It's Our FOURTH Anniversary!
Ok, so, remember that one time? In January? When we revived Severus for his birthday?
That was fun. *pets Severus*
But now it’s our anniversary. So lets kill the bastard all over again. Or at least his soul. Maybe his hopes and dreams.
No, no really. He LIKES it! Severus is an ANGST WHORE! He takes angst up the ass. Or, maybe that’s me. But whatev. I firmly believe that Severus is on my team. #loves
Now, wait just a minute! *stops all the Sighers from running out the door* The sweetness of the luv is not as sweet without the angst. Angst fest does not necessarily mean Severus has to have an unhappy ending.
Angst is subjective. No really. I’ve been watching CSI and NCIS and America’s Next Top Model and So You Think you Can Dance for YEARS. And that one old show with James Caan. Vegas, maybe? Old school justice, baby! Whatev. I am practically an EXPERT on this subject. TRUST ME. SUBJECTIVE. (This entire paragraph is only an example of Roo’s terrible taste in television. If I was responsible for this paragraph I’d at least not mention any fucking reality shows-- ed. snow). (suck it, wench. xoxo, Roo)
You can go with your traditional OMG A GIANT SNAKE HAS BITTEN ME AND INJECTED VENOM INTO MY JUGULAR. MY NERVES ARE FULL OF FIRE. I CAN HEAR CELESTIAL MUSIC SWELLING IN THE BACKGROUND. I AM BEING HAUNTED BY POTTER. OH, NO, WAIT, HE’S ACTUALLY HERE... HUH. KARMA IS A BITCH.
And that will be Awesome and Magical and will make my shrivelled heart swell with glee. #GleeITellYou #Glee
Or you can turn around and mess with Severus’ heart, which is also fun. #emotionaltrauma
Have the person he is in love with LEAVE HIM or DIE or turn out to be USING HIM.
Have him be sleeping with Bellatrix Lestrange (my not-so-secret Het OTP. No judging!) because he does not understand healthy relationships, and he feels BLEAK and full of WOE AND DESPAIR. Have him start a relationship with Sirius, because he wants a substitute for Regulus. Have him fall for Harry, only he knows Harry has to die and he DOESN’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT HIM.
Have him realize he’s a sucky Headmaster during That Year. But he can only bring himself to KINDA care, because, you know, Voldemort will figure out his duplicity soon and everyone hates him anyway. The little bastards kinda deserve a little blood quill detention or two. Or the fact that his office is the HEADMASTER’S OFFICE and he has to talk to Dumbledore everyday. Which is wearisome. I mean, angsty :P
HAVE HIM BEMOAN HIS LACK OF SEX/PERSONAL LIFE!
Death of a heart, soul, relationship, hope, happy shiny sparkles.
WHATEVER. It’s close to Halloween, it’s our anniversary.
ANGST THIS SHIT UP.
Here are some actual prompts, meant to inspire but not necessarily use word for word (Though you can).
1. "Woe, life is bleak and black, I shall plunge this dagger into my heart and rid the world of my odious presence.” (Severus commits suicide)
2. Severus really shouldn’t have been so surprised. After all, didn’t everyone (he most of all) wonder when one of the most handsome wizards alive agreed to marry him.
3. His position is tenuous at best, he gets that. But sometimes he just wants to stand on the Astronomy Tower and SCREAM.
4. It’s the little things that gut him at random moments. The scent of Lily’s perfume on the breeze. The silky texture of unicorn hair as he’s sorting ingredients. His mother’s knife, fitting so perfectly in his hand. Sugary sweet lemon scenting the room on a warm day. The realization that everyone who loves him is gone.
5. He doesn’t really care, but sometimes he wants to sleep beside a warm body and just pretend.
Submissions should be between 100 - 2k words (though we will accept your novel, this is a short, fun challenge) (Fun for us, not for Severus)
Please send submissions to severus.sighs@gmail.com by October 1st.