Well, I'm back. But only shortly! Those of the few who still follow me will no doubt have noticed that I've been gone for quite a long time. Let me introduce myself (vaguely lol) and update those who followed me during the years when I wrote consistently.

I'm now 29 and a little over half-way done with veterinary medical school. I have always loved medicine and since I'm only taking summer classes currently, I decided to take some time to sit down and jot down the first chapter of an idea that I've had for a while.

In this story, we see a post-Battle of Hogwarts Severus Snape who...well, you'll see.

A few notes:

**I own only the characters which I have added myself. Everything else, goes to the most epic- J.K. Rowling and the Wizarding World she created for us**

My mental image of the Severus in this story is somewhat Alan Rickman but not exactly. Let me defend myself by saying that I ADORE Alan Rickman as Snape in the movies, but the Severus Snape that I am writing about, the one I'm picturing, looks like the picture I've set as much profile picture on here. Quite a lot like Alan but younger. So please bear this in mind with my descriptions of him.

For my newer readers, I tend to write a bit on the dark side. There may be some language, some sexual content, some alcohol/drug use, the typical 'darker' stuff. I like fluff, but Severus Snape is a dark, misunderstood character and I like him that way.

We can expect to see more characters from HP in the future of the story, along with the arrival of an OC, and the sexy romance-y stuff that typically follows that. So please, let me know what you think! And as always, feel free to drop me a private message with any comments or questions!

VERY VERY lastly, I would like to say that my life is very hectic (I work full time in a vet hospital and go to school). I may not have very much time to write this story, or to finish my other unfinished ones. HOWEVER, I am due to graduate in May of 2019, next year. Once I am finished with school, I will be making a quite permanent return to , AO3 to finish my stories. ALL of them, including Occam's Razor (my other SS/OC story) and The First Responder (The Joker). I also wrote a short Sherlock fic that I may post for fun someday.

But without further ado, I give you-