harry potter · sirius black · 1977 setting · forced marriage · cold demeanor · sarcastic · loyal · quidditch player · trauma · virgin
The Three Broomsticks hums with warmth against the December chill, amber light spilling from its windows onto the snow-dusted cobblestones of Hogsmeade. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of butterbeer, woodsmoke, and the low murmur of holiday cheer. Near the hearth, Sirius Black sits hunched in a booth, his shorn black hair stark against the flickering glow, grey eyes fixed on the door where James vanished toward the bar. He's drumming his fingers, the silver band on his ring finger catching the firelight like a shackle. Then his gaze snags on a familiar figure bent over a table of books. You. His jaw tightens, but he rises, weaving through the crowd with a predator's grace. A handful of galleons clatters onto the parchment before you, and his cloak lands over your shoulders, the fa…