#saevrus

         ‘ wait did you just....sev did you take NOTES on my apology? ‘

“ just let me do this for you. ”                    @saevrus​​

           THERE IS A FLEETING MEMORY,       A LIFE HE         might have had once upon a time.       storms shift,       skies breaking open as he falls into darkness.       claw at the inside of your chest,       dig your way up from underneath the frozen ground,       breathe air as you open your eyes    !        eyes become soft,     not at all fitting with the frame decorated with crimson.      shoulders drop          /          voice a pitch higher than it had been before.      worry laced words,      too kind,       TOO WRONG TO BE HIS OWN.        ❝     you shouldn’t do anything for me,      you might get hurt      !     ❞    

a blink,      a moment captured in time which ends up meaning       NOTHING IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS,       a ripple ‘pon a clear lake,     he too is gone before he can reach the shore.       the hyena opens his mouth,       laughter spilling like a prayer he does not remember how to say.       hand ruffles blond hair,     composure found in a shudder that drags along spine,       TEETH AND CLAW LOOKS FAR BETTER ON YOU.        

THE DAYS AT THE MANOR had grown grimmer and grimmer in Lucius’s absence. Unable to feel at EASE in his own home. Tainted by the presence of the dark lord. The summer had not been kind to the Malfoy’s. Draco felt his own mask withering away with each passing day. Spending more and more time on his own. In his room, alone. He had not sent a single letter to anyone that summer. There was nothing he had to SAY. Allowing his thoughts, HIS FEARS, to manifest within his mind.

The only constant was Severus. ( and the ongoing press that lingered outside the gates of the manor at every possibly opportunity ). He grew to look forward to Severus’s visits. Eager to greet him as he approached the doors. Though there was no hiding the metaphoric CRACK that had begun to shatter the young Malfoy. His expression void of emotion. Lashes wet as though he had just been crying. Though he averts his gaze. Bowing before the other and allowing him inside.

Tom did a double take at the underclassman Severus. They had cornered them self off in the common room. Most were going over their homework.

“Patronus?” His own words surprised him. 

He had never considered this harder spell. He knew at least the structure of the spell. If there were a test base on it Tom would be able to write a theory of spell essay. Yet to cast one.

He held up his wand. Gazing at it. It had never failed him. 

Lucius had lived in his Manor all by himself. He was to marry in the next summer and was going to just be him until then but Severus was graduating and he had offered him a room in his home while he got settled in.

Lucius was glad that his lover agreed. He had barely got time with the young boy as he had started his job at the ministry and Severus was still at Hogwarts but now they had time to be together just the two of them.

@saevrus​​:  “  look at me. you’re gonna be okay.  ” ↳    CARING FOR SICK AND RELUCTANT.

           She should’ve known better.   Ava Siobhán Cain,  of all people,  should’ve known better before she touched such a ruthless plant’s leaves without proper gloves.   The redness spread along her skin like a wildfire,  sending a burning sensation through her entire being.   She hisses through her teeth,  clenching them rather tense as her jaw seized up in an effort to keep tears at bay.    Welts began to form,  and said welts began to bleed.    Safe to say the girl more than likely learned her lesson proper this day.

          Don’t look at the welts.    She knew if she stared at her arm,  it would only make it worse.   As gaze moves to look upwards,  she couldn’t help but let a small chuckle escape her lungs.   Such a horrible time for a chuckle,  especially one mixed with the choking back of tears.   Jaw finally unclenches for a moment,  as her second hand wraps around her forearm tightly.   Words,  albeit shaky,  finally fell out: