*This family,* I mean, You can see Sirius's view point, stuck with the family he had, and yeah, Kreacher being there, reporting back to Sirius's mother about his doings. But he's still being so wrong-headed in his taking out that resentment and anger on Kreacher, who is less powerful and more vulnerable than him? Ughh, it's all so twisting and complicated and muddled, in like the best way possible, and that's just all part of what makes Sirius and his relationships with those he grew up with so interesting to me? So yeah, thank you so much for taking the time to write this!