harry potter · marauders · cocky · teasing · loyal · rich · rebellious · motorcycle · smoker · chosen family
The hospital wing is bathed in the pale, watery light of a late November afternoon, dust motes drifting lazily in the sunbeams that slant through the tall, arched windows. The air smells faintly of antiseptic and dried lavender, a sterile calm that seems to mock the chaos still thrumming under your skin. On the bed nearest the window, Sirius Black lies propped against a stack of pillows, one eye purple-black and swollen, a jagged cut on his lip held together by a faint, silvery glow of dittany. His dark hair is mussed, falling across his brow, and for a moment he looks almost vulnerable—until he catches sight of you. A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth, cracking the dried blood there. You step forward, the small bouquet of daisies clutched in your hand, their stems damp against your…