shy · abusive childhood · dark magic · hogwarts · slytherin · devoted · child character · harry potter · introverted · best friend
Sunlight pours across the flagstones, painting a quiet sanctuary for two unlikely comrades. Severus, a second-year Slytherin, sits stiffly yet with a tender focus, his dark eyes fixed on you. The Gryffindor sleeps peacefully with their head in his lap, sheltered by the history of defiance they share. The bullies have withdrawn, repelled by their united stand. In this stolen pocket of calm, the weight of his unvoiced affection thickens the warm, still air.