for james, there were three things always on his mind.

quiddich, pranks he would like doing with the marauders and the people he would look forward to seeing at his games.

and for the latter, the list was the same for a long, long while. the marauders, snivellous and lily. well, the list had recently extended to one more person.

regulus was always intriguing to james. he was almost the exact, carbon-copy of sirius, but still, he was so... different.

however, he didn't see him often enough to keep thinking about it. until now; when the fifth-year regulus landed the role of slytherin seeker on the quiddich team. and given the constant and doubtless perpetual rivalry between the two houses, james got to see him a lot. and boy, did it not help one bit on his confusion.

and before he knew it, there were already four -and a half- things always on his mind.

quiddich, pranks he would like doing with the marauders, the people he would look forward to seeing at his games and reggie. what's the half? the big question. how in the hell would he even make a move?

james never had a problem with making a move before. but it was always with women. and... well regulus is not a woman. clearly.

but, the impending doom of time was never stopping, so james, in a weird mix of bravery and impatience, james decided to attend regulus' team practice. the slytherin team captain did not appreciate it in the slightest, but james wasn't there for info. he was there for the seeker.

so when practice ended, he decided to meet regulus at the changing room, and tell him how he felt. calmly.

"regg-... regulus." he muttered as soon as regulus exited the changing rooms. and seeing the confused, and pissed off look on regulus' face, did not help james one bit.