Emotion/Feeling: Shocked
Pairing: Regulus/Remus
Rating: K
Word Count: 484
Werewolf Jokes
It had been a long and stressful day. There were less than ten days till Remus was to take his first NEWT exam and he knew that he had a transformation before then, not to mention that he felt unprepared for the exam.
As he stepped into the Room of Requirement, his heavy sigh was met with a warm embrace. The hug didn't soothe his distress, but only made him feel worse.
"Reg," Remus said softly, untangling himself from his boyfriend. Regulus stared at him worriedly.
"What is it?"
"I shouldn't be here with you," Remus replied. "I have too much to do and spending time with you won't help me pass my NEWTs."
Regulus smiled sadly and pulled him in for another embrace. "See that's where you're wrong."
"I don't understand," Remus murmured into Regulus's shoulder.
Regulus pulled back and took Remus's hand, tracing small circles over his pale skin. "You're stressed out. Anyone could see that. You need to relax and take your mind off of things. If you're too stressed you will definitely fail."
Remus couldn't argue with that—his boyfriend was certainly smart. "Okay," he said, "try to make me smile."
"No pressure on me," Regulus laughed. "Erm, let me think."
"Good luck. I'm not in a good mood."
"Hm," Regulus said. "Ah, how about a joke?"
"I didn't know you were funny," Remus commented. Regulus's eyes narrowed and he whacked Remus in the arm.
"I am funny."
"Really, because I thought your brother got all of the comedy genes," Remus smirked.
"Remus, shut up," Regulus said with an annoyed pout. "Really, let me tell my joke! I'm proud of it!"
Remus smiled. "Go for it."
Regulus cleared his throat. "Why are werewolves better than vampires?" He paused for dramatic effect, not noticing the shocked look on Remus's face. "Because werewolves don't have a problem with steaks!"
There was a long silence following Regulus's words in which Remus stared open-mouthed at his boyfriend. Regulus suddenly looked apologetic—maybe he shouldn't have made a joke like that.
But then without warning, Remus burst into a fit of laughter that shocked Regulus more than the joke had shocked Remus. After a moment, Regulus started laughing a little too.
"That was a good one, Reg."
"I'm glad you approve," Regulus said with a smile.
"I was pretty shocked," Remus said. "Nobody has ever dared make a werewolf joke around me before."
Regulus's cheeks turned a little pink. "I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking—"
"It's a good thing," Remus replied, stepping closer to him and planting a kiss on his lips. When they parted, Remus spoke again. "It means we're comfortable around each other."
Regulus smiled at Remus and sighed. "Can you kiss me again?"
"I most certainly can," Remus replied, and then they were locked together again in a kiss that was so sweet that Remus was definitely not stressing out about exams.
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