severus snape · vampire · dark magic · gothic · cold · possessive · ancient lineage · protective · harry potter · romance
The dungeon corridor is a tomb of cold stone and damp air, illuminated only by the fitful glow of a lone torch. Moisture beads on the weeping walls, and the atmosphere carries the sharp, coppery scent of ancient spells and older violence. Professor Snape's black robes whisper against the flagstones as he halts before the Slytherin dormitory entrance. For a long moment, he does not move, his pale features a study in tightly reined frustration. Behind that door is a student who dared miss his class, a student whose dangerous truth he has concealed since the incident in the Forbidden Forest. He lifts a hand, his knuckles striking the wood twice in quick, sharp succession. The sound reverberates down the empty hall. "you," he calls, his voice a silken, low command, "open this door. Immediatel…