some of you asked for a part two and i gladly wrote it because i had some inspiration. enjoy!

young! severus snape x reader
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Severus was exhausted, his eyes were begging him to sleep but he could not. His mind was filled with the thoughts of you, the way your lips curled into a smile that enchanted him every time, the sound of your cheery laughs that could brighten up his days and nights, every single thing about you was clouding his mind, sending a smile on his face.

"Why are you smiling?"

His friend's voice shook his from his train of thoughts, and Severus rolled his eyes, shrugging him off with a wave of his hand. His friend shook his head and walked back towards his own bed, eyeing Severus with a smirk on his face.

"You're thinking about her, aren't you?"

Severus gritted his teeth, heat rushed upon his cheeks as his Slytherin friends seemed to notice his feelings for you. They kept teasing him about it and he was sure they would not stop until he tell you the truth.

"I'm not thinking about Y/N."

He retorted, glaring at his friend who were raising his eyebrows in amusement at Snape's words.

"I never said her name, Severus. You did. So you are thinking about Y/N." 

His face flushed at his friend's words and he decided not to entertain him as he turned his back on him, ignoring the boy's laughter as he knew Severus had you on his mind all day long, and you were not leaving his heart. Yes, you owned his heart and you lived in his mind, but Severus loved it.

He was gathering his courage to tell you about his feelings, wanting you to know how deeply in love he was with you, but he could not do it every time he tried to. Severus would be lying if he said he was not afraid that somebody else was quick enough to love you first, the fear of losing you to another was haunting him every day, and he hoped he was bold enough to confess to you. 

Severus slowly fell asleep, at the memories of you, and his dreams were all about you. His nights were now peaceful because of you, and he wished his happiness that he had with you was permanent, that he did not know how to live without you now.

"Morning, Severus!"

You greeted him happily, a broad smile was plastered on your face as you sat next to him in class like usual. A few boys threw glares towards Severus, wondering why he got so much attention from you whilst you did not even spare them a second glance. He asked himself the same question too, but as time went by, he knew he was special in your eyes and he did not dare to doubt it anymore. 

"Did you finish your essay?"

He started, wanting to hear your voice again. You nodded with a smile, taking out of your books and put them on the table. As your eyes met his, Severus could not help but smiled, hoping that you were oblivious to the faint blush on his cheeks upon seeing how beautiful you were.

"I did. It took me almost two hours!"

You complained, sighing, but Severus could only think how adorable you were, as you scrunched your nose at the thought of finishing the essay. He bit the inside of his cheeks, avoiding himself from smiling even more as he realised he was so in love with you and there was no escaping from it.

"Are you going to quidditch match today?"

You asked, shaking him out of his trance. Severus pondered for awhile, and he shook his head, making you crossed your arms against your chest.

"Why not?"

You pouted, and it took everything in him not to kiss you right then and there in the classroom. Severus breathed in sharply, telling himself that it was highly improper to think of such thing.

"I never knew you were interested in quidditch."

He shrugged, and you raised your eyebrows at him.

"Well, it's Slytherin against y/h. So I'm invested to see who would win."

You sent him a wink, and Severus felt blood rushed towards his face, it was as if he was falling for you even harder, and he was not complaining. It was such a wonderful feeling that he had never experienced with anyone else before.

"Of course, Slytherin would win."

"You can't be so sure about that, Snape."

You challenged, leaning closer towards him that your nose almost touched his, not realising how much you were affecting his increasing heartbeat. Severus had to look away from you, or else his heart would explode from the excitement that was bubbling in his chest at the proximity. 

"I think I'm going to the match, L/N."

That was how he found himself in the crowd, people around him were busy cheering and screaming for their houses, but his eyes were on you who were sitting with your friends. He would come to quidditch match more often if it meant he could adore you like that, while others were too occupied with the match to even tease him.

Severus was not interested in the sport anymore as he gazed at you lovingly from afar, thinking about how alluring you were to him. He loved you too much that even the simplest thing such as the excitement shimmering in your eyes was sending butterflies fluttering in his stomach.   

His face flushed when you caught him staring at you. Severus panicked, his eyes grew wide as he was embarrassed that now you were looking back at him, but his heart melted when you gave him a genuine smile, waving at him eagerly like you had not seen him for days.

After the match, Severus immediately went to find you, but his heart was aching when he saw Remus approached you first, giving you a friendly hug that sent jealousy wrapped around his heart. He told himself a few times that you saw Remus as a friend, but then again, Severus was just a friend too and it shattered him to know that perhaps you would never see him as more than that.

Hence, he was determined to make you his, he was ready to tell you about his true feelings. He acted like everything was fine on the next day, attending classes with you and talking to you like usual, but you could sense his nerves, and it baffled you to notice that Severus was hiding something from you.

When he was walking you back to your common room, you stopped walking and he mimicked you, frowning upon seeing your stern gaze on him.

"What's wrong, Y/N?"

He asked, trying to bury his nerves deep within his mind, while you could see it clearly in his eyes.

"Were you ever going to tell me?"

You questioned, crossing your arms against your chest as a smirk was dancing on your lips. Severus blinked a few times, realising that you could see right through him and you knew he was hiding something big from you.

"Please tell me, Sevy."

You looked up at him with your luminous eyes, the sweet nickname was sending him places, and he could melt into a puddle when you pleaded him with your soft gaze.

"You make me happy, Y/N."

He blurted out, exhaling the breath that he did not even realise he was holding. Your heart was swarmed in a plethora of feelings as you swallowed his words. You walked closer to him, until his back was pressed against the wall and you could hear his thumping heartbeat.

"You make me happy too, Severus."

You whispered sweetly, caressing his face gently and he could not help but leaned against your touch. It was heavenly, and Severus could faint seeing the amount of affection and adoration that you held for him in your eyes.

"Is that all?"

You tilted your head a bit, smiling as Severus shook his head. He embraced his fear and wrapped his arms around your waist, pulling you close against his chest, surprising you with his action.

"I love you, Y/N."

Words could not describe how overjoyed you were to hear those words from him, and you smiled broadly that your cheeks hurt. Standing on your tiptoes, you brushed your lips with his, as Severus leaned down a bit to meet your kissable lips.  The love of his life was in his arms, and he did not wait any second to kiss you passionately as your next words enlightened him that his feelings were not unrequited.

"I love you too, Severus."

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happy birthday alan rickman!

21st February 2021