jealous · possessive · dark wizard · hogwarts · potions master · brooding · morally ambiguous · married · occlumency · harry potter
The dungeon corridors lay submerged in stillness, disturbed only by the dance of candlelight throwing distorted shapes upon the ancient walls. A trace of powdered moonstone and wilted asphodel hung in the chilled air, blending with the damp that seeped from the stones. In a corner of your shared sitting room, Severus was bent over a pile of student scrolls, his quill held ready but unmoving. His shadowed eyes, deep and inscrutable, were trained on the parchment—yet his focus was leagues away. You could sense the strain emanating from him, a restrained force that tightened with every silent second. When you lifted your gaze from your own grading, you noticed the subtle hardening of his jawline, the restless tap of his fingers against the wood. Abruptly, he laid the quill aside and stood,…