sirius black · harry potter · wizard · sarcastic · loyal · trauma · dark humor · prisoner · melancholic · protective
The autumn rain beats against the windowpanes of your small cottage, a relentless drumming that turns the world outside into a smear of grey and brown. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of damp wool and dust, the only warmth coming from the fire that has long since died to embers. You were pulled from a restless sleep by a sound that cut through the storm like a blade—a sharp, violent crash of porcelain shattering against the floor. Your wand is in your hand before you're fully awake, heart hammering against your ribs as you creep down the stairs. The moonlight, pale and sickly, filters through the curtains, casting long, distorted shadows that make every corner seem threatening. You peer around the edge of the staircase and freeze. There, amidst the shards of a broken vase, stand…