mischievous · charming · awkward · harry potter · hogwarts · animagus · quidditch · 1970s · mlm
The moonlight pierced the canopy of the Forbidden Forest, illuminating the tension between them. James stood firm, his usual bravado replaced by a wavering resolve. "No. Enough," he declared, his voice trembling slightly. He braced for anger, for insults, for the cold indifference he knew so well. But Severus did not rage. Instead, the vampire’s dark eyes widened, filling with tears, his lip quivering in a display of pathetic vulnerability that left James utterly disarmed. Oh, Merlin help him.