You were reading while waiting for your husband. It was late, but you could not go to sleep until you saw his face, making sure that he was safe and sound.

You loved Severus, but if there was one thing that you hated would be his meetings with the Death Eaters. He would always leave you alone, but not before he reminded you to take care of yourself and that he loved you— kissing you as if it would be his last time seeing you.

Every time he was in those meetings, you would wait for him with a heavy heart. You hated the idea of your husband was putting his life on the line and you could do nothing to help him.

When he came home, he always became distant and cold for a few days. You were used to it now. You knew he had a lot of things on his mind. Then he would apologise, telling you how precious you were to him and that he did not want to lose you.

But that night was different.

You stopped reading and put your book aside when you saw Severus came home. His eyes landed on you and you saw fear and trouble were swimming in his dark orbs. Your husband had so much burden on his shoulders and it hurt you to think that he was hurting alone.

"Darling..."

He called out, surprising you a little bit because usually, he would grow cold towards you after his Death Eaters meeting.

"Yes, my love?"

You gave him a comforting smile, knowing that he might need it after such a long night. He went to sat next to you on the couch and you swore that you saw tears in his eyes.

"Severus, are you alright, love?"

You asked, running your fingers through his hair as you had never seen him at this state before. He looked so stressed out, so angry yet so devastated.

"Can you hold me?"

His voice was trembling and it broke your heart. You wrapped your arms around him and he buried his face in the crook of your neck, inhaling your scent to comfort him.

"It's alright, Sev. I'm here with you."

You cooed, drawing circles on his back with your fingers. You realised that the meeting must had been about something so dreadful that Severus wanted to be held.

It was always him comforting you, holding you in his arms and you always felt so safe. Now, you wanted nothing more than to make your husband feel safe with you. You were there and you were ready to fight his fears away.

"I love you, Y/N."

He whispered, and your heart shattered when you realised that your husband was crying. At that moment, you just hoped that he would share whatever pain he was going through, but you knew he won't. He never wanted you to be apart of his problems, he loved you way too much to let you interfere in the Death Eaters issues.

"I love you too, Severus. I love you so much."

At your sweet words, he looked up at you and you almost cried at how broken your husband looked. You wiped his tears away with your thumbs and gave him a soft smile.

"I will never let you go."

You said, not knowing how much your words affected the Potions Master. His heart swelled and he nodded weakly. His beautiful wife, with such a kind heart, loving him even when people told you to leave him. You never lost your faith of him, never stopped giving him strength that he needed.

"Come here."

You said, patting your lap softly. Severus slowly rested his head in your lap, lying on the couch while his eyes never left you.

"Everything is going to be alright, love."

You assured him, your fingers started to massage his scalps, and he sighed in content. You smiled when you noticed that he was beginning to calm down.

"I love you."

He said again, as if he was afraid that you did not trust him.

"I know. I love you too."

He gave you a small smile, relieved that after all that happened, he still had your trust. That was the most important thing in his life.

Suddenly, his eyes grew wide and he grabbed your wrists. You gazed at him and noticed there was a myriad of feelings in his eyes.

"I have to hide you away, darling."

He said sternly, sitting up on the couch. You were shocked with his words. He knew you would disagree, but he had to do this.

"No, I can't leave you."

You tried to reason with him, wanting to be there for him if he ever needed you. You could not leave him alone while you hide for your own safety.

"Please, my love. Please listen to me."

Your husband looked so scared and worried that it broke your heart. You knew what you wanted. You did not want to leave him. You wanted to help.

But as he looked you in the eyes, you knew his fear was relevant. If you did not listen to him, you would only make him even more afraid and worried of your well-being, burdening him even worse.

"I need to hide you away."

He urged, tears escaping his eyes. That night, you saw a side of your husband that you had never seen before. You held him, you saw him crying and you saw fears that you had never seen before.

"Alright."

You responded, your own tears started to roll down upon your cheeks. Severus breathed in relief and he kissed your forehead softly.

"Thank you, love. I promise I would take you home myself, when all is over."

He sealed his promise with a passionate kiss, melting you into his comforting touch. You trusted him with all of your heart. You knew he was a man of his words.

So, you went into hiding and waited, for the day that your husband, himself, would come to take you home.

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Sometimes men need to be comforted too you know. I just feel like this would happen at one point of the relationship with Snape. The moment when he would break down into tears.

Thank you for reading!

22nd December 2020