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• More or Less Touching (in more than one way) by idontlikebroccoli

  Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

  • Explicit
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M, M/M
  • Work in Progress

  18 Oct 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
  • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
  • James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
  • Peter Pettigrew/Sybill Trelawney
  • Regulus Black/Barty Crouch Jr./Evan Rosier
  • Sirius Black
  • Remus Lupin
  • James Potter
  • Lily Evans Potter
  • Peter Pettigrew
  • Sybill Trelawney
  • Regulus Black
  • Barty Crouch Jr.
  • Evan Rosier
  • Teddy Lupin
  • Harry Potter
  • Single Parent Remus Lupin
  • Autistic Teddy Lupin
  • Teacher Sirius Black
  • Modern Era
  • Slow Burn
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • Autistic Characters
  • Autism
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff and Angst
  • First Meetings
  • Kid Fic
  • Good Parent Remus Lupin
  • Gay Sirius Black
  • Found Family
  • Protective Remus Lupin
  • Boys Being Boys
  • Meltdowns and Recovery
  • communication is key
  • Sensory Overload
  • Teacher-Parent Relationship
  • Not Actually Forbidden But Feels Slightly Scandalous
  • Feelings Realized Slowly
  • Safe Spaces
  • kindness as a love language
  • quiet intimacy
  • "i probably shouldn’t be texting my son’s teacher" – he texted anyway
  • Single Dad Panic™
  • Kindergarten Teacher with a God Complex (But Like
  • a Soft One)
  • Remus Lupin Has No Chill (but only in private)
  • Teddy’s Real Parent is Actually Pickle the Stuffed Lizard
  • Everyone is Soft Except When They’re Not
  • Emotional Regulation is Sexy Actually
  • accidental co-parenting speedrun
  • Sensory Corners and Feelings
  • “More or Less Touching?” is not just about meltdowns anymore
  • flirting via laminated feelings charts
  • Remus is holding it together with coffee and a thread
  • Sirius has glitter in his hair and no idea
  • Teddy ships it
  • Gentle Sex
  • Emotional Sex
  • Touch-Starved Remus Lupin
  • First Time
  • First Kiss
  • Consent is the Foreplay
  • Praise Kink
  • Sirius Black is Surprisingly Good With His Hands
  • Remus Lupin is Embarrassed About How Loud He Is
  • Sex in a Very Clean
  • Very Child-Free Apartment
  • Bed-Shaking Intimacy
  • but also Emotional Safety Nets
  • Aftercare
  • Someone’s Gonna Cry and It’s Gonna Be Beautiful
  • Size Difference

  Summary

  “Hey, hey. Use your words, not your hands please,” Remus said gently, firm but calm, catching Teddy’s wrists with practiced patience. “I know it’s hard. I know. Can you tell Daddy what you’re feeling?”

  Teddy gasped through a sob, his eyes wide and terrified. “I’m overwhelmed,” he said, voice cracking. “I’m overstimulated. I don’t want it! I don’t want it!”

  “Thank you for using your words, baby,” Remus whispered, drawing him close, holding him tight with arms that had done this a hundred times. “More or less touching?”

   

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  SIngle Parent and Kindergarten teacher AU

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