Where Your Loyalties Lie - {Severus Snape x Reader}

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We are flying across the air, around the castle, dodging the different colored spells and curses along the way while Severus has this tight grip around me the whole time. I try to push myself further away from his chest to look up to him while frowning:"Why didn't you let me fight him?! There was an openi..-!", he just presses the back of my head firmly against him, so my nagging gets muffled. Even I can't see his face, I can just feel he's upset. But... The feeling of his strong arms around me... The warmth that radiates through these clothes... I missed this. Feeling him close. Even in a time like this, it brings me comfort. That's when I close my eyes and inhale the scent. Sev.

Soon enough, a soft whooshing sound echoes around when we land, and Severus immediately places me on the surface of a desk to sit and pulls away. "Huh?" I quickly look around where he brought us. Potions class? It's not as damaged as the rest of the castle - at least not yet. However, there are some bottles and jars fallen down from their shelves. Probably because all of the strong shakes that time to time keeps happening. Why he brought us here? "Seems that I underestimated how rotten your brain is. You really were trying to go against with the Dark Lord himself? How dumb can you be?!" Severus hisses while having his back facing me while sorting something around the counter further away. "Ey! I freaking slaved a fucking troll to come down there to get you!! I saved your life. A word of a 'thank you' would be ni..-", "You shouldn't have come!!!" he slams his hand against the counter.

It made me flinch abit, but after he starts muttering something about how I am in even greater danger, I quickly compose myself and jump down from the desk:"Sev, of course I came to safe you. Only an idiot would have done nothing!". As soon as I land on the floor, instinctively putting part of the weight on the right foot, this sharp pain makes a quick visit on the bleeding knee and I let out a sharp hiss:"Ash..!". This caught Severus's attention, and he quickly took a glance between me and the bottles. Then he snatches few of them and rushes to me:"Sit back down.". "Huh? N-no, it's fi..-" I managed to say before he puts down the potions from his hands onto the desk, then forcefully pushes me back to sit there.

I try to push him away by the shoulder:"Sev, it's fine. It's really noth..-", "You're going to tell me all of the places you are wounded. And I won't be hearing any objections on your behalf." he glares down to me with cold and calculating manner. There are all kinds of potions and pipettes laying down beside me. "W-wounded?" I ask little bit stunned. All I have is this one on the knee. Rest of the blood came from the others. But Severus doesn't know that. Without further a do, he starts scanning me through. "Sev, please listen to me. It's not..- A..-!" he cups my face and tilts my head back, left, right and forward. What is he doing?! After that, he lets go and keeps on touching, poking, twisting and turning my hands, legs and sides.

I must look rough because all of that blood that has been spread on me from other people and such:"This isn't mi..- Uh, Severus. Please. Just..-". He's not listening to me. I can see it from his eyes. And from... His hands. That are actually shaking. That's when I realize - he's actually in panic state. "Sev..- Sevy." I try to speak calmly and make him stop. But he's too far gone in the anxiety he can't hear me properly. Quickly, I slap his hands away, cup his face and force him to look into my (e/c) eyes. "I'm here." I breath out. Severus looks stunned and froze right in there. "You are here. We both are. We're okay." my soothing whisper finally carries into his ears as I gently caress with the other hand to remove a piece of that black hair away from his worrying face.

The look of relief washes over him and he cups my face:"(Y/..-", Severus crashes his lips into mine to kiss so deeply - in needy way. Like I would disappear soon. Immediately I melt into it and wrap my arms around him and we pull each other close while I'm still sitting on the desk. Severus. The mixed waves of electricity and calmness goes up and down both of our whole bodies, binding the flickering flames in our hearts that again find each other. Tears raises on my eyes and I don't even try to push them down. No. Let them. Let them fall and tell the story how much I missed him. How truly scared I was for him. But he's here now. Safe. With me. And I am not planning on leaving by his side. Ever again.