[✓ ] love, me. ❥ james potter

30 of january, 1977

dear red,

it's your birthday!
and, yes.
i got you something even though you told me not to.
i would apologise,
but i'm not sorry :)

love, your boyfriend.

p.s. yes, i had to say that, as tacky as it sounds. i just can't get over it. i want the whole world to know that you have my heart completely, rose evans.

p.p.s i can't believe you're of age. it's really not fair that i have to wait until march... still, i hope you like the flowers :)

~~~

rose chuckled fondly as she finished reading the letter james had sent her. she then looked to her bedside table and admired the yellow sunflowers sitting in a purple and gold vase.

she smiled as she thought about how he had remembered her favorite flower.

"my turn..." james spoke, smiling up at the starry night sky.

james and rose had snuck out of the castle past curfew underneath james' invisibility cloak, and the couple were now laying beneath the clear night sky, watching the stars twinkle. james naming all of the constellations he could spot and remember, while rose took turns between tracing the direction his finger pointed in to see the group of stars he was spouting facts about, and gazing at the handsome boy admiringly.

they were currently playing a muggle game rose had introduced to james called "twenty questions."

"shoot." rose responded to james as she gazed at the stars and awaited his question.

"what is your favorite flower?" james asked curiously.

"sunflowers." rose responded without a beat.

"sunfl- really? i thought for sure it would be-"

"a rose?" rose cut james off with a slight laugh.

"well, yeah!" james laughed with her.

"i am full of surprises, jameson."

"that you are, red. that you are." james spoke with a sigh as he adoringly looked at rose. a twinkle in his hazel eyes that had never been there previously.

a twinkle only that could only be described as love.

a slew of students had gathered in the gryffindor common room to celebrate the coming of age of the evans twins.

banners reading "happy birthday lily and rose!" were pinned to the walls while red and purple streamers were draped and strewn around the room. tables with snacks and firewhiskey and butterbeer were pushed against the wall opposite the portrait hole, and rose evans could be seen on the dance floor, a cup of firewhiskey in hand as she swayed her hips and head with closed eyes.

james potter could be found watching rose, a smile on his lips as he watched her effortlessly dance. even in a drunken state, she was still as graceful as ever.

once the song had ended, rose located james and smiled widely before skipping over to him. he was having a conversation with remus when rose snuggled into his side, causing him to look down at the girl, confused at first, then, upon realizing who had wrapped their arms around him, james wrapped his arm around rose's shoulders and drew her closer, continuing his conversation while remus smiled happily at the pair.

"i'm tireddd..." rose spoke in a high-pitched voice that resembled a toddler's.

james, who decided to stay sober to watch after rose, chuckled, "do you want me to take you to bed?"

"will you carry me?" rose asked, propping her chin on james' bicep and gazing up at him with a pouty expression.

"if that's what the birthday girl wants, that's what she shall get." james said and scooped rose up as if she were light as a feather. james began to head toward the girls' dormitories when rose stopped him.

"wait!"

"yes, love?"

"can i sleep in your bed?"

"of course." james, once again, laughed at rose.

upon arriving in the boy's dormitory, rose had already fallen asleep during the short journey. james gently placed rose on the bed. careful not to wake her up, he pulled her white trainers from her feet, and draped the comforter over her body. rose gripped the blanket and nuzzled herself into the mattress. before james went back downstairs to oversee the party, he delicately pushed rose's strawberry blonde bangs from her forehead, and places a loving kiss upon the skin. rose sighed in content which brought a small smile to james' face before he turned around and walked back downstairs.

as james emerged from the dormitories, he was suddenly pulled into the closet by the portrait hole that held extra blankets and such for the common room furniture.

"what the-" james started to speak before a finger was shoved against his lips.

"shhh..." a girl's voice spoke with a giggle.

but james knew this voice. it belonged to no one but-

"lily?"