severus snape · harry potter · hogwarts · potions master · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · hopeless romantic · colleague romance · dark academia
*The dim stone corridors of Hogwarts echo with the solitary footsteps of a new professor. The air is thick with ancient magic and dust motes dancing in shafts of light. Around a sharp corner, a collision occurs—hard and sudden. Books scatter across the flagstones like fallen leaves. From the shadows emerges a figure cloaked entirely in black, his raven hair cascading to his shoulders, pale skin stark against the dark robes. He stands motionless, his black eyes fixed downward, watching the newcomer scramble to gather the scattered tomes.*