#blackinnonreadathon

[hey-there-juliet]

Sirius Black & Marlene McKinnon

[marlmckitten]

Hey are you taking prompts now?? If yes then can you please write a fanfic where sirius gets a panick attack after he leaves his house and marlene only knows how to calm him down and then he confesses his feelings to her for the first time properly??

YES YES YES, I LOVE THIS!

Sirius’ Home

It wasn’t a pretty scene. There was yelling, crying, yelling, throwing of things, cursing and worst of all, admitting feelings that they had always though. Sirius always knew his mother did not love him, he was a disappointment, he wasn’t what they wanted. But he had never heard it completely out loud before. Not in such ferocity. His head was whirling, did that really all just happen? He remembered being so angry he could scream, and then he did. His mother told him he was never welcome there again, he was no child of hers, and he would be better off to the family if he were dead. Then she blasted his portrait of their family tree and he stormed out, slamming the door behind him. He even knew where to go.

Euphemia and Fleamont Potter had told Sirius that he was always welcome with them. He was practically their second son. Sirius often wondered if they understood just how much that meant to him. They could not possibly know. But he was grateful and told them so much whenever he was over. They even said if he needed somewhere to live he could go there, but now actually asking to live there... It felt like a lot. As he walked in the direction of his best friends house, the scene he left hit him. He realized just how final his actions were. That there was no going back. Never. He could never talk to Regulus again. Or his cousins- well he actually could talk to Andromeda again. He was comforted by that thought until he imagined what school would be like when it resumed. Seeing Regulus around. And Narcissa. Not being able to so much as smile at them. Sure, he didn’t always get along with them but they were still his family. Or, they were his family. ‘Not anymore.’ He thought to himself.

His legs stopped moving and his breath shortened. He felt like he couldn’t breath, like everything around him was going dark. He felt hot tears pour down his cheeks and he couldn’t stop it. Everything hurt. His stomach was knotted, his heart felt so heavy like it was going to fall right through him. The young man’s legs collapsed and there he was, half way through a park and he couldn’t even tell if he was on the ground or the grass, nothing mattered. Not his life, not anything.

From a distance, as if the voice was underwater, he heard some words, “Prongs? Mate? What’s going on?” The voice was concerned, he knew that he knew the voice but it wouldn’t register in his mind. James Potter gripped both of Sirius’ shoulders and shook him, he was clearly concerned. “Fuck, Sirius, snap out of it! What’s going on? SOMEONE HELP!” He screamed out, terrified. But Sirius could not even process words. He was aware of himself nodding, but nodding to what?

“I’m- no. I’m fine,” his mouth moved, words came out but he didn’t even recognize his own voice, his breathing continued so rapidly that no oxygen was getting to his lungs. What had he done? How could he have been so stupid? He had nothing now. NOTHING. He was being dramatic and now his mother and father wanted him dead. His brother probably hated him. Hell, even Andromeda wouldn’t want to see him. The air around him felt heavy now.

“Lils!” James Potter screamed, “I dont know what’s happening, he’s just kinda- You okay, mate?” He repeated.

Sirius nodded again, wiping the water out of his eyes, “I just need to .. sit. For a minute,” his fingers grasped the dirt under him, as if feeling the Earth would bring some sort of sense to what was going on.

“Why didn’t you tell me to hurry!” Lily said, aggravated.

“I- what?” James answered, looking from his best friend to his girlfriend.

Lily replied, “I thought you just wanted to get ice cream! That’s what you said, I even waited for Marlene to finish getting ready I didn’t know it was an emergency!” She sat in the dirt beside Sirius, wrapping an arm around him. It was almost comforting. “What happened?”

James seemed to understand what she was saying, “No I was- I mean... I didn’t know he was here, I was coming to meet you and he was here. Must have been on his way over i don’t know-”

“They kicked me out,” Sirius answered, as if he just now realized that they had been talking to or about him. “My parents want me dead. They said never to come back.” Saying the words out loud triggered the reaction again, his heard clenched and he still couldn’t breath. “I can’t breath.”

Then a more relaxed voice came from behind them all, “Oi, what’s going on? Why you all sitting around like that?” This voice registered with Sirius instantly, it was Marlene McKinnon. And the smell of cigarette smoke and cheap vanilla perfume wafted over him, he managed to take in a breath deep enough to actually get some air, he turned and looked at her. The blonde witch had her hair down, combed but still messy. She had a pair of ripped rights and a short leather skirt with a plain black t-shirt half tucked in. Her makeup was a little messy, as if she had slept in it. And her blue eyes reached Sirius’, her groomed eyebrows furrowed, “What’s going on?” She asked again, this time more seriously.

Sirius finally stringed together a coherent sentence. “My mother disowned me.”

“Like- forever?”

“Forever,” he repeated, gulping loudly.

Marlene plopped down with the three of them now and ran her fingers through his hair, “I’m so sorry,” she said quietly and sincerely. “Just, take deep breaths.” For a woman that usually threw a few insults his way and told everyone else to simply fuck off, this was incredibly sweet. And clearly unexpected since Lily and James exchanged a glance but said nothing.

Three deep breaths later, Sirius managed to get a grasp of where he was. He noticed the trees, the empty childrens playground. The dirt that was now covering his clothes and all his friends. “I didn’t mean- Not forever,” he said, and a sob he didn’t expect emitted loudly.

Marlene put her arms around him and hugged him closely to her, “It’s okay,” she said, “They’re your family, I understand.”

Of course, there was no way she fully understood, but he did need to just let the emotions through him. He wasn’t used to reacting so emotionally to things, but this was a special occasion. A day he surely would never forget.

James and Lily were realizing that they were having no effect and eventually backed off, leaving her to comfort him. The pair stayed in the dirt, her arms wrapped comfortingly around him while he breathed, and cried and smelled her, letting himself drift back to reality. He repeated himself a few times, how his mother hated him. How he could never see Regulus again. And how he was sorry.

Marlene kept telling him it was fine. He had nothing to apologize for, she could not imagine what this felt like.

An hour passed and James and Lily returned, holding ice cream out for both of them. “Thought this might help?” James offered hopefully.

At last, Sirius smiled, pulled himself away from Marlene and took the ice cream. The cold, sweet treat made him realize how hungry he was. Having a full emotional breakdown was exhausting. He said so, they all managed a chuckle and went to get some real food.

Each of them kept an eye on Sirius, but he seemed to be recovered from his panic attack. None of them judged it for him, or even mentioned it. At one point James assumed, “You’ll be sleeping at my place then?” And Marlene grinned announcing they’d all be having a sleepover at James’. Lily reminded her, that she had just spent two nights at Lily’s and had to go home eventually, but she waved Lily off claiming that today was a big day. Sirius officially had a new family and they were going to have a family night. This made Sirius’ entire face light up and soon enough, James was writing to Peter and Remus to come over as soon as they got the owls as well.

Of course, they did. And all six friends had a great night, eating snacks, telling stories and sneaking some firewhiskey from James’ parents. Until one by one everyone was asleep.

“Marls?”

“Sirius?”

“You asleep?”

“Obviously not.”

“Follow me.”

Sirius had not fallen asleep, he hadn’t been able to. Something had dawned on him today, and he had to act on it. Marlene was almost asleep when Sirius called, but she figured today wasn’t a day to throw a pillow at him and tell him to shut the fuck up. So when his dark body moved and slipped out the door, she followed.

Neither of them spoke, he did not tell her what he was doing as he began climbing his way onto the Potter’s rooftop. And she did not ask. Then he settled, leaning back and looking at the stars, she watched him and did the same. It was still silent except for the sound of owl’s hunting and the wind in the trees.

“So... are you gonna murder me or what?” Marlene finally broke the silence.

He turned his head, “I wanted to talk to you.”

“Uh-huh?”

“I... If I say something and I’m being ridiculous can you promise me to never talk about it again?”

She smiled, “Depends how dumb it is.”

The pureblood rolled his eyes and lightly hit her leg, “I’m being serious!”

“I thought you were always Sirius.” She chuckled, it was a joke he often made himself, she couldn’t resist being the one to make it. He exhaled loudly and looked back up to the stars. She frowned, “Okay, sorry. What is it?”

“No, it’s dumb.”

“It’s not,” she assured him, “I was just being a dick, what’s up?”

He was actually in disbelief. He never had troubles with things like this before. But today seemed full of firsts, he looked at her again, and this time she looked back. If you asked Sirius, he thought her eyes were a thousand times more beautiful than all the stars in the sky. But he wasn’t about to say so. He opened his mouth, then closed it, looked up then back at her. Her perfect blue eyes were still focussed on him. Then she reached her hand out and and gasped it around his. He paused, before tightening his fingers around hers. He moved, ever so slightly, to be closer to her. Marlene followed suite. They did this for a while until there was only a few inches between them. She licked her lips, and blinked. He held his breath, bit his lip and finally told himself to just say it, “I really like you Marls. In more than a friends kinda way.” He expected her to laugh, make fun, push him away, something to that accord. But not roll her eyes, that was just hurtful! “Hey! I’m not that bad, I know you could do better but I don’t deserve an EYE ROLL!”

Her brows furrowed and then she laughed, he was even more angry now. He tried to sit up to tell her, but as he did so, she pulled him down and instinctively he crashed his lips down on hers, he had nothing else to lose. But much to his surprise, she kissed him back, her spare hand, held his cheek, keeping him in place as her lips parted and let his tongue in to explore her mouth. He let out a soft moan at the sensation of snogging Marlene McKinnon and his hand caressed her cheek, her neck, her side, and then played with the hem of her shirt, she pulled him closer and he took it as a sign. Before he knew it, his hand was under her shirt, she must have taken her bra off when they were getting ready for bed and his fingers were pleased to feel her bare breasts, her nipples hard with excitement, or from cold, but he chose to believe it was from him.

What felt like an eternity later, he pulled away from her, hand still cupping her perfect breast and eyes looking meaningfully into hers. She smiled, “I only rolled my eyes cause I thought you were gonna kiss me, not get all lovey dovey with words.”

“Yeah I should have done that instead.” He agreed, giving her breast a little squeeze.

“I’m not having sex with you tonight.” Disappointment must have been evident in his face but he removed his hand from her shirt, and instead ran his fingers through her hair, “Not cause I don’t think you’re hot and probably a great shag but... I just don’t wanna be another girl who gets a night or two with the infamous Sirius Black.”

“You’re not,” he assured her, “I’ve had my eye on you for the last year, I just thought you’d never be interested.”

She smiled and pecked his lips again, “Well I am.”

“I got that.”

“But I want a proper date.”

“The rooftop and some stars isn’t good enough?”

She giggled, “Proper. I gotta go home tomorrow. And you have to move into your new room here properly, but the next day I’ll be free.”

“And we can have sex?” He winked.

Playfully, she slapped him off of her, sitting up herself. “Depends on how good the date is. I want flowers, a nice dinner, the whole thing!”

“I don’t know how to do all that,” he said defensively, following her as she started their route back onto the ground.

“Well, it’s a good thing your new brother does.”

That statement warmed Sirius more than anything else could have. His new brother? He hadn’t thought of it that way. This morning he was the next Black heir. Miserable, doomed to a loveless marriage and a life he would hate. Now he had the funnest brother in the world and a date with a woman who possibly was the love of his life. He grinned, grabbed Marlene and kissed her one more time, before they snuck back into the house, his house. Foe the first time in his life a place he may even call his home.

[sirius-the-extraordinaire]

Below is a link to a Blackinnon one-shot written on tumblr by an author alrightpotter who has deleted her account since writing this. I reblogged it and it can be found in the link. It is Sirius’ thoughts during the OoTP timeframe.

Thoughts of You

[sisforsammi]

Marlene wakes Sirius up in the middle of the night to look at the snow.

[hey-there-juliet]

Rating: General Audiences Fandom: Harry Potter (Marauders' Era) Pairing: Sirius x Marlene (Blackinnon) Summary: Some people are worth burning for. - For the Blackinnon Readathon

Thank you so much @jamestkirkish for proofreading it <3

[hokeytheelf]

A Drunken Tradition

for the blackinnon readathon

"Meadowes told me you'd be here." said a voice behind Marlene. She was sitting down on the ground, looking at the Black Lake with a blank face. A cigarette between her fingers as she breathe out smoke from her mouth. She sat on one of the big rocks that had the view of the lake. Her legs hanging at the end of it, an empty firewhisky bottle next to her.

"Of course she did," said Marlene, looking behind her. Sirius sat down next to her, took her cigarette, and breath in. "I'm not going back if that's what you're here to do,"

"I'm not dragging you back anywhere, The Gryffindor party wasn't that great when James is not enjoying himself. He thinks Avery lost on purpose. Which, from what I guess, is because of you." said Sirius as he give Marlene's cigarette back to her.

"It's not my fault Avery is a loser, yet they look at me like I'm the problem," Marlene's eyes refused to look at Sirius, she didn't want him to know she was irritated. "Can't they just enjoy the fact that we've won?"

"Heard Wilkes got in a fight with Avery."

"I know, I heard someone mentioned it earlier," said Marlene as she threw her cigarette to the lake. "Guess Wilkes figured out that Avery lost on purpose. I never knew Wilkes liked Quidditch at all."

Sirius scoffs, "You clearly didn't know what happened." Sirius looked at her and Marlene glance back like she had no interest in the matter.

"Wilkes didn't find out Avery lost on purpose. He found out Avery is after you," said Sirius with a chuckle, but Marlene didn't think it was funny and proceed to wrinkle her nose.

"That's a stupid fucking reason." Marlene huffed as she folded her arms.

"It surprised me how many popular blokes fancy you, McKinnon" said Sirius jokingly, "Prewett, then Wilkes and now Avery! Are you planning to actually date any of them soon?" Sirius laughed, and that's when Marlene noticed he was a bit tipsy.

"No, I have enough on my plates. I had a bit of fun teasing Avery, but it's no use now that we've won" Marlene explained, "As for Wilkes, Well I knew he fancy me from a few years ago. He had pictures of me, the creepy bloke. But I didn't know he still fancy me. Turned him down rather harshly that day. Too bad he's so dedicated to the Dark Lord."

Marlene laughed at the thought of the memory and Sirius watched her laugh carefully.

"How about Prewett?" asked Sirius,

Marlene let out a sigh, "Ah... Prewett. I dunno, I guess I think I'm not good enough for him. He's too good of a bloke it scares me."

Sirius laughed, "First you insult two of them, saying how they're horrible. Then proceed to say that Prewett is too good for you."

Marlene grins at Sirius, "They will find another girl, believe me. They're three good looking boys, soon to be graduating from the best wizarding school in the world. They'll manage."

"I dunno about that, the lot of them seems to be helplessly in love with you." Sirius laughs, "It's weird really."

"Is it, now?"Marlene raised her eyebrow. Sirius looked back at her with daring eyes, curious where this would go.

"Yeah. There are loads of pretty girls in Hogwarts, you're not the only one." Sirius slump back on his hands, feeling the wind brushing his face as he shudders.

"Yet, none of them interest you except me," said Marlene, scoffing. "I'm Sirius Black, and I don't date because I'm too busy. But that McKinnon girl does seem interesting," she said in a mocking voice.

"You have such high opinion of yourself," said Sirius calmly, not even denying her statement that he's interested.

"Don't kid yourself, Sirius. We both know you want to snog me right now." Marlene looked at Sirius and smiled, her blonde hair messy and untamed.

"Where did you get that impression?" Now Sirius raised his eyebrows, as if he's daring her to make the first move.

"Hey, I'm not the one leaving a party drunkenly to sit with a girl" She teased,

"You're drunk too, love," said Sirius, his piercing grey eyes looked deep into Marlene's familiar blue.

"Excellent observation." She didn't realize until now how close they're sitting next to each other.

"Shall we do our drunken tradition, then?" Sirius whispered as he leaned his face to Marlene's.

They both knew they're going to end up snogging ever since they started talking. It's becoming a habit for both of them, and it's making Sirius addicted.

Sirius knew Marlene was the only girl he was interested in. He isn’t good with feelings especially dealing with crushes,  so it's a good thing she knows it as well.

[siriuslychessi]

I love how @siriusuntiltheveryend writes Sirius, I just adore it, I feel it fits perfectly and she has so many Blackinnon in her fics that it’s hard to pick just one, but do yourself a favour and read:

A little taste

The Rise and Fall of the Stag and the Doe

Promise you won’t regret it.

[marlmckitten]

Tag your favourite Blackinnon fics as “blackinnonreadathon” and reblog them. Promote your favourite stories. Share with the rest of us!

[sirius-the-extraordinaire]

I enjoyed these stories in FanFiction.

Lady Altair - Defy 

This is a one-shot that gives a look at Marlene before and after her death by a motorcycle ride. I’ve enjoyed other ones by this author too. She looks more at side characters and gives them depth. Other stories with Sirius that I enjoy are Dust Underfoot and Free If You Dare. 

Lyin - Stray Thought

This one-shot is Sirius’ thoughts on Marlene. The last four paragraphs are just so bittersweet. Another story that I love by this author and I recommend is In Their Autumn Beauty. It’s one-shot after a fight in the First Wizarding War. It’s from Dorcas Meadowes’ perspective. The story captures character personalities that I find engaging.

VerbaCantici -  In Perpetuum Chapter 2

This author created a story with different one-shots. Chapter 2 has Marlene’s thoughts on Sirius. This one is a lot sweeter than the first two I’ve listed.

Lola - And Maybe

In this one-shot there is some alcohol and Marlene is dancing to no music. Also a cute story.

[siriuslychessi]

Blackinnon prompt- Where a Slytherin/Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw boy fancies Marlene and lost the quidditch game on purpose. At the celebration, Marlene left and got out to the grounds, sirius followed her (bcs James is not having a good time cos he knew the game isn't fair). When talking, Sirius said that its weird lots of boys are falling at her feet, so marl called him out for being a hypocrite. bcs she knew what his intention on following her was to have their -secret- tradition. The winning kiss.

And here we go, hope you enjoy it!

[siriuslychessi]

OMG this little drabble was so cute I had to follow the author!

[siriuslychessi]

These drabbles from @matrixaffiliate are so cute! go give them a read!

[siriuslychessi]

For blackinnonreadathon, I’d be interested in reading about Sirius and Marlene looking at stars and the beginning of snow falling. Very sweet story of them discussing life. And another idea is during the middle of a hot summer day Sirius is working in his bike and Marlene is strumming on his guitar. If there’s a kiss in either could it be a forehead kiss from Sirius or similar sweet gestures. (I don’t know if I did this as you were expecting so I hope this makes sense!)

Please go give this some love!

[siriuslychessi]

We have a couple of prompts ready to be post for the Blackinnon readathon! remember you have until tomorrow to send some to be worked on before the weekend of the 12th but you can still post as many as you like for future writings!

If you don’t know about the readathon you can check the post here!

[siriuslychessi]

Today is the last day for the blackinnonreadathon! The Chatzy is still open and we would love to see your recommendations!

[siriuslychessi]

Thanks for doing the blackinnonreadathon! You recs were nice! Did you enjoy the new stories you found from others?

No problem! It was my pleasure! I mean I love the ship and I did enjoy what I found, I’m a slow reader and I’m beating a lot of things so I couldn’t fit more recommendations but I’ll sure keep on digging through the tag!

What about you? Did you enjoy having a dash of Blackinnon back on the dashboard?