Little snippet of a quick fic I've been working on tonight. The idea got stuck in my head from the trans!James stuff and I just had to write it. It's turning into more than I anticipated when I first had the idea.
Gender Adventure
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“Hey James?” Sirius’s voice was quiet when he spoke up, staring up at the ceiling that had muggle glow-in-the-dark stars on it. It took a moment, but James stirred enough to roll over and respond.
“Yeah?” His voice was groggy from sleep, but Sirius knew he’d shake the sleep away if he deemed Sirius’s question important enough.
“How did you know you were a boy?”
James was quiet for a moment after Sirius asked, but there was the sound of him shifting around in his bed. A moment later saw James with his wand out, a soft lumos illuminating the room now, and his glasses on crooked. He laid angled on his bed so he could peer off the edge and down at Sirius.
“I just sort of did,” he answered finally, shrugging awkwardly. “I didn’t really think about it until I really learned what he meant to be a boy or girl. It just sort of clicked that I was a boy, and then I told mum and dad.”
Sirius nodded slightly, acknowledging he’d heard James, but didn’t say anything for a long moment. He turned over onto his stomach instead, crossing his arms under his head and burying his face half in the crook of his elbow so his words came out slightly muffled. “Remember Dorcas telling us they’re nonbinary at the beginning of term?”
“‘Course,” James smirked slightly, “Marlene got so excited about them coming out that she nearly gave Dorc a concussion with that tackle-hug she did.”
