Please enjoy some James and Remus hurt/comfort, written for @anxious-andconfused as a thank you for winning my super secret tag contest.
James sticks his head through the dormitory doorway. “Moony? You planning on coming down for dinner any time this century?”
Remus doesn’t look over at James from where he lies on his bed. He flicks his wand lazily up towards the canopy. The stars printed on the fabric swirl around in a winding pattern. “No need,” he says dully. “I’ve got Pete’s stash of pumpkin pasties to keep me going for the rest of the year.”
James raises his eyebrows in alarm. “Don’t eat those! They’re hexed!”
“Not the hexed stash,” Remus says, “the real stash under Sirius’ bed.”
“Oh,“James says as he sits down on the bed gingerly. "That’s alright then.”
Neither boy speaks for a long while. James eases onto his back and lies next to Remus. “I’m guessing your career meeting with McGonagall didn’t go well,” he says tentatively.
“It went fine,” Remus answers in monotone. “Nothing I wasn’t expecting.”
James snorts. “Clearly that’s a lie. If you were expecting it, you wouldn’t be up here moping.”
“I’m not moping!” Remus snaps. “I’m just… ugh!” He closes his eyes and drops his wand. The stars’ sparkle fades away into the fabric.
James doesn’t say anything as he threads his fingers through Remus’ and squeezes them gently.
Remus sighs. “It’s just… here, at school, everything’s so easy. We have our fun every month, we get into scrapes, but we always manage to come out on top. But once we leave school… I won’t be in this bubble anymore. I’ll have to face facts that most people aren’t like you lot.”
“Most people can fuck right off,” James declares. He raises his own wand and charms the stars back to their full brightness. “It doesn’t matter what most people think, Moony. You’ve got us. You’ll always have us.”
Remus smiles as James shifts closer and buries his face in Remus’ curls. The stars trace their way across the canopy into intricate constellations. “You’re right,” Remus says softly. “As long as I’ve got you, things will turn out alright.”
AAAAAAAH THANK YOU SO MUCH
this really is everything i wanted 💛
hell yeah for james being cleverly supportive? but also i cant help but think you added the stars as a way to let us know sirius is always jealously watching 👀👀👀
Fuck JKR 