broken isn't the same as unfixable. -marissa meyer
albus
severus
potter
/
—but you are not albus, not the valiant hero, not the
only one who was feared by the dark lord,
not the greatest headmaster of hogwarts
the wizard shrouded in myth even in death
/
—and you are not severus, not the bravest man
your father knew, not the one who fooled them all
the hero in the end. not the one whose love knew
no limits, the one who proved them all wrong
/
—for you are not a true potter, not your father
not the boy who lived nor the chosen one
not your brother or sister who fall so easily
into his legacy, who follow in his footsteps
/
you are
albus severus potter
/
the names themselves are burdens
weights you carry, far too heavy
you can only take so much before
it all shatters before your eyes
/
but broken does not mean irreparable
and you might have been fractured
pieces chipped away, but that
does not mean you are alone
/
he is broken himself, painstakingly remade
though the cracks are still there,
they have been mended and he knows
what it's like to live in the darkness
/
and so you let him show you the path to the light.