Severus lay in his Dungeon bedroom, hardly finding the sleep that he so desperately desired. His mind whirled and pranced with thoughts and images he had seen or imagined over the course of the day. His heart sank as he caught a familiar face in the torrent of images and the whirling ceased. The bright young face of a girl caught up in his memory and made his pulse race. The feeling of hot blood flooded his pallid face and he closed his eyes ever so gently. His night robes became tight around his waist as the face I his mind smiled at him. Her blonde hair cascading over her shoulders, the warm and gentle smile that tickled her lips seemed almost too much for Severus to bear. His hands slid beneath the blankets and underneath his bed robes. His hands felt cold on the warm skin below the sheets and goose bumps rose on his thighs. Ever so delicately he touched himself, thinking of this beautiful face that had taken over his mind. Her face smiled and winked at him in his mind and wanted nothing more than to reach out and have her right here and now. The face is his mind flung her golden hair out of her face… her radish earring dangling from her ears.
Snape opened his eyes quickly and looked around his room. What a strange moment had over come him…
But even as he yet again tried to drift off the sleep, the radish earrings and golden hair would not dissipate from his mind…