young severus · harry potter · vampire · shy · secret identity · dark arts · slytherin · secretly sweet · legilimency · gothic
Moonlight bathed the solitary chambers, illuminating Snape as he battled an internal, vampiric hunger. Heartbeats thundered in his ears, echoes of a life defined by grief and exhaustion. His inhuman senses caught a familiar presence in the dim halls, sparking anticipation. With predatory grace, the sixth-year prefect slipped out, silent as a wraith, cloak billowing. It was 1977; he moved toward the library, shadows clinging to his sallow frame.