ᴍᴀʀᴀᴜᴅᴇʀs ᴏɴᴇsʜᴏᴛs (ᴍᴀʀᴀᴜᴅᴇʀs x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)

"ᴊᴜsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs"

summary/prompt: James Potter x reader, truth or dare leads to drunken confessions leads to sweet kisseswarning(s): alcohol, mentions of weed

"Mk, my turn, Lils, truth or dare?" Marlene asked, taking a sip from her firewhiskey.

"Mmm, dare." Lily said with a smile.

"Okay, I dare you..." She put her finger to her chin in thought. "To kiss Y/n. On the lips." She decided.

Lily looked at me and giggled. I leaned in and placed a fat kiss on her lips. I pulled away with a smile and took a gulp of my drink.

"I know who you pretended she was!" Dorcas said in a singsong voice.

"Jamesie!" Marlene sang with her.

I threw a pillow at the couple, "Shut up. He doesn't like me like that. James and I are just friends." I was thankful that when I drank I became flushed, or the girls would tease me for the heat rising to my cheeks.

Lily laughed loudly, "Friends?" She asked incredulously. "Babe, I've seen that boy almost snap his neck because he heard your laugh and wanted to know why you were laughing. But yes, keep telling yourself you're just friends."

I took another drink from my bottle.

"Yeah. I've talked to Siri and he complains about how annoying James is when all he can talk about is how perfect you are, about how he just wishes you loved him back." Marlene added to which Dorcas nodded.

"Mhm, and not to mention the fact that he changed all of his classes to be in your classes. Or that he always watches you as you pass by as if you're an angel from heaven. Or when he looks at you over his books and turns beat red when someone catched him. Or how about-"

"Okay, okay, I understand."

"Okay, my turn." Lily announced. "Y/n, truth or dare?"

"Dare, duh. I'm no pussy." I said confidently, straightening my posture.

"Okay then, I dare you to go tell James you're madly in love with him."

If it wasn't for the whiskey coursing through my veins I would've immediately shot down the idea, however, I was drunk as fuck. And maybe the fact that they just told me about all the things he supposedly does that showed he loved me as I do him gave me an extra burst of confidence. I stood up, a determined look on my face.

"No way." Marlene muttered and I downed the last of my drink and made my way to the door of the dorm.

I opened the door and turned around with a grin, waving to the girls, "I'll see you later." I said, quieter this time so as to not wake anyone. I stumbled down the stairs, giggling slightly at how out of it I was.

I walked up the stairs to the boys dormitory, thankful for the lack of enchantment on their stairs. Eventually I reached the boys dorm, which was lively with noise. The group was talking and laughing loudly as music played. I wonder how their neighbors feel about how loud they are. I admired the carving the boys had made in their door as I waited for the liquid courage to kick in. The messy carving had read "The Marauders" with a little wonky smile next to it. I smiled as I remembered carving in the smile while James carefully carved the eyes. I closed my eyes as I remembered the heat of his body behind mine, and the feeling of his breath hovering across my neck.

I took a deep breath, "Here goes nothing." I knocked loudly and the talking stopped, a moment later the music ceased as well. After there was no answer I knocked again and soon after heard quiet footsteps nearing the door.

The door opened to reveal a slightly sweaty, high out of his mind, Sirius Black.

"Ah, my favorite girl. What brings you here, love?" Sirius asked.

"Pads? Who is it?" Remus asked from behind the door.

"I need James." I told him, a slight slur to my words.

Sirius' eyes widened slightly. Of course he knew how his best girl friend was in love with his best boy friend. He had known from the beginning. He had tried to get them together so many times but neither of them could get it through their thick skulls that they both loved each other.

"Prongs, you have a visitor." Sirius called back with a grin on his face, not breaking eye contact with me. Sirius stepped to the side and a confused James stepped into view. Suddenly, all the alcohol left my system and fear filled my body as I sobered up.

"Y/n?" He asked quietly and my heart fluttered.

"Can we talk?" I asked, almost in a whisper.

James looked at Sirius for a second before he nodded and stepped out. I gently grabbed his hand as the door closed and led him down the stairs. I sat on the couch and pulled my hand away. James sat next to me as I watched the neverending fire.

"Y/n? What did you want to talk abo-" James asked softly.

"I love you." I interrupted him. I shook my head, "I'm in love with you. And I totally get it if you don't like me- or love me back."

"Y/n." James tried.

"And I also understand if I just ruined our friendship, and I'm really sorry but I love you."

"Y/n!"

I looked over to him. "No, James, let me talk." He closed his mouth. "James, from the day I first saw you I've been drawn to you. And it was different from the way I was drawn to Sirius, or Remus, or Lily, or any of them. I didn't figure out how it was different until third year and ever since then you won't leave my mind. Everything about you entrances me, your voice, your laugh, your personality, your eyes, and your hair, oh my Godric your hair-" James laughed and I flashed him a smile. "I love you, James. Way more than I've loved anyone. I get it if you don't love me back, but I just thought you'd want to know. And I was dared to tell you how I felt. And I'm really drunk."

James scooted closer to me and lifted his hand to my cheek, "Can I kiss you?" He asked and I closed my eyes.

"Please." I whispered and in a moment his lips were on mine. He pulled away after a second and looked into my eyes. He tucked a piece of hair behind my ear before leaning back in with a soft smile. My hand found its way to the nape of his neck and I gently pulled him closer to me. He laughed into my mouth and stroked my cheek before he pulled away. I kept my eyes closed, wanting to savor the moment. A soft smile came across my face as he gently kissed my eyelids and I opened my eyes. He rested his forehead against mine, keeping his hand on my cheek.

He placed a final kiss on my lips, "I love you too."

QOTD;

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