I can see him releasing his unspoken rage at Lily here, too--after all, deep inside he knows that she chose Potter, a bully, over him for not very good reasons, despite his mental flagellation. Dark and good, like all chocolate.

My reading choice for the evening. This is very powerful and incredibly dark. You have a real knack for unexplored secondary character moments, so your stories always manage to seem fresh. Well done!

Wow, dark. I'm really liking dark Severus lately.