Regulus is against the wall, looking up at James’ face and letting her gaze flit down to her lips. A grin stretches along James’ face knowingly. Her eyes are shining, leaning down closer to Regulus’ face. They were just outside James’ dorm room door, Regulus’ hand on the handle to open it when James stopped them. Regulus had gone upstairs to get one of Sirius’ sweaters that was one of Remus's originally because she was cold.
The others were downstairs, Sirius and Remus cuddling on the couch, Sirius asleep against Remus while her girlfriend read. Peter and Lily were also playing wizarding chess against each other. James and Regulus were alone as far as they were concerned.
Regulus is slightly worried that James can hear her heart beating through her chest. There’s a hitch in Regulus’ throat. She's gripping onto her skirt, feeling her knees getting weaker.
Oh, James definitely knows that Regulus has a massive embarrassing crush on her. There’s a teasing glint in her eye and a smug smirk on her face. It’s even worse how pliant Regulus became in James’ hands, barely a push into the wall and her body pressing closer to her. Her brain had shut off completely, her lips parted, and she was looking at James with what she knew to be stars in her eyes.
She can’t help it, the arrogance that radiates from James, the confidence in her posture, the grin, the look . James is hot and she knows it. Their faces are close, just barely a few inches apart, but Regulus wants her lips on her own.
Not only that, but James is kind . She’s sweet and soft, with a laugh that lights up Regulus' day. A room only gets brighter with James in it, drawing every eye, especially Regulus', to her.
She’s the sun and Regulus is just the planets.
Regulus is absolutely pathetic, she knows it, James knows it, Pandora knows it, and even fucking Sirius knows it. She’s gone for James, and she couldn’t even keep it a secret. Sirius has teased her relentlessly once she found out, but Regulus isn’t sure how she would react if she saw how James is looking at her like she might actually want her. Regulus suspects she’d change her tune if they ever got together.
“Jamie,” Regulus lets the affectionate pet name slip from her lips, a breathy gasp. She almost feels like she’s not able to catch her breath with their proximity. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“What do you want?” James whispers, her mouth barely hovering over Regulus’ lips. Regulus feels her breath hitch, her face heating up. Her brain completely shuts off, only processing the soft-looking lips in front of her.
“Kiss me,” Regulus whispers, licking her lips, then adds on a plea, “Please.”
A chuckle comes from James’ throat that makes Regulus let out a whine. She’s desperately waiting, her hands by her side. Then, a warm hand cups the side of her cheek and Regulus lets her eyes flutter shut, her lips parting. She knows she looks pathetic, but it doesn’t matter when a second later, soft lips press against hers. Regulus feels her heart skip a beat, then quickens its pace as she kisses James back. Her hands raise and slowly rests her hands on her shoulders while James places her other hand on the small of Regulus’ back, pulling her even closer to herself.
One of Regulus’ hands ends up tangled in James’ short, messy hair. Her heart feels so full, ready to explode and just so consumed by James .
“Jamie-” Regulus gasps and her hand finds the door handle again as James' lips latch onto her neck. She opens the door and quickly pulls her inside, letting James close the door behind her. Their lips are back together in an instant and Regulus grips the collar of her shirt and pulls her closer and closer and closer-
Until James reaches down and grabbing the back of her thighs, picks Regulus up to avoid straining her neck and having her legs wrap around her waist. Regulus lets out a whine and envelopes her arms around James’ neck. Her emotions are all over the place and she ends up overwhelmed, pulling from the kiss and burying her face into James’ neck, breathing heavily.
James simply holds her, until it becomes too much, and she starts giggling.
“Jamie,” Regulus groans, peppering soft kisses over James’ skin, the girl tilting her head back, letting her eyes close and making soft content noises. There’s a tingle against Regulus’ lips every time they connect with James, a constant fire over her skin. “So fucking pretty.”
“Yeah?” James whispers, pressing her lips to Regulus’ temple.
“Mhm.”
Lips make their way to Regulus’ ear, a soft kiss to the lobe makes Regulus shiver, pressing her chest into James more, “Good, you’re perfect.”
Pressing a few more kisses to James' neck, Regulus lets James put her down as they walk backwards.
Eventually, Regulus’ calves find the edge of the bed and she sits down immediately, gazing up at James, who swallows thickly. Regulus lips tingle and in need of more James , she leans in and lightly kisses her hand. Her fingers twitch and Regulus takes the time to kiss each finger pad individually. She raises her own hand to hold James’ still, kissing her knuckles. She leaves a trail of phantom kisses down to her palm, looking up at James with her lids hooded.
James stares at her wide eyed and Regulus takes the moment to scoot her hips back, letting her legs fall open.
“Come here, Jamie,” Regulus says, soft but sounding so loud in her own mind. Her hearts pounding, but the blush rising on James's cheeks makes it so much more worthwhile. James doesn’t let her flustered state get in the way of Regulus, so she quickly climbs on the bed, between Regulus’ legs and frantically kissing her.
Regulus raises her hands into James’ hair and pulls her down on her, letting out soft gasps as James runs her hands underneath the blouse Regulus is wearing.
“Your skin is so soft,” James murmurs, her breath tickling the hairs against Regulus’ neck, making her laugh.
“Yeah?”
“Mhm.”
Laughter flutters through Regulus, stroking James' hair. The door bursts open just a second later.
“Prongs! Did you know that Marlene and Dorcas are dating now?” Sirius says as she walks in, “Hi, Reggie. Yeah, they were kissing in the communal bathrooms.”
“Were they?” James says, hoping Sirius doesn’t see their very compromising position.
“They were! I'm happy for them, of course, I think it was a long time coming, you know? And why is Reggie under you?”
Regulus goes bright red and scoots back, pushing her legs together. She finds the sweater she was looking for and pulls it close to her.
“Um- well, you see- I-"
“Reggie?” Sirius looks right into Regulus' eyes, looking for something, perhaps a look of discomfort.
She was very comfortable with James over her, feeling her skin and hopefully just a bit lower but she knows she wouldn’t be satisfied with just a casual fling. She knows Sirius knows this.
“It's fine, Siri,” Regulus murmurs. She stands up, walking past James to Sirius. Sirius purses her lips.
“Fine,” Sirius says, then looks at James, narrowing her eyes, “I swear to the stars if you're not crazy about her, I'll kill you.”
“Pads-"
“Sorry, that sounded like a joke; I'll fucking kill you.”
Regulus glances back at James, seeing a slight mess of a human, but she follows Sirius out, pulling the sweater over her head. She crosses her arms over her chest.
“Reggie?”
“Mm?”
Sirius pauses, glancing back to her dorm room, “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, no, I’m fine, Siri,” Regulus says, “Promise. I hope... I hope she wants me like that. Not- not the sex, but...”
“I know, Reg, I know,” Sirius murmurs, running her hand through Regulus’ curls, pulling her in and pressing a kiss to her head. Regulus hums, leaning into her sister. “She can fight for you if she’s absolutely insane for you.”
“Fight for me?”
“What, you think I’m going to let her slide on by with pretty words and devastating kisses?” Sirius grins. “No, she can fight for you and prove you’re worth it to her.”
Regulus lets a smile form over her face, nodding softly. She can see where her sister is coming from, she made Remus run errands for her when she started dating Sirius to prove her loyalty. “Okay, yeah, she can fight for me.”
Sirius grins, “Hell yeah, know your worth. You don’t deserve anyone who won’t give you your all.”
“Period,” Remus calls from her spot on the couch, popping a chocolate truffle in her mouth. Sirius grins at her and Regulus feels a flutter of hope bloom within her, for James to want a relationship with her. Maybe one day, Regulus muses. Hopefully.