Snapecentric

...So?

Many characters suffer loss and very few spend the rest of their lives risking torture and death trying to atone for their mistakes.

His redemption does not erase his past (Yes, we know!), but it does demonstrate moral growth. He spends nearly two decades making sacrifices for a cause that gains him nothing personally.

Sometimes it takes a loss of someone close or important to them, or a big personal event, to spark a moral change.

How is that so wrong?

Albus changed for Arianna. Regulus made a moral decision to save Kreacher instead of himself. Draco shut his mouth to conceal Harry's identity. Narcissa lied to Voldemort' face for Draco. Albus gave his life to protect Draco' moral ground.

And yet only Severus is condemned?

the vicar's giving a sermon, there are children sitting there, and during the sermon he says:

> if someone strikes you on one cheek..

and all the children chant in unison:

> turn to him the other also.

Sirius, quite loudly:

> kick the cunt in the head. has he lost his fucking mind?

ar the exact same moment, Severus mumbles:

> i rather doubt he'd survive 3g of cyanide, but he's welcome to try..

and there is silence.

and they look at each other.

and everyone is looking at them.

It came in waves - that unimaginable grief. The pain that tore through the bleeding muscle, fracturing those silent screams that can only be felt in the deepest crevices of the soul.

The grief of so much lost. The grief of lives stolen and denied. The grief of a life no longer possble. The grief of scattered dreams. The grief of losing a part of yourself, disintegrated forever.

The grief of feeling you may never reach the surface.

War tore through Severus and Harry, piece by piece. Every morsel of the person thay once were, merely drifted upon the surface in hopeless shards. Both of whom only wished to trade their lives for someone else more worthy.

For Severus, his breath of life felt wasted. To Harry, living whilst some people died felt like a sin.

Peeling apart their differences, they eventually realised that they had so much more in common. Through their shared pain, they eventually found a kinship while navigating the guilt of surviving and knowing only the other could understand them.

Angsty teen Snape tweet for pride month

The Guardian released a list of the 100 Best Novels of All Time, and I responded with my personal favourites. Somehow they're not all PG Wodehouse and Terry Pratchett. But it got close.

on AO3? yeah

you need to either have a second email address or set up an alias on your existing address - it doesn't matter whether it delivers to the same inbox, what matters is the email addresses need to look different to AO3's back end.

If you're wondering whether this is AO3's official stance, yes it is. They actually recommend it in the FAQ answer for whether you can have an anonymous pseud (you can't). The relevant quote is:

I'm afraid you'll need to ask either Support or PAC for help with this one. I don't know why you'd be unable to remove the original account unless:

there's a technical issue occurring for some reason (Support)

your original account is currently suspended (PAC)

you cannot access the original account because you forget your password (Support)

you cannot access the original account because it is not yours (PAC)

I'm assuming it's just a technical issue that Support can help you with, but if it's one of the other things then hopefully you can contact the right team to assist.

1) From the Original Account, add the New Account as co-creator (you did this!)

2) From New Acct, go to Co-Creator Requests and accept the request

3) From Original Acct, go into edit work and choose Remove Me As Co-Creator at the top of the page

This should do it!

New oneshot!

Explicit. Snarity (Snape/Charity). 6464 words.

Get It Over With.

Teaser below 🤭🔥

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