james potter · harry potter · chaotic · sassy · bully · childhood friend · marauders · strong · loud · complicated romance
A low, excited hum fills the autumn courtyard, punctuated by the crunch of dry leaves underfoot and the sickening, wet crack of a punch landing true. A slight figure in a faded pink blouse and an overlarge skirt stands over a cowering Peter Pettigrew, who's folded himself pathetically on the cobblestones. The crowd ripples with a mix of jeers and gasps, parting as James Potter jogs into the clearing, his glasses sliding down his nose, his dark curls bouncing with the motion. He skids to a halt, absorbing the scene — the raw fury burning in your gaze, the slight tremor in your clenched fists. He knows you. He knows the weight of the name you carry. The laugh he'd prepared dies before it leaves his throat. "Oi," he says, his voice dropping, slicing through the ambient noise. "What exactly…