HP: Embrace the Darkness

Asses was admiring his work, and when he was about to praise him a few more words, he keenly caught Snape's pursed lips that turned white.

He knew that his lover would torture his lips only when he felt entangled or embarrassed. Of course, only in front of him, if it was in front of other people, they would be greeted with venom.

So what's going on?

Artes threw the scarf behind, hugged Snape distressedly, and raised his hand to rub his white lips apart.

"what happened?"

Snape fiddled with the scarf around his neck to distract from the pain in his heart, and said with a calm expression, "If you want a child, it's not too late to leave now."

"When did I say that I wanted a child?" Artes asked in confusion. After asking, he was stunned and remembered what he had just said, "Do you think that I like children because I want a child with my own blood?"

Snape said nothing.

This is the default.

Aces was angry and distressed for a moment.

I was angry that Snape could let him leave so easily, and I felt sorry that Snape forced him to let go because of these unfounded things.

In the end, the heartache took over. He sighed, turned his shoulder on Snape's shoulder, and saw the pain in his black eyes clearly. The remaining breath was gone.

"I have to clarify. First of all, just because I like my younger siblings does not mean that I want a child with my own bloodline. You can refer to Draco for this. Secondly, there are too many children in the world, and Severus Snee There is only one Pu, and I can’t live without you.”

Snape was not convinced. He had thought about many possibilities just now. Before this, he was always worried about having no future and had never thought about it in such detail.

Maybe it would be better for them to make it clear now.

Snape was determined and analyzed in a heavy tone that was almost impossible for him: "You are still young and you have a long future -"

Seeing that it didn't make sense, Artes took a deep breath, recalled the slaps and unreasonable tricks he had learned from Anna and the two sisters, and suddenly interrupted Snape.

"Sev, tell me, are you trying to abandon me because you want a child?"

Snape froze.

Asseth continued to press regardless: "We have walked for so long to get here, and you don't want me for a child you have never met?"

Perhaps because the mood and atmosphere were so on point, Assis's eyes really turned red.

Snape panicked. He stretched out his hand and froze. After a long time, he tentatively rubbed the corner of Asseth's eyes and explained in a low voice: "That's not what I meant. Don't cry."

"If you didn't, then why did you let me leave suddenly? Don't say it's for my own good. I'll be fine only if I'm with you. You're clearly tired of this relationship and don't want to continue, so you're looking for excuses to let me go."

Aces tried his best to be unreasonable.

Things were changing, and this time it was Snape's turn to rack his brains and think of ways to explain.

He first tried to reason: "I have never thought about having children, nor have I ever thought about not wanting you."

"Then you let me leave?"

"Because you are still young and like children. If you regret it in the future..."

Snape stopped, his strong pride making him unable to speak out for fear of being given up.

Even if he does feel scared about it.

Asseth knew all this very well, and for a while he couldn't continue to make trouble unreasonably.

He curled his lips with a wry smile, analyzed his heart like a self-mockery, and told Snape the fear he had never shown to others.

"Sev, you may not know that I have been afraid since I discovered my own mind.

At first, I was afraid that you would find me disgusting, alienate me, and hate me. Later, I was afraid that you would be bored and not want to continue, leaving me alone in your memories.

But Sifu, I am afraid of so many things, but I am not afraid that I will regret it. I am so lucky to meet you, and I will never regret it. "

At the end of the sentence, Asseth could no longer maintain his smile and lowered his head weakly. His wet hair fell down, covering his expression, and only his stretched jaw could be seen.

Snape's heart clenched tightly. He stretched out his hand to push away Ass's hair in annoyance. When he saw the curved corners of his mouth, regret struck him again.

"I'm sorry... I, I was too self-righteous."

Aces leaned over with his head lowered and buried his head on Snape's shoulder, "I'm not being arrogant. I know you are thinking about me. I'm very happy, but I don't want children. I want you and our future."

"Okay, I remember."

Snape hugged Artes' waist and nodded solemnly.

The problem that is most likely to destroy the relationship between the two in the future is solved, and the temperature in the room seems to be getting hot again, and the warmth is heart-warming.

Aces took the scarves given by Suzanne, tried them on Snape one by one, and divided them into two piles: "good-looking" and "mismatched". He was going to take the "mismatched" pile back to show that he had completed the task.

Snape raised his head in response and asked curiously: "Why does she knit so many scarves?"

"Isn't she going to chase her husband? She heard that the man liked the type of good wife and mother, so she thought about making a gift that could highlight her identity as a good wife and mother, and finally chose a scarf. It turned out that she seemed to be addicted to knitting. I want to knit one for everyone in my family.”

Artes explained as he took the scarf off Snape's neck.

"If it's not convenient for you to keep it, just put it in my ring and return it to you later."

Snape hesitated for a moment and took the one he wore first. He remembered that it was knitted by Artes himself. Even if he couldn't wear it, he didn't want to miss it.

Thinking that he had taken all of them and didn't care about taking one more, he picked another one at random and took it away.

"Put the rest away for me."

Aces glanced at the very familiar scarf, smiled and said nothing.

"By the way, why are you so late today?"

Asseth suddenly remembered the news he received earlier and asked casually.

etc! Is he going to marry someone else?

Finally, someone who was addicted to the gentle country remembered that he was very likely to marry Mrs. Lovelace, and his heart dropped. He was speechless for a few seconds before he managed to say, "It's not a big deal."

This doesn't look like nothing is going on.

Artes secretly noted Snape's anomaly and thoughtfully changed the subject.

"There have been a lot of magical animals in the manor recently. Are you short of ingredients for your potion? I'll bring it to you next time I come over...dragon blood is also available, but it will take some time."

Snape keenly found something unusual in Arthur's words, "What do you want to do by sending magical animals to the manor?"

"These magical animals have been trained since childhood and can cooperate with wizards to fight. You tell me what I want to do, Sev." Artes didn't hide anything and openly let Snape know.

Snape suddenly grabbed Arthur's shoulders, "You want to do something to...him?"

"Not entirely." Asses spread his hands and said helplessly, "I always have to ensure that he will not pose a threat to the family that relies on Cavendish."

"And your safety," Snape added.

Asseth smiled with his eyebrows crescent, "As you command, my... love."