drabble: crushed - snape

[marginalia]

[crushed] - snape
part of dorrito's every flavour mood beans.

That he quietly submits an application each year is an open secret, but why he cares so much is not. Severus learned long ago that wanting leaves you vulnerable and that nothing hurts so much as an attack on desire. It is less hope now than force of habit, the carefully prepared CV, the glowing references from wizards around the globe.

The school owl arrives while he is grinding dried hellebore leaves for a draught. The scroll is bound with a dark ribbon, so he slips it unread into the hidden drawer with the others.

He will wait another year.

Comments

[deaver.livejournal.com]

OOOHH Ouch. Poor Snape. Even though I don't always have time to comment on all these drabbles, I must say I am enjoying them greatly. Thanks!

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you so much! glad to know you're reading :)

[starfishchick]

Oh god, that's perfect. OUCH.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you!

i have a hard time getting around the fact that snape is such a horrible, cruel teacher. but when i put that aside, he's an interesting fellow.

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

nice :)

random: i've always assumed that the whole dada thing with Snape was a ruse to make it seem to others like he's mad with dumbledore.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

ooh . .that's interesting. i could buy that.

thank you!

[pescana.livejournal.com]

That's lovely, thank you.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[jenish.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. It's perfect, fantastic Snape. I love it.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you! he was a treat to write.

[kiltsandlollies.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous. Always. *frames, a bit*

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you so much dear, wherever you are. *heart*

[soberloki.livejournal.com]

Nooooooo… not another disappointment for my Snape!

It's all about Snape.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

i dunno, dude, snape is far too cruel to my neville for it to be all about him. really, it's all about neville ;)

[dacro.livejournal.com]

Wow. Now that's suffering with style. Snape amazes me.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

he's interesting. an asshole, but interesting ;)

[dacro.livejournal.com]

*nods* Indeed

[willysunny.livejournal.com]

You have such a way with words. My heart hurts.

Perfect, dear friend.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you so much, dear!

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

There is no twist in the gut quite so perfectly painful as one caused by a well-written glimpse of vulnerability in Snape. I love this very very much.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

my favourite bit of this is that hellebore is used for the draught of peace, to calm anxiety. i ought to put a note to that effect, having gone to the trouble of looking it up.

<3