Remus fell into a rather deep depression following the death of Sirius. He had never expected to be the last one standing in his group of school year friends, and it left him feeling alone in the world. He began to drink heavily, the smell of Firewhiskey hadn't left his lips in weeks.
Remus no longer came downstairs in the morning for coffee, nor did he accompany Luna while she worked in the afternoons. He spent his time locked away in his room, drinking and flipping through old photobooks.
Although they still shared a bed, Remus spent most nights with his back to Luna. They were merely inches from one another, but they both felt incredibly alone.
Luna awoke in the middle of the night to find that Remus was no longer beside her. She sat up in bed, and quickly discovered that he was sitting on the floor with a photo album in his lap, a bottle of liquor once again in his hands.
"Remus, it's the middle of the night. Come to bed." she called to him.
He grunted.
Luna got out of bed, and pulled Remus to his feet. "You can't keep doing this Remus. You can try as hard as you like, but you can't drink your grief away. This isn't how Sirius would have wanted you to live your life."
Remus shoved her arm off of him, "You don't know how Sirius would have wanted me to live! You barely knew him!"
"Dammit, Remus, you aren't the only one hurting here!" she cried.
"Don't you dare compare your grief to mine." Remus snarled as he reached over to his desk, grabbed the moonflower orb, and threw it against the wall in a fit of drunken rage.
The glass orb shattered the moment it hit the wall, and tiny shards of glass rained onto the floor. When the glass broke, so too did the the enchantment that had prevented the moonflower from aging. Within seconds, the once beautiful flower shriveled up and turned to ash before their eyes.
Luna was now openly sobbing, tears streaming down her face, "Remus!"
"Get out of my room!" He snapped at her.
"Remus..." She sniffled.
"I said get out!" He snarled, "I don't want to look at you."
Luna left the room bawling, and Remus slammed the door shut behind her.
Instead of returning to her old bedroom, Luna wandered downstairs and lit a fire in the living room fireplace. She made a nest out of a blanket around her and popped open a bottle of Firewhiskey. She took a note from Remus's book and began to drink, tears running down her cheeks, as she stared deeply into the dancing flames.
The front door opened, and Severus entered, yet another envelope of intel in his hands. He had excepted it to be a quick drop-off, but his curiosity was peaked by a dim light coming from the living room. He had expected everyone to be asleep at this time of night, and he went to investigate the source of flickering light.
He found Luna sobbing on the couch alone, and without a word he sat down next to her.
He sat in silence next to her while she cried, and his presence was oddly comforting. When Luna's tears began to slow, he finally spoke, "What happened?" he asked tenderly.
"It's Remus..." she began, her voice shaking, "He's completely changed. There is no light in his eyes anymore... All he does is drink. I know he's hurting, and I've tried to be strong for him... but I'm hurting to... and I feel like I can't turn to him. He acts like his grief is the only one that matters because it's greater than mine... as if sorrow is a competition."
Luna swallowed in an attempt to hold back more tears, "And then tonight he... well, I'm not sure if things between him and I will ever be the same."
Severus wiped a stray tear off her cheek with his thumb, and rested his hand tenderly on her cheek.
Without even being sure why, Luna found herself leaning closer to Severus. She pressed her lips softly against his, and he pressed his back into hers.
Luna slowly climbed onto Severus's lap, her legs straddling him as she sat facing him, "I'm so tired of hurting, Severus."
He ran his fingers gently through her hair, his eyes burrowing into her soul as only his could do.
"I just want to feel good again." she whispered.
With that, Severus pulled her in close and crashed his lips against hers.
Luna's hands instantly went for his belt, and she made quick work of the buckle.
Severus slid his pants down just enough to free himself, and Luna pulled her panties to the side before sliding herself down onto him.
Severus wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in till their chests were tightly pressed against one another.
Luna wrapped her arms around his back, laid her head on his shoulder, and slowly began to grind her hips against him.
Severus slid one hand up her back, and firmly gripped the back of her of neck, embracing her as he helped to guide her body up and down him.
Luna let out quiet airy moans, her breath brushing warmly against his ear.
She dug her fingers into his back as she began to more forcefully push her hips into his.
Severus's hands wandered to her waist, where his fingers dug into her skin as he helped to pull her down against him.
Luna lifted her head from his shoulders, and leaned back slightly so that she could look Severus in the eyes. She placed a hand on each one of his shoulders, and the two got lost in each other's eyes.
When Severus felt his climax approaching, he grabbed Luna by the back of the head, and once more pulled her into a passionate kiss. With one final thrust upwards, the two reached their highs in each other's arms.
"Will you stay with me till I fall asleep?" She whispered into his ear.
"Of course." He responded tenderly.
True to his word, Severus remained at Grimmauld until Luna had finally fallen asleep on the couch. He took a knitted blanket off an armchair and wrapped it around her as she slept. He kissed her softly on the forehead, and with a flick of his wand, the fireplace extinguished.
