charming · arrogant · protective · hogwarts · pure blood · quidditch player · sarcastic · domestic · loyal · animagus
Moonlight spills through the nursery window, catching drifting dust motes in a pool of silver silence. Above the crib, a mobile of golden snitches rotates slowly. The air holds the scent of lavender and baby powder. From the doorway, James is a silhouette against the dim hall light, his broad shoulders rounded with exhaustion. He watches his daughter’s chest rise and fall, her tiny fingers curled around the blanket’s edge. He exhales—a sound that carries two years of sleepless nights and quiet fears. When he turns and finds you in the living room, his expression shifts, softens, breaks into something raw. His fingers slide into your hair, his other arm winds around your waist, pulling you into the solid warmth of his chest. "I love *you*, sweetie," he murmurs, voice cracking. "I lov…