𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬

Family Jewels

When Sirius brings you home to Grimmauld Place over the winter break and then starts to distance himself, you feel the need to confront him and talk about what's going on — fem!slytherin!pureblood!reader

Warnings: themes of a toxic/abusive family

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a/n: this was requested on tumblr and I wasn't really sure how to make the Blacks like reader, so I just tried my best and I hope you like it

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"Regulus," You called alongside a knock on his door, pulling his attention away from the book in his hands. "Do you know where Sirius has gone off to?"

He sat up so his back was up against the hard headboard. "He's probably moping in his room. That's his favourite thing to do here."

You would have laughed at that if it weren't for the fact that you just couldn't find your boyfriend. "I've checked there." You sighed. "But that's alright, he's somewhere around here."

After thanking Regulus politely—even if he couldn't help find his brother—you left his bedroom and went back to looking for Sirius.

Over the winter break, you had noticed yourself having to play this one-sided game of hide and seek several times. It was frustrating, especially when you didn't know why he was so distant. Nevertheless, you kept your head up and just continued the search.

You checked the drawing room and sure enough, there he was, sitting by the window and looking outside. You walked towards Sirius and tapped him on the shoulder to show him what you had wanted to show him in the first place.

"Siri, look at this bracelet your mother gave me. Isn't it nice? She said I could even have the whole set as a wedding gift eventually!" You said happily, flashing him a silver bracelet adorned with small but shining emeralds.

He flashed a tiny smile, not nearly matching your emotions or genuineness. "Yeah, love, it's pretty."

You could tell he obviously didn't care. Sirius was pretty fashion forward and has been enthusiastic in the past when you've shown him new clothes or jewellery, so that excuse couldn't be used.

Running through different excuses and reasons as to why he was acting this way, you had thought that maybe he was upset that both you and his mother had been thinking about marriage. Insecurity surged throughout your whole body.

You had spoken about marriage before, but it was never more than pillow talk or teasing jokes; was your relationship getting too real for Sirius? Was he upset that you had been talking to his family about your future together? Had he lost his feelings?

The different theories flying around in your head were getting to be too much, and you couldn't let them go unanswered. You were determined to figure out what was going on as soon as possible.

You sat down on the loveseat with him. You were close to him, but you still gave him enough space in case he wanted it.

"Sirius, what's wrong?" You asked softly. "You've been seeming off lately."

He just brushed it away. "Nothing's wrong."

You knew it was a lie so you kept pressing gently. "I know there's something that's upsetting you. Just tell me what it is so we can fix it."

"I'm fine." He insisted. "You can go back to hanging out with my parents, maybe they'll give you my bedroom by the end of the week."

That stung slightly, but it did at least partially reveal the reason for his recent distance. He was upset that his parents were so taken with you. Of course, you understood that Sirius didn't have the best relationship with his family, but you had hoped he would be happy seeing you getting along with them. The thought of him being jealous hadn't even crossed your mind.

You brought a hand to his upper arm and rested it there. You tried speaking softly to make it clear you weren't judging him at all. "Siri, are you jealous?"

"They like you more than me."

"They don't. They're just happy I'm in Slytherin. They like that they'll have pureblood grandkids with the most Slytherin lineage as possible."

"But you like them too." Sirius said sadly.

"I only like them as much as they like you." You explained. "If they're gonna be awful to you, then I don't like them at all. I can just pretend otherwise in exchange for some priceless family heirlooms."

There was a smug smile on your face as you shook your bracelet in front of Sirius, causing him to chuckle.

"You'd steal from my family for me?" He asked you with a fake pout.

You cupped his cheeks and pressed a kiss to those soft lips you love so much. "Of course I would. And once we graduate and get the hell away from them, we'll sell it all and buy a nice house without ever dipping into your uncle's fortune."

"Alright." He sighed overdramatically. "If it's for a great cause like that, then I think you should go ahead and ask my mother for a tour of all her priceless jewels."

"I'll make sure she gives me a nice brooch so we can have a pool, my love."

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