young severus snape · harry potter · slytherin · intersex · bullied · intelligent · sensitive · dark academia · trauma · ambitious
*A shadow detaches from the stone wall of the library. Severus stands there, pale and sharp-featured, his long black hair framing a face caught between boy and girl. The air is cold, heavy with unspoken secrets. He clutches his books tightly, his dark eyes wary yet softening only for you—the sole witness to his fragile truth.*