"When they said another person got the DADA vacancy, and that they couldn't decide between her and said person because they were "equally competent" and they both "posed great opportunity costs if rejected"... it never, not even for a second, ever crossed her mind, that it would be him." Jily AU. Oneshot.

They get married in October.

He watches the fire some more. It warms the drafty breeze wafting in, unwelcome, from all directions. It dances gracefully, lights up the room—the ultimate antithesis of what has become of him, what little living soul he can still feel in him left, after seeing the lifeless forms of his best friends in the world.

"We'll be alright, Lily," he tells her, never mind that his voice is hoarse. He strokes her hair comfortingly with his other hand. He can feel her tears on his shirt, he can feel her shoulders shudder, and it breaks his heart.

James wields a wand for the first time. Lily giggles, euphoric and carefree and on top of the world. Sirius stands up and slams the door to shut his younger brother out. Peter sighs and goes back down to his room to the sound of his mum calling. And Remus screams, raw and screeching and painfully young. (One-shot; Lily and the Marauders as children)

Right now you're a mass of giggles and tangled limbs and flailing fabrics on starkissed grass. He doesn't get up at once, the prat. He laughs and wraps his arms around you, kisses you on the lips once, twice, forever. JPLE one-shot.

The sharp glint in her eyes melted his arrogance and solidified his resolve; her name on his lips shook her consciousness awake and smothered her fears. Once upon a retribution, in a dim, dusty broom cupboard with his ragged breaths and her tinkling laugh, they finally meet halfway. JPLE one-shot.

"He had never, until now, called her Lily." JPLE Oneshot.

"Last dance," she mutters against his chest, his loose tie a blur of red, tears welling up in her eyes as the fear and exhaustion catch up and the adrenaline rush steadily deteriorates. "I know," he answers, drawing her closer and taking a small step sideways. She can practically hear his smile as he takes the lead. "I promised, didn't I?" JPLE Oneshot.

"For something so immensely life-changing, it only took Lily Evans a number of heartbeats to realize just how deeply and madly in love with James Potter she was." JPLE Oneshot.