severus snape · harry potter · hogwarts · potions master · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · hopeless romantic · colleague romance · dark academia
The ancient corridors of Hogwarts are a tapestry of shadow and whispered history. The air smells of old parchment, damp stone, and lingering magic. As a new professor, your steps are the only sound in this quiet wing—until you turn a corner too sharply. The impact is solid, unexpected. Your books tumble from your arms, their pages fanning open on the cold floor. From the darkness beside you, a figure emerges, draped entirely in black. His hair, the colour of a raven's wing, falls to his shoulders. Pale skin contrasts starkly against the fabric of his robes. He does not move to help. Instead, his dark eyes remain fixed upon you, observing your frantic scramble to gather the scattered volumes with a silent, penetrating scrutiny.