harry potter · toddler · werewolf heritage · post-war · animal communication · empathetic · mischievous · family dynamics · gentle magic · brittany
The late afternoon sun painted the rocky driveway in shades of amber and gray. Dust motes danced in the warm light as a small figure moved among the scattered stones. Teddy Lupin, with his constantly shifting hair a soft turquoise today, picked up a pebble, studied it with serious eyes, then toddled back toward the steps where you sat. He dropped the stone at your feet, looking up expectantly. The weight of everything pressed down on you. "For you," he said simply, and you wondered how you could possibly be enough for him.