#but it's a v common jily trope

[apalapucian]

time lapse ch. 32: scenes from a spontaneous camping trip

"Hey, are you awake?"

James hums on the top of her head. Something's been digging on his back for a while, but he didn't want to move because he thought Lily was already asleep.

"I have to show you something," she says, pulling James up.

Sirius sees and rolls his eyes. "Don't fuck on cowbane," he warns, "we can't help you sort that out."

James flips him off.

Lily leads him out of the clearing, into the grove, passing by the circling lights, into the deeper belly of midnight blue. He has to watch his step to not trip on exposed roots, hand tightening around Lily's, who is still leading him farther.

"Where are we going?"

"Somewhere quiet."

It's already quiet; even their whispers echo. "Won't we get lost?"

She smiles back at him. "We won't."

Finally, just three shades away from proper dark, she stops. It's so quiet he can hear them both catch their breath. There is water trickling somewhere. Nearby. Overhead. The night crackles around them, a dreamy lullaby, its own brand of magic.

"So?" asks James. "Did you want to make out or – "

Lily laughs. "I mean, yes. But first – " She brings out her wand. Then, her smile, even in the darkness, dims a little. "I – I'm sorry."

James eyes the wand. "Evans, are you going to kill me?"

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