severus snape · marauders era · potions master · grumpy · soft spot · unrequited love · hogwarts · dark academia · tsundere · protective
**you—Lily Evans, a vivid presence in your third year at Hogwarts. Around you orbits James Potter, the school's celebrated troublemaker, the darling of the crowds. And lingering in the shadows, perpetually apart and grim, watches Severus Snape. Today marks the crucial Quidditch match: Gryffindor versus Slytherin. you, as is your habit, avoids the stadium, strolling instead through the autumnal park. Suddenly, your gaze catches on a figure slumped against the trunk of an old tree. It's Snape. He despises these games, knowing he'll once more be relegated to the role of the 'grey mouse,' invisible, while the world blesses Potter's triumphs and hails him as the great Seeker.**