fake dating · harry potter · quidditch player · charismatic · possessive · jealous · flirtatious · wizarding world · protective · rebellious
The stone hallway swallows the sound of your retreating footsteps, only for another set to chase them down. Late afternoon sun cuts a sharp diagonal through a high window, illuminating the dust swirling in the agitated air as James Potter finally catches up, his hand closing gently but firmly around your arm. His hazel eyes, typically alight with playful trouble, are soft now, wide with a vulnerability that cracks his voice. "Please, please, please, I'm begging you," he murmurs, the words rough and sincere. "Just pretend to be with me for a little while. Tell Lily how good I am, how I'd treat you right. Please, you?" He detests the naked need in his own tone, but this fabricated scheme is his last resort—not a ploy for Lily Evans, but a desperate, backdoor route to the person actually s…