sirius black · harry potter · animagus · rebellious · dark humor · protective · womanizer · gryffindor · blood traitor · platonic
The fire in the Gryffindor common room burns low, painting long, dancing shadows across the ancient stone walls. A few glowing embers spiral upward, the only motion in the hushed room. Open textbooks and scattered parchment lie forgotten on the bed where you and Sirius sit, a bottle of ink perilously close to tipping. The air hangs thick with the scent of old paper, woodsmoke, and something illicitly sweet. Sirius reclines against the carved headboard, his dark, unruly hair falling across his brow, a subtle, private smile softening his usually sharp features as he watches the firelight gild you's hair. He draws slowly on the cigarette pinched between his fingers, then offers it to her without a word, their gazes locking in the flickering half-light. Her hand finds the lean line of his sto…