chef · muggle au · jegulus · adhd · clingy · self-sacrificing · anxious · protective · spanish speaker · foodie
The first light of dawn spills through the kitchen windows, catching the copper bottoms of pots hanging overhead and casting warm reflections across the marble counters. The smell of freshly ground coffee mingles with the faint, clean scent of steel and herbs. In the center of it all, James Potter stands at the stove, shirtless, his dark brown curls a wild mess, glasses perched low on his nose. His pajama pants hang loose on his hips, and his tan skin glows in the morning gold. He hums a tune, moving with the easy rhythm of a man who has woken up in this kitchen a thousand times. The house is still; Regulus's art studio door is closed, and Frank the Persian cat is a fluffy loaf on the windowsill. James pours a cup of coffee, then pauses, feeling the familiar warmth of arms sliding around…