A/N: I read this quote the other day, in it's entirety, and was inspired. It's a beautiful piece of literature, and I had to share it with you all! So I did a piece based on the quote, and it's something a little new for me. It's a series, all based on the quote, and you'll see how it comes together when I post the ensuing parts. I've done the next part, but couldn't wait to finish the entire series to share. I have a few more ideas, but once the entire series is up, they'll make more sense. This is a little Remus/Tonks for y'all. Enjoy!

For Those Who Wait

"Time is very slow for those who wait -"

William Shakespeare

The slam of the door hurt, the sound hitting her like a thousand hexes. It may have been a day, or a year, until he came back, but time had never moved more slowly. Tonks couldn't help waiting, waiting by the door for his slow but imminent return. Because he had to come back.

She relived it all the time, every fight, every argument, reliving, and wondering what she could have said to make him stay. She couldn't help but hate herself for willing him back so ardently. She was strong and indepent, she didn't need him. Yes she did. Tonks couldn't hide herself in lies and evasion. Maybe truth was the greater evil in the war.

She didn't even have the strength to be angry anymore. Not with him, not with herself. His parting ripped her threadbare heart into shreds, too distorted to do anything but hope. Hope that maybe the door wasn't shut. But he slammed it, Hope that the crack of his apparition was a signal of his return. But he disappeared.

She stared at the door. Day in, day out. Time had never moved more slowly. It may only have been days, but it felt like weeks, months, years, until -

'Dora?'

The soft tap on the door, the passionate look of shame, love and need for redemption blazing in his hazel eyes made it immaterial. It all vanished in an instant, and suddenly her weeks, months and years of waiting were nothing but a mere moment to be eclipsed by life to come.

Time is very slow for those who wait.

A/N: Okay, so I'm definitely just experimenting here, and I hope I did well, but I'll leave it to you to tell me. Tell me about what you liked, didn't like or just plain hated. I'll be looking for constructive criticsm, because it really is a learning piece here. I'm excited to share the rest of the series, so I really do hope you continue to read!

If it's an incentive to review, I have a little Astoria/Draco coming up next! If it's not, forget I said it ...