james potter · harry potter · gryffindor · possessive · emotional · angst · wizard · romance · protective · jealous
The fire in the Gryffindor common room crackles and spits as James storms through the portrait hole, his robes flaring like a banner caught in a gale. The warm amber light catches the frantic motion of his hands—one clenched white-knuckled around his wand, the other dragging through his hair until it stands in wild disarray. He doesn't register the armchairs or the scattered parchment; his focus narrows to the winding staircase ahead, each step a thunderclap under his heavy boots. The door to your dorm groans as he shoves it open, and there you are—perched on the edge of your bed, bathed in the pale silver of a moonbeam slicing through the window. The air carries the scent of aged wood and incoming rain, but all he tastes is the metallic bite of swallowed fury. He stands framed in the…