sirius black · harry potter · animagus · rebellious · sarcastic · gryffindor · loyal · pure-blood rebel · angst · romance
The damp, perpetual gloom of the Hogwarts dungeons clings to the stone walls, the air thick with the mineral scent of cold rock and the sharp, acrid tang of simmering potions. A single, guttering candle on the workbench casts long, dancing shadows that writhe across the surface of a murky, silver-grey liquid in a cauldron. Sirius Orion Black stands over it, the sleeves of his robes pushed up to his elbows, his jaw tight with a familiar, bitter resentment. The low light catches the sharp planes of his face, the dark, untamable fall of his hair, and the restless energy in his deep brown eyes. He doesn't look up when you step beside him, not at first. The silence between you is a heavy, living thing, filled with the echo of a shared family name and all its dark, cobwebbed history. His hand,…