severus snape imagines 🐍❤️

• Pretend •

"No, I cannot help you with that."

Severus shook his head, hiding his amused smirk as you groaned in frustration at his words. He pretended to be arranging the books on his shelves when you came to stand beside him, and he felt your gaze on him.

"Please help me, Severus."

You pleaded, looking up at him with your best puppy eyes, and Severus felt his heart softened and he was slowly giving up to your request as much as he hated to admit it. Oh, the things you did to his poor heart.

"I despise parties, Y/N."

He said in disgust, thinking that parties were not meant for him, especially when it was held by a proud pureblood family. Severus had been there before, and he felt isolated, judged by those people, and he never wanted to experience it ever again. He would rather stay in the comfort of his office instead of pretending as if he was enjoying other people's company. Perhaps he enjoyed your company, but not the others.

"I hate parties too, but I have to attend this one because it's my family's party or my mother will have my head."

You explained, and Severus nodded at your words. He knew how much you hated to see your family, considering of your decision to reject their chosen future husband for you to marry, and since then, their relationship with you was not the best.

"Please, Severus?"

You tilted your head a bit, and you gave him a smile, hoping that it was cute enough to knock on the door of his heart so he would help you. The professor squinted his eyes at you, cursing at himself for always letting you on his good side. Even after a few years out of school, he still saw you as the sweet girl who offered him a beautiful smile during his first day at Hogwarts.

"I have to pretend as your boyfriend tonight at your family's party so your parents will think that you already have a future husband?"

He pondered, and you nodded vigorously, agreeing to every word that he said. If you came alone to the party, your parents would start to nag about how you should not decline the marriage proposal that you got when you were in your final year, and you were sure they would try to find another pureblood wizard for you to marry. No, you would never let that happen.

"Pretty please, Severus?"

Severus let out a sigh, nodding weakly at you.

"I will do it for you, Y/N."

You could not hold back a squeal as you hugged him tightly, and Severus stiffened a bit in your arms, it was as if he could hear his insane heartbeat thumping rapidly against his ribcage with how affectionate you were being with him.

"Thank you so much."

You thanked him, still feeling giddy from the excitement that you would be able to call him your boyfriend tonight. He had stolen your heart for a long time, but you were just too afraid to admit it, and having this chance, you were not going to mess it up.

"I think I should find something decent to wear to impress your parents."

He mumbled, already regretting his decision as he could feel nerves wrecked his body. He knew it was not real, that he was just pretending to be your fake boyfriend, but he just wanted it to be an enthralling experience for you.

"You're already planning to win my parents' heart? Interesting."

You teased him, wiggling your eyebrows at the professor who was glaring at you.

"Don't make me change my mind, L/N."

You shook your head and quickly apologised, making him rolled his eyes at your antics. You took his hand in yours casually, sparking a kaleidoscope of feelings in both of his and your heart.