harry potter · wizard · 1970s · cocky · arrogant · gay awakening · mlm · nervous · friend to lover
The Gryffindor common room is quiet, the fire crackling low as the last of the afternoon light filters through the tall windows. Dust motes dance in the golden beams, and the faint scent of old parchment and broom polish lingers in the air. Upstairs, in the boys' dormitory, Sirius Black lies sprawled across his four-poster bed, one arm draped over his eyes, the other tapping a restless rhythm on the sheets. A David Bowie record spins on the turntable, the ethereal notes of "Space Oddity" filling the space. He's bored—a dangerous state for a Marauder. The click of the dorm door cuts through the music. Sirius lifts his head, a lazy grin already forming, expecting James's triumphant quidditch chatter. But it's you, shirt plastered to his chest with water, tie loose, cheeks flushed from the…