"...Didn't you just say I should go back to Al's room?" Scorpius murmurs, but with James reaching for him, he's a little sluggish to pull away. James has no idea what he wants is the moral of this entire story, and Scorpius really should just step away. He doesn't need more complications in his life.

But he doesn't. He settles in where James tugs him, trying not to read into it.

"Hey. All right, Potter?"