#.* ☾ — musings & thoughts ( james )

[gipitothefrog]

Secret Identity

@wolfstarmicrofic

Word count: 536

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“Well, now that we have our animagus forms, we need names for them!” said Peter, just after they had revealed to Remus what they had done.

“Why do you say that, Pete?” asked James curiously.

“Well, Remus is Moony already, so it just makes sense!”

Remus was still slightly leaning against Sirius, in shock. He wasn’t complaining of course; any contact with Remus was a privilege. Not that Remus knew he thought that.

Sirius jumped in, “I think it’s a brilliant idea.”

“Alright! So, now we need to brainstorm,” James declared.

Peter squealed. “It’s like we’ll have secret identities!”

“In a way we do, I suppose,” Sirius mused.

For a while, they shot out ideas. Remus eventually joined in after he had regained the ability to speak.

“How about… Prongs?” James asked.

There was a strong chorus of “Yes!” from the other three boys. James grinned.

“Well, if we’re going off of physical attributes,” Sirius began. He shifted into his animagus form and then back. “How about Padfoot? Y’know, because of my paws?”

“Brilliant!” James said, and the other two nodded in agreement.

All three of them turned to look expectantly at Peter now.

“What do you think, Peter?” Asked Remus. “What do you want your name to be?”

Peter thought for a moment, then said,

“Well, if I’m being honest, I quite liked Wormtail…”

“Wormtail it is then, mate!” Sirius exclaimed.

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Later that night, Sirius awoke in a cold sweat to Remus whispering,

“Shh. Siri, don’t worry it’s just a nightmare. I’m right here, I’ve got you.”

It had been another typical nightmare, his mother yelling and him trying to run down a dark hallway towards a door that he couldn’t quite reach, while curses shot from the walls and Reggie cried somewhere in the distance. It never got easier.

Taking a deep breath, he relaxed in Remus’ arms.

“Thanks, Moony.”

“No problem, Pads.”

“Already nickname-ifying the nickname? You’ve barely even started using Padfoot in its entirety!” Sirius teased.

“I can’t help it,” Remus protested, “it’s so nickname-ifyable!”

Sirius chuckled.

“It’s late, I should let you get to sleep,” Remus said, beginning to slip out of Sirius’ bed.

Before he could stop himself, he grabbed Remus’ wrist. “No!”

Remus turned back to Sirius, a slightly confused expression on his face. “Do you think you’ll have another nightmare?”

Flushing, Sirius said, “No, I just– I just like having you close.”

Remus flushed too.

“I– sorry, nevermind, it was stupid,” Sirius started to apologize, but Remus had already begun to climb back into his bed.

“Hey, ‘ts alright. I can stay.” He climbed in, and put his arm around Sirius, and Sirius’ head was on his chest, and - and oh Merlin, they were cuddling. Sirius tried to relax and hoped Remus couldn’t feel his heart beating out of his chest. He was too preoccupied with his own worries to notice Remus’ was too.

After a few minutes, Sirius began to feel tired again. He breathed in deep, and it smelled like books and chocolate and Remus, Remus, Remus. And he was drifting away to sleep…

But just before he fully fell asleep, he could have sworn he heard Remus murmur,

“I like having you close too.”

[fumikomiyasaki]

~.~ with Peko x Pluck ❀ with Carol x James or ☾ with Melanie x Kumo

Summer Starters

~.~ for our muses to go down a giant waterslide

The school made a trip to a summer resort and as many students settled for different Locations Pluck looked to Peko who pointed excited at a nearby water parc that was open that day and offered to go with her... even if he wanted to be alone with her, Emma, Gregory and Sean also came with to have an eye on him...Eventually he was lucky and missed them cause the other two were too busy taking care of Greg and Peko pulled him along one of the waterslides.

"You really sure you wanna go for the biggest one?"

"It will be so much fun, Plucky. Or are you scared?"

"N-not at all, I will join you."

The higher the stairs went, the more he was worried, but feeling Peko suddenly grab his hand felt like a peace of heaven to him... she was so cute in that swimsuit... this was the most he seen of her... suddenly the fear vanished replaced by daydreams of her untill he realized how high up they were.

"I will go in front, you hold onto me, right Plucky?"

He nodded... its like the Luck was with him today... he had an excuse to pull his arms around his favourite idol, just to hold on tight while they got ready on the slide... yet his fear vanished and he was focused taking in the nice smell of her hair and the skin but sliding down it came back as he clinged tighter onto her trying to hold on... hearing her laugh loudly before him.

"Isn't this fun?~"

"AHHHHHHHHHH!"

Eventually both reached the end and dived into the water, Peko holding onto his shoulders to have a grip and still laughing.

"I want some morrreeeee Plucky, can you join me?"

"Can't we do a tire slide instead..."

"Oh great idea, lets do that."

He tried to trick her into less action slides just to keep his sanity but how he enjoyed the excuses to be close to her... it truely was a watery heaven here. Eventually Greg and Emma came back to spoil the fun but thanks to other students he had pictures to keep from this day of him and Peko.

At the end of the day he squeeled to himself about the day keeping the pictures dear to his heart before he fell asleep.

❀ for our muses wearing glo-stick bracelets and necklaces outside on a warm summer night

The sun was slowly setting, the interschool party had many students walking around in bikinis and swim trunks enjoying drinks, food and just a bit of music... the beachs waves crashed against the shores as many just find a way to enjoy the atmosphere as the temperature went colder yet was still warm enough as the night drew near.

Carol spotted something she remembered from her world... some neon glowsticks you could use as accesoires for parties and put some on her arms, feet, neck and also made some more she gave other, arriving to James and surprised him with a necklace from behind.

"Thought this color might look good on you. And I was right."

"You look great like this too... good to see you enjoy yourself."

He pulled an arm around her waist and pulled her closer, settling down his cup on one of the makeshift tables.

"This is a managable party also I think to be able to swim again put me in a very good mood."

She leaned moreso closer into an embrace, pressing her body a little against him while looking up at him... his face grew red looking down at her. Trying hard to not stare at her body too hard but given the bikini it was a challenge for him.

"S-sorry just... your body feels so warm, I wanna steal a bit of its heat... may I?"

"Of course, I would be happy if you do just... I'd be hard for me to hold back."

"Hmm maybe some dancing gets me warmed up too, how about it?"

Seeing her smile at him like that he took her hand and nodded, both of them enjoying a bit of dancing to the music, chatting with others, and running around untill they later settled down near the waves, Carol resting her feet in the water.

"Even if I usually hate the heat... I just love the beach at night... all the stars, the soothing feeling of the water, the sounds... its stunning to look at."

He entertwined his fingers with hers and nodded.

"It is almost as pretty as looking at you at this moment."

"James..." She blushed brightly.

"Guess I got you red instead as revenge for before."

She leaned closer feeling him pull her head gently to kiss him... leaning fully into it... they got so lost in this moment that they forgot the party was still going on and she layed down on top of him in the sand... enjoying the closeness while the kisses got more heated. He could almost feel the salt water of her lips given how much she did swim that day... Both withdrew redfaced as they noticed how passionate they got.

"Um... maybe we should get away from the party and continue?"

"Good idea, lets."

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☾ for our muses falling asleep together on a blanket at a summer concert

It was a very unusual atmosphere for him... usually he used any excuse to skip such school trips but this time he joined for Melanies sake cause he wanted to be close to her... to his luck for one of the beach concerts she got him a place in the backrow on one of the more comfy basket seats with blankets and cushions... both still had beachwear on so the fluffyness of the blanket felt nice on this skin and after a while of listening he felt Melanie lean somewhat against him, resting his hand on her hips.

"Are you feeling good?"

"Yes... just a bit tired from the day is all..."

"Hm... rest all you like, in doubt I carry you back to the hotel."

"You are really sweet,Kumo..."

"Just don't say that too loud... I only do this for you."

She giggled and pulled her arms around him... he was telling the truth... usually he prefers silence of her concerts but... being close to her... he would be fine with settling for such situations... soon he noticed himself also feeling drowsy... he wanted to keep her awake to care for her but even he was exhausted, by the sounds, by the walking before... he drifted into sleep but enjoyed a nice dream of them both... thanks to the smell of her resting before his nose...

After some hours both slowly woke up and Melanie noticed she was resting on his chest the whole time... growing bright red...

"Ahh s-sorry-"

Before she could get up, he rested both of his arms around her and pulled her close, holding her head in place.

"Stay... I am glad if you hear my heartbeat... it feels... somewhat warm."

"A-alright."

Her face still stayed as red as a tomato as Kumo played with her hair and gave her some affectionate touches untill the concert was done, hodling hands with her on the way back to hotel... Sometimes it wasn't bad to go out of a comfort zone.

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[latinverbis]

.* ☾ — A starter for @taiinted​ .

It was late afternoon on a weekday when James strolled into the local coffee shop and paused long enough to dump his leather and canvas messenger bag at the high-top counter that lined the outer wall where the large windows were. On the accompanying stool, the witch placed the wide brim hat on it to save the seat and went to order a chai latte and a fruit square from one of the barista's. It was raspberry with a delicious crumble topping and just enough tart that wasn't too strong. The temperature of his chai was nice and hot and the spice had enough kick to it that made him smile just a little with pleasure.

Sometimes, it was the small things in life.

After rearranging his things, James finally felt settled and produced the small journal he kept. It was approximately the size of a postcard but thick with rippled pages where the witch had added touches of watercolor to his entries. As a precaution, it was protected with a black leather cover that had two pen loops he could use to keep the journal closed. The small volume contained nearly everything from notes to himself, musings of any given day, and spells he was currently working on. Opening it to the last entry, there was just enough space for James to doodle a quick sketch of a latte cup and begin adding his thoughts of the day with the fountain pen he liked to write with.

[latinverbis]

[latinverbis]

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