Fic: My Two Dads (Remus/Sirius) Rated: Rish

[wook77]

Title: My Two Dads
Author: wook77
Rating: R (PG-15?)
Word count: ~2700
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Warnings: AU (Sirius doesn't die). I played with the timeline, as well, but Tonks still dies.
Summary: Teddy Lupin finds himself with two daddies and that seems just about right to him.
A/N: Originally written for westwardlee at rs_small_gifts. Original prompt was "AU: Teddy has two Daddies". Many thanks to my beta, yodels. Any and all remaining mistakes are my own. I played around with the timeline to make it fit a bit better (Remus and Tonks got married a bit earlier than canon).




Teddy doesn't quite understand why his daddy is crying so much. Mummy will be back, won't she? She's just gone round the corner for a pint of ice cream or something. She'll just be right back but Daddy keeps staring at the door and then sniffles and swipes at his eyes before he tries to hide the fact that he's crying.

~~**~~

"I don't think I can do this, Pads, I really don't," Remus says before raking a hand through his hair. "I don't know the first thing about raising a child. Nymphadora took care of all that and now that she's…"

His voice trails off because he can't quite bring himself to admit that she's gone, that she hasn't skipped off for a cuppa and some small amount of privacy before coming back refreshed and eager to listen to three-year-old Teddy's natterings.

"Like I know anything either, but that won't stop me from trying. Chin up, mate, that's the only way to go," Sirius says, swinging an arm around Remus's shoulders. "If you want, that is, I can move in, stay a bit and try to help. Got nothing better to do anyway."

Remus hears the bitterness in Sirius's voice that he still hasn't been pardoned by the Ministry even though Peter's been outted as the culprit and Sirius's innocence proven. Remus pushes this to the side, though, and leans into the warmth of Sirius's chest and arm, burrowing deep as if he can hide from all the problems that are overwhelming him right about now.

"I think I'd like that," Remus sighs and then puts on a happy face as Teddy comes rushing in from the back garden.

"Daddy! Daddy! Look what I found!" In his hand is a giant worm and it's wriggling as Teddy tries to keep a hold of it. His face is absolutely filthy and so are his clothes. Remus starts to push himself off the sofa but Sirius beats him to it.

"Well, would you look at that, mate? Brilliant loot that is. Come on, let's find a home for it," Sirius holds out a hand and doesn't flinch as Teddy grabs on to it with the worm-filled hand.

As they walk out of the room, Sirius turns around and winks. Remus feels a weight lift off his chest and thinks, for the first time in the two weeks since Tonks died fighting Dolohov in the last Battle of Hogwarts, that maybe, just maybe, he'll get through this. Maybe.

~~**~~

Teddy likes that Uncle Sirius is constantly around. He really likes the way that Uncle Sirius will play with him. What he especially likes, though, is when Uncle Sirius turns into a dog and they go chasing each other through the woods. Uncle Sirius even fetches the stick for him when he tosses it.

When Daddy's sick, Uncle Sirius makes him grilled cheese and takes him to school. They hold hands to cross the streets and Teddy feels really really safe. The only time that's even better is when he gets to hold both Uncle Sirius's and Daddy's hands when they cross the streets. He doesn't miss Mum so much because Uncle Sirius is wicked fun, even for an adult.

~~**~~

Sirius had meant, after six months to a year, to move out of Remus's house. He really had, but the moment never presented itself to him. Either Teddy's starting school or it's the full moon or they need more crisps from the store. Now that it's been three years since he moved in, Sirius doesn't even contemplate leaving. He's comfortable here. Teddy adores him and Remus treats him just as he's always treated him since they met all those years ago.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the way that, sometimes, when Sirius can plan it just right, he'll catch Remus unawares in the hallway and he'll only be wrapped in a towel. A towel that sometimes slips just enough to show off those wickedly jutting hipbones. Neither does it have a single thing to do with the way that Remus eats his food – fork pulled out so slowly between closed lips – or the way that Remus will look at him at times. Though each of those are bonuses, of course.

Right now, though, it's completely quiet as both he and Remus hurry about the main room and hide a variety of presents for Teddy to discover in the morning. Christmas at the Lupins is simple, something that Sirius appreciates. He likes that it's just the three of them as they open presents. Then again, he also appreciates how Harry and Andromeda come over for Christmas dinner.

Sirius can't quite help the beaming smile that spreads over his face as Teddy scampers into his room at four in the morning and bounces on the bed, "Uncle Sirius! Uncle Sirius! Santa came! Santa, Uncle Sirius! Santa came and he brought me gifts!"

"Did he, lad? Lead on, then, lead on," Sirius waves an imperious hand and then crawls out from between the covers that he'd barely slipped into. Teddy bounces on his heels before grabbing Sirius's hand and pulling him towards the main room. "Going to get your dad?"

"I thought you'd want to see this first!" Teddy exclaims and then points to a chair. "You sit there and look at all this stuff while I go get Daddy."

"I think I'm capable of that," Sirius says with a smile.

In a minute or two, Teddy leads Remus towards the sofa and makes him sit just next to Sirius. The boy has barely contained excitement written all over him as he grabs gifts and hands them to the appropriate person. They each exclaim over the various gifts – Sirius quite likes the robe Remus gave him and it appears the Remus appreciates the balm that Sirius gave him. It takes hours because of Teddy's haul, hours spent with Remus whispering in his ear, "You shouldn't have gotten him that, he's too young" or "you really shouldn't have spent that sort of money on him, Sirius" but Sirius doesn't care because he knows that it's just Remus's practical side coming out. Each time Remus whispers, Sirius pats his knee and gives him a superior smile.

"Which is your favourite gift?" Sirius asks as he slips into the thick robe from Remus. Remus stands next to him and starts to gather up the paper scattered all over the room.

"This one," Teddy says as he points at both of them.

"Which one?" Remus looks behind them and doesn't see anything else.

"I'm just glad that Santa gave me two daddies," Teddy says before launching himself at them and hugging them tight. Sirius looks over at Remus and sees the tears in Remus's eyes. He doesn't even hesitate before hugging Remus close, with Teddy between them.

~~**~~

Teddy's mildly confused with the way that he keeps walking into weird situations with his two dads. Sometimes, the room is really uncomfortable, like there's more going on than what he can see. It's normally only when Uncle Sirius and Daddy are standing really close together or arguing though they shut up really quickly when they realise that he's nearby.

Teddy would be much much happier if they'd just do something about this awkwardness. That doesn't seem all that likely so he starts to watch and see if there's something he can do about it.

~~**~~

Remus doesn't know what to make of the way that Sirius is constantly touching him, more so than ever before. Actually, he knows exactly what his mind and body make of the touching, but even the thought of it is completely inappropriate. As Sirius brushes past him, hip to his crotch, Remus hardens. It's embarrassing, downright humiliating the way that his cock comes to attention the second Sirius comes into a room. They're not at Hogwarts any more. Hell, it's been far too long since they've been lads and this sort of thing is not supposed to happen to a man of his years. Especially when this reaction only happens with Sirius and not any of the other people in their lives.

Sirius turns and winks at Remus, whistling some sort of dirty song that only makes Remus's cock dance and twitch. "Problems, Moony?"

"Yeah, you could… no, nothing to worry about." Remus glares at Sirius's innocent – far too innocent – expression. He knows that expression because he's been there almost every time it's come about. There was the time they'd got away with setting off the dungbombs in the Fourth Floor girl's loo. Then there was the time they'd changed everyone's hair colour to a garish green and they'd got away with that one too. In fact, Remus cannot remember a single time that he's seen that smile that didn't include them getting away with something or other.

"Sure, Moony?" Sirius says and Remus can feel shivers race up and down his spine.

"Yeah, I'm – " he can't finish because Teddy comes running in, yelling some sort of gibberish and then skids to a stop. "What's wrong, Teddy?"

"Oh, nothing," Teddy says before backing out of the room.

Remus and Sirius exchange twin looks of indulgent adult confusion at the antics of a child and then go towards the main room where the tree twinkles. When they pass through the doorway, they can't move any further. With dawning horror, Remus looks up and sees exactly what has them trapped. He curses the Weasley twins and their ingenuity with constructing the Trapping Mistletoe (now complete with wards and wordless Immobilus charms that are guaranteed to freeze two people in place until they snog like they mean it or your money back!). He then moves on to cursing whomever placed it right there. The next victim of his cursing is Sirius, who looks far too amused for this sort of thing. Perhaps, though, the last two are one and the same as there's that far too innocent expression once more.

"We're stuck, Moony," Sirius says cheerfully.

"That we are," and Remus can't help that he sounds petulant.

"Only one thing to do about it," Sirius chirps, actually chirps like he's pleased as anything for this sort of situation. Remus is even more sure that this is Sirius's doing. Perhaps this is his way of getting even with Remus for some prank or another from years past. Sirius always was one to hold a grudge and… and his brain stops working as Sirius presses his lips against Remus's. Remus's cock leaps to attention, pushing against his corduroy trousers insistently as he lets Sirius kiss him. When Sirius pulls back, he barely contains – and that is to say, not at all contains – the moan that erupts from his chest.

"Kiss me back or we'll never leave," Sirius whispers before cupping Remus's jaw and kissing him once more, lips pressed over Remus's and evil wicked divine tongue swiping a path that makes Remus open his mouth and moan once more. Unable to resist his body and mind any longer, Remus reaches up and twines his fingers into Sirius's hair and holds on for dear life as they kiss, pressing into one another and rubbing erections together. This feels so divine and not just because it's been five years since he's been touched at all let alone like this. It's divine because of the way that Sirius pushes against him, rubbing his denim-trapped cock along Remus's thigh and then cock. Sirius's hands are tight on his arse and he pushes further into that rutting. There's so much pressure as his vision starts to tunnel but childish giggles interrupt and he wrenches his mouth from Sirius to look over to Teddy who has a hand clamped over his mouth while he watches them.

"You little scamp," Sirius says before releasing Remus and stalking over. He picks Teddy up and then turns him upside down. "This is all your doing, isn't it?"

"No!" Teddy protests, screaming with giggles and delight. Sirius gives him another shake and Teddy giggles more.

"Whose doing is it then?" Sirius asks as he gives Teddy another gentle shake.

"Uncle Harry and me!" Teddy cries out and giggles more as he's set on his feet only to be tickled.

"Uncle Harry, eh?" Remus finally catches up with what has happened and the conversation.

"He said it was about time you two stopped dancing around each other and got to shagging. What's shagging?" Teddy asks and both Remus and Sirius make choking noises at the question.

"It's something you'll be learning about in a few years, now off with you," Sirius says before swatting Teddy's bum lightly and gesturing towards the door. "Go play or something while I talk to your Dad."

Teddy giggles once more and then scampers out the door without a backwards glance. When Sirius stands and looks at Remus, Remus finds it awfully hard to look back at Sirius even though his cock is harder than it's been in years.

"We going to ignore that kiss or we going to talk about it?" Sirius asks as he walks towards Remus. Remus's first instinct is to step back, step away from the conversation about to come to fruition. Sirius has only been living with them for… Remus can't quite remember how long because they've been such a unit for so long. Has it really been five years?

"I'd rather we just forget either of those options and go straight back to the kissing," Sirius says before cupping Remus's chin once more.

"Hm?" Remus asks as he can't quite think as Sirius's mouth comes towards his again.

"That'll do," Sirius says with a light laugh before pressing their lips together once more.

~~**~~

Teddy would much rather have not walked in on that, thank you very much. One's parents should not scar one like that. Not at all. It's simply not done. Victoire has never walked in on her parents and James has never walked in on his. Why did it have to be Teddy?

He's never minded the kissing or the way that they'd all toss an arm around one another but Uncle Sirius and Daddy hadn't had any shirts on, for Merlin's sake! That wasn't on. With a grimace, he went to hide in his room. He couldn't wait to get on the train to Hogwarts.

~~**~~

Sirius can never resist Remus's touch even though they're both getting up there in years. Their bones creak and that's embarrassing enough but when his knees - knees! - pop while he's shagging Remus silly, well, then. Perhaps he's getting far too old for this sort of thing.

With a sigh, he pats Remus's shoulder and then hefts the trunk onto the trolley. Their boy is off to Hogwarts and it's a momentous day. He's going to miss the little scamp, even if he's morphed into a little boy that doesn’t seem to listen and hasn't a clue what respect for his elders means. Sirius laughs at himself as he realises that he's just described himself at that age.

"What's so funny, Sirius?" Remus asks as they walk along towards Platform 9 ¾ .

"Just realised that Teddy's turned into me," Sirius says.

"Then we're doomed," Remus laughs as he says it and Sirius reaches out a hand to swat his shoulder.

"Sod off, you love me," Sirius teases.

"That I do," Remus responds and Sirius freezes. Had he really just said that? They've been together together for three years and the words haven’t ever passed between them. Sirius thinks they were beyond such frippery but they still cause a little twinge of happiness within him.

"Back at you," he tries for a light-hearted tone but Remus puts a hand out and stops him and the trolley. There's a smile on that beloved face as they kiss lightly.

"Ew! Can you two please stop kissing for two seconds?" Teddy interrupts.

"Your idea, lad, can't say that it wasn't a good one, either," Sirius teases as they reach the barrier. "Alright, lad, in you go. You should take your trolley, too."

"Ok, see you inside!" Teddy calls out before pushing his way through.

"You love me?" Sirius asks. Remus nods and Sirius grins. "That's settled then. Shall we go see the lad off so we can shag on the dining table? I've always wanted to try that, you know. Hear it's easier on the knees."

As always, I'd love to hear what you thought.

Comments

[shygryf.livejournal.com]

oh it was fluffy and lovely!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

And considering I never write fluffy.... :D

I had a blast writing this. An absolute blast. Figuring out Teddy was over half the fun.

*loves*

[maple-mahogany.livejournal.com]

I don't read a whole lot of R/S, but they've got the best mates thing that gets me just right.

Especially when they are not quite so ill-fated as they so often are.

I like the mistletoe, too.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Definitely the best mates thing. I find it harder to justify that slipslide from friends to lovers than I do the enemies to lovers. So, I'm having a blast doing it with Dean/Seamus and Remus/Sirius.

The mistletoe should be canon *nods*.

I think the ill-fated thing is half the appeal to me most of the time. I'm not a fluffy writer by nature though this is fairly fluffy. I like that they're doomed as sometimes, real life isn't about the happy endings but what you do with the time you have. I see them as living their life as if it's their last day because they were so involved in both wars and, let's face it, Sirius is a fairly impulsive person.

and how I turned a THANK YOU into a psuedo-meta on the wars and their relationship... I've not a clue.

Anyway *loves* and we totally need to hang out again soon!

[midnight-birth.livejournal.com]

Gah!!This was funny and fluffy and just perfect!!:)

I loved the way Teddy set it all up, and the UST between the two before they actually got to the fun parts. And LOL at Teddy walking in on them. :D Awesome job!

And it reminds me that I should post mine as well!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

:D Thanks so much! I'm not normally a fluffy person but this was too hard to resist.

The UST is always a good thing and poor Teddy has GOT to be scarred by walking in on them. HEEEE

[summerslaughter.livejournal.com]

Awww, that was so cute! I loved the mistletoe bit.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! The mistletoe was wicked fun to play with :D:D:D

[nefernat.livejournal.com]

Teddy would be much much happier if they'd just do something about this awkwardness. That doesn't seem all that likely so he starts to watch and see if there's something he can do about it.

Ah yes -- scheming!Teddy. *happy sigh* Such a favourite of mine!!

That mistletoe is sheer brilliance and should be marketed world wide *nods*

I loved the little transitions with Teddy's POV and how they went from live-in friends to lovers :D

♥!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

scheming!teddy is such fun. Can't you just see him going to Harry to figure out just what he can do about something he doesn't quite understand? The conversation and the evil grin on Harry's face makes me giggle.

And the transition was my favorite part. I just loved figuring out how to show the passage of time and I thought Teddy's maturing thoughts might just accomplish that :D.

[nefernat.livejournal.com]

_{is it foolish to wish I could read the Teddy-Harry conversation and Harry's subsequent visit to George?}

Heh yeah --- it was lovely to see Teddy's growing awareness of the situation and his realization of what's going on *nods*

[donshin.livejournal.com]

Ditto. ^_^;

[immovinout.livejournal.com]

That was really, really funny! :)

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm very glad you enjoyed!!

[boutiquemuse.livejournal.com]

Haha, this had me smiling all the way through! I love how it built up between them, and the kiss beneath the misletoe was just wonderful. I think that my favourite thing, however, was Teddy. He was just so adorable

"Ew! Can you two please stop kissing for two seconds?" Teddy interrupts. - I admit, I giggled out loud. It really is what a little boy would say. Bless him.

Wonderful! xx

[wook77.livejournal.com]

:D I'm very glad that it accomplished its mission, then! I hadn't played with Teddy before now so it was wicked fun to figure out his mind and all. I enjoyed that far more than is healthy, methinks. Can't you just see the horrified expression on his face when he sees them kissing or he walks in on them? His hair probably changed colors and everything!

I'm very glad you enjoyed! Thanks for letting me know!

[masteroftrouble.livejournal.com]

The last line made me grin stupidly.^^ I love it~

[wook77.livejournal.com]

:D Thanks! When I posted this over at rs_small_gifts, someone mentioned that their grandfather gave hints about not buying a table with wheels but that sex on a table was much easier when you were older. It made me laugh so hard that RL and fantasy totally collided like that :D

[noticeably.livejournal.com]

I really, really loved this! It's a great look at what could have been, and definitely an AU angle that I'd like to see explored more often in stories.

I also really liked your Teddy in this. I love seeing stories with him in the, and getting to see different author's takes on him. Great job! :D

[wook77.livejournal.com]

ACK! So sorry for not responding to this earlier. I just got a huge flood of comments (from december onwards) from LJ. Forgive me?

And I'm so glad that you enjoyed this! I'm normally not a big fan of AU but when I saw the prompt, it called out and grabbed me. I love the idea of Teddy being raised by Sirius and Remus. It adds to the dynamics there so much :D

I've been reading the Teddy stories from nefernat and loving them, have you checked out her Teddy? He's really awesome!

Thanks so much for your comments!

[nyxie-pie.livejournal.com]

"Easier on the knees" Rolf.

Great story, I loved it.

[blabberbunny.livejournal.com]

This should be canon. :D Teddy was really cute and what about Remus and Sirius - aww! The last line was funny.

[werewolfsfan.livejournal.com]

Would that this was the epilogue! It's pure love!

[arabella-w.livejournal.com]

it was adorable!
well done!

[rhye.livejournal.com]

Ridiculously wonderful. This is my second time reading this, but I'm ashamed to see I didn't comment after the first time through. I think it was even better the second time!