severus snape imagines 🐍❤️

• Hold On •

severus snape x student! reader

reader is in ravenclaw (to fit in the story). i'm sorry if you're in other houses especially slytherin 🖤

angst + fluff

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Severus waited for you patiently in his class, tapping his fingers on the table dramatically as he realised you were late to your extra lesson. A sigh escaped his lips and he shook his head, standing up from his chair.

You were never late.

The thought of you being so punctual was running through his head. He wondered why did you come late to your extra lesson with him today. There must be something that kept you preoccupied.

Did you went to see someone?

He frowned, thinking who could it be. He winced slightly when he thought that maybe you were on a date. That was why you were late to his class. Suddenly, he was annoyed and angry.

His annoyance and anger were deceased when he heard knocks on his door. The door was cracked open and you walked in. Severus pressed his lips into a thin line and walked over to you.

"You're late, Ms L/N."

His voice was cold and stern, using your last name as if your classmates were still there, watching both of you. Severus always called you Y/N during your extra lessons, but you seemed to be unperturbed by his demeanor.

"I'm— I'm sorry, Professor."

Your voice was small, and Severus swore he heard the shaking in your voice. Surely, it was not because of him.

He eyed you carefully. You had your head down, not even looking up at him with a big smile on your face like you always did. Your hands were fiddling with the hem of your shirt, like you were trying to hide something from him.

"Y/N, do you have something to tell me?"

He asked softly, and he was shocked at how soft he sounded himself. Severus slowly realised he had a soft spot for you and there was no denying it.

"I'm sorry..."

You whimpered, and it broke the Potions Master's heart. He quickly put his hands on your shoulders, silently pleading you to look at him. When you finally did, Severus was worried.

Your eyes were red and puffy like you had been crying for hours. There was a frown on your beautiful face instead of your enchanting smile that had him smitten every time.

"Were you crying? Who did this to you?"

He did not mean to raise his voice but he was concerned with your well-being. You broke into tears and your body was trembling in his arms. Severus let you cried into his chest while he rubbed your back comfortingly, not knowing what to do.

Your heart-wrenching sobs reached his ears and it shattered his heart into tiny little pieces. It was hard to see you sad, you were always like a walking ray of sunshine. Whenever you walked into a room, the room would light up and so was his life when you first came.

"It's alright, Y/N. Everything is fine."

He whispered softly, tried to convince you to stop crying. When you did not stop your tears, Severus was scared. He was scared because he did not know how to help you. You were broken, but he hoped he could fix you.

"Come on, love."

The nickname slipped out of his mouth before he could stop it, but you did not seem to notice. He carried you in his arms, sitting in his chair with you in his lap.