Happy

[stgulik]

This picture keeps appearing on my Facebook feed. For those of you on mobile, it's a little picture of a person (man?) with long black hair, wearing a dark-colored suit with cuffs, holding hands over eyes. The caption says, "You deserve to be happy." It's an ad for inexpensive therapy.



Let's leave aside the disturbing fact that Facebook's algorithm has diagnosed me as needing inexpensive therapy. Whenever I spot this ad out of the corner of my eye, it reminds me of young Severus Snape. Well, no, the hair's too good. It reminds me of a cosplaying young Severus Snape. And who deserves to be happy more than Severus Snape?

So if you feel like it, in the comments, write a 100-word drabble about Severus Snape in therapy. Bonus points if he doesn't exactly want to be there.

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[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

“Remind me again why I am here,” Severus demanded sourly.

Hermione sighed. She was exhausted from arguing about this therapy appointment. “Because you’ve reached a point where you need help, and you won’t ask for it.”

“So once again, someone else is telling me what is best for me and the Greater Good.”

Hermione couldn’t find one good argument against that. Quietly, she answered, “You deserve to be happy, love.”

He slumped in defeat. “And a lot of dead people deserve to be alive, Hermione.”

She put her arms around him and kissed him tenderly. “You’re one of them, Severus.”

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

Aww! I love it.