Title: An unrefusable offer 

Pairing: Sirius Black x Female!Reader

Word count: 3.2k

Published: 1 June 2021

Author: Heloise Daphne Brightmore

Request: by harrypotter4023 

"Could you please make a Sirius x reader oneshot, where its like Lily x James but instead of Lily and James its y/n and Sirius? so Sirius running after y/n"

Challenge: [Tumblr]

Prompt: "Can you shut up for once in your life?" / "I could kiss you right now!"

Trope: Sharing a bed

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It's been years since you watched your friend, James pining over Lily Evans. You were more than sure that the ginger witch would forever stomp on his heart and keep rejecting him. But as your last year of Hogwarts approached, something changed, and Lily finally agreed to date the pathetically smitten James Potter. You have never seen your friend as happy as he was that day, and you couldn't imagine seeing him even happier.

But as you watched Lily walk down the aisle, the long trail of her lacy, white dress following her, James' eyes filled up with tears, a simple look at her soon to be wife making him emotional. The man has been wrapped around Lily's finger and although back in school you doubted her intentions, as you sat in the little tent on that hot summer, you could only think about how much you wished to have what they had.

You had the chance though. The man seated beside, tucking a loose hair behind his ear, offered you a cheeky grin as he took his gaze off the couple. "Maybe one day that will be us," he winked playfully. Although you rolled your eyes, trying to act as though you didn't care about his advances nor did they have an effect on you, it was all a lie. Of course, you were interested in Sirius Black, you have been for as long as you could remember. Sirius was a genuinely kind and playful man, but you found it hard to accept his interest in you. He was perfect in your eyes and you— well, you were you.

As the ceremony finished and the party began, you watched as James took Lily for a dance, spinning her around with a wide, overly enthusiastic grin across his face. The man could not have been more obvious. His love for his now wife was painted across his face and you couldn't stop mirroring that stupid smile of his. He looked dumb, but very happy.

"You know, if you'd just give us a chance, we could look so stupidly in love too," you heard Sirius' voice as you poured yourself a glass of champagne. Looking back over your shoulder, you offered him a playful grimace.

"I'd rather go out with a thestral," you gagged, trying to emphasise your words, but you couldn't hide the tiny smile in the corner of your lips.

"You really need to practice how to lie, it's certainly not your strength," he scoffed as a mischievous smile spread across his face, earning a heavy sigh from you.

"Can you just give up trying?" You asked, pleading with him. He has been trying to ask you out for the longest of time, but you just couldn't believe he really was interested in you. Lily scolded you for bringing yourself down and James encouraged you to give Sirius a chance, but at the end of day, you didn't trust him enough and his torment has become exhausting.

"I can't. You know there's a chemistry between us, it's been there for as long as I can remember and don't even try to lie, we both know it's there. I don't understand why you can't even agree to one single date. I'm not asking you to marry me, I'm asking you to give me a chance," he sighed, tilting his head innocently, his eyes pleading for you to agree.

"We have been friends for so long, why must you try to ruin it? Of course, there's chemistry, we have been friends for years," you tried to reason with him.

"You know that is not the chemistry I'm talking about. Would you really die from agreeing to one date?" You wanted to immediately deny his offer just like you have done so far, but you knew it wouldn't stop him.

"I have an idea. Why don't you let me sleep on it, and we will get back to it tomorrow?" You asked with an expectant look, earning a wide grin from Sirius. One that made you somewhat confused and terrified at the same time as though he knew something you didn't.

"Isn't that just an amazing idea? Of course, a brilliant plan," he chuckled as he took the glass of champagne from your hand and walked away, only turning back for a second to offer you a playful wink, before you lost him in the crowd.

His acceptance of your idea seemed too easy for someone who has been onto you for years. His expression of pure delight and enthusiasm scared you. He didn't react the way you expected, if anything he was more than suspicious, but you couldn't pinpoint why.

As the night went on and the guests started heading back to their respective hotel rooms beside the venue, you decided to follow in their lead and rest. You had a fair amount of alcohol in you, your feet were in pain from the high heels you wore and all the dances you had to politely accept. You just wanted to lay down and sleep for a whole day.

Entering the hallway of the hotel, you walked to the reception. "Name, please," the old lady asked behind the desk, her tone bored and somewhat unwelcome. You gave your name and Lily and James's name, not knowing whose name your room was under. "Here is the key," the woman shoved it in your hand with a groan, clearly unhappy. Customer service was certainly not the hotel's strength.

"If I may ask, has my bag been taken upstairs?" You ask in the politest manner you could manage.

"Well, if it's not here, that means it's in the room, isn't it?" She replied with a grimace and headed back into a little room behind the receptionist table.

"Hmm— what a fantastic customer service," you murmured under your breath as you started heading up the stairs, taking your high-heels off halfway through the corridors, ignoring the dirt on the carpet your tights had picked up.

As you reached your room, you tried to place the key in the whole, but it didn't fit. You attempted to try upside down, but it still didn't work. To your surprise the lock unlocked from the other side, leaving you with a confused expression across your face as the door opened. Your lips parted in surprise as no other than Sirius Black stood in front of you half naked, only wearing a pair of grey sweatpants. He held the door handle with one hand, whilst he used his other hand to try to dry his wet hair with a small towel, water still dripping on to the carpet.

For a second you weren't sure if you were in the right room, but as hard as you tried to turn your gaze towards the number on the middle of the door, your eyes betrayed you. You have seen Sirius half naked, it wasn't a new sight, but he certainly looked breathtaking as the water slid down his exposed chest and the dim lights of the street from the window emphasised his toned upper body.

"Well, hello," he smirked proudly, making you cough awkwardly. "Feel free to stare at me, I don't mind," he chuckled at your very obvious attention.

"Shut up, Black," you scolded him quickly as you regained your ability to speak. "What are you doing in my room?" You asked with a confused frown.

"You mean, our room," he grinned, playfully wriggling his brows.

"I'm sorry, what?" You asked back, already panicking inside.

"Oh, I thought Lily told you," he replied in a very fake surprise.

"No, she did not," you inhaled sharply.

"Yeah, you see all the rooms were sold out by the time they made the sleeping arrangements, so I might have offered to help and share my room with you," he tried to suppress a laughter erupting from his lungs.

"No, that must be a misunderstanding. It must be a mistake," you replied as you tried to search for another option, maybe to apparate back to your home, but then again you were so tired you weren't sure it would be successful. Maybe to head down to the receptionist, although she clearly didn't want to see your face.

"I get it, I get it," he nodded as though he understood what you were thinking of. "You must be thinking of a way to get out of this situation. But you keep rejecting me anyway. You don't like me, right? If anything, this is awkward for me not you. We are both grown up adults, I think we can handle one night together," he tried to reason with you, and you could have believed him if it wasn't for that cocky smirk across his face.

"I hate you, Black," you sighed as you stepped inside the room and he closed the door behind you. It was a small room with a tiny bathroom, a muggle tv and a small couch beside the bed, right under the window. "I'm sleeping on the bed, you are sleeping on the couch or the floor, I couldn't care less," you groaned as you threw your shoes on the floor right beside the door and picked up your bag from the couch.

"Hold on a minute, if I have no effect on you, why is it such a problem if I'm sleeping in the same bed?" He asked as though he was genuinely interested, but you knew him, you knew his techniques.

"Do you really think this little manipulative game you're trying to play is going to work? I know you, I know what you are doing" you shook your head, heaving a heavy sigh at his weak attempts. "I'm going to the bathroom," you added, needing a good hot shower and a bed finally.

As you finished your evening routine in the bathroom and entered the bedroom, Sirius took half of the bed for himself, one of his arms supporting his head as he laid on his back, his eyes shut. You loudly groaned, hoping for him to hear you, but he didn't move, nor did he have a smart comment in response. You sighed in surrender as you dropped your bag on the floor beside the couch and laid down, pulling a thin blanket over you.

"Seriously?" Sirius asked with a loud huff. "Do you hate me that much?"

"You know I don't hate you, don't be absurd," you scoffed as you rolled on your side to catch his eyes watching you intensely.

"Then are you allergic to me or something? Is it so hard for you to be close to me?" He shot up in the bed, clearly agitated. "I don't get you, I just don't get it," he groaned desperately. You huffed, annoyed by his nagging, your tiredness getting the worst of you.

"If I sleep in the bed, will you shut up?" You asked with a raised brow as you sat up on the couch, watching his agitated expressions turn into a surprised one. He didn't expect your words, not did you. It was a heat of the moment decision and you already regretted it, but it happened, and you had no way of taking it back, knowing he would forever rub it under your nose.

"You mean next to me? Are you sure? I mean, yeah I got worked up about it, but I don't want to force you," he replied rather hesitantly, finding your words hard to process.

"Can you shut up for once in your life, Black?" You groaned as you stood up and walked to the bed, lifting the cover, and scooting closer to Sirius under the material. "That's your side," you drew an invisible line between the two of you, "and this is my side," you pointed at your part of the cover. "Keep your hands to yourself," for a second Sirius was gaping heavily like a fish out of water, before his face took on a wide grin.

"Yes, my lady," he chuckled as he laid back on his side, his eyes watching you intensely as you rolled on to your side facing away from him.

It was hard to fall asleep, especially as you listened to Sirius' even breathing. Insomnia wasn't a new word to you, it has become a dear friend of yours over the years, but now that you laid beside Sirius, you found it even harder to drift into a peaceful slumber. His presence made you feel both nervous and needy. You wanted to run away and never turn back, your feelings towards the man scaring you, but at the same time, you wanted to stay and just snuggle up to his side. So, you did what your heart told you to, ignoring your brain's silly reasoning.

You turned around and watched as he placed a hand under his head, supporting his neck in his sleep, giving you the best opportunity to snuggle up to him. Heaving a heavy sigh, you thought about it again, but your heart overpowered your mind. You scooted closer to Sirius, laying your head on his naked chest, listening to his heart's even beating, the sound making your tense body relax. Sirius moved under you, starting off your heart in a dangerous pace as you looked up at him. His eyes were shut tight, but his arm moved down behind you, wrapping around your shoulder, involuntarily pulling you closer to himself. Or so you thought.

As you snuggled into his side, placing your hand across his chest, you felt your heartbeat quicken and your palms sweat. You started second guessing your actions, but his intoxicating scent and the feel of his body against your own helped you slowly drift into slumber, missing the relieved, soft smile appearing on Sirius' face, your movements making him feel content. He didn't care if you could hear his heart beating heavier or if you were to grow suspicious. For the first time he could hold you in his arms and he couldn't care less about anything else. Being able to wrap his arms around you, feeling your even breathing tickling his chest, hearing your incoherent mumbling in your sleep made him feel like a little child receiving a gift he has wanted since forever.

You awoke to a ticklish feeling on your arm, as though fingers caressed your skin. Sighing, you snuggled closer in his side, the feeling making you smile in content.

"Morning sleeping beauty," you heard Sirius' deep morning voice, a light, happy tone to it.

"Muggle references? Well done, Mr. Black," you giggled, your eyes still shut, basking in the moment.

"Are you comfortable?" He asked sheepishly, realising you still haven't figured out what was going on.

"Very," you sighed in content, wrapping your arms around his waist tighter, earning a chuckle from him.

"I'm glad I'm comfortable," he replied with a cheeky tone as you finally opened your eyes and lifted your head to be able to look into his grey eyes, watching you intensely. As though lightning hit you, you jumped away from him, pulling the cover in front of you.

"What are you doing hugging me? Why are you on my side?" You panicked, trying to search for a reasonable explanation.

"Before you get a heart attack, let me establish that you are on my side, I didn't even move since you decided to use me as your pillow. And let me remind you it was you who hugged me first. But most importantly, you just said I was comfortable so stop acting like I have done something horrible," he grinned proudly.

"I was asleep, I don't know why I did that," you groaned in annoyance, trying to establish a good enough excuse.

"How long are you planning to lie to yourself? I know you were awake. I felt your eyes on me, before you decided to snuggle up to me," he shook his head, but this time there was no happiness in his tone nor did he have his signature smirk on. He was serious. "Do you even realise how happy it made me that you hugged me, that you decided to get close to me? I could barely contain myself from turning around and squeezing you in my arms. I have been waiting for this for so long, stop acting like you are not interested," he scolded you as he sat up.

"I have no idea what you are talking about," you huffed, trying to get out of the bed.

"Stop it," he scoffed, clearly unhappy with your behaviour. "You know what? I have an idea. You know I like you and I can't make it any more obvious. I literally can't do anymore to make you believe me, so I will offer you a solution. Do us both a favour and accept that you like me, come back to the bed and let's just enjoy the moment or reject me properly, leave the room and we will pretend that whatever happened was just a dream and you will never hear a word from me again. It's been ongoing for far too long and I'm tired of this," he heaved a heavy sigh, his face desperate for a clear reply from you.

As you watched his face, his words sincere, you could only think of not hearing him asking you out anymore, not listening to his flirty comments, not feeling his "unwanted" touches on your skin. You would have been stupid to agree, to relieve yourself of his attention that you secretly enjoyed.

"Why me?" you exclaimed in your desperate state.

"Because I like you. I can't choose who I like. I like you with all your imperfections, with all your quirky moments and weird taste. I like you, it's that simple," he sighed heavily, an expectant look across his face. "So, will you leave, or will you come back?" He asked, desperately needing your reply. You pulled the cover over you, your movements making his eyes grow, before a wide grin spread across his face. He grabbed your arm impatiently and pulled you back on his chest as he laid down, earning a squeaking sound from you. "I guess, sleeping on it was successful," he chuckled playfully as you looked up at him, his eyes attached to yours as a boyish smile sat across his face. "I could so kiss you right now!" He exclaimed in his excited state.

"Then what are you waiting for?" You giggled playfully, your boldness surprising him.

"Yes, ma'am," he chuckled as he caressed your cheek with his thumb, placing you on your back, hovering above you as his gaze wandered between your parted lips and needy gaze. "Are you sure?" He asked, his breath shaky, for the first time his confidence lost in a maze.

"I'm pretty sure," you replied with a cheerful smile as you pulled him down to you and closed the gap that painfully stood between you. He smiled into the kiss, earning a playful chuckle from you.

"I like you," you whispered against his lips.

"I know, you made it pretty obvious" he replied with a confident smirk, earning a gentle punch from you on his shoulder.

"Don't be cocky, Black," you scolded him, before you pulled him in for another kiss, enjoying his arms around you, his lips on yours and the safety his mere presence provided. In that moment you couldn't remember why you kept making him wait, because it felt anything but wrong to be in his arms.

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