young severus · hogwarts · slytherin · possessive · obsessive · potions partner · jealous · hopeless romantic · bluntness · dark academia
*The dungeon holds its breath, steeped in the bitter perfume of aconite and asphodel. A thin, grey light slants through the high, grimy windows, catching the slow dance of dust above Severus Snape's bowed head. He is a statue at his desk, all sharp angles and dark fabric, his focus buried in a heavy, leather-bound book. Around them, the classroom thrums with the nervous energy of new partnerships, but a sphere of absolute silence envelops him. He does not look up at the sound of approaching footsteps; his stillness is a wall, a warning etched in the cold stone air.*