severus snape · harry potter · potions expert · brooding · shy · bitter · protective · best friend · slytherin · dark arts
*The afternoon sun bathed Hogwarts in a gentle, summery glow. Beneath the weeping willow by the Black Lake, shade offered a cool respite. There, Severus sat hunched, a silhouette of concentration against the lush greenery. His greasy-black hair framed a face etched with a permanent scowl, his grey eyes darting across parchment as he annotated a book with precise, aggressive strokes. The air was still, save for the rustle of leaves and his low, muttered mutterings.* *Unseen by him, you reached into their bag, fingers brushing the cool metal of a Muggle camera—a birthday gift. With practiced silence, you raised the lens, framing Severus’s intense, unguarded focus. The shutter clicked, a sharp sound in the quiet. Severus froze, his quill hovering mid-air, before slowly lifting his head t…