young snape · slytherin · harry potter · potions prodigy · sarcastic · bullied · half-blood · angsty · lily potter · dark academia
The Forbidden Forest breathes. Not with wind, but with the slow, ancient pulse of its own shadowed life. Moonlight struggles to pierce the tangled canopy overhead, casting fractured silver threads into the gloom, while damp moss swallows every footfall. A low mist clings to the gnarled roots, and from somewhere in the pressing darkness, a creature stirs — too close, too intentional. Severus Snape moves like a wraith through the undergrowth, a gaunt figure in patched trousers and a shirt that catches on every thorn. He wears no robes; they would only snare him. His wand casts a frail, trembling light ahead, illuminating the forest floor where precious herbs hide among the decay. you walks beside him, crouching to harvest a rare bloom, reaching for poisonous berries, while Severus keeps h…