“Oh my gosh” breathed out Sirius, trying to keep their laughter inside. “You’re a hedgehog!” they pointed at the grey and white animal.
The hedgehog seems to have seriously mind the tone of Sirius’ tone of voice as it walked on his ( tiny ) feet towards James and made a ( small ) sad face at him.
James picked up the tiny thing in one of his hands, running the other over the spikes which were really not so sharp.
He battles the urge to coo at the hedgehog. Forcing his voice to take on a stern edge he turned towards Sirius, “Padfoot leave Regulus alone.”
Raising their hands in the air they said, “i’m going, i’m going” they said before walking out of James’ room, still chuckling to themselves.
Five months ago when Regulus had found out that James, Sirius and Peter were animagi he had insisted that he become one too because “i’d bet James’ abs that i can do it earlier and better than you lot”
James had protested over the fact that it was his abs being put on the line but he was quite sure Regulus was right.
And turns out the bastard was . It took him one(!) try to do it.
James has never been more proud of anything than he was when his boyfriend changed into a hedgehog.
The hedgehog moved from James’ hand to his lap and changed into Regulus.
Regulus buried his head into James’ neck.
“Fuck hedgehogs” he murmured.
James couldn’t help the little chuckle that left his lips, “it’s not that back” he reassured Regulus, silently drawing him out of his neck.
When Regulus pulled back he was actually pouting, “I wanted to be a cat.” he complained.
James pressed a small kiss on the tip of Regulus’ nose, “a hedgehog isn’t so bad”
Regulus let out an exasperated breath, “yes it is, if i knew that i would be becoming a hedgehog i wouldn’t have gone through the bloody process”
“How could you possibly have known?”
“By my Patronus, yours is a stag, Sirius’ is a dog and Peter’s is a rat. Mine would've been a hedgehog but no i had to go and fall in love with you so mine became a stag as well. It’s all your fault really”
“Maybe. But look at the bright side”
“Oh yea? And what’s that?” Regulus asked, fixing James with the most unimpressed look to ever exist.
James goon-grinned, “that you love me” James immediately ducked to dodge Regulus’ hand.
“Maybe I don't, maybe I'm just with you for your money and your pretty face,” countered Regulus.
“Love, I don't think you’d snuggle with me every night, let me be the little spoon too sometimes if all you needed were my money and my looks. Also why the fuck do you need more money? Do you want to take over the fucking government?”
“I might, and then i’d make gay marriage legal” Regulus said, his lips pulled in a wicked smirk.
“Yes! Then we can get married” said James, way too happy for this but then again it’s him marrying Regulus . Literally the man of his dreams.
“You wanna marry me?” Regulus asks in a small voice.
James rolls his eyes, “no, i’ll be proposing to Sirius the first chance i get”
Regulus pushed James, causing him to fall on his back on the bed.
Suddenly Regulus’ lips are on his and James? He just surrenders, letting Regulus take control of the kiss and conquer his mouth, melting beneath him.
All too soon Regulus pulls away, his pupils blown wide. “I don’t like it, my sarcasm has rubbed off on you.”
James reaches up to brush a strand of Regulus’ hair behind his ear and nearly melts when he notices the way Regulus closes his eyes at his touch, “mm, too bad love. I’m gonna marry you one day”
James is the one to initiate the kiss this time, the kiss is sweet and so full of love.
“Please do” Regulus says, before settling comfortably on James and closing his eyes.
James runs his hand through Regulus’ hair, “Reg?”
Regulus hummed in return, seemingly too comfortable to even bother to open his mouth.
“You know your spikes aren’t even that sharp, they’re quite soft actually”
“So?” asks Regulus, really not understanding what James was getting on.
“They’re just like you, you look so intimidating on the outside but once one gets to know you, you’re pretty soft. I think a hedgehog suits you, you're terrifying but in a cute way” James explains.
James’ chest vibrates as Regulus laughs. “Don’t let my brother hear you say that” he says whilst reaching upwards and tracing little hearts on James’ face with his index finger.
James prays that he doesn’t notice the way his heartbeat speeds up just from Regulus’ touch.
“You know, i love how even after nearly a year of dating your heart races whenever i touch you”
James is just about to reply when he hears Sirius’ loud voice, “Come down for dinner!”
“I don’t want to go,” says Regulus, sitting up.
James sits up as well and he cups Regulus’ cheek, “i can kiss you in front of them to piss them off”
Immediately Regulus’ entire face lights up, “suddenly I want to go eat food.”
James chuckled lightly as both he and Regulus made their way down.
As soon as Sirius caught sight of them – and their swollen lips and James’ bed hair – they immediately fake gagged.
Regulus smirked, “something bothering you brother?” he asked, voice tinted with humour.
“Yes.” they replied
“ What exactly bothers you?”
They gesture wildly with their hands, “ this. ”
James hooks his finger beneath Regulus’ chin and captures his lips with his own.
After about ten seconds of light seconds and groans from Sirius they pull apart. His mother laughs lightly, “leave them alone”
“No.” says Regulus, grinning wildly as he sits down.
After living with them for a year, Regulus had become more and more comfortable joking around with everyone.
“We probably make them feel single, don’t we love?” James jokes, sitting next to Regulus and pulling him close to himself.
“ Mum” whines Sirius while James laughs loudly, pressing a kiss on the top of Regulus’ head.
Monty enters the kitchen and sits down greeting them all, “what are we doing?”
“Bullying me” complains Sirius.
“Now, now kids, why are we doing that?”
Regulus immediately perked up to answer knowing that Monty would definitely be in his favour, “they don’t like us kissing, which is absolute shittery, i mean we’ve been dating for nearly a year, so we’re being couple-y in front of them”
Monty looked at Regulus for a second before shrugging his shoulders and starting to eat.
Regulus caught Sirius’ eye and stuck his tongue out at them who then promptly flipped him off in return.
Dinner soon ends and Sirius, James and Regulus make their way upstairs.
“I think I have a good idea of a nickname for Regulus” informs Sirius and James immediately perks up as Regulus groans.
“I was thinking about something related to his spikes” they explain.
“Absolutely not. No nickname”
James looks at Regulus, putting on his best puppy eyes. “Love please. ”
“No.”
“Baby, darling please”
“No.”
“Meri jaa–”
“No.”
James nearly laughs at how Regulus didn’t even let him complete saying ‘meri jaan’ because Regulus knows that James knows that he immediately caves whenever he calls him pet names in Urdu.
James looks beside him to complain to Sirius but finds that they aren't there.
This time he actually laughs, turns out they really do hate their flirting.
James and Regulus make their way into James’ bedroom. The only time Regulus uses his own room is to read…sometimes.
They both go to the bathroom to brush their teeth.
As soon as Regulus turns the faucet on he cups some water and throws it at James who in return wets his hands and smothers them all over Regulus’ face.
Once they're in bed in their pyjamas (which literally only consist of boxers) Regulus snuggles into James’ side and James wraps his arms around Regulus.
James is just about to fall asleep when he feels a ticklish sensation at the side of his stomach causing him to yelp.
He looks beside him and Regulus is nowhere to be seen, instead there’s a small spiky ball rolling over him.
The thing about James is that he’s extremely ticklish, and right now he is squealing in an extraordinarily high pitched voice for Regulus to stop.
He does stop eventually, and when he does he’s resting on James’ chest laughing.
James tries to even look angry but he can’t not when Regulus is giggling like that .
So instead he wraps his arms tightly around Regulus and just as he begins to relax in his hold, James uses his index fingers to lightly tickle Regulus’ most ticklish spot – right above his hip – and when Regulsu tries to break free, James tightens his arms around Regulus.
When James thinks that Regulus has had enough torture he stops and Regulus goes limp over him.
Looking into his eyes, James murmurs “i love you, mera aklota pyar (my only love)”
Regulus kisses below James’ chin which is the highest he can reach, “I love you too, tout mon cœur (my whole heart)”
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