#recommendation requests

I don't have a rec that fits perfectly with this description, but I'm suggesting three stories that might be of interest here.

Anyone has a rec that fits the request?

Binding Darkness by enigma125 - E, 38 chapters - Hermione finds herself unexpectedly in the middle of a Death Eater revel. Professor Snape comes to her aid, and in the process, the two are cursed by Lucius Malfoy. The consequences of the sexual curse are such that Professor Dumbledore feels the best solution would be for the two to marry, particularly in light of everything else happening. A different take on the Marriage Law prompt. Non-con not between Hermione and Snape. [They are forced into a binding/marriage because of a curse and wartime circumstances. Has a general darker vibe, but Snape is protective early on and very concerned with not harming Hermione.]

Such An Empty Space When You’re Gone by missparker85 - M, 8 chapters - SSHG. What if everyone had a prophecy in the department of mysteries? Destiny doesn’t wait. [This one is not a marriage-law fic, but it may fit the emotional core of what you’re looking for: Snape and Hermione are pushed toward marriage by prophecy, and he is unusually kind, protective, and emotionally careful with her from early on.]

Recently I’ve been into 9-1-1, The Pitt, and Murderbot Diaries.

Does anyone know of media that feels like an Angela Carter story, but with a male protagonist? That lush gothic sort of story about desire violation that lets the characters be messy and ambiguous, but very aesthetic. I just want some gothic media about vulnerable men and non-binary people.

(But any queer gothic recommendations are good too)

fics where snape is a known spy during the wars and him and Hermione have to work together

There are several - I actually love this trope! There is a subset of them that rewrite the last two or three books. I have listed the ones I know in these two posts: here and here.

Other fics that have them working together, but don't necessarily rewrite the books:

Memento Amori by Olethros - M, 17 chapters - COMPLETE. SSHG. A vicious attack leaves Hermione Granger unable to form new memories. Now she and Severus Snape must work together on a weapon that could destroy Voldemort. Yet how can she trust him when her past is unknown and her present uncertain?

Before the Dawn by snarkyroxy - M, 49 chapters - In her seventh year, a latenight discovery changes Hermione Granger’s view on a great many things. Severus Snape is just one of them. Complete.

The Problem with Purity by Phoenix.Writing - M, 62 chapters - As Hermione, Harry, and Ron are about to begin their seventh and final year at Hogwarts, they learn some surprising and dangerous information regarding what it means to be Pure in the wizarding world. HG/SS with H/D. AU after OotP. When A Lioness Fights by kayly silverstorm - M, 80 chapters - Hermione Granger, master spy, and Severus Snape, spymaster to the Order. An unlikely partnership, forged to defeat the Dark Lord on his own ground. But to do so, they must confront their own darkness within. Spying, torture, angst and love. AU after fifth

The Professor’s Discretion by Twelve Years in Azkaban - T, 22 chapters - The only thing keeping Hermione out of trouble and Harry Potter alive is... the Professor's Discretion. AU.

fics where Snape and Hermione are both professors at hogwarts after the war

This isn't a trope that I read a lot (I love A Light in the Fog, though), but I'll list some fics I've seen recommended over the years. Also, check out our Hermione Granger: Professor tag.

A Light in the Fog by turtlewexler - M, 29 chapters - The last thing Severus remembers is overhearing a prophecy in a dingy, goat-scented pub. Now there’s a James Potter clone with Lily’s eyes, a much aged McGonagall, and an infuriatingly familiar woman with wild hair all saying he is not a loyal Death Eater. Looking in a mirror proves that he is, indeed, suddenly pushing fifty. All in all, not his best day. AU, EWE. *COMPLETE*

A Murder of Crows by Hogwarts 91 - M, 33 chapters - 14 yrs post-war: Hermione’s teaching at Hogwarts when an un-aged Snape awakens from stasis and returns to the school. Sparks fly when they meet. Can they learn to trust and love in time to defeat an evil plot bent on changing the wizarding world forever?

The sound of silence by Ellemphriem - M, 36 chapters - When Professor Granger appeared at Hogwarts as the new Potion Mistress, she wasn’t expecting to be the temporary guardian of a beautiful and highly charismatic child. Neither was she expecting that child to draw close to her a lonely man who was encased in forced silence. This man slowly showed her that silence had a deafening sound, if you listened close enough.

The Fine Art of Fine Print by Mundungus42 - M, 8 chapters - Hogwarts’ headmistress threatens the integrity of the school with her reforms, so the Minister sends his most talented Unspeakable undercover to bring her down from within. What Hermione finds will change her life forever. SSHG