Severus halted and his heart was ripped out of his chest when he walked into his bedroom. You were sitting against the wall with your arms around yourself, hot tear pooled in your eyes as your body was trembling. Severus would never get the devastating image of you looking so fragile there out of his mind.

Your tears of pain would haunt him for the rest of his days, knowing that he was not there to protect you. Slowly, he made his way towards you, not trying to take you by surprise.

"Love..."

His voice shook you from your train of thoughts and you looked up at your husband. Without thinking twice, you ran into his arms and buried your face into his chest. Severus could feel your tears on his robes and it broke his heart. He had never seen you being so sorrowful like that.

He breathed in sharply and carried you to the bed. He sat up in his bed, with you curled up in his lap. His brain was telling him that he should comfort you instead of being angry at whoever that made you cry. But his heart was screaming at him to go find that person and give them what they deserved for hurting you.

"It's alright, darling."

He said softly, kissing your head. You sniffed and looked at him with your red and puffy eyes. Your hands were curled in fists around his robes, as if you were afraid that if you let go, he would leave you alone.

"I'm not going anywhere."

He assured you, realising that you were afraid if he would leave. You nodded and smiled, but your smile did not reach your eyes and his heart was wrecked.

"Please don't ever leave me, Sev."

"I promise."

You seemed so small and fragile in his arms, and he frowned. His heart ached at the thought of somebody was hurting his precious angel.

"Who did this to you?"

He asked, his voice was cold but you knew it was not directed to you. You  chewed on your bottom lip and sighed.

"I heard some students talked about me today. They hate me."

You began, tearing your gaze from your husband. Severus tightened his arms around you and you went on.

"They said vulgar things about me that I do not dare to repeat. Things that students should not think about their teacher. They also mentioned that I came from a blood traitor family, saying they have no respect towards me. How can I teach them if they despise me?"

Your voice cracked. Severus felt a lump on his throat, as his wife was so hurt listening to the caustic words.

Severus frowned. He did not understand how the students could hate you. They always preferred you more than him. In fact, Severus could swear that you were everyone's favourite professor in Hogwarts. It was hard not to like you— You were beautiful and intelligent, but very humble and kind-hearted.

There must be some students who were too full of themselves that they could not stand you.

"Who are they? I want names."

Severus demanded and you shook your head. Ever the selfless, you did not want Severus to lash out at those students. You wanted them to respect you, not afraid of you.

"I'll talk to my Slytherins later. I need to knock some sense into their heads."

He muttered, trying to control his anger. It must be some students from his house, considering that they called you a blood traitor.

Most Slytherins adored you, and they loved you being with Snape. The Potions Master wondered who were in his house that dare to disrespect his wife, the love of his life? 

"You don't have to. We both know most of them treat me kindly. I don't want them to be annoyed with me too."

You persuaded your husband, smiling softly at him as he wiped your tears with his thumbs. Severus nodded weakly and returned your smile.

"I'm sorry, darling. I didn't mean to be a burden to you."

You whispered, and Severus was taken aback. He never thought that you would ever be a burden to him. But you, you were embarrassed. Severus had other important things to take care of, and he had to comfort you too. You felt like a nuisance.

"Why would you say that?"

He was a little bit hurt to say the least.

"You're my wife and I love you. You're not a burden, you're a blessing."

He stated sternly, wanting you to remember his words forever. You nodded vigorously and caressed his face lovingly.

"Thank you, my love. You never give up on me."

You thanked him, pulling him in for a kiss. Severus' heart swelled in pride and joy as he held you in his arms. As you pulled away, he looked you in the eyes.

"I will never give up on you, Y/N, my beautiful angel. I hope you don't give up on me too."

You smiled and this time, it was a genuine smile that made your husband's heart fluttered and a chuckle escaped his lips. He pulled you into his arms and you rested your face against his chest, comforted by his steady heartbeat as both of you started to doze off.

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i was stressing out a lot today so i thought a story of Severus and comfort would be nice <3

by the way, no matter how small you think your problems are, you should never feel as if you are being dramatic or too fragile. no one experiences the same pain as others. we have our own stories to tell, thus we should not feel down about ourselves just because of our sorrows. you can be sad, you can cry. and of course, you can rise back up again ✨

thank you for reading!

8th December 2020