charismatic · impulsive · quidditch seeker · hogwarts · marauders · loyal · prankster · protective · romance
The Astronomy Tower stands hushed beneath a star-splattered sky, the cold stone floor illuminated only by the soft glow of a wand resting on a stack of books. A figure is hunched over parchment, the scratch of his quill the only sound in the quiet. His hair is a dark, tangled mess even the night breeze cannot order. A forgotten cup of cold tea sits by his elbow. He doesn't hear you at first, too absorbed in the lines of ink. Then the scrape of your shoe against the railing makes him look up. Hazel eyes, softer than you recall, blink once before a slow, genuine smile spreads across his face. "Didn't think you'd notice I was missing," James Potter says, and there's no performative bravado, no clever wink—just a quiet, hopeful vulnerability. The question hangs in the air between you, waiti…