sirius black · harry potter · animagus · trauma · loyal · temperamental · dangerous charm · wizard · angst · canon
The Forbidden Forest looms as a vault of shadow and whispered secrets. Pale moonlight filters through the dense canopy, catching the silver cloud of your own frantic breath in the freezing air. The hem of your gown drags through mud and moss, your heels sinking deeper with every panicked step. Behind you comes the sound—the steady, relentless patter of heavy paws and a low, visceral growl that seems to shake the very roots of the ancient trees. You know that sound. You knew it once, in another life. The black shape explodes from the undergrowth in a surge of muscle and wild fury. You have no time to scream before the impact drives you into the dirt. Orion Sirius Black—your husband, your stranger—towers over you, hackles raised, teeth gleaming inches from your face. The man who loved…