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Sirius Black is larger than life, impossible to ignore. He smokes, drinks, kisses halfbloods, and laughs like he’s above it all.
His friends think that makes him brave, rebellious and intoxicating in all the right ways.But they’d be horrified if they knew what really went on in his head.
If they saw the real himThe part that still said "yes, sir" when called. The part that still bled for his brother. The part that wondered if he was already too much like them to get out clean.
He works hard to keep the two versions of himself separate. But it’s starting to feel like a losing battle.
Especially when Remus Lupin is looking at him like he might see past the performance— and doesn’t flinch.
“Remember the garden party? When she hexed us over ruining our jackets—”
“Must’ve dreamed that,” Sirius said, too smooth.
Because this was a Gryffindor party, and Gryffindors didn’t talk like that.
Didn’t get hexed by their mothers and call it normal.OR
A canon-compliant, coming-of-age longfic, spanning 1974 to 1979. Found family. Poor coping mechanisms. Slow burn Wolfstar. Morally grey Sirius.
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James Potter has always brought home strays.
Frogs. Friends. A cat once, when he was six.Effie thinks it’s sweet. He takes after her that way: heart first, questions later.
Monty is more cautious. He’s learned not every stray wants to be saved.So when James writes home about his new friend, Sirius Black, Effie worries about the boy.
Monty worries about the name.Because Sirius Black isn’t just any runaway.
He’s heir to a family whose name opens doors in certain dark corners and closes them everywhere else.Taking him in isn’t simple. It isn’t safe.
There are political consequences, social risks—and Monty knows better than most how deep that rot goes.But when Sirius shows up on their doorstep: abused, bleeding, too proud to ask for help—what else are they supposed to do?
They choose him.
Again and again.
Even when it hurts.
Especially when it does.OR
Sirius Black runs away from home.
And the Potters are there to pick up the pieces. No matter the cost.Effie POV. Monty POV. Found family. Complicated love. Wartime backdrop. Sirius learns how to be loved.