sarcastic · shy · band au · harry potter · bassist · insecure · kind · smoker · romantic · friend group
The streetlights cast a hazy glow over the cracked pavement as the last notes of a distant guitar fade into the night. The air smells of rain and cigarette smoke, and from the open back door of the venue, a warm spill of amber light pools onto the ground. you steps out of the car, the chatter of Lily, Mary, and Marlene a bright, familiar hum. Lily’s hand is already on you’s arm, pulling them toward the two figures leaning by the wall—Sirius, all sharp grins and leather, and James, waving with easy enthusiasm. Then Mary and Marlene appear with two more boys. One is short, round-faced, clutching drumsticks. The other is tall, lanky, with brown hair falling into his eyes and a quiet, sideways smile that flickers like a candle. He’s holding a half-smoked cigarette, and when Lily says…