#short sirius black

[moonyishot]

Sirius dancing like a slut but the moment anyone even comes near him he's physically recoiling from them and hiding behind Remus.

[wolfstardaughter-jj]

Remus: I'm going to order a leather jacket to steal Sirius's identity.

Sirius: I could never be replaced.

Remus: yeah, can't grow any taller either *smirks*

Sirius: you can't keep using height to win arguments *rolls eyes*

Remus: I'm sorry what? I can't hear you from down there.

Remus, leans down: can you say that again?

Sirius:...fuck you

Remus: you already are *smirks*

[hrlx23]

Conversations with my not girlfriend that remind me of marauders characters part 5.

Gray = Remus

Blue = Sirius

[foulhounddeputytrash]

Sirius's hairstyles

Wolfstar aesthetic

I know Remus is supposed to be thin but my Mrs. Hope Lupin cooks a lot and make Remus let his anger or frustrations out by making him work out. (Also beside the book is tea, that's not coffee)

I also headcanon Sirius's outfits as in between punk rock, girlish, and experimental (creative mess). Since he is new to muggle clothes.

[vomits0cutely]

Sirius: what did I do to be this short, like why do I deserve this??

Peter: maybe it’s revenge from something you did in a past life

Sirius: you think I did a crime in a past life?

Remus: you do crime in this life, you definitely did it in another

Sirius: ..

Sirius: I guess..

Peter: what crime do you think it would’ve been?

Lily: break and entry

Peter: murder

James: arson

Remus: aggravated assault

Marlene: he ain’t a pussy guys (!!)

Sirius: thank you Marlene! I cannot believe them-

Marlene: he definitely did them all

Sirius: …

Marlene: and probably more

Sirius: okay thanks let’s move on-

[acewitch-writes]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't see Sirius Black as a big eyed uwu fem

I don't even know how this happened?? He wasn't even feminine in ATYD. Are people so desperate that they self-insert through Sirius??

Also you're so right to not read anymore fics. A thing I do is set the date for fics published before 2020 ( when atyd got popular)

That's the confusing part! Sirius wasn't overly feminized in ATYD, he was actually pretty misogynistic and struggled with internalized homophobia throughout MOST of the fic. Like he almost called Remus a poof right to his face, he made comments about the girls' bodies, and even declared quite proudly that he only respected Mary because she had "the best tits in their year." He was mean to all of his girlfriends and had a nasty temper and was overall nothing like how he is portrayed in fics today.

...HOWEVER!! and this is just my theory

I still think this new damaged porcelain doll characterization for Sirius started with atyd. Because it brought a ton of new fans into the fandom, and many of them use ATYD as their canon source as a "HA, GOTCHA!" in a well-intentioned but flawed attempt to oppose JKR and her disgusting views.

These new fans loved the way Remus was portrayed, but were understandably put off by Sirius. He was hard to like at times, I get it. So the new fans and fanfic authors that were brought here by ATYD took it upon themselves to alter him to make him more palatable, and it would appear that they MASSIVELY overcorrected and now he bears very little resemblance to his canon counterpart right alongside Remus.

At the risk of sounding super redundant, I think it all comes down to internalized misogyny and heteronormativity, and fanfic writers normalizing their lived experiences by projecting them onto their favorite mlm ships (which is typical, honestly, in pretty much every fandom).

Fem Sirius is not BAD, that is absolutely not what we are saying. This whole "tall Sirius" debate isn't just some of us stamping our feet going "SIRIUS MUST BE TALL, GRR >:("

But for the love of Merlin, people, please examine your own internal biases next time you read a post like this and your first instinct is to get defensive or lash out. Why does Sirius have to be small, dainty, dramatic, emotional, always bottom, always submissive, and anything outside of that realm is unacceptable? Why do you attach "femininity" to these traits?

[jamesunderwater]

Why Short Sirius Black Mattered to Me

So I'm having some feelings about the whole "sirius black is tall" discussion that's circling my dash right now, and I don't want to comment on anyone else's posts with my *feelings* because it really doesn't relate to the actual factual information they're sharing, but I did want to put them out there.

At first I felt pretty defensive about how angry people seem over people headcanoning Sirius as shorter than Remus, and I am still taken aback by the level of anger/frustration being felt about this whole thing by some. But I am also a very logical person so I read the posts and I mean, the "sirius black is tall" people are not wrong. It is canon that Sirius is tall, I just read @pommedeplume's post about it that really laid it all out well and with the canon sources (thank you for doing that, btw), and yeah, it's just true. Sirius Black is canonically tall.

But I'm still finding that I feel hurt by the discourse around it (namely, the animosity toward the "short sirius black" idea), and I wanted to flesh that out a bit -- not because I'm trying to tell someone to change their thoughts/opinions/feelings, but just because, maybe this will offer some insight into why short Sirius Black is fanon and means something to some people.

I didn't always imagine Sirius as shorter than Remus, but personally, since returning to the fandom after transitioning to a trans man, I started imagining him as 5'10" (~178cm) or so and Remus as 6'1 (~185cm) or so, mainly because I started reading fics about Trans Sirius Black and they were just so...validating. Trans men try to make ourselves feel better about being shorter and not having dicks by calling ourselves "short king" or "tiny dick solidarity" or whatever, but frankly, it's incredibly dysphoric, especially as a gay trans man. It's intimidating and sucks to know that most of the guys I am attracted to and want to be with will be 5-7 inches (13-18cm) taller than me.

So there was something about picturing Sirius Black, who I already relate to as a person, being able to contain all of his big personality, all of his attractiveness, all of the things about him that make him so Sirius Black in a body that was simply an average height for a man. Not even my height! Just a height that didn't make him feel cosmically out of reach from me. And, really, that's often the driving force behind something that becomes fanon -- a thing that makes the character more relatable to the readers. Because 6'2" (188cm) Sirius Black is not a trans man (I mean, obviously some trans men are that tall, but...clearly that is VERY rare), and doesn't feel like he could be a trans man. And as someone who is a minority and doesn't get that representation ever, it's nice to feel like there are small things about the characters you love that mean that maybe they could be like you, too.

What I'm trying to say is - I think that short Sirius Black came from the queering of the marauder fandom, which as an older queer person who only recently came out, is really cool to see. I definitely don't agree with all of the fandom interpretations of characters that have come from this queering (i.e. femme sirius), but I'm also just...not gonna tell people how to view this character who might be helping them feel more safe and proud about their own identity. Short Sirius Black makes me feel less shitty about being a short guy. And seeing everyone be really pissed at the idea that Sirius Black is imagined by some people as short...hurts. At the end of the day, I know it's about just wanting to stick to canon, and I get that. I am that way about a lot of things. I just wonder if we can be more understanding of why people might be clinging onto what they want to believe is canon. Because I'll be honest, I'm disappointed to have read that it really is canon that he's a tall guy. I'm gonna change how I picture him and Remus (flip their heights basically), and I'll live. But I wonder, at what point can we say that sticking to canon is less important than letting people feel represented by their interpretation of a character?

[boredbook]

the wolfstar height debate is so interesting to me. like idk how to explain it but...its so fasinating.

my opinion on it? genuienly i do not give a fuck.

i love it when sirius is tall and scary but when it comes to remus hes just an overgrown puppy. i love it when remus is tall and lanky and is just an absolute mess when it comes to sirius.

recently ive leaned towards liking tall sirius better, just because i find it funnier to have this tall scary motorcycle riding person just turn out to be a goofball who uses the gloves his bf knitted.

i feel like i do need to give a disclaimer, if you are someone who sends death threats over a character's height, block me. if you treat fanfic writers like they're content creators and owe it to you to write fanfics, BLOCK ME.

(also a thank you to @pinklume for introducing me to tall sirius black, lets go lesbians!! lesbians r my ride or die !! )

[wierdshenanigans]

"Short Sirius this, Tall Sirius that...Have you considered... Same height as Remus Sirius? "

*Gets shot onstage and dragged away from the angry crowds

[not-rab]

[Grimmauld Place tour]

Regulus, to James: Oh look, the door post where Kreacher measured our heights.

Regulus: I was always half an inch taller than Sirius, not that it matters.

Regulus: But it does.

[lyr-caelum]

✨IN EVERY UNIVERSE✨

- Sirius wants a dog 🫠

[moonyishot]

Sirius: I wonder what I did in my past life to deserve this curse of shortness

Remus: probably witchcraft

Sirius:

[msvanillalatte]

Deal With

*James and Sirius fighting*

James: Fuck you, Black!

Sirius: Oh, so you didn't get enough with my little brother, you bitch!

*Remus and Regulus watching*

Remus: See what I have to deal with when you leave?

[hrlx23]

Conversations with my not girlfriend that remind me of marauders characters part 16.

Gray = Remus

Blue = Sirius

[foulhounddeputytrash]

This is my wolfstar headcanon height, and Remus continued to grow until 21, in a whopping 203cm/ 6'8"

Sirius remained 5'8"/ 172cm but after Azkaban he lost 2cm due to depression and stress.

[daddiesdrarryy]

Regulus: James is going to take me to miniature golf tonight

Sirius: Oh! Well, I guess for you, that’s like regular golf

Regulus: Short jokes? Really, Sirius? You’re, like, a quarter of an inch taller than me

Sirius: Yeah, and don’t you forget it