james sirius potter. (siriuslyjames) wrote in paddedrooms,
@ 2013-02-08 22:27:00

James wasn't stupid. He knew that, even if Cepheus had spend the day with him and they'd had sex again, all wasn't forgiven. Mostly because Cepheus hadn't moved back in, but still. James was working on it. He was going to get Cepheus back and then they'd live together again and his grandmother would be much happier about everything because apparently she'd figured out that James was in love with Cepheus faster than James had.

James figured a big gesture was in order. Something other than getting drunk and punching Cepheus's current, obviously inferior, replacement boyfriend. He knocked on the door to Albus's loft flat and waited for his brother to open up. Big gestures meant drama and Al was going to school for that, right? Plus, James did feel kind of bad about sleeping with Albus's best friend and ex and all that. He should probably check up on him.

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-09 09:13 am UTC (link)

"I don't really believe that there's only one right future, Al," James told him. "I'm fighting for Cepheus because I love him and he's the first person I've ever really felt this way about. If he didn't take me back, I'd be devastated. Pull a Scorpius and stay in bed for four days, then eat nothing but ice cream. But I'd get over it eventually and I'd find someone else. It's definitely not what I want to have happen, and maybe part of me feels like it's Cepheus or nothing, but plenty of people have more than one love in their lifetime."

He paused. "I'm not sure which side I'm arguing anymore. Anyway, just... you know. There's no one right way to do things. I'm sure if you and Kit move to New York and have your three kids, you'll be happy. And maybe if you were with Scorpius, you'd work at getting to a good place with him and be happy in New York too, but that doesn't mean Kit is the wrong choice. Or that Scorpius is the wrong one either. Although honestly, Al, at this point if I were Scorpius I'd be seeing what other options I had because you've now not noticed his feelings for five years, left him alone after taking his virginity, and had a, by all accounts, not very good three week relationship. That door might be closed at this point."

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alboos
2013-02-09 10:25 pm UTC (link)

Albus didn't want to hear that. If that door was closed, there was a pretty good chance that Scorpius wasn't even going to want to be his friend. He ran a hand through his hair and sighed, feeling upset about the whole conversation and how everyone seemed to think he was a monster.

"You know, it wasn't my fault." Albus told his brother, shaking his head. "For a while, I was terrified of being gay. I didn't want to be a disappointment to our parents by them having yet another gay kid. And you were pretty unforgiving about it to them at the time. He and I snogged a bit when we were thirteen. And then he told me to date Kit. When he told me to go ahead and date Kit, I thought he didn't like me in the same way. So, I dated Kit. And he never said anything about the way he felt."

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-09 10:36 pm UTC (link)

"I wasn't blaming you, Al," James said, shaking his head. "Look, don't tell Cepheus I'm not on his brother's side, but I'm not. People don't just magically read your mind and know what you want. You have to go after it. I've never had a problem doing that so I don't really get why some people do."

He shrugged. "You and Kit started dating when you were fifteen. Scorpius had plenty of time to say something. I mean, you had lots of time to say something too, but it doesn't matter. It didn't happen. You two were way happier when you thought he thought of you as a friend and he was pining in silence. Sometimes people just shouldn't date. Scorpius and Cepheus are a lot a like, you know? He probably needs someone more like me. You like being with Kit."

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	alboos 2013-02-09 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe James had a point. Maybe he didn't belong with Scorpius. Maybe he wasn't good enough for Scorpius because he couldn't make him happy. Albus loved Kit with all his heart and they were so good together. But, he wanted to love Scorpius too. Too bad he wasn't into polygamy. He sighed heavily, in defeat, and nodded. "Alright. I won't pursue Scorpius anymore." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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