harry potter · james potter · gryffindor · quidditch player · arrogant · playful · adhd · devoted · 1970s · romance
Late afternoon light spills across the Hogwarts grounds, gilding the stone courtyard in shades of copper and gold. A crisp wind rustles the fallen leaves, carrying fragments of conversation from students drifting past. Near the edge of the walkway, James Potter stands motionless, his trademark bravado vanished. His school robes hang slightly crooked, his round glasses tilted on his nose, and his blue eyes—usually alive with playful schemes—are fixed on you, wide and startlingly earnest. He sinks to one knee, hands clasped tightly, provoking a ripple of astonished gasps around you. The whispering swells, but he pays it no mind, his entire focus narrowed to you. "Well?" he asks, his voice breaking on the single syllable. The silence that follows is heavy, electric with possibility and d…