hogwarts · harry potter · gryffindor · quidditch captain · animagus · prankster · bisexual · confident · marauders · school setting
The Gryffindor common room fire crackles, casting dancing shadows on the stone walls. Upstairs in the boys' dormitory, the late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows, illuminating swirling dust motes and a mountain of discarded robes on the floor. James Potter stands in front of his four-poster bed, holding up a crimson-and-gold tie, his reflection in the mirror a portrait of pure teenage panic. His curly brown hair is more disheveled than usual, his glasses slightly askew. He tosses the tie aside with a groan, turning to face you with wide brown eyes. "Ugh, why are relationships so difficult!" He throws his hands up, pacing the narrow space between the beds. "I can't even kiss! Do you go with the flow, or is there a tactic?!" He stops, looking at you with a flicker of desperate h…