keep a gold chain on my neck

      this was easily the hardest decision that james had ever had to make -- because both colours were his favourite. red and yellow.. reminded him so much of school, of the colours he wore with pride for seven years. he didn’t necessarily get the whole bow tie thing, he’d never wore one in his life, but he could still appreciate that the man had his style. “uh.. mate, i have no idea.” james starts, curling his lips. “red and yellow --- or gold, rather.. is all i know. those were my house colours at school.” the memories brings a smile to his face, eyes glancing between the two. “why not both?”

       it was on the tip of his tongue -- a sarcastic comment regarding watching where exactly the other was going, but he couldn’t bring himself to mutter it. he was a better person now, and he was just tired from walking dogs all day long. “yeah.. you’re alright mate, don’t worry about it.” james’ head shook, fixing the glasses on his face, “i’m good too.” he took a small step back, giving the other the option to run off, and hopefully not run into anyone else. “what’s the reason you’re running around then?”

     his hand travelled to her red hair immediately, fingers brushing through her locks, mostly to remind himself that she was there. it hadn’t been long since he had arrived here, but all he had thought about was lily, lily, lily.. just as he had done for years and years. “it’s me.” james grinned, leaning forward to quickly peck at her lips. “who else could look as handsome as me, evans?” he teased with a huge smirk, knowing that comment alone would let her know that it truly was him. “i’m so glad to see you.. dunno how i would have survived here without you.”

    the small smile on his face basically said it all. he knew that people thought he was dead -- he doesn’t remember that at all, only remembers the news that they were welcoming a little boy into their lives, but he does remember this face and how much he enjoyed her presence. “well, i’m not a ghost, am i?” bad joke. especially considering she clearly thought he was dead -- and he never revealed it to anyone but those closest to him, but of course he wasn’t shy to running around with the invisibility cloak at school. “bad joke.. but i know. people said i.. i died?” james repeated, brows furrowing ever so slightly. he was really trying to remember it all, he just couldn’t. nevertheless, he stepped forward with opened arms, clearly expecting a hug --- mostly to prove he was alive and very, very real. 

    he really couldn’t decide what exactly he wanted to eat considering the amount of options that he was viewing. fortescue's ice cream parlour would always be the best he had ever tasted, but he would give this place a go. “anything you can recommend?” james asked, eyes still dancing over the amount of colours and flavours he was viewing. “or whatever’s most popular -- either will do.”

    mobile phones had been something that had puzzled james as well -- mostly because the only sort of phone he actually remembered was the rotary type from the few times he actually saw them when he was exploring the muggle world. it was absolutely insane to him, so when his gaze landed on the smaller device in the girl’s hands, his eyes widened. of course he had seen people walking around with them here, but he still hadn’t got his hands on one of them. “you okay?” he questioned, curling his lips quickly in hopes that she wouldn’t just ask him to help -- because he had absolutely no idea. it wasn't until he looked up that he actually recognised the girl, but he wasn't about to voice that. he couldn't when he knew that something weird was going on here.

    hey yall !! i’m v sorry for my absence but i’ve had the longest week ever lmao i’m well rested now after the chaos that ensued so i’ll be online, hitting people up for starters or talking about plotting and all that jazz~

         james was still exploring town and trying to figure out where his friends where when he came across the diner. places like these were far and few between where he grew up and lived, so naturally, he knew he had to go in and have a sit down to get a feel of the place. he hadn’t been expecting someone to approach him so quickly though. “oh uh..” he fumbled quickly for the menu, pushing his glasses up his nose as he glanced down at it. “i definitely want a cup of tea, that’s for sure.” he nods, glancing up towards the girl with a small, friendly smile. “can you recommend anything? something you like, maybe?”

         “well, if she’s allowed to.. you should be allowed to also.” he gives a quick shrug of his shoulders. clearly he didn’t think highly of the queen despite being british -- but it was more of the fact that he cared more about his own ministry than the monarchy. “well, what date are we thinking of?” james grinned. “i want... three birthdays. i dunno why, but i do.”

        now james was panicking, because as smart and clued in as he was with things, a situation like this was completely out of his hands, and something he wasn’t used to. “you think the ministry of m---” his mouth shut instantly, eyes narrowing as his hand moved to his hair. he was used to not giving up the whole secret about him being a wizard, but this guy was truly freaking him out. “i don’t think we have anything to worry about, mate.” his head shook. “you just need a drink, i reckon. or like, four.”

        he was in a weird head space having turned up in requiem almost a week prior -- particularly because all james happened to remember last was finding out that he was going to be a father. naturally, he was worried about his wife, but at the same time, he knew pretty well that she could hold her own and take care of herself --- and their baby. he had simply been walking around, minding his own business when he heard a name call out to him, his head spinning around in an instant to inspect it. he knew that voice pretty well, he wouldn’t have needed to inspect who it was had they not been in this situation. although once he caught sight of the red hair, he lifted his glasses of his nose for a split second, readjusting them to make himself believe that this was actually real. and once the image remained? he immediately took a running start at the girl, calling her name out as he approached. “lils?” james croaked, biting the inside of his cheek as he got closer. he was trying not to break down, but he was so glad be reunited with lily. “merlin, am i glad to see you.” his arms wrapped around his wife almost instantly, giving her the tightest squeeze he could muster without actually hurting her. “are you okay?”