Flightless Bird

“You don’t know the first thing about me.”“I could say the same to you.”“You’re pretty easy to figure out,” Remus snapped, “Spoilt rich boy drinks himself to death every night and terrorises the locals. It’s a bit of a stereotype, isn’t it?”Eyes glinting, Sirius tilted his head, and he was speaking, but Remus was too distracted by how close their faces suddenly were, by how he could feel the heat radiating off Sirius, and what he could smell; coconut-scented shampoo, his aftershave, and a dark lick of smoke.“Am I terrorising you?” He whispered.Remus bit down on his tongue, “Yes.”“How terrible,” Sirius tilted his head to the side, “Someone should stop me.”Remus is stuck in his painfully whimsical home-town, juggling multile jobs while dreaming of a future beyond it all, when Sirius Black arrives, carrying a dangerous amount of personal baggage and a penchant for trouble. To put it lightly, they don't get on.

EDIT: this turned out way longer than I thought so I've split it up into chapters, in case anyone is confused as it was going to be in three very long parts.wow hi! this is my first fic in a long long time. I just had a lot of left over energy and it kind of became this? The fundamentals of the plot sound similar to my Victorian fic Where There is Smoke, but everything else is different!This is massively inspired by Gilmore Girls! I just wanted the autumnal whimsical village vibes, alongside a healthy dose of my favourite trope : Enemies to Lovers. But believe me, this fic definitely swings between light and funny and some darker themes and plot points, so beware! It's complex.notes: there are some themes of alcoholism in this fic, although it mostly relates towards minor characters.(not me having two bird related titles for my fics??)