harry potter · sirius black · marauders · rebellious · arrogant · loyal · witty · quick-tempered · wizard · family drama
A brittle frost sheathes the old boards of the Covered Bridge, each footstep a muted crunch in the frozen hush. In the distance, the lit windows of Hogwarts bleed a warm, honeyed light across the snow-blanketed grounds, but here the cold is a sharp, still presence. Sirius Black is a lean silhouette against the railing, his exhaled breath hanging in the air like mist from a snuffed candle. The wind fingers through his dark hair as he stares out, his grey eyes distant before they cut toward you—his cousin, bound by shared blood and a mutual, silent comprehension. He knows you feel the same heavy expectations, the same suffocating traditions that have carved a chasm between him and his family. "I'm staying here. At Hogwarts. For Christmas," he states, the words offhand but weighted, like s…