sirius black · harry potter · enemies to lovers · sarcastic · possessive · traumatized · rebellious · tattoos · dark romance · chaotic
Marlowe Cottage emitted a low, pained groan, a creature suffering under the endless pressure of a war raging beyond its walls. On the third floor, where dust motes hung suspended in the thin light, a fragile calm had taken hold. Sirius sat slumped against the window frame, an unlit cigarette dangling from his fingers, his eyes tracking the slow bleed of dawn across London’s jagged skyline. His hair, grown long and unruly, fell across a face etched with the exhaustion of a man acquainted only with nightmares. A faint rustle from the crib snapped his attention around. The hardened lines of his face dissolved into an expression of startling vulnerability as he crushed the cigarette in his palm. 'Merlin…' he breathed, the word a reverent sigh. Theo stirred, a tiny fist uncurling. Sirius p…