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James Potter II ([personal profile] totalinterruption) wrote in [community profile] volumetwo2016-08-14 01:57 am

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James Potter is completely aware of the fact that he's never exactly been the poster child for emotional openness or maturity. It's taken him a little while to come into his own - maybe a little longer than most - but he feels better about his place in life lately. He's finally reconciled that he can still be himself and a Potter, that the only standards that he has to live up to are his own.

That his family will love him, no matter who he chooses to be - or be with.

Can you stop by later? he'll text Scorpius. It's late on a Sunday afternoon, right in the middle of summer - Scorpius has been out of Hogwarts for a few weeks now, which is strange and strangely thrilling all at the same time. Not that he can admit that part out loud. We need to talk.

It's a good thing, really. James just never seems to realize that 'We need to talk' is the most fear-inducing thing a person can possibly say to someone else.
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Scorpius sighs. He stares at his phone and just siiiighs. James Potter can be such a dolt. And it's unfortunate, because Scorpius has missed him so much and would like nothing more than to snog for hours now that he's out of school.

But the first thing James says is 'we need to talk'???

And now he doesn't seem even remotely concerned about it except to think Scorpius is mad at him? James is so confusing.

I'm not FUSSING about anything. Just tell me what you want already.
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And the best way to get me to do as you like is to call me a brat?

No thanks.


Scorpius won't make this easy on him. If James is breaking up with him, he'll make the idiot squirm.
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.....That is very dangerous territory. But well, James is the one who started all this, so if he's breaking up with him, Scorpius may as well ensure it's painful on both sides.

Define: 'hanging out'.
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Scorpius glances up. His mother is just down the hall and his father is in the study. That certainly counts as 'general vicinity', now doesn't it?

Yes.
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Jealousy is not a good look on you, James.

So, what is it you wanted again?
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I don't know, do you?

Scorpius rubs his face. He doesn't enjoy this shit, but James started it! And Scorpius is sure as Merlin not going to back down.
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James will come back to a barrage of texts.

Wow. Punctuate much?

Did you know you're insufferable?

And now you're ignoring me, because that's the adult thing to do.

Guess I'll go back to hanging out with someone else then.
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Now it's Scorpius' turn to freak out. He stares down at the text, his mind racing. Had James met someone at work? There were no shortages of interested parties, he's sure of that. But James asked for exclusivity. Why would he do this to Scorpius?

Scorpius ground his teeth tightly, eyes beginning to burn. Suddenly, he doesn't much feel like toying with James anymore.

Did you? Find someone else?
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Scorpius types out a variety of things, both mean and cautious, before deleting them all and trying new ones until he realises he can't send anything. He can't text James. He's too afraid of the answer, of the reality that James finally realised Scorpius isn't good enough for him and found someone better.

Without hesitating, Scorpius gathers himself and Apparates - directly to James' place. He's so strung out and hurting that he manages to splinch a bit of his forearm off in the process, so when he arrives, he's howling in pain and sinking to his knees.
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"Don't touch me!" Scorpius hisses. The cut isn't very bad, but the amount of blood looks worrying. Scorpius had always been a bit of a bleeder, making any injury look about a thousand times worse than it actually was. He was just lucky he hadn't splinched his entire arm off.

Frantically, Scorpius looks around...the empty apartment. He glares at James steadily.

"I thought you said you were with someone."
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"Don't be---!"

Scorpius gapes, pressing the blanket against the wound despite how badly it stings. He watches James rush off for his wand, and Scorpius just... He can't understand it all. Looking around the room, there's no reason to suspect James is lying and hiding someone. The place looks cleaner than he's ever seen it, frankly, and suddenly he's thinking of that first text in a whole new light.

Maybe it wasn't 'we NEED to talk' but just 'let's talk' or 'i want to see you' and Scorpius bites his tongue at his own stupidity. At James's stupidity!
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Scorpius doesn't look up. He stays put on his knees with the blanket pressed hard to the wound, his eyes stinging more than anything else.

"I'm fine, you dolt," he says stiffly. "I bleed a lot. It's fine. Look, I only took a little off. It'll heal." He removes the blanket long enough to show James that it's not as bad as he thought, despite all the blood, and then sulks. "Tell me something straight, James: are you planning to break up with me?"
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"Why the hell would I--"

Scorpius can't even finish. He doesn't know how to come back from this. A whole stupid fight and an injury just because he took a text the wrong way. What the hell was wrong with him??

Bowing his head, he gave his arm over for inspection.

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