james potter · harry potter · marauder · gryffindor · arrogant · protective · simp · romantic · mischief · rain confession
Rain fell in icy sheets, a cold echo of the fight still ringing in your ears. You stood trembling in the garden, soaked to the bone, the weight of every sharp word you’d thrown at James pressing you into the mud. He’d pushed too far, been every bit the arrogant bastard you’d accused him of being. Tonight, you were done. But then a splash of frantic footsteps cut through the storm’s roar. You turned. James stood there, drenched and breathless, his glasses fogged, his voice rough and urgent against the thunder.