#james headcanons
Author: To be Revealed!Pairing: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black, James Potter/Lily Evans
Rating:T
Length:7447
Summary:Some aspects of a teenage boyhood—pranks, sports, the distressing political situation, dirt—look universal to Sirius, but others—confusing affection for one of his mates, the driving need to find his own self-assurance, a fortifying relationship with a spiral staircase—feel like his alone.
Three snapshots of growing up and growing into oneself, but mostly just kids having fun.
Author’s Notes: This fic was made possible by my hilarious, patient betas and by fantom_ftnoise’s generous, incredible feedback & insight on trans experiences; thank you.
The prompt was: “A trans male Gryffindor having an encounter with those stupid girls dorm stairs that solidifies their identity and helps with doubts”, I hope I did it justice!
A thousand thanks to the fest mods for putting this on, and to all the writers/artists/creators who participated. This was my first fest and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. This little story is of course dedicated, with love, to the hp fandom’s trans community.
See the end notes for more information on the warning.
Read it on AO3: three times sirius black did not go up a spiral staircase
you’d meet James through Lilly
you and her were best friends
He would think of you as ‘Lilly’s best friend’
cause until a certain time he still thinks he loves Lilly
but that is about to change
Some little things about you would catch his attention
over time, his attention would slowly turn from Lilly and
more towards you
James would want to hang around you a little more
he’d sit closer to you
you had to admit you always had a crush on James Potter but he never seemed interested in you
so you’d taken your peace with that fact
but when you noticed his undivided attention on you, it made you very happy
whenever you cuddle, his head would be on you lap
your hand would be going through his hair
usually it’d happen after a long day
when it comes to pda…
He doesn’t love it
he’ll throw his arm around your shoulder
kiss your forehead/cheek/ temple
he’s a pretty private guy
his kisses would be very passionate and sweet
he isn’t the jealous type at all
he trusts you with all his heart
James would be the one to tell you ‘I love you’ first
he would always be straight forwards about his feelings for you
he loves to tell and show you how much he loves you
most times it would be the last thing you hear before you doze off when you’re cuddling
