"What do you see when you see me?" (aliceaugustalongbottom)
James pondered this question, which seemingly came from out of the blue.
He didn’t know how to respond, but there was a reaction within himself that he felt once he heard these words come from the cheerful Hufflepuff. This feeling wasn’t something he felt often, but he hated it whenever he did.
His heart fluttered ever so slightly, tripping on sensations of mild uncertainty.
“How the fuck do I answer that”, Echos in James’s brain.
“Well?” Alice says, prodding him to respond, noticing his pause.
“Erm…” James starts, feeling more fluttery the moment he notices Alice gazing at him intently.
“I don’t really know what you mean,” he starts, “I can see your blonde hair, I can see your face, I can see your sparkly eyes, and I see you. I know what you look like. I already know that you’re beautiful.”
“But… I also do know that if I could see auras, yours would be much more beautiful than anyone else’s I’ve ever seen.”
Alice was a bit taken aback hearing his answer, but she looked pleasantly surprised.
James was also very taken aback, not fully realizing the weight of the words he had just spoken.
You see, James has always been brave. Foolhardy, even. Always getting in the most wild injuries as a child, making the most brutally honest remarks towards others, talking back to adults, standing up for others, and more impressive (albeit occasionally dangerous) things. But when it came to tender topics and sensitive moments? He was rather timid—his stoic, non-emotional disposition was his comfort zone.
James felt rather bold this afternoon. He continued.
“You know, it’s not just what I can see with my eyes…” He begins, already feeling like an idiot when he goes onto finishing his sentence. “But it’s also how I feel.”
Alice may have looked serene, but she was internally screaming at this point. James? Having FEELINGS?
“You know, it’s just, we’ve known each other for so long…” “There are so many memories and just…”
James was beginning to lose his train of thought.
Before he could stutter awkwardly for too long, he impulsively says this:
“You look like flowers should grow behind you when you walk. That’s what I see when I see you.”
