Precarious (Severus Snape x Reader)

Chapter 20: Complete

"I want you and nothing more."

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"So, you're canceling the rest of my 'detention', hm?" you asked sarcastically as Severus shut the door to the potions closet, all of the vials still dressed in their old labels.

"Yes," he said. "The students will be here Monday, and I want to spend as much time as possible with you before we're forced to focus on teaching."

You smiled widely, sighing. "Thank Merlin."

He shot you a scornful gaze, but it quickly morphed into a grin as he averted his eyes to his desk, placing used items back in their respective places. You found him absolutely adorable. Once your workspace was clean, you impatiently tapped your foot, waiting for him to finish organizing his few items. Your mind swam with ideas of what he could possibly want to do with you that was more important than the task he had assigned you yesterday. He was one to always follow through with his orders, and his sudden change of heart excited you. When he closed the last book and replaced it on the shelf behind him, he gestured for you to follow him.

"Your quarters?" you inquired.

He nodded with a small upturn of his lips.

Your heart leapt out of your chest and into your throat. You yearned for time alone with him, and, although you had just made love, serious love, in the closet, it wasn't enough. With your next blink, you were standing in his entryway watching him remove his shoes and outer robes. You hung your robes on the hanger beside his, and as you slipped your shoes off, you noticed him staring intently from the corner of your eye. You felt fuzzy, like he had released a swarm of butterflies inside your belly. You felt the urge to hug him, to wrap your arms as far around him as possible and never let go, and you were finally at the point in your relationship where you were confident enough to do it. You stepped forward and slid your hands around his slim waist, trailing them to his back, and pressing your body against his. You nuzzled your head into his chest and breathed his scent deeply into your lungs. He curled his body around you in response.

"(Y/N)?" he whispered.

You hummed against his chest.

"Do you actually love me?" His voice sounded so broken and insecure.

You lifted your gaze to look into his charcoal eyes, your heart weeping.

"Yes, I do. I love you, Severus, and I could tell you a hundred thousand times per day and it would never be enough."

His cheeks flushed and he bent down to kiss your hair.

"When did you realize it?"

"The day I found out that you were a death eater. When you went to bed with me, and we just slept - that's when I knew," you replied. "What about you?"

His eyes glazed over. "I'm not sure exactly when I realized it. You had caught my eye as soon as you arrived, but when I started developing feelings for you, I was completely destroyed. I didn't think I'd be able to have you, and it tore me apart. I believe it started to come to light after we had sex for the first time, and I woke up early and saw you sleeping there, in my bed, so peacefully, and I felt emotions stronger than any I've experienced in my life. I loved someone in the past, but this...this was beyond anything I have encountered before."

You didn't notice the tears welling into your eyes until you felt them cascading down your burning cheeks. This time, they were tears of joy. You squeezed him harder, closer.

"Do you think we've gone too fast?" you asked, sniffling.

He shrugged. "I don't care if we have. I want you and nothing more."