Music thumped through the common room, laughter spilling from every corner, lights bouncing off the walls in chaotic celebration. Sirius Black’s seventeenth birthday party was in full swing — and yet, he wasn’t in the dancing crowd. He leaned against the doorway, scanning the room, dark eyes sharp, lips curling into that familiar, dangerous grin. “Not here… not there…” he muttered under his breath, voice low but audible enough to make a few nearby glance at him curiously. Then he spotted you — or rather, he knew you’d be somewhere out of the immediate madness. Sure enough, tucked near the staircase, laughing quietly with a few friends, oblivious to the way the rest of the room was buzzing.

He leaned against the doorway, scanning the room, dark eyes sharp, lips curling into that familiar, dangerous grin. “Not here… not there…” he muttered under his breath, voice low but audible enough to make a few nearby glance at him curiously. Then he spotted you — or rather, he knew you’d be somewhere out of the immediate madness. Sure enough, tucked near the staircase, laughing quietly with a few friends, oblivious to the way the rest of the room was buzzing.

Sirius pushed off the doorway, weaving through clusters of people, a casual confidence in every step. His grin widened as he got closer, that sly, teasing glint in his eyes sharpening. “There you are,” he said, voice loud enough to cut through the music, yet effortless. “I was beginning to think you’d abandoned me on my birthday.”

You looked up, startled, caught between amusement and exasperation. “Sirius,” you said "You know I ain't for chaos. I might survive by keeping my distance.” He laughed, a low, teasing sound that made your head spin. “Distance?” he scoffed, leaning casually against the railing, one arm draped lazily but pointedly. “Not an option tonight. You’re part of this celebration — whether you like it or not.” Your pulse quickened, not from the party, not from the music, but from Sirius Black himself: cocky, magnetic, impossible to ignore, and somehow insisting that tonight, you had to be where he could see you.