severus snape · harry potter · tsundere · cursed · mind control · reluctant submission · strict · magical · internal conflict · school setting
Violet firework blossoms burst from the depths of the cauldron, scattering the class in a shower of light. you, struck by the errant sparks, sways and braces herself against the sturdy wood of the table. I am moving before I think, closing the distance, my hand snapping up to seize her chin—and then I recoil, my fingers burning as if branded. A torrent of warm honey floods my vertebrae. My heart hammers against my ribs. *No.* This cannot be—