favorite liar | jegulus

eighteen

in a sleepy haze his eyes fluttered open to a sight he never forgot even years later; regulus sprawled out on top of him, head laying on his chest still asleep, their legs tangled together, and not a single worry in the world

his left arm held reg close as his right arm found its way to regs hair. his fingers twisted through the thick raven hair as reg continued snoring

james hadnt the faintest idea of what time it was but he had a hunch it was considerably later than either of them would normally sleep. it was a curse they both shared but somehow through each others presence they had escaped it for now

the sun looked brighter and the birds chirping was louder. as james lazily played with regs hair he stroked circles on his back and began to hum his favorite songs

not long after a groan came from regs lips as he slowly began to wake up too. he shifted around as if he was fighting to stay asleep

"james?" the boy murmured

"yes love, its me. its james," he reassured reg still stroking his back and messing with his hair

reg laughed softly, "almost forgot where i was for a second there."

"james who are you talking to," sirius cried his footsteps approaching the bed

"wait sirius—" james called

"bloody hell potter," sirius gasped as he pulled the curtains of james's bed open revealing him and reg wrapped in each other embrace, almost naked. "why is my brother in your bed."

"that surprised? really?" james questioned sarcastically

"is that sirius?" reg mumbled still not fully conscious

sirius laughed, "yes reg its me."

"so tell me why you and my brother are curled up in bed?" sirius turning to james

james rolled his eyes, "stop asking stupid questions pads. its not that different from you and remus sleeping together."

sirius crossed his arms, "its very different actually."

"remus!" james called

"yea?"

"whats your input here?" james asked fully aware sirius answered to one person only and it was remus lupin

his laugh grew louder signaling he was getting closer and soon he was standing besides sirius, leaning into him

"ah well," he said looking towards sirius. "they look happy, dont they?"

sirius scoffed, "moony-"

"ah ah pads," remus teased with a smirk. "let the happy couple be. it would be hypocritical to stop them."

regulus slid off of james's chest to lay on his side facing his brother and remus. james frowned at this and he could hear the smirks on remus and sirius's faces

"you want a show or something?" regulus crooked his eyebrow

james chuckled proud of his lover

"see hes got your humor?" remus grinned at sirius

sirius rolled his eyes, "i still dont like this." he whined as he stomped away from the scene

remus shook his head, "as you were mate."

he closed the curtains giving them back their privacy as he left james and reg be

"morning," james smiled laying on his side to face reg. their noses were only inches apart and they were still tucked underneath the bed sheets

"sleep well?" reg asked quietly

"slept like a baby, you?"

"ive never slept so well," reg admitted blushing and hiding his head. "not in years."

james kissed his forehead, "you can sleep here whenever. youre always welcome."

his smile grew as he cheeks grew darker and reg buried his face into james's neck

"no!" sirius yelled, "he cant sleep here—"

"pads leave them be," remus protested

"moony hes my baby brother!"

"i dont care, leave them alone"

as they both chuckled at the bickering couple james casted a silencing spell to make sure that they had their privacy back

"can you believe him?" james joked

regulus pulled his head out of its hiding place, "i can actually. he always been dramatic. did you really expect anything different?"

james thought about for a moment, "yea youre right. this is pretty much what i expected." he admitted

they both smiled in sync holding the others intent stare. james always thought reg was pretty but today he look absolutely beautiful and full of youth. he didnt look like the boy from an abusive home who bit his tongue to keep himself in check

reg thought james looked like a mess in the mornings. his hair was even messier than usual, his eyes refused to stay open for long periods of time, and in his moment of brutal honestly he wouldve added that his breath reeked

but as he stared at the smiling boy, none of it mattered. he was a perfect mess who helped him sleep soundly for the first time since he was a little naive kid, back when he was unaware of his family and his brutal reality

"we should just stay here forever," reg sighed

"here?" james questioned not sure really understood him let alone agreed

"yea here," reg insisted. "just you and me, in our own little world. no war. no school. just ignorant bliss."

"yea, im sure we could grow nice and old and healthy tucked away here without food or water or any exercise," james sarcastically agreed

reg rolled his eyes as he shifted to lay on his back falling back rather dramatically and stared up at the ceiling

"do you think we could ever just run away and escape this?" he asked sincerely. "do you think its possible?"

james laid his head on regulus's chest, "we owe it to our friends and those who have already died to end this fight. we dont get the luxury of sitting this one out."

"itd be nice if we could," reg ignored james

james tilted regs head towards him, "hey. when this is all over, we will disappear from society. just you and me hidden away from everyone, okay love?"

regulus placed his hand on james's cheek and kissed him softly

"promise? jamies, promise me that. please"

"i promise," james beamed holding up his pinkie

with a wide smile regulus wrapped his pinkie around james's as they nodded at each other