#I just don’t have anything up my sleeve yet ckfjfkfjd

[galaxostars]

new year new snippet

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He swallows, his throat suddenly dry. “How am I looking at you, exactly?” Like I want to bare my throat for you? Like my blood would look very pretty on your lips? Like your teeth could tear me apart and I’d say thank you?

Regulus’ mouth parts just a fraction, as he, apparently, catches on. “Oh, you can’t be fucking serious.”

“Not the brother I’m aiming for—”

“Shut up.”

James’ mouth clamps shut. He can be very obedient sometimes. Especially when it involves Regulus.

“Don’t tell me—” Regulus pinches the bridge of his nose, closing his eyes for a second, “—that you’re into this?”

There’s a beat. A pretty long one that grows heavier as Regulus opens his eyes again, pinning James in place with them. James' throat bobs. Oh, yeah now they’re really piercing him. Slicing right through him, if you will.

James winces. “I mean, ah, I can tell you that if you want. I can tell you that, sure.” He scratches the back of his head, looking up at Regulus with his best innocent wide eyes that he hopes will make him melt. They usually work. Well at least, they do on Sirius. That’s not even to mention Remus who pointed his finger accusingly at him once and berated him for using this as a manipulation tactic. “But I’d be lying?”

It doesn’t really work. Regulus doesn’t melt at all, not even a smidge—in fact, he stiffens.

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