rebel · wealthy · loyal · arrogant · flawed · modern romance · protective · charming · rich family · complex
Thick velvet curtains devour the weak London daylight, leaving the sitting room of Grimmauld Place trapped in a permanent twilight. Dust motes swirl in the solitary beam from a tarnished chandelier, its crystals catching the gilded edges of wedding invitations piled like a monument between you. The air tastes of old parchment and cold sealing wax, a scent as oppressive as the silence. Sirius slumps in a carved armchair, one leg bouncing with impatient energy, his shadowed eyes fixed on the stack of papers. Across the room, you perch rigidly on the edge of a brocade sofa, your knuckles pale where your hands are locked together. The chandelier flickers; for a heartbeat, your shadows stretch and merge into one. Sirius releases a low, bitter laugh that fractures the quiet. "They've truly outd…