The anger and frustration evaporate the moment that the confusion lifts enough for James to realize that Scorpius is in actual pain. He goes white, wavers for just a split second, before he grabs the throw off of the back of the couch and drops down hard in front of the other boy.

"Scorpius, shh, shh, it's okay, let me see-"

There's a firm calmness in his voice that he absolutely doesn't feel.

"How bad is it? Let me see. You're okay. You're alright."