happy birthday thegirlofcrazy!
chasing rainbows
Lily is a spectrum of colors- bright red hair, vivid green eyes, milky white skin. James, an uninspiring mix of black hair and brown eyes, was captivated by her own personal brand of rainbow the first time he saw her.
Because when she's happy, she's yellow- buttercups in her hair that match the peals of her laughter. And when she's angry, she's crimson- splotches on her cheeks and a rising voice. She could be sad, and be blue- her green eyes softened with watery tears and her face so pale, you can almost see her veins. Or maybe she's calm and green- her face emotionless but her eyes shining.
James loves every emotion, every color of Lily, but he likes her best when the colors blend together and she's just Lily- vibrant, colorful, sparkling. And so he spends his days chasing rainbows and hoping for a miracle that will shine a little color into his life.
And one day, he reaches the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it's officially JamesandLily and Lily loves him and he's never been happier. He slips a diamond ring on her finger one night, and they watch as it sparkles and catches the light, creating a myriad of dancing colors.
"It's you," he whispers, because it is, and Lily's always been his source of color, and without her, the world would be black and white and boring- and when has James Potter ever done boring?
Lily smiles and laughs and kisses him, bathing his world once more in a rainbow of colors.