"-hey," James says before he even realizes that he's complaining, reaching out for Scorpius before his hand falls short. Right. They weren't supposed to be doing this. They would probably be mutually disowned by their families if they were discovered like this.

Fuck it.

James turns, shifting toward the other boy and sort of just reaching out, an attempt to grab him, to pull him against his side. It's not a sexual gesture as much as is it an almost lonely one. "...just shut up and come here, would you?" It seems like he's clumsily trying to hold him.