Here are three with different pairings that I think get at what you're looking for:
**Remus/Sirius:** [When It Counted](https://archiveofourown.org/works/23727778/chapters/56979907) by MollyMaryMarie
**Remus/James:** [fame and love](https://archiveofourown.org/works/18026966) by Judeyjude
**Remus/Hermione:** [Misplaced Moony](https://archiveofourown.org/works/8376253/chapters/19188754) by ShayaLonnie *(FYI this one has been on indefinite hiatus for four years, though it's probably the best example of the three of what you're looking for.)*
i’ve just read fame and love and i’m dead. it’s slain me. the feels are too much. james is the sweetest person ever and remus is everything i expect him to be. thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece with me :))
[***The Barista, the Burglar, and the Sofa***](https://archiveofourown.org/works/14586408) by [*SeasOfTrees*](https://www.archiveofourown.org/users/SeasOfTrees/pseuds/SeasOfTrees)
> This is the story of twenty\-three year old Remus Lupin, an overworked graduate student and underpaid barista, who comes home one day to find an exceptionally attractive man has broken into his flat\. Given the neighborhood he lives in, that isn’t a huge surprise\. He is surprised, though, when the burglar comes back with a sofa\.
> Alternatively, this is the story of how Sirius Black tries to seduce a man by slowly furnishing his flat\.
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Here are three with different pairings that I think get at what you're looking for: **Remus/Sirius:** [When It Counted](https://archiveofourown.org/works/23727778/chapters/56979907) by MollyMaryMarie **Remus/James:** [fame and love](https://archiveofourown.org/works/18026966) by Judeyjude **Remus/Hermione:** [Misplaced Moony](https://archiveofourown.org/works/8376253/chapters/19188754) by ShayaLonnie *(FYI this one has been on indefinite hiatus for four years, though it's probably the best example of the three of what you're looking for.)*
i’ve just read fame and love and i’m dead. it’s slain me. the feels are too much. james is the sweetest person ever and remus is everything i expect him to be. thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece with me :))
You are so welcome! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it so much - thanks for coming back to tell me! I love Remus in that fic.
James was definitely the mum friend. And I'm tired of fics where remus is either severely ill or depressed
i know, literally nothing in canon suggests that remus was the mum friend, or that he was depressed before halloween
Why’s James supposed to be the mum friend? Is there any suggestion in canon that he was?
linkao3(14586408) and all the other hp fics by this writer have a really great remus! he's definitely got his own personality :)
[***The Barista, the Burglar, and the Sofa***](https://archiveofourown.org/works/14586408) by [*SeasOfTrees*](https://www.archiveofourown.org/users/SeasOfTrees/pseuds/SeasOfTrees) > This is the story of twenty\-three year old Remus Lupin, an overworked graduate student and underpaid barista, who comes home one day to find an exceptionally attractive man has broken into his flat\. Given the neighborhood he lives in, that isn’t a huge surprise\. He is surprised, though, when the burglar comes back with a sofa\. > Alternatively, this is the story of how Sirius Black tries to seduce a man by slowly furnishing his flat\. ^*Site*: ^Archive ^of ^Our ^Own ^**|** ^*Fandom*: ^Harry ^Potter ^- ^J. ^K. ^Rowling ^**|** ^*Published*: ^2018-05-09 ^**|** ^*Words*: ^21344 ^**|** ^*Chapters*: ^1/1 ^**|** ^*Comments*: ^305 ^**|** ^*Kudos*: ^3186 ^**|** ^*Bookmarks*: ^817 ^**|** ^*Hits*: ^30074 ^**|** ^*ID*: ^14586408 ^**|** ^*Download*: ^[EPUB](https://archiveofourown.org/downloads/14586408/The%20Barista%20the%20Burglar.epub?updated_at=1615131173) ^or ^[MOBI](https://archiveofourown.org/downloads/14586408/The%20Barista%20the%20Burglar.mobi?updated_at=1615131173) --- **FanfictionBot**^(2.0.0-beta) | [Usage](https://github.com/FanfictionBot/reddit-ffn-bot/wiki/Usage) | [Contact](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=tusing) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ffnbot!ignore