#gilderoy

Severus and Gilderoy sharing a cozy little bed!

My fav thing about Rhys as Stede is that he’s exactly the male beauty standard of his time period late 1600s-early 1700s, blond fluffy poofy hair, soft squishy features, wide-set eyes, very shapely calves, men literally padded their calves to look like Rhys :D

other examples of this look: aziraphale, gilderoy lockhart

Lockhart sighed dreamily. "Now, Severus, I wonder if you've given any thought to your own Valentine's Day plans? Surely a man of your... distinctive appeal must have admirers. The brooding type is very in this season, I'm told."

Snape's nostrils flared. "I have a batch of Veritaserum that requires my attention. It is far more truthful than any conversation I am currently enduring."

"Aha! But Veritaserum reveals facts, Severus. Love reveals the heart!" Lockhart produced a garishly pink envelope from his robes and pressed it into Snape's hands. "Here. A little something from me to you. A Valentine's wish. Go on, open it."

Snape stared at the envelope as though it might contain powdered dragon liver, expensive, but probably part of an elaborate trap. He unfolded the card with two fingers, holding it as far from his body as possible.

Inside, in glittering gold script:

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I'm secretly a genius,

And so are you!

—Your admirer

A muscle jumped in Snape's jaw.

"Charming," he said, his voice dangerously quiet. "I shall treasure it alongside my collection of expired potion ingredients and the letter from the Ministry warning me about 'unnecessary use of hexes on colleagues.'"

"You kept that? Severus, I'm touched!"

"I keep it to remind myself that some warnings are merely suggestions."

Lockhart clapped him on the shoulder again. "You see? We understand each other. Now, I must dash, I'm due to serenade Professor Sprout in the greenhouses. She's been looking so tense lately. Probably all that fertiliser."

"Perhaps she's simply dreading your arrival."

"Tomato, tomato." Lockhart winked, utterly misusing the expression. "Enjoy the card, Severus! And remember, love is all around us!"

He swept off down the corridor, turquoise robes billowing. A small winged cupid trailing glitter appeared from nowhere, blew Snape a kiss, and vanished with a pop.

Snape stood frozen for a long moment, clutching the pink card.

Then he turned on his heel, dropped the card without breaking stride, and cast Incendio on it for good measure.