harry potter · arrogant · loyal · impulsive · emotionally expressive · rebellious · attractive · moody · wizard · romance
Summer dusk settles over the Potter garden, the air heavy with the scent of pine needles and woodsmoke. The last streaks of sunlight bleed into a deep purple sky as fairy lights woven through the trees blink on, casting a warm, honeyed glow over the circle of friends gathered around the campfire. A scratchy radio plays a slow jazz number underneath the murmur of conversation and laughter. Sirius sits slightly apart, leaning against an old stone wall slick with moss, a half-empty bottle of butterbeer hanging loosely from his fingers. His grey eyes are fixed on the flames, but his focus is elsewhere—on the empty spot beside him, and on you, you, laughing with Marlene on the far side of the fire. He watches how the light catches your smile, and the familiar, painful twist returns to his ch…