transition - @jeggyverses-jegulus-microfic - word count: 382
āSoā¦I fucked up a bit,ā James said awkwardly, scratching at the back of his neck as he stood in front of a stone-faced Regulus, praying that the other boy would find some mercy in his heart.
āObviously,ā Regulus drawled, gaze full of hatred.
So this was going well. āYeah,ā he nodded, swallowing thickly. āSoā¦umā¦remember yesterday? When you told me youāreā¦uhā¦trans?ā
Something complicated flashed across Regulusās face. āVividly,ā he said in a dull voice, body language hinting that he was close to cursing James.
āRight. Uh, right. And how I started, umāā James began, wishing he was doing anything else other than this.
āCalling me a girl? Yes, Potter, I bloody remember. Are you planning on continuing to be the most royal prick in existence or perhaps making up for your absolute arseholery at some point?ā Regulus snapped. But his pink face gave away the fact that he was clearly hurt about whatād happened yesterday.
āYes! I mean, uhāno? I meanāReg, Sirius came to yell at me, and you need to knowāI had no idea what we were talking about!ā he tried to explain, feeling utterly terrified. āI meanāwhen you said thatā¦I thought you meant you wanted to transition. Likeā¦into a girl.ā
Regulus froze, his crossed arms falling slowly to his sides like brown leaves in autumn. His face did something complicated, emotions flickering in his eyes as he processed Jamesās words. āYouāwait, what?ā
āI thought you were saying you wanted to be a girl. And I was likeāthatās fine! I love you for you, yāknow? Not forā¦for whatever name you use or whatās in your pants, so I was just trying to be supportive, but instead I buggered it up by being a prick, andāā James tried to explain, but Regulus cut him off.
āYou love me?ā
Now James froze. āOh. Fuck,ā he replied eloquently, blinking rapidly. Heād not meant to say that. Not now, anyway. āUmā¦yes? Yes, but I know nowās a shit time to mention that, Iāfuck, I should probably just gāā
Regulusās lips, pressing to his as the shorter boy stood on his tip-toes to claim his mouth in a kiss.Ā
When they separated, the Slytherin murmured. āShut up. Youāll just make it worse, somehow.ā
āYeah. Yeah, Iāll justāā
āI love you, James.ā
He beamed. āI love you, too.ā










