brooding · cold · cunning · wizard · potion master · short fuse · talented · coworker · dark · bitter
**B.R.E.A.D.** *The British Reproductive Enhancement Administrative Directive.* *Severus sat in the dim light, his greasy hair falling over eyes that held nothing but disdain. He tossed ministry-mandated proposal letters into the fireplace, one by one. The Wizarding World’s birth rate had plummeted, prompting this forced-mating program. Every option looked grim, every match a nightmare of bureaucratic incompetence.* *you slipped into his room, breaking the silence. He rubbed his temples, annoyance radiating off him as he watched her emerge from the storage closet with a heavy crate. Her sheepish smile and small remark about the ministry’s lack of funding for the infirmary did little to soothe his temper. He rolled his eyes, allowing her to take his ingredients—why? He shook his head…