I hope I'm not distracting you too" Lupin teased

"Not at all," Snape said touching Remus' shoulder in a rather seducing way. "So, where are we going?" he asked

"Come with me," Lupin said in a mysterious way

The werewolf took him for a little walk in some corridors and up to the seventh floor. There they walked the same place a couple of times.

"Are you lost, Remus?" Snape asked, not understanding a thing

"No, this is a special room. It appears only when you need it and if you pass it three times thinking of what you want" Lupin answered satisfied with the look of surprise he got from Severus

On the third walk, a door appeared. And Severus had this look on his face. Sometimes he forgot how much he loved magic. Remus couldn't look away from him, he had never seen the other wizard be so sincerely fascinated about Hogwarts before.

When they entered, the place was illuminated by candlelight, many of them floating in different heights. The illumination also had some red tones to it. There was a table there with food and apparently some wine. They had a heavy wooden bench to sit on one side of the table, with two cushions next to each other.

"You decorated the place yourself?" Snape asked impressed with a discrete smile

"The room adapts to what the person needs or wants. I had many of this in mind while we walked, but some things are here because you thought of them, Severus" Lupin said to him while looking at the bench with the cushions

"You got me on that one," Severus said amused

They sat together and started eating what the room had provided them. Severus was more the type of having a meal at night, he didn't eat during the afternoon. And Lupin liked to have a snack, he was always eating little things between lunch and the time he went to bed. The room gave each of them what they wanted.

The conversation flowed easily and the drinks also gave them a little push to feel more comfortable around each other. They started talking about the quidditch match from the weekend before. Lupin was surprised to know that Snape actually enjoyed watching it.

"Let me guess, you wanted Hufflepuff to win" Snape stated as he finished his third dose of firewhiskey

"Honestly, yes! Ravenclaw's team is great but I have some fondness for the Hufflepuff house" Lupin said wondering how much Snape could drink without feeling sick

"Really? I couldn't tell. Always thought a clever man like you would have Ravenclaw as your second house" Snape said looking at him with a light expression

Lupin blushed with the compliment.

"Thank you, Severus. Actually, I always thought you could easily be a Ravenclaw, except I think Slytherin suits you best"

"Indeed, it does. Anyway, Remus… from one teacher to another, everyone is talking about your lessons. You seem to be making a great job and frankly, teaching them how to protect themselves is a very important task. Dumbledore was right on offering you the job" Snape said while he touched Lupin's arm directly on his skin since he had rolled his sleeves up

"I couldn't be more flattered, really. I don't even know what to say, except that I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. You also gave me this chance and I couldn't be more grateful" Lupin answered him feeling overwhelmed

The spent a minute in silence, Remus was adjusting to the compliment coming from Severus while he watched the man pour more firewhiskey for himself.

"I had no idea you liked firewhiskey so much" Lupin stated trying to get back to their date

"I do like it, but I must say most of the times I just have it for the effect. Takes me a while to feel it with softer drinks" Snape said looking at this glass

"At first I was trying to catch up with your drinking but I gave up when you finished the third one. I can continue but you will have to carry me to my bedroom later if I drink another two shots" Remus said as an innocent joke but a moment later he realized that his choice of words could be interpreted in another way

Severus knew he said it without thinking too much but didn't lose the opportunity.

"Doesn't seem like a bad ending to your night" Snape said with a mischievous grin

Lupin smiled in his crooked way, he was way too easy to convince at this moment. In fact, he didn't need any convincing, he would gladly take Severus to his room and try his chances on taking his clothes off. Snape touched Remus' thigh and started stroking it, getting closer to his inner thigh. Remus just bit his lower lip in anticipation, he was driving himself nuts with the idea.

Remus decided to start touching Severus as well. The men had given him all possible clues of what he wanted. Maybe Snape turned him down a few days ago but that didn't apply anymore. Remus touched him on his thigh too and got a glimpse of Severus first expression with the corner of his eyes. He clearly didn't need any convincing either.

They looked at each other for a moment. Remus looked at Snape's lips and then back at his dark eyes. Severus leaned forward also looking at Remus' mouth. Soon their lips met and they both breathed deeply as they started kissing, there had been too much contained between them. The kiss was slow and desire wrapped them together, it was the type of kiss that implies more is about to come.

Severus had his hands on Remus waist and neck, bringing him closer in a seductive way. Remus was a bit bolder and kept one of his hands on Severus' thigh and the other one on his hip, teasing to touch closer to his most sensitive parts. The kissing intensified and soon Severus opened a couple of buttons from Remus' shirt to kiss his neck. The sight of Remus' skin made him feel an extra tightness between his legs. Remus started moaning shamelessly when he felt Snape's tongue on his skin, only arousing him more when the other wizard bit him slightly close to his collarbone.

Remus slid his hand between Severus' legs, receiving a muffled moan from him and an involuntary movement from his thighs. Snape stopped kissing him to focus on what was being made on him, his face still buried on Remus' neck, muffling the sound of his moans. The werewolf knew what he was doing, stroking Snapes' length over his clothes on the most sensitive areas, soon the Slytherin had his head on the clouds. Severus grabbed him on his thighs and moaned more on his ear as he placed his hand on Remus' length to return the favor.

Lupin looked around and whispered some things to Snape after receiving some attention.

"I think the room didn't want us to walk all the way downstairs," he said touching Snape on his shoulder to make him look where he was looking

Snape didn't understand at first but he let a brief malicious laugh escaped his lips when he saw a double bed in the corner that wasn't there before. It was even decorated, looking very luxurious with its crimson sheets.

Snape took the first step, getting up and offering his hand to Remus. Never a bad idea to let him speak his mind in a more active way.

"What a gentleman," Lupin said taking his hand with a drunken expression. "I like that a lot. But I also can't wait to take your clothes off" he confessed on Snape's ear when he was standing next to him

Snape guided them to bed while kissing him again, that comment made him forget his politeness. On their way, Snape opened Remus shirt and Remus was going through this long process called unbuttoning all Snape's buttons. The black haired wizard said to him it was ok to use a spell to undo them and Lupin used one before leaving his wand on the nightstand. As the bed started to be used, they were both feeling each others body with strong grips and moving their hips to feel the arousal coming from the other.

With their shirts opened and belts undone, they exchanged looks for a moment after Severus made Remus lay down and went on the top of him. Remus was insecure about all his scars and Severus was forever uncomfortable about himself under his clothes. However at that moment, they weren't looking to themselves, they were looking at each other and they liked what they saw.

Severus touched him more, following the lines of Remus' body, eventually kissing him too, not bothering to divert his touch from scars. They didn't bother him at all. Remus was breathing heavily, following Snapes' movements as he kissed lower and lower, finally reaching closer to the bulge he had on his pants. He kissed and teased him over his clothes, making Remus moan loudly and move his hips. Right after that, he finished undressing Remus, making him reveal his entire body to him. Severus had a glimpse of it the other night at the woods that made him wonder. He was about to continue what he was doing before, but Remus interrupted him.

"My turn," he said to Severus as he changed positions with him and continued to undress Snape

The werewolf kissed him passionately as he took off Severus' shirt, first touching his erect member over his clothes and soon directly on his skin since he finally managed to undress him. After that, Lupin went on the top of him and pressed their bodies together, making the friction between their erections extremely pleasurable. Snape was moaning loud and pressing their bodies even more, sometimes grabbing Remus' ass.

Lupin went down on him, not making any ceremonies to start pleasuring him. He teased a little, licking around his member and the base before he started sucking it. It was a huge turn on to hear Severus moans and feel him arching his back slightly when he gave a particularly good suck. When Severus felt himself get closer to climax, he touched Lupin's hand, that was grabbing his thigh, to tell him to stop.

"Come over here," Snape said breathlessly as he placed himself close to Remus to jerk him

With one hand, he stroked him and with the other, he pulled his hair while kissing the werewolf's neck once again. Lupin started breathing heavily and moaning soon, a delicious sound to hear.

"So, what do you like?" Snape asked teasing him closer to his entrance with his fingers, that was probably enough foreplay, they were both anxious to take another step forward

"I want you to do me" Lupin gasped, feeling the fingers stimulate him

Hearing that, Snape didn't stop touching him back there, soon introducing a finger inside after making Remus lick it. Lupin's reaction indicated a bit of pain but also arousal for the way he sounded. After some time, Snape added a second finger and continued jerking him. Lupin started to work himself on Severus' fingers, moving his hips to meet them. Snape got his wand from the nightstand and cast a spell on Remus, saliva wasn't enough for lubrication. Right after that, he leaned over him, getting in place to start.

"This way?" He asked Lupin

"Yeah" Remus answered bending his legs to make himself more exposed

Snape pushed himself slowly inside him, both moaning deeply in the process and Remus scratching Severus' back. The Slytherin was trying his best not to start fucking him hard too early, Remus wasn't relaxing his muscles yet, although he sounded really turned on.

Soon Severus started moving at a slow pace, pushing himself deep inside the other with every thrust. Remus was surprised to know how good Snape was at this, his hips moved in an involving way, he also pulled his hair and pressed Remus' body to meet his movements.

Eventually, Snape started to fuck him faster, making them both grunt with pleasure. Severus was once again having a hard time to contain himself with Remus using his hands so spread himself more for the man on the top of him.

"Yeah, that… don't stop" Remus managed to say

Severus grabbed Remus' hands, that were still being used to spread his ass more, and held them over Lupin's head. When he did that, Snape felt some resistance coming from Remus, but apparently movement restriction was a turn on for them both for the way the werewolf looked at him. Snape pressed Remus wrists more against the bed, fucking him hard as he did so. The man under him started to moan loudly, never looking away from him.

"Oh…oh... Oh"Remus sounded out loud finding his release as he felt Snape's hard member hit him over and over again

When Severus saw Remus expression, his face getting blushed and mouth showing so much arousal, he gave him some final strong thrusts. He could feel Remus arch his back as he came, his hot cum between them, the angle and feeling were just too good and Severus came too. Remus felt himself be filled by him, moving a little to follow his involuntary movements.

Snape buried his face on Lupin's neck for a moment, breathing heavily. Lupin slid his hands all over his back, resting on his lower back.

"Can you…?" Lupin asked breathlessly

Snape nodded, pulling out carefully and laying next to him. After that, Remus reached for his wand and made a non-verbal spell on himself, pointing at his back. He also cleaned them quickly in the front and let his wand on the nightstand once again.

They were really tired, their bodies were asking for a good night of sleep. Snape noticed Lupin had satisfaction written all over his face and that made him feel great about himself and their night. They kissed in the lips once more and Snape covered them with the blanket they left on the floor, holding Remus under it. Didn't take more than a couple of minutes for them to fall asleep.

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