Fics like Death of a Prince [HAITUS]

Death’s Refusal Severus Snape expects nothing. No light. No Lily. No absolution. He expects the dark. Instead, he opens his eyes to cold stone and endless black, and something older than time regards him, not cruel, not kind, merely tired. “I am not here to claim you.” Severus laughs, broken and hoarse. “Then you’ve come to mock me.” Death tilts its head. A sound like pages turning echoes through the abyss. “Souls like yours are not finished things,” it says. “They are investments.” Severus bristles. “I am dead.” “You are wasted,” Death corrects. “You gave everything once you had nothing left. That is a poor return.” A pause. “You will be sent back.” “No,” Severus snarls. “I will not-” “You will not remember peace,” Death interrupts. “You will remember truth.” The abyss fractures. Regression Point – Age Three Severus wakes screaming. Tiny lungs burn. His body is wrong, too small, too light, his hands clumsy and soft. He smells soap. Coal. Stew. A woman gasps. “Sev?” His mother’s voice is… careful. Gentle in a way Severus has only ever known as performance. A man’s chair scrapes back. “He’s just had a nightmare,” Tobias Snape says, already moving closer, already protective. Severus freezes...

Fics like Death of a Prince [HAITUS]

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