James honestly could not comprehend how in the world he was dating the kindest, funniest, sweetest boy in the world. he was still surprised every time he woke up to Regulus laying with him, his head on James’ chest, hair tousled in a way he would never let happen if while awake, he looked so peaceful while sleeping, the morning sun hitting his face just right, making his beautiful skin glow a golden tan colour, his hair lighten up to a golden brown. every time he saw Regulus like that he fell deeper in love, James still couldn’t believe that Regulus had picked him, sure he joked about being the hottest person ever and that everybody would want him but James really never expected Regulus to say yes to him when he asked him out, James remembers vividly the day it happened.
Him and Regulus had been laying on a roof watching that stars sharing a cigarette, James honestly wasn’t quite sure what came over him whether it was the perfect night, the sound of Regulus laughing or the cigarette but he had placed the cigarette down on the roof next to him and gazed into Regulus’ stunning grey eyes, and told him how he felt, how he had felt for years.
In fact how he’d felt when he first laid eyes on Regulus, he had honestly expected Regulus to tell him to go fuck himself and walk off but instead, Regulus had kissed him. Regulus Black, had kissed him.
James was in shock at first but quickly kissed Regulus back, he got pushed down onto the roof by Regulus just before they broke the kiss, when Reg pulled away he nuzzled his head into James’ neck smiling, James had his hand on Regulus’ back and was rubbing circles on it while smiling, the rest of that night was spend lying like that on the roof, the cigarette forgotten and burning out next to them, the stars shining on them.
That was how they were found the next morning by Sirius and Remus, cuddling on the roof. now James could get away with watching Regulus from across the room, he could get away with hugging him from behind and kissing his neck, just like how Reg could get away with stealing all of James’ clothes, like hoodies, shirts, and the occasional pair of pants. at first Sirius was annoyed with their relationship, but warmed up pretty quickly because of the fact he secretly wanted them to get together for months, and now, James Potter and Regulus Black were living together, had a cat called ‘Jinx’ (Regulus’ choice of name) and were engaged. James still would question what he did to deserve all of this, but he couldn’t be happier with the way his life had turned out, the sight of pure happiness on Regulus’ face whenever something he had been wanting happened, when Sirius and Remis would come over, or simply, whenever he saw James’ in the morning or at night made James’ heart leap every time and he wouldn’t trade his life for anything in the world, including the answer to the question of how he deserved this.
Everything Regulus did made James’ fall further in love, he’d never admit to that though, no matter how much you would pester him about it James would never tell anyone that. he would and does brag about regulus to everyone but he would never ever admit to anyone other than Regulus that everything he did, little or small would make James fall further in love. And just like James, Regulus also fell deeper in love with James whenever he did something, small or large.