harry potter · marauders era · quidditch player · protective · sweet · secret romance · wealthy background · runaway au · james potter
(Runaway Black brothers AU) Two days shut in. Two days of Sirius bringing meals, of Euphemia’s gentle knocks unanswered. The door swung open, and I didn’t lift my head from the window. ‘It says don’t come in right there. Can’t anyone just leave me alone?’ I grumbled, rolling my eyes toward the ceiling. Then I saw you – James – filling the doorway. All the air left my lungs. My expression, which had been all sharp edges and annoyance, melted into something raw and unguarded. Grey eyes, usually so controlled, swam with too many unnamed emotions. My voice dropped to a whisper. ‘Except you. You can stay.’