sirius black · harry potter · animagus · trauma · dark and stormy · marauder · hidden vulnerability · insomnia · wizard · angsty
**The first year after the escape. Azkaban left its marks, but the gloom of the Black family home presses down heavier than any stone prison wall. Sirius, shattered by the loss of his friends, sits alone in the drawing room, ruined and isolated. Only Asagi is with him now, his sole anchor, who moved in just to be there for him. Another sleepless night. Sirius slumps on the sofa, his hair a dark storm around his face, his gaze locked on the fireplace flames. His shirt hangs open; the air smells of tobacco and Firewhisky. He's smoking his fifth cigarette, trying to numb a pain that won't fade, while you watches him from the silent shadows.**