hellooooo dear ! i shall obey your commands and offer you some lushy wolfstarish fluff rn !
- remus lupin was walking through the crowd of the mall, cursing the saturday afternoons for dragging so much people in such a small place
- he usually avoided these kind of places, but he had, of course, completely forgotten about his colleagueâs birthday the next day, and he needed some nice last minute gift
- hopefully he remembered the nice shop he went last time a situation like this happened, and he hoped to be done soon
- he finally arrived in front of said shop, who had a discreet sign announcing âLushâ
- he opened the door and was immediatly overwhelmed by a hundred of different smells
- the shop was slightly less crowded than the outside, but still far too much for his liking
- as he tried to make his way to a small display of what looked like hair products, someone bounced in front of him and shouted âwelcome to lush ! anything i can help you with ?â
- and remus froze
- the person in front of him was absolutely beautiful
- he was very small, but their energy made them look twice taller. he seemed to be asian, long black hair tied in a pretty braid, grey eyes full of sparkles
- he felt a bit stupid, standing here and just staring, but he didnât feel like he could move
- âcan i show you our soaps ? i have a few ones that you would adore ! come with me !â
- before remus could tell him he wasnât looking for anything for him, he was dragged by the Pretty Seller to another display
- he immediatly grabbed a yellowish soap and explained âso this one is called bohemian, it scents like lemon and itâs supposed to stimulate your creative skills.â
- he winked and took remusâs hand. before he could react – not that he would have been able to anyway – the Pretty Seller was applying the soap on his hand and softly massaging his palm with his thumb. remus shivered, not used to this kind of human contact
- the Pretty Boy looked at him and smiled adorably, still massaging him. he hesitated for two seconds before to ask :
- âer, iâm sorry but can i ask you what your pronouns are ? itâs just, i wasnât sure and i didnât want to assume anything, so…â
- he blushed, becoming cuter and cuter every second. remus was sure he looked like a perfect idiot.
- âoh donât worry, iâll rather you ask than you use the wrong ones. itâs he/him. you ?â
- âwell i usually use he/him at work for pratical reason, but since you asked, i rather they/them.â
- remus nodded, still distracted by the soft massage who he was sure wasnât meant to last that long. suddenly Pretty Seller seemed to see something behind remus, and hide behind an aisle.
- âer, are you alright ?â remus asked
- âyeah, my manager is here and technically iâm not supposed to be helping the client today, but i couldnât just let a pretty boy like you go away, could i ?â
- they winked at remus, who felt his cheeks warmening. he wasnât really used to having the attention of sexy sellers.
- âiâm sirius by the way, you ?â
- âremus.â he paused for a moment, before to remember his initial motive. âoh my god, i completely forgot, iâm supposed to be here to buy a birthday gift for someone ! sheâs a colleague and pretty much the only one i can stand, so i need something really nice.â
- âof course ! whatâs her name ?â
- âlilyâ
- sirius stopped in his move to get another soap, and asked âi mean, itâs probably just a coincidence, but is she lily evans ?â
- remus frowned. âyes, yes she is. do you know her ?â
- âif i know her ?â they exclamed âsheâs my best friendâs girlfriend ! are you invited to her birthday party tomorrow ?â
- astonished, remus nodded with wide eyes. in the hugeness of london, he managed to come across his colleagueâs friend ?
- âamazing !â sirius shouted. âit means iâll definitely be able to help you to find the perfect present !â
- and remus was dragged through the shop again, this time grinning. he didnât know anything about the cute person holding his still full of soap hand, but he was sure it was the beginning of something good.