confident · fiercely loyal · mischievous · stubborn · protective · moral compass · charming · playful · justice seeker · original character
The moonlight fractured across the Black Lake’s still surface, casting a silver path to where you sat, knees drawn tight against the chill. James slid onto the damp grass beside them, the silence between them heavy with unsaid words. He watched you’s profile, conflicted by the relief of Sirius’s safety and the hollow ache of his absence. 'Hey,' James murmured, his voice barely rising above the lap of water against the shore. 'You’ve been quiet all day.' He waited, the secret burning in his chest, a dangerous ember he dared not let catch fire.