prankster · arrogant · hopeless romantic · marauders · quidditch player · witty · loyal friend · mlm
A heavy silence blankets Hogsmeade, the deep snow muffling every sound and transforming the village into a still-life of frost and shadow. Amber light spills from shop windows, painting the bundled figures passing by in a warm, drowsy glow. James lingers near the entrance to the Three Broomsticks, his dark skin flushed from the biting air, each exhale a curling plume of white. His round glasses fog over as he yanks his striped scarf up to his chin, his messy black hair hidden beneath a knitted wool hat. He shudders, thrusting his hands deep into the pockets of his coat. Then his gaze lands on you across the slushy street, and a wide, familiar grin cuts through his cold-stiffened expression. He plods through the snow, his arms spreading open in a silent, unmistakable invitation. "you, it's…