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It was the late afternoon and the sky was pouring while the sun was starting to set. Autumn brought on darkness that could always be fought by some cozy blankets and candles. James enjoyed the autumn months a lot, he liked the way the leaves started changing to different colors, he liked the way the air started becoming noticeably colder and how it stung on his cheeks just the tiniest bit, but the thing he liked the most were days like these. Days where it was raining and he could sit on the sofa with a mug of coffee and watch some movies, preferably with his friends.
Right now he was sitting on the counter watching Regulus make those mugs of coffees. James had finally convinced Regulus to join him on a movie night, ever since the boy started mending his relationship with his brother he'd started coming over to his and Sirius flat a lot more often to just hang out (not that James was complaining, he quite liked being in the company of Regulus). Soon after he began doing that, he started coming over when Sirius was not home. The first time it happened James had been so shocked that he'd just sat on the sofa and stared at Regulus for ten minutes.
Since that first time they'd started a little routine. Once a week(when Sirius was not here, due to work or hanging out at Remus's flat) James would text Regulus that he could come over and he always did. They'd hang out, and make coffee just like now, until eventually Regulus left so Sirius wouldn't notice him here.
Right, Sirius; he didn't know. He wasn't sure why, but they'd formed this mutual understanding not to mention these weekly visits to him. In his opinion It wasn't really necessary, they weren't even doing anything wrong. James did secretly hope they'd do something kind of wrong soon, because unfortunately he had been in love with Regulus for a good few years. Ever since he first met him he'd understood that there was something special about him, and it wasn't until his late teen years that he'd realized he was absolutely gone for the man.
And now he'd finally convinced the other to have a movie night with him, since Sirius was sleeping over at Remus's flat tonight, Regulus could stay longer. In a locked away part of his brain, he hoped Regulus would stay here forever.
James was intensely watching him make coffee, he was watching his every move. Especially his hands, oh his hands. James would do anything for those hands, those lovely little hands. Those hands that did everything with extreme precision and those hands that were cold at first touch but quickly turned warm. James loved Regulus's hands. He loved Regulus.
As Regulus stopped in front of the open fridge a little frown fell on his face. "Potter, you have no milk." Regulus turned around with his arms crossed over his chest and James fought off the urge to grin, "Hmm? Yes I know, why?" He'd been planning on buying some more milk before Regulus came over but hadn't really had the chance.
"You always take your coffee with milk, you don't like it black," Regulus murmured as a faint blush crept up his cheeks. Oh he'd noticed something about him! James felt incredibly happy and this time he didn't stop the giant grin that spread on his face "Don't worry Reg! I have some sugar and whipped cream to make it sweeter," Regulus' nose scrunched up, he hated having anything in his coffee.
He let his arms drop and James immediately found himself back to staring at his hands as they continued pouring up the coffee. God he'd absolutely die for those hands. Regulus turned around slowly before motioning with his hands for James to come over "I need you to blow it,". James' brain short-circuited. Blow him? He didn't really have time to process what the fuck he was doing until he walked up to Regulus and promptly dropped too his knees.
Regulus turned around with a cup of coffee in his hands, "James what are you-" his face flushed bright red as he moved out of the way, " God damn it Potter! Blow it, blow the damn coffee, not me!?" James face flushed with embarrassment as he realized what the fuck he was doing. He quickly scrambled to his feet and moved as far away as humanly possible, tripping over the sofa and doing a flip onto the floor.
"Ow!' He whined and rubbed his head with his hand while desperately trying to ignore Regulus's burning stare. Why the fuck had he done that? Regulus was never going to talk to him again. Maybe he could play it off as him trying to find a uhm... bug! Yes, he was trying to get a bug on the floor.
"I was trying to uhm- get a bug on the floor." He said while still not looking at Regulus. The other just stared at him with a blank look that told James he wasn't being believed. James's face was flushed red and he looked away to the side.
Regulus' gaze slowly shifted away from James and he could see how the other was no longer in the present, but thinking. It was freaking James out, was he planning on how to kill him? Well he'd be happy to die by Regulus hands,"James."
Oh no. "James look over here." Regulus said with a harsh tone and James couldn't do anything except finally meet eyes with the other. "Would you blow me if I asked? Don't lie, I'll kill you if you lie."
He swallowed harshly, shame filling him . "I- Yes. Look I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable I uhm.. I misheard you and I've been wanting to do this for a while.. w-wait I don't mean I've been wanting to blow you! Well I have, but I was talking about my feelings for you!"
Regules sat down on the sofa and looked down at him. "Do you have feelings for me?" He said with no hint of emotion. James searched Regulus' blank stare before nodding slowly.
"Yeah, for a while now.." He murmured and stood up from the floor and sat next to Regulus on the sofa. Regulus' head slowly turned around and their eyes met. "James, I feel something for you too." He said.
James felt his body heat up and immediately his lips formed a grin. He leaned forward and captured Regulus' lips in a kiss, his hands reached up to cup Regulus' face and he'd never felt happier than he did during this moment. Completely focused on the kiss he didn't hear the door open and a certain someone walked through the door, but Regulus did and quickly pulled away.
Sirius walked in and took one look at James flushed face, "Oh god you did not just make out with my brother! I leave you alone for a second and you're eating my brother's face?! Ew!".