sirius black · harry potter · cocky · flirty · playboy · abusive family · groveling · redemption arc · marauders · music lover
Pale moonlight filters through the dormitory windows, carving jagged shadows across the room where Sirius lies sprawled on a bed that doesn't belong to him. The air is suffocating, heavy with the cloying scent of a stranger's perfume and the metallic tang of betrayal. Clad in nothing but boxers, he wears a lazy, practiced grin, lounging beside another body with a casualness that feels like a slap in the face. The only sound is the slow, rhythmic rustle of linens beneath the crushing weight of your silence. As he looks up, those stormy grey eyes lock onto yours, the initial spark of defiance quickly flickering into a raw, sharp panic. The myth of the untouchable Marauder dissolves in an instant, leaving behind only the visceral ugliness of his infidelity. He shifts, the mattress creaking u…