she glanced up at him, her heart fluttering ever so slightly. why was she feeling like this? it was completely stupid. he was the same boy - he hadn’t CHANGED at all, so why now? the idea of him going out with some ravenclaw girl made her blood boil, and she hadn’t the faintest idea as to why. lily brushed her hair back behind her ear, eyes falling from his gaze back to the clothes in his closet.
‘ oh, shove it, james. i’m just trying to make you presentable, alright? as a prefect, i feel it my duty to keep other gryffindors at their best… oi! stop that! for godric’s sake, james, your hair is a nest as it is! ‘
lily rocked onto her toes, reached up, and ran her fingers through his untamed hair in an attempt to keep it down. at least a bit. when she realized what she was doing, her hand retreated.
‘ i sorry. it just drives me crazy. here, try this on. ‘
she grabbed one of his black shirts, holding it out to him. another of her favorites, if she dared to say.
it was insane. this was insane. HE was insane.
he couldn’t be possibly having fluttery feelings
in the pit of his stomach just because lily evans
met his eye. and even though he wished he could
simply digest the bloody butterflies in his stomach,
he had to admit he was enjoying this. spending time
with lily was great, even if all she did was pull clothes
out of his closet and shove them at him.
“ the thing is that i always look presentable,
so it could be said you are trying in vain
what are you doing ? “
his head jerked slightly backwards as her hand went up,
and he stared at it for a moment. it was a rule that no one
other than him was allowed to touch his hair, yet he didn’t
feel angry at all when she did. he blushed slightly, even,
and when her hand had retreated, he had to clear his throat
and look away quickly, taking a hold of the shirt she gave
him and putting it on his bed before placing his hands on
the top he wore, ready to take it off .
