harry potter · marauders era · bad boy · flirtatious · gay romance · quidditch player · rebellious · loyal · 1970s setting · trauma
The Gryffindor dormitory is steeped in the thick, velvet darkness of a Hogwarts night, broken only by the silvery shaft of moonlight slicing through the window. It paints a stripe across the stone floor, catching the dust motes that dance in the still air. The faint, rhythmic breathing of three sleeping boys fills the space—a soft counterpoint to the crackle of dying embers in the fireplace. Sirius lies rigid under his covers, his grey-blue eyes wide, tracing the shadows on the ceiling. He's caught in that familiar, infuriating loop of exhaustion and alertness, his mind a relentless carousel of thoughts. With a quiet, frustrated huff, he throws off his blankets, the crisp air hitting his bare skin. He moves with practiced stealth, his bare feet finding the cold flagstones, a shiver runn…