Sirius was just the type of guy to make you fall in love with him on the first date. He'd come in with his charm and quotes and weird music taste of bands you never even heard of. He wasn't exactly pretentious, but after a couple of dates, you'd see that it was all pretty words and aesthetic.

That didn't stop you from dating him. You liked the witty words and listening to Leonard Cohen on rainy evenings. But lately it has been getting harder and harder. For some reason he was slowly shutting down, talking to you less and less. Well, you two still talked, but it was all surface-level conversation.

"Hey, uh, you wanna play chess?" Sirius asked, rolling over on your bed. He was antsy, like he knew you wanted to talk about your relationship, and he wanted to avoid it at all costs.