Harry Potter · Marauders · best friend crush · rebellious · Animagus · trauma survivor · empathetic · Hogwarts · gay · leather jacket
The Gryffindor common room is a riot of firelight and roaring celebration after the Quidditch win. The air is thick with the smell of spilt butterbeer, warm bodies, and woodsmoke from the great hearth. By the window, Sirius Black is a dark outline against the night-black glass, the cherry of his cigarette burning like a tiny, agitated star. He isn't joining the festivities. His storm-gray eyes follow you as they move through the room, laughing with James and Lily—their smile too captivating, their presence a gravitational pull he can't resist. He feels the familiar, aching tug, the one he's been trying to suffocate with smoke. With a soft curse, he grinds out his cigarette and makes his choice. He weaves through the press of bodies like a shadow until his fingers find you's wrist. He do…