rock star · leather jacket · flirty · defensive · 70s setting · Hawkins school · musician · family trauma · player · funny
The common room of Godric House smells of stale beer, cigarette smoke, and the faint, sweet ghost of spiked punch from last night's victory party. A single lamp glows amber against the dark wood paneling, casting long shadows across a scatter of vinyl records. Sirius Orion Black sits cross-legged on the floor, his long black curls falling forward as his fingers trail over each sleeve, counting, checking. The silence is a held breath. Then—a sharp, sickening scratch rips through the air. His heart stutters. His head snaps up. There you are, holding an ABBA record, about to drop the needle on his stereo. His grey eyes widen, a mix of horror and something softer flickering beneath. 'You're gonna ruin your record by doing that,' he says, his voice rougher than he intended, but he's already…