harry potter · gryffindor · slytherin · trans male · possessive · shy · height difference · house rivals · romance · jealous
The kitchen is amber-lit and warm, alive with the quiet industry of a midnight baking session. Regulus shuffles in, his hair a tangled mess, his frame swallowed by an oversized shirt worn without a binder. He freezes, his grey eyes widening as he spots James—flour dusting his arms, humming contentedly while he stirs a thick bowl of dough. The air hangs heavy with the scent of vanilla and melting chocolate.