TW: this is the scene in the movie where someone is shot and killed. it is NOT graphic, but it is very clear that there is a gun used to kill someone.
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james is about to go up to his room from where he's been sitting in the kitchen after getting his mom, but she's getting up and putting her coat on before he can.
"where are you going?"
"i forgot to ask you to stop for the milk. i'll be right back," his mom answers, and james quickly gets up.
"i'll do it," he offers, fully dressed still, "i'll walk so it's quicker."
his mom looks skeptical, but this isn't the first time he's done this so she knows it'll be okay.
"be safe, love," she agrees, and james kisses her cheek and heads out the door. the nearest convenience store is only about a 10 minute walk, so he gets there pretty fast.
he walks into the store, easily finding the milk and walking up to the counter. he waits behind someone, and can feel someone else behind him, but he pays no attention to it as he steps up to the register to pay.
the cashier greets him, and he smiles politely back as he sets the carton of milk down, pulling out some cash from his pocket.
"2.42."
james hands him 2 dollars and counts out 40 cents, sliding it over to him.
"sorry, man. you're 2 cents short."
"seriously?" james scoffs, and when the man just shrugs, james bites his lip, taking his money back and leaving the milk on the counter.
"fucking cunt," he mutters, making sure it's loud enough for the cashier to hear as he stalks away from the counter and heads for the door. the person behind him goes up to the counter, and james turns around when he hears a clatter.
he sees the cashier bend down to pick up what the man knocked over, and he realizes why he did it when he sees the man reach for the money in the machine. when he notices james staring, he winks and tosses him his milk.
james, honestly not caring that much about the stealing since the cashier was a cunt, just walks out. he hears the cashier curse when he sees that the money is gone, but by now the man is running across the street.
"someone stop him!" the cashier comes running out, yelling. he turns to james, "a little help, kid?"
"sorry, man," james shrugs, smirking at he huff he lets out before attempting to catch up with the man. james walks the same way as them but definitely doesn't run. people on the sidewalks are starting to notice the commotion, but also don't interfere.
and then it happens.
a kid, no older than james, accidentally runs into the guy that stole the money, and they both go falling to the ground.
a gun slides out of the mans jacket.
james drops his milk.
the boys eyes are wide, and he quickly gets up, no doubt about to run for his life, but the man must think he's trying to go for the gun, because the next thing he sees is the man diving for the gun and grabbing the boy.
a gunshot rings out.
james realizes very quickly that he's being held back by somebody, and he looks down to see that he had been about to run forward.
the boy falls to the ground, dead.
and the man runs away, unscathed.
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CARDIGAN, jegulus spider-man! au
Teen Fiction'when you are young, they assume you know nothing.' - james potter is just trying to manage highschool and his crush on regulus black. oh- and the fact that he's recently become half spider. (more info in first chapter!)
