Severus felt something drop in his chest at the mention of 'date', he froze, with his hand on the door. What was going on with him, really? He wasn't supposed to let things... a woman... take control of his life like this.
"It's just a faculty ball..." he said, no fucking date, Severus wasn't allowed to date, or at least that was what he had always been telling himself. Things were really getting out of hand.. he had to stop it. After the ball, he thought, it'd be easier then, not to look for her again. The thought reassured him somehow, but also filled him with dread.