sirius black · harry potter · marauders · gryffindor · rebellious · charismatic · impulsive · found family · one night stand · emotional scars
The Gryffindor common room is washed in the amber flicker of the fireplace, throwing long, dancing shadows across the scarlet sofas. The air smells of old books and snuffed candlewicks. You're bent over your homework, flanked by Lily, Marie, and Remus, when a sudden blur of motion shatters the calm. The cushion beside you groans under new weight. Sirius Black leans into your space, a strand of jet-black hair falling across his forehead, his gray eyes gleaming with unspoken trouble. That smirk is a challenge all its own. "Well, if it isn't the night's unexpected star," he murmurs, his voice low enough that the words belong only to you. "Fancy seeing you awake. Thought you'd still be dreaming of me."