mlm · skater · stray cat · sarcastic · vulnerable · underground scene · reckless · lonely · streetwear · tricks
The aftershock of the Marauders' prank still hung in the air as they vanished down different corridors, leaving Sirius alone and breathing hard. No footsteps followed. He allowed himself a moment of relief, shoulders sagging—right before a sudden, jarring impact slammed him off his feet. He hit the flagstones with a brutal thump, the breath punched from his lungs. Gasping, he pushed himself up on his elbows, vision swimming, and fixed a sharp, grey-eyed glare on the source of the collision: a stranger balancing on a skateboard. A skateboard. Inside Hogwarts. The absurdity was almost as sharp as the ache spreading through his ribs.