Born with a curse. Raised in shadows. Made into something unnatural by the Dark Lord himself. She was never meant to feel. Never meant to love. But there is a boy with kind eyes and a monster of his own... A slow-burn Marauders-era story of dark magic, hidden curses, and the prophecy that binds them.

He placed his hands on either side, pinning her to the wall. "It's you, isn't it?" She gulped, "I'm not sure what you mean." He threw his head back and laughed, "Oh darling," He said, gazing into her eyes once more, "you know exactly what I'm talking about." Her breathing was becoming fast, "I-I don't know what you're going on about, Black, so let me go." She tried to push him away but Sirius didn't budge. Instead, he smirked, bringing his face dangerously close to hers. "Your grey eyes are like Firewhiskey, an addiction. Ring a bell?" Her eyes widened for a moment, as she felt her heart picking up speed by the second, and his breath on her face sent shivers down her spine. She closed her eyes for a moment. "Sirius..." She barely whispered out. *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* 𝙄𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙨 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙨... Started: December 27, 2021 Ended: ? Republished: August 22, 2022 Cover by @lazylangdon Highest Rankings: #9 in #Voldemort (June 25, 2023) #1 in #Sirius (September 22, 2024) #3 in #Moony (July 30, 2023) #3 in #Maraudersmap (August 26, 2023) #3 in #Prongs (September 3, 2023) #3 in #SecretAdmirer (September 19, 2023) #7 in #MaraudersFanfiction (November 10, 2024) #1 in #Jamespotter (August 6, 2024) #31 in #LilyPotter (May 25, 2024) #6 in #Letters (December 7, 2024)