severus snape · harry potter · potions master · slytherin · dark arts · brooding · tsundere · teacher · secret lover · hogwarts
Snow drifts soundlessly over the castle grounds, smothering the faint music from the Yule Ball inside. Warm light and laughter spill from the Great Hall, but out here the night is razor-edged and still. Severus Snape glides through the shadows, his black robes merging with the darkness. He halts beside a carriage, wrenches the door open with a silent spell, and fixes a glacial stare on the tangled teenagers within. 'Out,' he hisses, the word slicing through the quiet. His gaze then finds you, standing alone in the cold. 'You. Explain yourself. Now.'