the morning after

The June sun rose slowly over the horizon...

Rays of light softly illuminated two bodies lying in the silence of the forest...

A man and a dog.

Remus Lupin lay on the soft grass after the full moon. Beside him lay a large black dog, pressing close to him — Padfoot. Sirius Black.

They had spent the entire night racing across the field near the forest. Sirius had guarded his Moony, preventing him from running off to where he might encounter people he could kill or bite.

Now, everything was alright again...

Remus's breathing was steady — he was sleeping peacefully.
But the dog was not asleep. He was guarding his human.

His love...