Assignment 9 - RE - Prayer - write about sending a message to someone.

Auction - Remus/Sirius

Couple Appreciation - Catfish

Writing Club:

Count Your Buttons - Celebrity!AU, word: catfish

Lyric Alley - It's the only time that I see your face.

Liza's Loves - Online Dating/Movie Star

Catfishing

Sirius laughed when he first came across the profile. Someone out there was cocky enough to use a picture that was someone famous which was ridiculous. Why wouldn't recognise Remus Lupin who stared in that that Welsh show for three episodes and some other sitcom for three minutes a couple of months ago.

His eyes scanned the profile, taking in the information. Anyone could have researched this. Anyone could have gone online and found the very limited information about Remus Lupin, or read that small interview with him back in January of last year when he had written a book.

Sirius owned the first edition of the book of course. He had read and reread the blurb about the author countless times.

The profile offered the same information and it made Sirius mad. After all, who would dare pretend to be Remus Lupin? Who would ever think they could pass for the most gorgeous person Sirius had ever laid his eyes on?

He clicked on the small envelope so he could message the imposter and a plan came to mind. Perhaps he could screw with the guy at first?

A smirk crossed his lips as he began to type.

'Hi, my name is Sirius. I just saw your profile and like what I see/read. I'd like to get to know you better.'

...oOo...

The messages came quickly and with each one, he sent a speedy reply, analyzing every word that came back. There was nothing off about the guy, but the messages were adorable and over the space of the six weeks they communicated, Sirius found himself looking more and more eager to reading the new messages.

It wasn't good at all, because this guy was clearly a troll or catfish (after all, what other reason would he have to pretend to be someone else like this, but that made it complicated. It meant that Sirius was falling for someone who wasn't there to fall in love back.

So he decided it was time to come clean and possibly end it. He forced himself to reply to the last message, before he could talk himself out of it.

'Hey,

Six weeks ago, I was looking for love. Or to at least talk to someone that I could potentially have a future with. When I came across your profile, I hesitated.

Why? Because I recognised the picture. The picture is of an actor and writer whom I'm a fan of. In his defence, I wanted to expose you as a catfish.

But in those six weeks, I've gone from wanting to expose you as a liar to falling for you.

I need to know: do you feel the same - can you feel the same? Are you just here to screw with people or do you feel something too? There was something genuine in your messages, I'm sure of it. I believe that I'm falling in love with whoever you are on the inside and I promise you that outside matters very little. I feel like you could be my soulmate and my day revolves around your messages.

I hope this can be something real to you too.

Sirius.'

It was an hour before the reply came. With shaking hands, he opened it to read it. Perhaps it would be the troll laughing in his face or something.

'Sirius,

I feel like there are no words to express myself right now. Instead, I'd like to propose we finally meet. I've been eager for this day for six weeks.

I'll meet you in London. Outside Cafe Nero near Kings Cross tomorrow at seven. I'll answer everything. Please come and meet me.'

Sirius didn't reply. He wasn't sure if he wanted to meet a man (he was assuming this person was a man) who would either stand him up or break his heart.

But as he lay in bed that night, he realised that he would always be wondering. He had to go and meet this person. He could get closure at the very least.

...oOo...

Sirius was there first. He picked a table towards the back, facing away from the door. He didn't want to be distracted by the door opening and closing and the people passing.

He sipped at his tea and nibbled nervously on the cookie as he waited, and, just as the time arrived that the mystery man was to show, his phone beeped.

He glanced at it, noticing a message had arrived.

'I've no doubts that you're my soulmate too. It's wonderful to finally meet you. Well, if I could move from the door where I've been standing for ten minutes attempting to get the nerve to walk over to you.'

Sirius was already on his feet by the time he reached the end of the message. He shoved his phone into his pocket and quickly spun around, his eyes finding the door quickly.

"Remus?" he whispered.

Remus smiled shyly and Sirius rushed across the coffee-shop. He had fallen in love with the person he thought was catfishing the man he had already crushed on. He had fallen in love with someone not knowing who they really were.

Everything in the conversations had been the truth.

No words were needed. When he reached Remus, he crashed their lips together for what he knew would be the first time of so many. A kiss had never felt more right.

The kiss was over way too soon.

"Is it too soon to tell you I love you?" Sirius asked.

Remus shook his head, grinning. "I'm glad. It means I can tell you that I love you too."