The Philosophy of Love

As grand is his ability to hide and control his emotions are, his ability to feel is grander

Severus learns to navigate through his suffering, through a relationship. He navigates PTSD and the fall out from the war with the help of an old acquaintance, an unspeakable. The pressures of his role reach a peak and he realises that true bravery is recovery, it's moving on.

We get an inside look at the workings of the ministry and the role of Unspeakables too, which I find fascinating. The story covers PTSD and the impact it has on relationships and daily life too, it starts during goblet of fire.

If horcrux's, dark magic and angst are your things, give it a whirl. It is a slow burn ish, we see more of who the characters are as you work through the story too.